Alma Taylor

Alma Taylor

Born: January 2, 1895
Died: January 23, 1974
in London, England, UK
From Wikipedia

Alma Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress.

Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place.

She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London, she was 79.

Movies for Alma Taylor...

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Title: Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Character: Prince Bruno's Mother
Released: December 1, 1957
Type: Movie
With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is one battle they can't win. Let loose in Europe, it is not long before St Trinian's have succeeded in endangering European relations.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Character: Embassy Guest (uncredited)
Released: May 16, 1956
Type: Movie
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
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Lost
Title: Lost
Character: Mrs. Bellamy (Uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1956
Type: Movie
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in London. He was last seen with their nanny, and the couple seemingly have no leads that might help police Detective Craig in his investigation. The media sensationalizes the incident, causing an unnecessary distraction as the couple prepares to confront the culprit face-to-face.
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Stock Car
Title: Stock Car
Character: Nurse Sprott
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Katie attempts to save her father's failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She is assisted by an American driver, Larry Duke, but unfortunately one of the creditors is determined to take the garage.
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Lilacs in the Spring
Title: Lilacs in the Spring
Character: 1st Woman
Released: December 21, 1954
Type: Movie
A young actress must decide which of two lovers will be her husband. She daydreams about each one to help her decide.
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Everybody Dance
Title: Everybody Dance
Character: Rosemary Spurgeon
Released: September 6, 1936
Type: Movie
When her sister dies, a nightclub singer is left with her children. In order to raise the children properly, she leaves her singing career and takes her new family to a farm. However, her greedy manager--seeing his "cash cow" slipping away--goes to court to have her declared legally incompetent.
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Things Are Looking Up
Title: Things Are Looking Up
Character: Schoolmistress
Released: June 9, 1935
Type: Movie
Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
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Bachelor's Baby
Title: Bachelor's Baby
Character: Aunt Mary
Released: August 22, 1932
Type: Movie
Jimmy finds an abandoned baby while motorcycling in the country.
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Deadlock
Title: Deadlock
Character: Mrs. Tring
Released: September 4, 1931
Type: Movie
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
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Die stärkere Macht
Title: Die stärkere Macht
Released: September 23, 1929
Type: Movie
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character: Mrs. Barrymore
Released: August 28, 1929
Type: Movie
One of the last of the silent Sherlock films.
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A South Sea Bubble
Title: A South Sea Bubble
Character: Mary Ottery
Released: August 3, 1928
Type: Movie
'Girl reporter and insane fiancé join pirate's descendant in treasure hunt.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Quinneys
Title: Quinneys
Character: Susan Quinney
Released: December 1, 1927
Type: Movie
'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The House of Marney
Title: The House of Marney
Released: April 4, 1927
Type: Movie
An Essec sailor helps a girl save an heir from his crooked uncle.
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Shadow of Egypt
Title: Shadow of Egypt
Character: Lilian Westcott
Released: November 1, 1924
Type: Movie
A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a mysterious curse...
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Comin' Thro the Rye
Title: Comin' Thro the Rye
Character: Helen Adair
Released: November 1, 1923
Type: Movie
A jealous girl breaks up a friend's engagement with a fake wedding announcement.
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Mist in the Valley
Title: Mist in the Valley
Character: Margaret Yeoland/'Heather Moreland'
Released: March 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away from her family, but is reluctant to reveal the full story. Intent on concealing her identity from her pursuers, Denis coerces her into marrying him. But when the body of Margaret's missing father is discovered, it leads Denis to suspect his wife of murder.
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Tansy
Title: Tansy
Character: Tansy Firle
Released: September 1, 1921
Type: Movie
'Devon. Farming brothers give home to orphan shepherdess evicted for suspected immorality.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Dollars in Surrey
Title: Dollars in Surrey
Released: August 31, 1921
Type: Movie
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Helen of Four Gates
Title: Helen of Four Gates
Character: Helen
Released: September 1, 1920
Type: Movie
HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly highly successful when it first opened, the film would later fall into obscurity, with all copies believed to be destroyed. In 2007, a print was discovered in a vault in Canada.
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Anna the Adventuress
Title: Anna the Adventuress
Character: Anna / Annabel Pelissier
Released: February 1, 1920
Type: Movie
Two identical sisters are able to switch places, leading to a series of unfortunate incidents.
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Broken in the Wars
Title: Broken in the Wars
Character: Lady Dorothea
Released: January 1, 1919
Type: Movie
'Lady introduces wounded cobbler to Minister of Pensions, who makes him gift from King's Fund.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Leopard's Spots
Title: The Leopard's Spots
Character: The Woman
Released: July 22, 1918
Type: Movie
British propaganda piece warning against buying German goods after the war, summer 1918.
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Annie Laurie
Title: Annie Laurie
Character: Annie Laurie
Released: June 1, 1916
Type: Movie
A Scottish Laird weds a peasant's niece who falls in love with his nephew.....
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Comin' Thro' the Rye
Title: Comin' Thro' the Rye
Released: January 2, 1916
Type: Movie
A girl wins her rival's fiancé with a fake marriage announcement.
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The Outrage
Title: The Outrage
Released: January 2, 1915
Type: Movie
A Prussian lieutenant rapes a girl in 1870. He is killed by their son in 1914.
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The Basilisk
Title: The Basilisk
Released: December 1, 1914
Type: Movie
A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.
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An Engagement of Convenience
Title: An Engagement of Convenience
Character: The Typist
Released: March 27, 1914
Type: Movie
A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.
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David Copperfield
Title: David Copperfield
Character: Dora Spenlow
Released: January 2, 1913
Type: Movie
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Oliver Twist
Title: Oliver Twist
Character: Nancy
Released: October 24, 1912
Type: Movie
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
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Tilly in a Boarding House
Title: Tilly in a Boarding House
Character: Tilly
Released: September 16, 1912
Type: Movie
Girls dress in boys' clothes and trick boarders.
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I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
Title: I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
Released: January 23, 1912
Type: Movie
Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to a 10" record.
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A Seaside Introduction
Title: A Seaside Introduction
Character: The Girl
Released: October 1, 1911
Type: Movie
'Brighton. Dude searches for girl's lost shoes and stockings.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Tilly and the Fire Engines
Title: Tilly and the Fire Engines
Character: Tilly
Released: September 16, 1911
Type: Movie
Tomboys drive a fire engine through a fairground and hose the firemen.
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Tilly's Party
Title: Tilly's Party
Character: Tilly
Released: April 1, 1911
Type: Movie
Two young men help two girls escape.
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When Tilly's Uncle Flirted
Title: When Tilly's Uncle Flirted
Character: Tilly
Released: March 18, 1911
Type: Movie
Tomboys play tricks on their uncle when he flirts with a maid.
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Are We Down-Hearted?
Title: Are We Down-Hearted?
Released: January 1, 1911
Type: Movie
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family to regular visits from the bailiffs.
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Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor
Title: Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor
Character: Tilly
Released: September 16, 1910
Type: Movie
Funny how we think of the loutish behaviour of some of today's teens as a modern-day phenomenon. Here, in a short film more than one hundred years old, we see two tearaways terrorising a bed-ridden old lady, sabotaging a number of honest workmen as they go about their daily work, vandalising a bakery and taking a vehicle without consent - all in the space of six frenetic minutes.