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Edna Best is a Actor British born on 3 march 1900 at Hove (United-kingdom)
Edna Best (3 March 1900 – 18 September 1974) was a British actress. Born in Hove, Sussex, England, she was educated in Brighton and later studied dramatic acting under Miss Kate Rorke who was the first Professor of Drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Best was known on the London stage before she entered films in 1921, having made her debut at the Grand Theatre, Southampton in Charley's Aunt in 1917. She also won a silver swimming cup as the lady swimming champion of Sussex.
She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Among her other film credits are Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1940), The Late George Apley and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (both 1947) and The Iron Curtain (1948).
She received a nomination for an Emmy Award in 1957 for her role in This Happy Breed. Best had appeared on television as early as 1938, in a production of the play Love from a Stranger, adapted from the Agatha Christie short story Philomel Cottage by Frank Vosper. The Wednesday afternoon broadcast was aired live, not recorded and could be seen only in London due to the limitations of the nascent technology.
Her first marriage, to William Seymour Beard, ended in divorce in 1928. The London Divorce Court gave Beard custody of the couple's twins (James and John Beard) in granting the divorce "owing to the misconduct of his wife, Miss Best, with Mr. Marshall." The "Mr. Marshall" referred to was actor Herbert Marshall, whose divorce from Hilda Lloyd Marshall ("owing to the misconduct of her husband ... with ... Miss Edna Best") was granted in the same court session. Best later was married to Marshall from November 28, 1928, until 1940, and they had a daughter, actress Sarah Marshall. She married talent agent Nat Wolff 7 February 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judge "who granted the divorce [from Marshall] after a five minute closed hearing, performed the marriage a few minutes later."
Best suffered a stroke in 1959.
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Edna Best
Birth name Edna Hove
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 march 1900 at Hove (United-kingdom)
Death 18 september 1974 (at 74 years) at Geneva (Suisse)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 march 1900 at Hove (United-kingdom)
Death 18 september 1974 (at 74 years) at Geneva (Suisse)
She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Among her other film credits are Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1940), The Late George Apley and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (both 1947) and The Iron Curtain (1948).
She received a nomination for an Emmy Award in 1957 for her role in This Happy Breed. Best had appeared on television as early as 1938, in a production of the play Love from a Stranger, adapted from the Agatha Christie short story Philomel Cottage by Frank Vosper. The Wednesday afternoon broadcast was aired live, not recorded and could be seen only in London due to the limitations of the nascent technology.
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Best was married three times and divorced twice.Her first marriage, to William Seymour Beard, ended in divorce in 1928. The London Divorce Court gave Beard custody of the couple's twins (James and John Beard) in granting the divorce "owing to the misconduct of his wife, Miss Best, with Mr. Marshall." The "Mr. Marshall" referred to was actor Herbert Marshall, whose divorce from Hilda Lloyd Marshall ("owing to the misconduct of her husband ... with ... Miss Edna Best") was granted in the same court session. Best later was married to Marshall from November 28, 1928, until 1940, and they had a daughter, actress Sarah Marshall. She married talent agent Nat Wolff 7 February 1940, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The judge "who granted the divorce [from Marshall] after a five minute closed hearing, performed the marriage a few minutes later."
Best suffered a stroke in 1959.
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The Iron Curtain (1948)
, 1h27Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Documentary
Themes Spy films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Edna Best, Berry Kroeger, Stefan Schnabel
Roles Mrs. Albert Foster
Rating62%
Igor Gouzenko (Dana Andrews), an expert at deciphering codes, comes to the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada in wartime 1943, along with a Soviet military colonel, Trigorin (Frederic Tozere), and a major, Kulin (Eduard Franz), to set up a base of operations.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
, 1h44Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best, Natalie Wood, Isobel Elsom
Roles Martha Huggins
Rating77%
In the early 1900s, young widow Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) moves to the seaside English village of Whitecliff despite the fierce disapproval of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Despite its reputation of being haunted, she falls in love with and rents Gull Cottage, where she takes up residence with her young daughter Anna (Natalie Wood) and her maid Martha (Edna Best). On the first night, she is visited by the ghostly apparition of the former owner, a roguish but harmless sea captain named Daniel Gregg (Rex Harrison), who reluctantly agrees to allow her to live in Gull Cottage and promises to make himself known only to her (Anna is too young for ghosts). Despite a few differences and disagreements with Captain Gregg, Mrs. Muir and her household settle comfortably into Gull Cottage. However, it is not long before Mrs. Muir's in-laws arrive with the news that Lucy's investment income has dried up, and they insist that Lucy move back to London with them. After his ghostly eviction of the in-laws, Captain Gregg comes up with an idea to save the house: he will dictate his memoirs to her and she will have them published, with the royalties going to her. During the course of writing the book, they find themselves falling in love, but as both realize it is a hopeless situation, Daniel tells her she should find a real (live) man.
The Late George Apley (1947)
, 1h36Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Richard Neill, Charles Russell
Roles Catherine Apley
Rating69%
George Apley (Ronald Colman) is a stuffy, self-satisfied member of Boston's upper class, supremely confident of the superiority of his hometown. However, his comfortable, predictable world is overturned when he learns, to his horror, that both his son and his daughter have fallen in love with non-Bostonians. However, he is eventually brought around to see reason.
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
, 1h32Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, Tim Holt, Christian Rub
Roles Elizabeth Robinson
Rating62%
In London in 1813, a Swiss father, William Robinson (Thomas Mitchell), wishes to escape the influence of the superficial profligacy of London on his family. His eldest son, Fritz (Tim Holt), is obsessed with Napoleon, whom he considers his hero. His middle son, Jack (Freddie Bartholomew), is a foolish dandy who cares only about fashion and money. And his dreamy son Ernest (Terry Kilburn) is preoccupied with reading and writing to the exclusion of all else.
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
, 1h30Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert, Albert Bassermann, Gene Lockhart, Otto Kruger
Roles Ida Magnus Reuter
Rating68%
Paul Julius Reuter (Edward G. Robinson) starts a messenger service using homing pigeons to fill a gap in the telegraph network spanning Europe, but has difficulty convincing anyone to subscribe. When poison is sent to a hospital by mistake, Reuter's message saves the day (and many lives). However, he is persuaded by Ida Magnus (Edna Best), the pretty daughter of Dr. Magnus (Otto Kruger), to keep it quiet, as a scandal would undo all the good work the doctors are doing.
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
, 1h10Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, Edna Best, John Halliday, Cecil Kellaway, Ann Todd
Roles Margit Brandt
Rating65%
Holger Brandt, a famous virtuoso violinist, meets Anita Hoffman, his daughter's piano instructor, during a trip home. Impressed by Anita's talent, he invites her to accompany him on his next tour. They begin touring together and a passionate relationship ensues. Holger's wife Margit asks him for a divorce.
Prison Without Bars (1938)
, 1h38Directed by Léonide Moguy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Edna Best, Annie Ducaux, Glynis Johns, Corinne Luchaire, Barry K. Barnes, Roger Duchesne
Roles Yvonne Chanel
Rating69%
Ce film raconte l'histoire de Nelly (Corinne Luchaire), jeune détenue rebelle au grand cœur, et d'Yvonne (Annie Ducaux), nouvellement promue directrice de maison de correction pour jeunes filles. Au début du film, Yvonne, jeune directrice aux méthodes novatrices, prend en charge la direction d'un établissement pénitentiaire pour jeunes filles situé dans les environs de Nice. Les sévices et autres brimades infligés aux pensionnaires par l'ancienne directrice et ses subordonnées ne font qu'envenimer la situation parmi les détenues. Ne supportant pas le traitement infligé à la pauvre Nelly, après une bagarre suite au déchargement d'un camion de charbon, Yvonne décide de faire appliquer sur-le-champ ses nouvelles méthodes « pédagogiques », ce qui a pour effet de rendre les détenues, la jeune Nelly en tête, plus calmes et civilisées. Nelly finit par se faire nommer « aide-soignante » dans l'infirmerie de la prison, et succombe vite au charme du docteur Guy Maréchal (Roger Duchesne), qui n'est autre que le fiancé d'Yvonne. Nelly, apprenant la liaison du médecin et d' Yvonne, choisit de ne pas dénoncer sa camarade Renée (Ginette Leclerc), laquelle a volé de l'alcool à l'infirmerie et s'est saoulée, non sans avoir semé la zizanie dans la prison. Par loyauté envers Yvonne qui n'est toujours pas au courant de sa liaison avec le docteur Maréchal, Nelly choisit de porter le chapeau pour le vol d'alcool. Mais Renée finit par tout avouer à Yvonne, qui choisit de pardonner à Nelly, et laisse partir son prétendant à Pondichéry sans elle. Tout ceci se conclut par la libération de la jeune Nelly, et conforte Yvonne dans ses méthodes humanistes de directrice de prison.
South Riding (1938)
, 1h25Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn, Ann Todd, Marie Lohr, Milton Rosmer
Roles Sarah Barton
Rating66%
Prison Without Bars (1938)
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Prison films
Actors Glynis Johns, Edna Best, Mary Morris, Barry K. Barnes, Martita Hunt, Corinne Luchaire
Roles Yvonne Chanel
Rating60%
A young modern woman comes to a reformatory dominated by the harsh previous head. A young girl is blackmailed by her acquaintance for her love for the head's fiancé, but is released to join him in the end, when all is revealed.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
, 1h12Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Films about families
Actors Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Frank Vosper, Pierre Fresnay
Roles Jill Lawrence
Rating66%
Bob and Jill Lawrence (Leslie Banks and Edna Best) are a British couple on vacation in Switzerland, with their daughter Betty (Nova Pilbeam). Jill is participating in a clay pigeon shooting contest. They befriend a foreigner, Louis Bernard (Pierre Fresnay), who is staying in their hotel. One evening, as Jill dances with Louis, she witnesses him being killed. Before dying, Louis passes onto them some vital information to be delivered to the British consul.
The Key (1934)
, 1h11Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh, Halliwell Hobbes, Donald Crisp
Roles Norah Kerr
Rating59%
Captain Bill Tennant (William Powell) is a British officer stationed in Dublin in 1920. Tennant gets involved with Norah, the wife of his best friend, British intelligence officer Captain Andrew Kerr. Andrew Kerr is captured by the IRA, to be released only on condition that an Irish prisoner, Peadar Conlan, is not hanged. Tennant forges an order for Conlan's release, saving the life of his lover's husband, but at the cost of a prison sentence.
The Faithful Heart (1932)
, 1h23Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Herbert Marshall, Edna Best, Laurence Hanray, Anne Grey, Athole Stewart
Roles Blackie Anderway / Blackie's Daughter
Rating63%
The Faithful Heart (1932)
, 1h21Directed by Victor Saville, Erich Waschneck
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Herbert Marshall, Theodor Loos, Edna Best, Laurence Hanray, Anne Grey, Ali Ghito
Roles Blackie Anderway / Blackie's Daughter
Rating57%
The Calendar (1931)
, 1h20Directed by T. Hayes Hunter
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Herbert Marshall, Edna Best, Allan Aynesworth, Anne Grey, Gordon Harker, Nigel Bruce
Roles Jill Panniford
Rating27%
Michael and Mary (1931)
, 1h23Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Herbert Marshall, Edna Best, Frank Lawton, Elizabeth Allan, D. A. Clarke-Smith
Roles Mary Rowe
Rating53%
A young bride (Edna Best) is deserted by her husband (D. A. Clarke-Smith) but finds happiness with another man (Herbert Marshall). They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child (Frank Lawton).