Arthur Chesney

Arthur Chesney

Born: November 21, 1881
Died: August 27, 1949
in Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Arthur Chesney (born Arthur Kellaway; 21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949) was a British film and stage actor. His older brother was screen actor Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund Kellaway).

Movies for Arthur Chesney...

I Know Where I'm Going!
Title: I Know Where I'm Going!
Character: Harmonica Player
Released: November 16, 1945
Type: Movie
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds herself charmed by the straightforward, no-nonsense islanders around her, and becomes increasingly attracted to naval officer Torquil MacNeil, who holds a secret that may change her life forever.
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London Melody
Title: London Melody
Character: Marius' Butler
Released: February 4, 1937
Type: Movie
Jacqueline intrigues a diplomat, so unbeknown to her he finds her an apartment and finances her musical training. She ends up falling in love with one of his underlings. It turns out that he is no good, will the diplomat save her?
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O.H.M.S.
Title: O.H.M.S.
Character: Suger Daddy
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie is then forced to join the British army in the dead man's place. He falls in love with the Canadian's childhood playmate, Sally Briggs, and becomes a hero after saving an isolated English colony in China.
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Please Teacher
Title: Please Teacher
Character: Round
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Tommy Deacon learns that a gift bequeathed by his aunt is hidden in her house inside a bust of Napoleon. However, the house has been sold, and is now a girls school and to gain admission Tommy has to pose as the elder brother of Anne, one of the pupils. His arrival in the school results in a variety of escapades, but Tommy resolutely persists in his search for the missing legacy...
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Sensation
Title: Sensation
Character: Ernie Turnpit
Released: December 16, 1936
Type: Movie
Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more tawdry aspects of his profession, makes him promise to give the job up. When a pretty waitress is found murdered, however, Pat falls in line with the rest of the 'Murder Gang' the pack of reporters who gather to glean stories by fair means or foul!
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Chick
Title: Chick
Character: Lord Frensham
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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Sorrell and Son
Title: Sorrell and Son
Character: Mr. Porteous
Released: March 5, 1934
Type: Movie
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.
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The Queen's Affair
Title: The Queen's Affair
Released: March 1, 1934
Type: Movie
'Ruritania. Incognito president falls in love with incognito queen he deposed.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Colonel Blood
Title: Colonel Blood
Character: Samuel Pepys
Released: January 1, 1934
Type: Movie
'1670. Irish patriot caught stealing Crown Jewels talks his way to pardon.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Fortunate Fool
Title: The Fortunate Fool
Character: Battling Stubbs
Released: December 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck.
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Night of the Garter
Title: Night of the Garter
Character: Vicar
Released: September 18, 1933
Type: Movie
'Newlywed tries to get back gift garter from honeymoon bride.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Indiscretions of Eve
Title: Indiscretions of Eve
Character: Willie, Ralph's Father
Released: September 12, 1932
Type: Movie
Eve and Peter fall in love at first sight at a New Year's Eve party, but are separated by Eve's jealous fiancé, Ralph. With neither knowing the other's name, they both spend the following day searching frantically for each other around London. Peter's only clue is a set of shop mannequins, all perfect likenesses of Eve - and all made by Ralph's factory.
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Fires of Fate
Title: Fires of Fate
Character: Mr. Braddell
Released: September 6, 1932
Type: Movie
In Egypt a colonel with a year to live saves a girl from an Arab prince.
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Lord Babs
Title: Lord Babs
Character: Mr. Turpin
Released: February 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A steward inherits the estate of an earl. To repel the advances of an unwanted fiancee, he pretends that he has regressed to childhood behaviors.
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The Shadow Between
Title: The Shadow Between
Character: Pug Wilson
Released: September 4, 1931
Type: Movie
A romantic drama film directed by Norman Walker.
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French Leave
Title: French Leave
Character: General Root
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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Hindle Wakes
Title: Hindle Wakes
Character: Sir Timothy Farrar
Released: September 12, 1927
Type: Movie
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy heir of the mill where she works.
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Title: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Character: Mr. Bunting
Released: February 14, 1927
Type: Movie
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.
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The Lure of Crooning Water
Title: The Lure of Crooning Water
Character: Guy Pinkerton
Released: January 1, 1920
Type: Movie
A London actress collapses on stage and is sent by her doctor to stay in the country with a farmer and his wife. But when she starts an affair with the farmer, the idyllic life at "Crooning Water" is threatened with tragedy.
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Lights of London
Title: Lights of London
Character: Harold Armytage
Released: April 1, 1914
Type: Movie