Edmund Gwenn — Actor (26)
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The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Keys of the Kingdom
director: John M. Stahl actor: Gregory Peck / Thomas Mitchell …
other title: Le chiavi del Paradiso / As Chaves do Reino …
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
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Anthony Adverse (1936) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Anthony Adverse
director: Mervyn LeRoy actor: Fredric March / Olivia de Havilland …
other title: Avorio nero / Ein rastloses Leben …
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.
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Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Pride and Prejudice
director: Robert Z. Leonard actor: Greer Garson / Laurence Olivier …
other title: Orgoglio e pregiudizio / Orgulho e Preconceito …
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
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Les Miserables (1952) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Les Miserables
director: Lewis Milestone actor: Michael Rennie / Debra Paget …
other title: I Miserabili / Die Legion der Verdammten …
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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I Was a Spy (1933) WikiData IMDb TMDB
I Was a Spy
director: Victor Saville actor: Herbert Marshall / Conrad Veidt …
other title: Ich war Spion / J'étais une espionne …
During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating matters is the guilt she feels when she has to treat the German casualties inflicted as a result of the information she's passed on, and the fact that the local German commandant is falling in love with her.
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A Woman of Distinction (1950) WikiData IMDb TMDB
A Woman of Distinction
director: Edward Buzzell actor: Rosalind Russell / Ray Milland …
other title: Los escándalos de la profesora / Suzy... dis-moi oui …
Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved.
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The Meanest Man in the World (1943) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Meanest Man in the World
director: Sidney Lanfield actor: Jack Benny / Priscilla Lane …
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tries to convince the world he's a ruthless heel. Suddenly he's the most popular lawyer in town -- but he could lose his fiancée.
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Louisa (1950) IMDb TMDB
Louisa
director: Alexander Hall actor: Ronald Reagan / Ruth Hussey …
other title: Amo Luisa disperatamente / Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.
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Java Head (1934) IMDb TMDB
Java Head
director: Thorold Dickinson / J. Walter Ruben actor: Elizabeth Allan / Anna May Wong …
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.
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Mister Scoutmaster (1953) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mister Scoutmaster
director: Henry Levin actor: Clifton Webb / Edmund Gwenn …
other title: Allegri esploratori / Director de demonios
Snobby TV star, Robert Jordan, worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch." Overnight hikes and other adventures follow, all centered around one small boy who takes a liking to the old curmudgeon.