Dorothy Hyson

Dorothy Hyson

Born: December 24, 1914
Died: May 23, 1996
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies for Dorothy Hyson...

You Will Remember
Title: You Will Remember
Character: Ellaline Terriss
Released: February 8, 1941
Type: Movie
Biography of popular English composer Leslie Stuart (Robert Morley), who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the tenor Ellaline Terriss (Dorothy Hyson). The peak of Stuart's success in the early 1900s is followed by poverty and obscurity with the arriving Jazz Age. In debtor's prison, Stuart is rescued by friends from happier times, and achieves a comeback in British music halls shortly before his death.
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Spare a Copper
Title: Spare a Copper
Character: Jane Gray
Released: December 2, 1940
Type: Movie
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.
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Now You're Talking
Title: Now You're Talking
Character: Mrs Hampton
Released: March 1, 1940
Type: Movie
Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant worker, who lets slip vital information about some overnight research on a captured enemy aircraft. This inevitably leads to this most important of secrets falling into the lap of the enemy.
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The Miser
Title: The Miser
Character: Marian - in love with Cleante
Released: March 21, 1939
Type: Movie
Television broadcast of L'avare by Molière.
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Sing As We Go
Title: Sing As We Go
Character: Phyllis
Released: September 13, 1934
Type: Movie
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
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A Cup of Kindness
Title: A Cup of Kindness
Character: Betty Ramsbottom
Released: May 7, 1934
Type: Movie
A tale of two feuding families whose offspring cause uproar when they announce their marital plans.
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Happy
Title: Happy
Character: Lillian
Released: December 11, 1933
Type: Movie
A young musician invents an anti-theft device for cars, but works as a jazz conductor while waiting for his invention to be successful.
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Turkey Time
Title: Turkey Time
Character: Rose Adair
Released: December 1, 1933
Type: Movie
A group of guests come to stay with the Stoatt family in the seaside town of Eden Bay for Christmas. They soon become involved with an impoverished concert performer whose innocent presence in the house leads to a series of misunderstandings.
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That's a Good Girl
Title: That's a Good Girl
Character: Moya Malone
Released: September 29, 1933
Type: Movie
That's a Good Girl is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based on a musical show of the same title that opened at the Lewisham Hippodrome on 19 March 1928, in which Jack Buchanan also starred. The music was written by Joseph Meyer and Phil Charig, with lyrics by Douglas Furber. The film omitted much of music of the original show, but popularised one song in particular, Fancy our Meeting. The song remained a Jack Buchanan favourite and a version of it was also recorded by Al Bowlly shortly after the film's release.
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The Ghoul
Title: The Ghoul
Character: Betty Harlon
Released: August 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Professor Morlant, a British Egyptologist, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.
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Soldiers of the King
Title: Soldiers of the King
Character: Judy Marvello
Released: March 13, 1933
Type: Movie
When Cicely Courtneidge's mother (also played by Miss Courtneidge, albeit in heavy makeup), retires, Cicely succeeds as Queen of the Marvellos, a family of music-hall performers. However, when young Dorothy Hyson begins an affair with a young soldier, Miss Courtneidge is trapped between her responsibilities and memories of her affair years ago with another young soldier.
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Paying the Piper
Title: Paying the Piper
Character: Baby (uncredited)
Released: January 16, 1921
Type: Movie
Larry and Barbara, both the products of rich but broken homes, plan a marriage of convenience. He really loves Marcia, a dancer, and Barbara vamps Keith, an architect. Keith's good sense prevails, and he marries Marcia and helps Larry make a man of himself. Barbara, after an unsuccessful attempt at an acting career, returns and asks forgiveness.