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Mary Merrall is a Actor British born on 5 january 1890 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)

Mary Merrall

Mary Merrall
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Birth name Elsie Lloyd
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 5 january 1890 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
Death 31 august 1976 (at 86 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Mary Merrall (5 January 1890 – 31 August 1973), born Elsie Lloyd, was an English actress whose career of over 60 years encompassed stage, film and television work.

Usually with

Noel Langley
Noel Langley
(3 films)
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
(5 films)
Robert Hamer
Robert Hamer
(2 films)
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
(4 films)
James Hayter
James Hayter
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mary Merrall (30 films)

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Actress

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
, 2h6
Directed by Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders
Roles A Lady
Rating57% 2.854042.854042.854042.854042.85404
In the 18th Century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the town's mayor, who has two grown sons. Moll is seduced and abandoned by one, then marries the other, a drunken sot who dies, making her a young widow.
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest (1963)
, 1h36
Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Janet Munro, John Stride, Alan Badel, Dame Thora Hird, Vanda Godsell, Richard Thorpe
Roles Aunt Louisa
Rating61% 3.050153.050153.050153.050153.05015
Jennie Jones hails from the countryside when she decides to the travel to the big city. There, she is continually befriended by the wrong crowd and finds herself down on her luck and ultimately contemplating her own demise.
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod (1961)
, 1h33
Directed by Leslie Norman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Max Bygraves, Geoffrey Keen, Donald Pleasence, Richard O'Sullivan, Jean Anderson, Eleanor Summerfield
Roles Miss Fogg
Rating65% 3.2862653.2862653.2862653.2862653.286265
John Saunders (Bygraves), a supply teacher with progressive anti-corporal punishment views, arrives to take up a post at Worrell Street School in a socially deprived area of East London. He is assigned a class of pupils in their last year before leaving school and finds himself in charge of a group of rebellious, badly-behaved teenagers from poor home backgrounds, with no interest in education, who register their defiance of authority by fighting, throwing classroom furniture around, whistling and laughing during bible readings and smoking in class. The school's headmaster Jenkins (Pleasence) is well-meaning but has long become despondent with the seemingly insurmountable challenges posed by his pupils and is resigned to merely serving out his time until retirement. His view that corporal punishment is the only way to maintain even some semblance of order in the classrooms ("You'll never be able to handle them unless you're as tough as they are") is anathema to Saunders, who states his intention to try all other methods of discipline rather than resort to physical violence.
The Camp on Blood Island
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
, 1h22
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Carl Möhner, André Morell, Edward Underdown, Walter Fitzgerald, Michael Goodliffe, Phil Brown
Roles Mrs. Helen Beattie
Rating64% 3.2461853.2461853.2461853.2461853.246185
As the Pacific War draws to an end, the commandant of the Blood Island prisoner-of-war camp has let it be known that should Japan surrender, he will order the massacre of the entire captive population. When the prisoners hear through underground sources that Japan has indeed surrendered, they mobilise themselves to try to prevent the news reaching the commandant. Colonel Lambert (Morell), the authoritarian self-appointed leader of the prisoners, deems that they must sabotage communications between the camp and the outside world, and arm themselves in however makeshift a way in readiness for a final showdown.
Campbell's Kingdom
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
, 1h42
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Western
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray, James Robertson Justice, Athene Seyler
Roles Miss Ruth
Rating62% 3.1450053.1450053.1450053.1450053.145005
Recently diagnosed with a terminal disease, Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) unexpectedly finds himself the owner of a small valley in the Canadian Rocky Mountains as the result of a bequest from his grandfather. After travelling from England, Bruce arrives at "Campbell's Kingdom" (as the locals disparagingly call it) to find its existence under threat from the construction of a new hydroelectricity dam. Convinced that his grandfather was right and that the Kingdom may be prospective for oil, the race is on to prove that there is oil under Campbell's Kingdom before the mining company building the dam can flood the valley. Standing in his way is corrupt construction contractor Owen Morgan (Stanley Baker), who resorts to dirty tricks in order to prevent Campbell from succeeding in his quest. However, Bruce is ably and enthusiastically assisted by love interest Jean Lucas (Barbara Murray), geologist Boy Bladen (Michael Craig) and drilling contractor James MacDonald (James Robertson Justice). Unfortunately for Campbell the residents of the nearby town of Come Lucky invested heavily in his grandfather's schemes, only to feel cheated when his projects came to nothing. Gradually Bruce manages to turn them around by exposing the fraud and lies of Morgan and the mining company.
The Belles of St. Trinian's
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
, 1h31
Directed by Frank Launder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education
Actors Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Betty Ann Davies, Beryl Reid
Roles Miss Buckland
Rating66% 3.3445453.3445453.3445453.3445453.344545
A new term opens at St Trinian's School for Young Ladies, striking terror into the local residents and police. Headmistress Millicent Fritton (Alastair Sim) has an unorthodox teaching philosophy, letting her students run wild.
Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
, 1h38
Directed by George Marshall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, David Farrar, Patrick Barr, George Coulouris, Charles Goldner
Roles Mrs. Henderson
Rating58% 2.905612.905612.905612.905612.90561
Its plot involves an American insurance investigator who is sent to Southern Rhodesia to investigate the suspicious death of a major diamond dealer.
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
, 1h21
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films
Actors Glynis Johns, Diana Dors, John Gregson, Olive Sloane, Rachel Roberts, Jane Hylton
Roles Mrs Skinner
Rating63% 3.1906053.1906053.1906053.1906053.190605
Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not.
Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
, 1h21
Directed by Anthony Pelissier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Anthology film
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Nigel Patrick, Ted Ray, Valerie Hobson, Kay Walsh, Jessie Royce Landis, Martita Hunt
Roles Mrs. Rockett
Rating61% 3.0525153.0525153.0525153.0525153.052515
In "The Red Peppers", a husband and wife song and dance team (Kay Walsh, Ted Ray) bicker with each other, another performer (Martita Hunt), and the theatre manager (Frank Pettingell). In "Fumed Oak", a middle-aged man (Stanley Holloway) finally has enough of his wife, daughter, and mother-in-law (Betty Ann Davies, Dorothy Gordon, and Mary Merrall respectively). Having saved enough money secretly, he announces to his stunned family that he is leaving, never to see them again. In the final segment, "Ways and Means", a husband (Michael Trubshawe) informs his wife (Valerie Hobson) that he has gambled away their money, leaving little to pay their debts, especially to Olive (Jessie Royce Landis). They pawn their last few valuable possessions, hoping to win enough in the casino. However, Olive takes the seat the husband was waiting for and proceeds to win a great deal of money. When she gets up, he takes his rightful place and loses all he has. That night, the couple awake to find Olive's butler, Murdoch (Jack Warner), trying to steal from them. After laughing at him (since they have nothing worth the effort), the wife proposes he rob from his employer and split the money with them. Murdoch takes Olive's winnings, but double crosses the couple, only to end up caught by the police.
Encore
Encore (1951)
, 1h25
Directed by Harold French, Anthony Pelissier, Pat Jackson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Anthology film
Actors Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Charles Victor, Alison Leggatt, Noel Purcell, Glynis Johns
Roles Flora Penezzi
Rating68% 3.436413.436413.436413.436413.43641
Idle Tom Ramsay (Nigel Patrick) continually borrows from his hard-working brother George (Roland Culver). George later puts up the Ramsay estate for sale so he can buy out his business partner, despite Tom's protests. Shortly afterwards, George is approached by car dealer Philip Cronshaw (Peter Graves), who notifies him that Tom has stolen one of his automobiles. To avoid a scandal, George pays for it. However, it was a fraud; Cronshaw and Tom split George's money.
The Late Edwina Black
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
, 1h18
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors David Farrar, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Roland Culver, Jean Cadell, Mary Merrall, Harcourt Williams
Roles Lady Southdale
Rating65% 3.2903353.2903353.2903353.2903353.290335
The domineering Edwina Black has just died, and the general feeling appears to be of relief rather than grief. The local community whispers that her death is a disguised blessing for all concerned, particularly her henpecked widower Gregory (Farrar) and downtrodden personal companion Elizabeth (Fitzgerald). Unknown to anybody, Gregory and Elizabeth have been clandestine lovers for some time, and matters take a serious turn when the local doctor, feeling uneasy about Edwina's sudden and unexpected death, orders an autopsy. The result come back, revealing that Edwina's body is full of arsenic.