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Joan Gardner is a Actor and Story born on 26 october 1914 at Chesham (United-kingdom)

Joan Gardner

Joan Gardner
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Birth name Joan Gardener
Birth 26 october 1914 at Chesham (United-kingdom)
Death 17 september 1999 (at 84 years)

Joan Gardner (1914-1999) was a British actress. She married Zoltán Korda and had a son, David.

Joan was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She made her stage debut immediately on leaving school and by age 18 had achieved success there. She was seen by Alexander Korda (her future brother-in-law) who signed her to a five year film contract London Film Productions, with Wedding Rehearsal being her film debut as one of the Roxbury Twins.

Usually with

Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
(8 films)
Jules Bass
Jules Bass
(3 films)
Arthur Wimperis
Arthur Wimperis
(7 films)
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
(6 films)
Lajos Biró
Lajos Biró
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joan Gardner (18 films)

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Actress

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)
, 22minutes
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Angela Lansbury, Cyril Ritchard, Joan Gardner, Don Messick
Roles Sister Jean (voice)
Rating67% 3.378913.378913.378913.378913.37891
An old shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightning, and some nuns at a nearby abbey take him to a stable. Sister Theresa describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the stable's Christmas pageant, and a Christmas woman that flashes during the pageant works a small miracle. The film contains a performance of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas".
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
, 55minutes
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Time travel films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Danny Kaye, Casey Kasem, Vincent Price, Joan Gardner, Paul Frees
Roles Mom / Madame Esmeralda / Bonnie Bonnet / Hat shop owner (voice)
Rating73% 3.687793.687793.687793.687793.68779
Peter Cottontail is a young Easter Bunny who lives in April Valley, where the Chief Easter Bunny supervises colored eggs and chocolate candy for Easter.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
, 51minutes
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Joan Gardner, Paul Frees, Billie Mae Richards
Roles Tanta Kringle (voice)
Rating76% 3.8459053.8459053.8459053.8459053.845905
Mailman Special Delivery "S.D." Kluger (voiced by Fred Astaire) is introduced after a newsreel prologue, telling the viewer how children around the world are preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus. His snowmobile/mail truck breaks down, so he tells the story of Santa Claus, answering all of the children's letters they wrote to Santa.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
, 53minutes
Directed by Abe Levitow
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films
Actors Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner
Roles Tiny Tim / Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Rating75% 3.7875853.7875853.7875853.7875853.787585
A l'occasion d'une représentation du "Conte de Noêl" sur la scène de Broadway, Monsieur Magoo endosse le rôle du détestable Mr Scrooge. Le fantôme de son vieil associé vient le hanter pour qu'il comprenne qu'il est encore temps de changer. Il lui annonce la venue de trois esprits pour la veille de Noël, chargés de lui faire prendre conscience de l'importance d'ouvrir son cœur (et son porte-feuilles...)
The Challenge
The Challenge (1938)
, 1h16
Directed by Luis Trenker, Milton Rosmer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Robert Douglas, Luis Trenker, Mary Clare, Fred Groves, Joan Gardner, Ralph Truman
Roles Felicitas Favre, Favre's Daughter
Rating61% 3.0929553.0929553.0929553.0929553.092955
Dark Journey
Dark Journey (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by Victor Saville, Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner, Austin Trevor, Anthony Bushell, Cecil Parker
Roles Lupita
Rating62% 3.100613.100613.100613.100613.10061
In the spring of 1918, a German U-boat stops a Dutch freighter on its way to Stockholm, Sweden during the final year of World War I. The Germans board the ship, identify one man as a Belgian spy, and take him prisoner. One of the passengers questioned is an attractive Swiss dress shop owner named Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) who is returning to Stockholm from a business trip to Paris, where she purchased dresses for her boutique. After returning to Stockholm, Madeleine, who is a German spy, meets with her contacts and provides information on Allied troop movements she acquired in Paris. The information is cleverly concealed in the gowns she purchased. While the Germans believe that she is one of their top spies, Madeleine is in fact a French double agent working to uncover the identity of the new German secret service leader in Stockholm.
The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
, 1h29
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Gina Malo, Benita Hume, Binnie Barnes, Melville Cooper
Roles Carmen, a young lady of romance
Rating62% 3.1473.1473.1473.1473.147
After many years in exile, Don Juan returns to Seville in secret. His wife has threatened to have him thrown in prison. Next morning he is surprised to find that all the town knows he is back (not surprising really as he had a big sword fight on arrival). Rodrigo, an admirer of his, follows Don Juan everywhere, wanting to be just like him, and able to give a good impression of him. Don Juan prepares to flee to France but Rodrigo is killed by a jealous husband who believes he is Don Juan and all Seville now believes him dead. He attends his own magnificent funeral, but finds many discomforts now while pretending that Don Juan is dead, before finally sorting things out.
The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
, 1h35
Directed by Alexander Korda, Paul Czinner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Elisabeth Bergner, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Flora Robson, Warner Oland, Dorothy Hale, Gerald du Maurier
Roles Katushienka
Rating62% 3.1447853.1447853.1447853.1447853.144785
This historical drama recounts the events that led to the accession of Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias. The film opens with the arrival of Princess Sophie Auguste Frederika – whose name would be changed to ‘Catherine’ – from her father’s court of Anhalt-Zerbst (in modern Germany) to the court of the Empress Elizabeth. "Little Catherine" is to marry the Grand Duke Peter, nephew and heir presumptive of the unmarried and childless Empress Elizabeth.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
, 1h37
Directed by Harold Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Joan Gardner, Melville Cooper
Rating72% 3.645533.645533.645533.645533.64553
In 1792, at the bloody height of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, vengeful French mobs are outraged when again and again French aristocrats are saved from death by the audacious "Band of the Scarlet Pimpernel", a secret society of 20 English noblemen, "one to command, and nineteen to obey". Among the latest scheduled for execution are the Count de Tournay, former ambassador to Great Britain, and his family. However, one of the Scarlet Pimpernel's men visits them in prison disguised as a priest and gives them a message of hope. As the prisoners are being escorted to the cart to be taken to the guillotine, the guards take the count away; French leader Maximilien Robespierre wishes to question him further. The countess and her daughter are rescued and spirited away to England.
Men of Tomorrow
Men of Tomorrow (1933)
, 1h28
Directed by Zoltan Korda, Leontine Sagan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Gardner, Emlyn Williams, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon, Charles Carson
Roles Jane Anderson
Rating62% 3.116593.116593.116593.116593.11659
This is the story of an Oxford University student in the years after his graduation. Allen Shepherd (Braddell) has become a successful novelist and has married Jane Anderson (Gardner). A firm proponent of traditional sex roles, Shepherd leaves Jane when she accepts a teaching post at Oxford. He changes his views and the couple is reunited. Robert Donat and Merle Oberon were given top billing when Men of Tomorrow was distributed in the United States in 1935.