Lesley Brook

Lesley Brook

Born: February 18, 1917
Died: February 7, 2009
in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK

Movies for Lesley Brook...

House of Darkness
Title: House of Darkness
Character: Lucy
Released: June 1, 1948
Type: Movie
In this psychological thriller, an avaricious man covets his stepbrother's home. The greedy fellow knows that his stepbrother has a heart condition and so sets off a fatal attack by smashing a beloved violin. However, his actions do not come without a terrible price.
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The Trojan Brothers
Title: The Trojan Brothers
Character: Ann Devon
Released: February 4, 1946
Type: Movie
Opposing ends of a pantomime horse where the 'head' dates a society lady while the 'tail' is unhappily married.
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What's the Next Job?
Title: What's the Next Job?
Character: Joan Cartwright
Released: June 30, 1945
Type: Movie
Ministry of Information dramatized vocational film on assistance in finding jobs after the Second World War.
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For You Alone
Title: For You Alone
Character: Katherine Britton
Released: May 28, 1945
Type: Movie
Wartime romantic melodrama, suggested by a popular song of the same title, with a young woman torn between her love for a naval officer and duty to an injured admirer.
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I'll Walk Beside You
Title: I'll Walk Beside You
Character: Ann Johnson
Released: August 16, 1943
Type: Movie
John meets Ann at a music shop where she works. Love blossoms briefly before John is called away to serve on his naval ship. John suffers severe memory loss when his ship is sunk and Ann believing John is dead throws herself into nursing - will they ever meet again?
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When We Are Married
Title: When We Are Married
Character: Nancy Holmes
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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Variety Jubilee
Title: Variety Jubilee
Character: Evelyn Vincent
Released: June 14, 1943
Type: Movie
This domestic melodrama chronicles three generations of a family of music-hall owners. In the early 1900s, two variety stars, Kit Burns and Joe Swann, are staunch friends even when Kit marries Joe's dancing partner Evelyn. Joe fights in the Boer War where a bullet puts an end to his dancing days. He goes to work on the staff at Burns' Music Hall where Kit Jr. soon finds a place in his affections. Kit and Joe purchase the music hall and soon become a success.
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The Bells Go Down
Title: The Bells Go Down
Character: June
Released: May 16, 1943
Type: Movie
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
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The Briggs Family
Title: The Briggs Family
Character: Alice
Released: September 7, 1940
Type: Movie
During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend his son who is accused of the theft of a car
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The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Title: The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
Released: March 1, 1939
Type: Movie
An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.
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Night Alone
Title: Night Alone
Character: Barbara Seaton
Released: July 13, 1938
Type: Movie
Charles and Barbara are a devoted couple who, in seven years' marriage, have never spent a night apart. When they come up to town for a family engagement, an urgent business appointment obliges Charles to let Barbara go on without him. Left alone and bored in the hotel, Charles agrees to accompany a man-about-town friend to a nightclub. He gets helplessly drunk among dubious company, and come the morning finds that a hangover is the least of his problems..!
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Dead Men Tell No Tales
Title: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Character: Elizabeth Orme
Released: February 1, 1938
Type: Movie
The middle aged matron at a Norwich school wins a large prize in a French lottery. She is murdered in London and the murderer's secretary impersonates her and draws the old lady's prize money. There follows a series of killings until the murderer realises that he is trapped and commits suicide.