Sydney Howard

Sydney Howard

Born: August 7, 1884
Died: June 12, 1946
in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies for Sydney Howard...

When We Are Married
Title: When We Are Married
Character: Henry Ormonroyd
Released: July 12, 1943
Type: Movie
The Helliwells, the Soppitts, and the Parkers, old friends gathered to celebrate their common silver anniversaries. To their dismay they learn that their marriages may not be valid. On hand are an outrageous housekeeper and a photographer.
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Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
Title: Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light
Character: Mr. Proudfoot
Released: December 30, 1941
Type: Movie
Humorously using the arrogant and bumbling Mr. Proudfoot, this film serves a dual purpose of emphasizing the importance of obeying blackout hours, as well as easing the stress of the time period by encouraging laughter.
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Once a Crook
Title: Once a Crook
Character: Hallelujah Harry
Released: August 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Once a Crook is a 1941 British crime film directed by Herbert Mason and featuring Gordon Harker, Sydney Howard, Bernard Lee, Kathleen Harrison, and Raymond Huntley.
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Shipyard Sally
Title: Shipyard Sally
Character: Major Fitzgerald
Released: September 30, 1939
Type: Movie
A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed. She takes a petition to London to try to get them reopened.
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Splinters in the Air
Title: Splinters in the Air
Character: George Metcalfe / Sydney Metcalfe
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
An inventor is mistaken for his twin brother, and is forced to take his brother's place in the Royal Air Force.
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Chick
Title: Chick
Character: Chick Beane
Released: September 21, 1936
Type: Movie
The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.
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Fame
Title: Fame
Character: Oswald Bertwhistle
Released: March 12, 1936
Type: Movie
Comedy film...
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Where’s George?
Title: Where’s George?
Released: August 18, 1935
Type: Movie
A British comedy about a blacksmith who in looking to get away from his wife discovers a talent for rugby league.
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Title: Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Character: Dan Campbell, the Drunk
Released: November 2, 1934
Type: Movie
Underworld king Lee Lother has been killed aboard a ocean liner, several people could have been the murderer. There is his mistress Anya Roysen, a married woman, who was jealous of his flirtations with his old moll, night club singer Sally Marsh, who had agreed for one last night with Lother, to get her younger brother Ned out of the Lother's clutches because he has faked Lother's name on a check to pay his gambling debts. Then there is Sally's new flame Jimmy Brett, a con man and gentlemen thief, who has out-tricked Lother in a fixed poker game, and is, together with shorty, after the ladies jewels. Inspector McKinney suspects Joe Saunders, a recently released convict, who was arrested due to some tips by Lother, but Ned and Sally insist that they committed the crime alone.
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Night of the Garter
Title: Night of the Garter
Character: Bodger
Released: September 18, 1933
Type: Movie
'Newlywed tries to get back gift garter from honeymoon bride.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Up for the Derby
Title: Up for the Derby
Character: Joe Burton
Released: March 20, 1933
Type: Movie
'Stableboy buys ruined employer's horse and wins Derby.' (British Film Catalogue)
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It's a King
Title: It's a King
Character: Albert King / King Albert
Released: December 23, 1932
Type: Movie
'Insurance agent poses as royal double and saves him from anarchists.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Mayor's Nest
Title: The Mayor's Nest
Character: Joe Pilgrim
Released: June 27, 1932
Type: Movie
A trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.
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Splinters in the Navy
Title: Splinters in the Navy
Character: Joe Crabbs
Released: November 9, 1931
Type: Movie
To celebrate their Admiral's impending marriage, his men stage a variety performance. Meanwhile Joe Crabbs attempts to win back his girlfriend from the Navy's boxing champion.
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Up for the Cup
Title: Up for the Cup
Character: John Willie Entwhistle
Released: September 14, 1931
Type: Movie
A Yorkshireman comes to London to watch the FA Cup final and loses his money and tickets, leading to a frantic search to recover them...
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Almost a Divorce
Title: Almost a Divorce
Character: Mackintosh
Released: August 21, 1931
Type: Movie
'Farcical comedy of matrimonial complications in which a bibulous man almost wrecks his friend's marriage.' (British Film Institute)
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Tilly of Bloomsbury
Title: Tilly of Bloomsbury
Character: Samuel Stillbottle
Released: April 29, 1931
Type: Movie
A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.
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French Leave
Title: French Leave
Character: Cpl. Sykes
Released: August 20, 1930
Type: Movie
During World War I, Captain's wife Dorothy Glenister finds it hard being separated from her husband, so she travels to France to the village where he's stationed. Dorothy disguises herself as the daughter of a local, which leads to complications when she's suspected of being a German spy.
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Splinters
Title: Splinters
Character: Doleful Soldier
Released: December 23, 1929
Type: Movie
Splinters tells of the origins of the 1915 musical comedy revue of the same name, founded by British soldiers fighting on the Western Front in France.