Franklin Dyall

Franklin Dyall

Born: February 3, 1874
Died: May 8, 1950
in Liverpool, England, UK
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Franklin Dyall (3 February 1874, Liverpool – 8 May 1950, Worthing, Sussex) was an English actor.

He appeared in 26 films between 1916 and 1948. He was the father of actor Valentine Dyall.

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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Title: Bonnie Prince Charlie
Character: MacDonald of Keppoch (Morar)
Released: October 26, 1948
Type: Movie
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.
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Yellow Canary
Title: Yellow Canary
Character: Captain Foster
Released: December 13, 1943
Type: Movie
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
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The Conquest of the Air
Title: The Conquest of the Air
Character: Jerome de Ascoli
Released: December 1, 1936
Type: Movie
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.
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The Case of Gabriel Perry
Title: The Case of Gabriel Perry
Character: Prosecution
Released: April 30, 1935
Type: Movie
An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman.
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The Iron Duke
Title: The Iron Duke
Character: Blücher
Released: November 30, 1934
Type: Movie
The life and times of the Duke of Wellington
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The Private Life of Henry VIII
Title: The Private Life of Henry VIII
Character: Thomas Cromwell
Released: August 17, 1933
Type: Movie
Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
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Called Back
Title: Called Back
Character: Dr Jose Manuel
Released: June 5, 1933
Type: Movie
'Spain. Revolutionary doctor foiled by blind man and amnesiac girl.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Men of Steel
Title: Men of Steel
Character: Charles Paxton
Released: September 1, 1932
Type: Movie
James Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety. In his own time, Harg works on ideas for a revolutionary new manufacturing process for hard steel. When his father is badly injured in a workplace accident resulting from employer negligence, Harg uses some of the compensation payment to develop his invention to a stage where it can be tested in practice. It is a huge success and Harg patents his process. He rises to a position on the board of the company, before staging a coup to oust his former employer and take over the business himself.
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A Safe Affair
Title: A Safe Affair
Character: Rupert Gay
Released: October 19, 1931
Type: Movie
A crime film directed by Herbert Wynne
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Creeping Shadows
Title: Creeping Shadows
Character: Disher
Released: July 28, 1931
Type: Movie
Three victims plot to murder a retired informer.
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A Night in Montmartre
Title: A Night in Montmartre
Character: Max Levine
Released: July 16, 1931
Type: Movie
A young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal blackmailer. When he is murdered, they fall under suspicion. However, the husband's father, an amateur detective, believes in their innocence and sets out to find who really killed the blackmailer.
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Alibi
Title: Alibi
Character: Sir Roger Ackroyd
Released: April 28, 1931
Type: Movie
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a mysterious suicide at a country house.
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The Ringer
Title: The Ringer
Character: Maurice Meister
Released: March 31, 1931
Type: Movie
Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.
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Atlantic
Title: Atlantic
Character: John Rool
Released: November 15, 1929
Type: Movie
A heavily fictionalized version of the RMS Titanic story.
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Easy Virtue
Title: Easy Virtue
Character: Aubrey Filton
Released: March 5, 1928
Type: Movie
Larita Filton is named as correspondent in a scandalous divorce case. She escapes to France to rebuild her life where she meets John Whittaker. They are later married, but John's well-to-do family finds out Larita's secret.
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The Garden of Resurrection
Title: The Garden of Resurrection
Character: Cruickshank
Released: December 1, 1919
Type: Movie
A rich mixed race woman is abandoned after a mock marriage, has a stillborn baby, and weds the man who helps her.