Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Born: February 4, 1879
Died: April 5, 1951
in Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Edward Rigby was a British character actor.

Movies for Edward Rigby...

Circle of Danger
Title: Circle of Danger
Character: Idwal Llewellyn
Released: April 17, 1951
Type: Movie
An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid.
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Into the Blue
Title: Into the Blue
Character: Bill the Skipper
Released: December 27, 1950
Type: Movie
Enjoying a holiday in the sun, Mr and Mrs Fergusson are relaxing on board a chartered yacht off the coast of France - their only crew, the skipper-owner and his adopted daughter. On taking a turn around the deck, Mr Fergusson is rather put-out to discover a stowaway helping himself to the comforts of their dinghy. Though very charming, the stranger refuses to give any explanation for his presence - and the Fergussons soon find themselves involved in a rather more eventful sailing trip than they had expected!
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What the Butler Saw
Title: What the Butler Saw
Character: The Earl
Released: June 1, 1950
Type: Movie
An Earl returns from a tropical island and discovers the daughter of the tribal King has stowed away in his luggage.
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Double Confession
Title: Double Confession
Character: The Fisherman
Released: April 30, 1950
Type: Movie
The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life while the police clear up the mystery.
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
Title: The Happiest Days of Your Life
Character: Rainbow: Staff of Nutbourne
Released: March 8, 1950
Type: Movie
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
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A Run for Your Money
Title: A Run for Your Money
Character: Beefeater
Released: November 23, 1949
Type: Movie
Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their escort. Instead, the brothers are launched into an adventure with some London riff-raff. It is up to the reporter to look out for the brothers, and what a job it turns out to be!
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Christopher Columbus
Title: Christopher Columbus
Character: Pedro
Released: October 12, 1949
Type: Movie
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
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Don't Ever Leave Me
Title: Don't Ever Leave Me
Character: Harry
Released: July 19, 1949
Type: Movie
Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
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All Over the Town
Title: All Over the Town
Character: Billy Grimmett
Released: April 25, 1949
Type: Movie
Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.
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It's Hard to be Good
Title: It's Hard to be Good
Character: Parkinson
Released: November 10, 1948
Type: Movie
A do-gooder ex-army officer finds his attempts to improve the world leads invariably to disasters.
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Noose
Title: Noose
Character: Slush
Released: September 28, 1948
Type: Movie
Set in post Second World War Britain, Noose is the story of black market racketeers who face attempts to bring them to justice by an American fashion journalist, her ex-army fiancée and a gang of honest toughs from a local gym. When a corpse turns up at black market front The Blue Moon Club, Yank reporter Carole Landis starts snooping, much to gang boss Joseph Calleia’s annoyance. And soon there’s a hit man on the way...
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Daybreak
Title: Daybreak
Character: Bill Shackle
Released: May 18, 1948
Type: Movie
A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.
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The Three Weird Sisters
Title: The Three Weird Sisters
Character: Waldo
Released: February 26, 1948
Type: Movie
Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a mining town, but the mines dried up and the estate and the town have fallen on hard times. When the land crumbles and a number of homes in the town are destroyed the sisters promise to rebuild the homes.
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Easy Money
Title: Easy Money
Character: Edward Ball
Released: January 20, 1948
Type: Movie
A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins
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The Loves of Joanna Godden
Title: The Loves of Joanna Godden
Character: Stuppeny
Released: June 8, 1947
Type: Movie
Joanna Godden falls heir to a farm when her father dies.
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Green Fingers
Title: Green Fingers
Character: Albert Goodman
Released: June 2, 1947
Type: Movie
A fisherman begins studying to be an osteopath. Although he isn't finished with medical school, he begins treating his landlady's daughter who is believed to have a chronic illness. He seems to cure her, and the case draws a lot of attention, some of it negative because he was unlicensed when he treated her. He still does not have a degree when he marries the daughter and begins practising osteopathy.
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The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Title: The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Character: Mr. R. (Stock Exchange Sweeper/Cleaner)
Released: April 11, 1947
Type: Movie
On New Years Eve, 1899, baronet's son Edward Courtney becomes engaged to Kate, his mother's maid, much to the scandal of London society. The film then follows their family through four generations, with separations, joys, tragedies, and service in the Boer War, WWI, and WWII.
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Temptation Harbour
Title: Temptation Harbour
Character: Tatem
Released: February 27, 1947
Type: Movie
The story of a harbor signalman who retrieves a suitcase full of money after witnessing a murder, fails to report it to the police, and finds himself the object of murderous and mercenary interest.
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Piccadilly Incident
Title: Piccadilly Incident
Character: Judd
Released: August 24, 1946
Type: Movie
A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.
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The Years Between
Title: The Years Between
Character: Postman
Released: July 8, 1946
Type: Movie
Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Flora Robson and Felix Aylmer star in this moving and sophisticated story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Second World War and based on the play by Daphne du Maurier. After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to love again. Then, out of the blue comes the shattering news that her husband is not dead after all.
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Quiet Weekend
Title: Quiet Weekend
Character: Sam Pecker
Released: May 1, 1946
Type: Movie
Comedy of a family trying to spend a country weekend which is disrupted by an unpleasant friend of the son.
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Murder in Reverse?
Title: Murder in Reverse?
Character: Spike
Released: October 21, 1945
Type: Movie
Tom Masterick, a dock worker, is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is commuted to a long prison term. When released as an old man, he vows to find the real killer.
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Perfect Strangers
Title: Perfect Strangers
Character: Charlie
Released: October 15, 1945
Type: Movie
After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
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I Live in Grosvenor Square
Title: I Live in Grosvenor Square
Character: Innkeeper
Released: July 20, 1945
Type: Movie
The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each other. What will Harrison have to say or do about these? What will the consequences be? Will the three finally become two and which two in this extremely patriotic love and war story.
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The Agitator
Title: The Agitator
Character: Charlie Branfield
Released: January 24, 1945
Type: Movie
The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.
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Don't Take It to Heart
Title: Don't Take It to Heart
Character: Butler
Released: November 13, 1944
Type: Movie
A stray World War Two bomb releases the ghost of the 3rd Earl of Chaunduyt after 400 years. A visiting professor, while wooing the beautiful Lady Mary, daughter of the present Earl, finds him an ally in his fight on behalf of the villagers to protect their ancient rights against a meddling newcomer.
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A Canterbury Tale
Title: A Canterbury Tale
Character: Jim Horton
Released: August 21, 1944
Type: Movie
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
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They Met in the Dark
Title: They Met in the Dark
Character: Mansel
Released: August 11, 1943
Type: Movie
A Royal navy Commander is tricked by a pretty girl who is working for the Nazis. She tricks him into revealing some military secrets and he is court martial. He vows to track her and her accomplices down.
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Get Cracking
Title: Get Cracking
Character: Sam Elliott
Released: May 17, 1943
Type: Movie
Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was produced by Marcel Varnel, Ben Henry and Columbia (British) Productions. This comedy explores the wayward rivalry between mechanic and Home Guard Lance Corporal George Singleton (George Formby) and an adversary also in the Home Guard (Ronald Shiner). When the rival Home Guard units of Major Wallop and Minor Wallop are sent on battle manoeuvres, George Singleton (Formby) launches his own unique style of commando raid against neighbouring Major Wallop to steal a Vickers machine gun. The raid fails and Singleton loses his Lance Corporal's stripe, so he and a little evacuee girl named Irene (Vera Frances) decide to fall back on 'Plan B' - to build their very own tank.
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Went the Day Well?
Title: Went the Day Well?
Character: Bill Purvis
Released: December 7, 1942
Type: Movie
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
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Salute John Citizen
Title: Salute John Citizen
Released: September 28, 1942
Type: Movie
A typical working family have to cope with living through the Blitz, adapting to its privations, and eventually making the ultimate sacrifice for king & country.
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Uncensored
Title: Uncensored
Character: Barbershop Customer
Released: August 24, 1942
Type: Movie
During the Nazi occupation of Belgium during World War II, a Belgian resistance group revives the newspaper "La Libre Belgique" to expose and counter Nazi propaganda efforts to deceive the people. They are so effective that the Nazis offer a reward for the capture of the paper's staff, although they don't know their identities. One of them is a well-known entertainer, and when his jealous partner hears of the reward, he turns him in. The paper's publishers escape capture, but their staff doesn't. The paper's founders must find not only a way to keep from getting captured by the Nazis but keep their newspaper going and get their staff released.
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Let the People Sing
Title: Let the People Sing
Character: Timmy Tiverton
Released: August 11, 1942
Type: Movie
An out-of-work comedian persuades a drunken nobleman to join a protest against the closing of a village hall.
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Our Film
Title: Our Film
Character: Mr. Owen
Released: August 3, 1942
Type: Movie
A British factory is inefficient because of pre-war rules and red tape. A Soviet trades union representative shows workers and management the value of unity.
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Penn of Pennsylvania
Title: Penn of Pennsylvania
Character: Bushell
Released: January 24, 1942
Type: Movie
Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
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The Common Touch
Title: The Common Touch
Character: 'Tich'
Released: November 15, 1941
Type: Movie
The Common Touch is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt and Joyce Howard. On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old lad leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.
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Major Barbara
Title: Major Barbara
Character: Man on Quayside (uncredited)
Released: May 14, 1941
Type: Movie
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
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The Farmer's Wife
Title: The Farmer's Wife
Character: Tom Gurney
Released: April 20, 1941
Type: Movie
Eden Philpotts' "provincial" comic novel and play The Farmer's Wife was first filmed in the silent era by Alfred Hitchcock. The 1940 talkie version was directed by Leslie Arliss, son of stage star George Arliss. The story remained the same: A middle-aged widower attempts to select a wife from his rural district's eligible females (Basil Sydney). Three unsuccessful dalliances later, the farmer settles for his housekeeper, whom the audience has been rooting for all along. The Farmer's Wife is a prime example of the sort of fare that struck a proper chord with British filmgoers, but whose appeal would be lost to any other nationality.
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Sailors Don't Care
Title: Sailors Don't Care
Character: Joe Clark
Released: December 28, 1940
Type: Movie
Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.
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Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: Mr. Matthews
Released: September 28, 1940
Type: Movie
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
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Girl in the News
Title: Girl in the News
Character: Hospital Secretary (Uncredited)
Released: August 28, 1940
Type: Movie
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later the nurse, under a new name and identity, cares for a patient who also dies of an overdose. When her real identity comes out, suspicions arouses.
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The Proud Valley
Title: The Proud Valley
Character: Bert
Released: April 6, 1940
Type: Movie
In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
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The Stars Look Down
Title: The Stars Look Down
Character: Robert Fenwick - Davey's father
Released: January 22, 1940
Type: Movie
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
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Young Man's Fancy
Title: Young Man's Fancy
Character: Gray
Released: July 31, 1939
Type: Movie
An aristocrat falls in love with a human cannonball
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Poison Pen
Title: Poison Pen
Character: Badham
Released: July 3, 1939
Type: Movie
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
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There Ain't No Justice
Title: There Ain't No Justice
Character: Pa Mutch
Released: June 17, 1939
Type: Movie
A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.
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The Four Just Men
Title: The Four Just Men
Character: (uncredited)
Released: June 1, 1939
Type: Movie
The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they consider themselves to be true patriots.
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The Ware Case
Title: The Ware Case
Character: Tommy Bold
Released: December 2, 1938
Type: Movie
An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house
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Kicking the Moon Around
Title: Kicking the Moon Around
Character: Prof. Scattlebury
Released: March 29, 1938
Type: Movie
Kicking the Moon Around is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall and Harry Richman. In an effort to discover whether his fiancee is a golddigger a millionaire's son pretends to have lost all his money. The film marked Maureen O'Hara's screen debut as she made a cameo appearance speaking one line.
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A Yank at Oxford
Title: A Yank at Oxford
Character: Scatters
Released: February 18, 1938
Type: Movie
A brash young American aristocrat attending Oxford University gets a chance to prove himself and win the heart of his antagonist's sister.
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Young and Innocent
Title: Young and Innocent
Character: Old Will
Released: November 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to prove that he is not the killer. A young woman becomes embroiled in the effort.
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Under a Cloud
Title: Under a Cloud
Character: Jimmy Forbes
Released: August 1, 1937
Type: Movie
Jimmy Forbes returns to England after being on the run in Australia for 20 years. He finds that his wife has gone up in the world and become wealthy. Their children know little about him but as he observes them he realises they have problems and his cunning might come to their aid.
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The Show Goes On
Title: The Show Goes On
Character: Mr. Scowcroft, Sally's Father
Released: March 31, 1937
Type: Movie
A mill worker with show biz dreams catches a big break when she's discovered by an ailing composer who's seeking the right singer for his songs.
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When Thief Meets Thief
Title: When Thief Meets Thief
Character: Sanders
Released: January 1, 1937
Type: Movie
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
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Accused
Title: Accused
Character: Alphonse de la Riveire
Released: December 18, 1936
Type: Movie
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
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Crime Over London
Title: Crime Over London
Released: October 21, 1936
Type: Movie
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
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Land Without Music
Title: Land Without Music
Character: The Maestro
Released: October 7, 1936
Type: Movie
Believing real life is an operetta, the citizens of the European country Lucco break into song at every blink of an eye. Since everybody's singing, nobody works, there's no money to pay taxes, and the country faces bankruptcy, leading the ruling princess to declare all music illegal. Enter opera singer Richard Tauber and American journalist Jimmy Durante to save the day and lead the citizens to march on the palace in protest--and in song.
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Queen of Hearts
Title: Queen of Hearts
Character: Perkins
Released: October 4, 1936
Type: Movie
A woman prevents a popular stage performer getting arrested for drunk driving, though has to pretend to be a rich benefactor when she next meets him.
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No Limit
Title: No Limit
Character: Grandpa Shuttleworth
Released: October 28, 1935
Type: Movie
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.
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Lorna Doone
Title: Lorna Doone
Character: Reuben 'Uncle Ben' Huckaback
Released: December 9, 1934
Type: Movie
High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the family, Lorna.