Belle Chrystall
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Belle Chrystall (25 April 1910 – 7 June 2003) was a British actress who appeared in a number of leading roles in British films during the 1930s. She was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1910. She came to London and after appearing on stage was given a minor part in a film A Warm Corner, directed by Victor Saville but she was given no more work after that. The filming of Hindle Wakes led her to apply for the part of Jenny Hawthorne which led her to become an instant success. She made her last film in 1940.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.489 |
Birthday | 1910-04-25 |
Place of Birth | Preston, Lancashire, England, UK |
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1937
The Edge of the World
7.2/34
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
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The Edge of the World
1939
The Circle
0/0
In London, aware of her husband's longstanding affair and feeling neglected, a woman flirts with a former flame in a plot to teach her husband a lesso...
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The Circle
1930
A Warm Corner
4.5/3
This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different ta...
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A Warm Corner
1939
Poison Pen
6.4/5
The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.
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Poison Pen
1931
Hindle Wakes
0/0
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
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Hindle Wakes
1940
Castle of Crimes
0/0
A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..
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Castle of Crimes
1934
The Scotland Yard Mystery
4.9/4
A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role, legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier st...
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The Scotland Yard Mystery
1931
Hobson's Choice
4/1
A coarse boot-shop owner becomes outraged when his eldest daughter decides to marry a meek cobbler.
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Hobson's Choice
1932
The Frightened Lady
0/0
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to...
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The Frightened Lady
1938
Anything to Declare?
4/2
John Loder and Elliot Makeham star in Redd Davis’s British topical crime thriller. Professor Grayson is working on an anti-gas experiment and Dr. Klee...
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Anything to Declare?
1933
Friday the Thirteenth
6.5/8
It is pouring with rain at one minute to midnight on Friday the thirteenth, and the driver of a London bus is peering through his blurred windscreen a...
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