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Morton Selten

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Birth 6 january 1860
Death 27 july 1939 (at 79 years)

Morton Selten (6 January 1860 - 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.

Given the name Morton Richard Stubbs at birth, and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, it was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales (and future King Edward VII).

He began acting in 1878, with stage performances mainly in America. In 1889, Selten played Clarence Vane in Mrs. Hargrove’s Our Flat at the Lyceum Theatre and Captain Heartsease in Bronson Howard’s American Civil War epic, Shenandoah. He would go on to play in some twenty-five Broadway productions over the following three decades. His film career began in the 1920s. He appeared in Branded in 1921. His last film role was the King of the Land of Legend in the 1940 Alexander Korda production The Thief of Bagdad. Selten died during filming.

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Filmography of Morton Selten (18 films)

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The Thief of Bagdad, 1h46
Directed by Michael Powell, Jack Clayton, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Ludwig Berger, Ludwig Berger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Rex Ingram, Glynis Johns
Roles the Old King
Rating73% 3.6967053.6967053.6967053.6967053.696705
The film's backstory is told in flashback, mimicking the style of the Arabian Nights.
Shipyard Sally
Directed by Monty Banks
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Gracie Fields, Morton Selten, Norma Varden, Richard Cooper, Monty Banks
Roles Lord Alfred Randall
Rating63% 3.1728053.1728053.1728053.1728053.172805
A Yank at Oxford, 1h42
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund Gwenn, Griffith Jones
Roles Cecil Davidson, Esq.
Rating65% 3.2972253.2972253.2972253.2972253.297225
A cocky American named Lee Sheridan (Robert Taylor) receives a scholarship to attend Cardinal College, Oxford University in 1937. At first, Lee is reluctant to go to the college owing to his father Dan's (Lionel Barrymore) limited income, but he finally does attend. Once in England, Lee brags about his athletic triumphs to Paul Beaumont (Griffith Jones), Wavertree (Robert Coote), and Ramsey (Peter Croft) on the train to Oxford. Annoyed, they trick Lee into getting off the train at the wrong stop. Lee, however, does make his way to Oxford where the students attempt to trick him again, this time into thinking that he is getting a grand reception. Seeing through the deception, he follows the prankster impersonating the Dean and after chasing him is thrown off and ends up kicking the real Dean of Cardinal (Edmund Gwenn) before retreating.
The Divorce of Lady X, 1h32
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten, Gus McNaughton
Roles Lord Steele
Rating65% 3.29553.29553.29553.29553.2955
Leslie Steele (Merle Oberon), a guest at a costume party, is forced to stay overnight in a hotel because of a particularly bad London fog. As there are no rooms available, Steele talks her way into sharing a suite with Everard Logan (Laurence Olivier), a handsome but somewhat stiff lawyer. They spend the night together, quite chastely, but Logan becomes convinced that Leslie must be married. His conviction is confirmed when an old school friend, Lord Mere (Ralph Richardson), arrives and asks Everard to represent him in a divorce case against his wife, Lady Claire (Binnie Barnes).
Action for Slander, 1h23
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Clive Brook, Ann Todd, Margaretta Scott, Arthur Margetson, Ronald Squire, Athole Stewart
Roles Judge Trotter
Rating64% 3.221073.221073.221073.221073.22107
Major George Daviot is left by his wife Ann due to their growing estrangement and her knowledge that he has fallen in love with another woman, Josie Bradford, the wife of one of his fellow officers. Daviot goes off with friends for a weekend party at a country house attended by a number of prominent figures including businessmen and politicians as well as Captain Bradford and his wife. The tension between Bradford and Daviot is obvious during grouse shooting as Bradford is clearly aware of Daviot's affair with his wife.
Fire Over England, 1h32
Directed by William K. Howard, René Clair
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Leslie Banks, Raymond Massey, Robert Newton
Roles Lord Burleigh
Rating64% 3.245073.245073.245073.245073.24507
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England is concerned by the impending arrival of the Spanish Armada. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), English privateers such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
Juggernaut
Juggernaut (1936)
, 1h4
Directed by Henry Edwards
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Boris Karloff, Arthur Margetson, Mona Goya, Morton Selten, Nina Boucicault, Gibb McLaughlin
Roles Sir Charles Clifford
Rating48% 2.419532.419532.419532.419532.41953
Victor Sartorius (Karloff) is an ailing doctor working in Morocco. He teams up with Lady Yvonne Clifford (Mona Goya) in a plot to poison her husband, Sir Charles Clifford (Morton Selten), so he can collect the 20,000 pounds necessary to save his experiments and his funding. Roger Clifford (Arthur Margetson), the son of Sir Charles has also been marked for death. The only one who can stop the murder plot of Sartorius is Nurse Eve Rowe (Joan Wyndham).
In the Soup, 1h20
Directed by Henry Edwards
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Judy Gunn, Morton Selten, Bertha Belmore, Michael Shepley, Felix Aylmer, Mervyn Johns
Roles Abernethy Ruppershaw
Rating58% 2.930552.930552.930552.930552.93055
In a farce, a wealthy couple impersonate their servants to mislead a visitor.
Moscow Nights, 1h40
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Actors Harry Baur, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Laurence Olivier, Athene Seyler, Morton Selten, Robert Cochran
Roles Kovrin
Rating58% 2.9144752.9144752.9144752.9144752.914475
Moscou, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Une infirmière accepte d'épouser Briokoff, un profiteur de guerre, pour sauver le capitaine Ignatoff dont elle est amoureuse et qui est accusé d'espionnage. Mais Briokoff finira par disculper Ignatoff lors de son témoignage.
The Diplomatic Lover
Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Harold French, Tamara Desni, Davy Burnaby, Morton Selten, Reginald Gardiner, Peggy Novak
Roles Sir Charles

A young ambitious British diplomat goes to take up his post in an embassy abroad.
Wedding Rehearsal, 1h24
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Roland Young, George Grossmith, Jr., Merle Oberon, John Loder, Wendy Barrie, Joan Gardner
Roles Major Harry Roxbury
Rating60% 3.046593.046593.046593.046593.04659
"Reggie" (Roland Young), the carefree Marquis of Buckminster, is happy to serve as best man at his friends' weddings, but loathes the idea of getting married himself. However, his grandmother (Kate Cutler), the Dowager Marchioness of Buckminster, is impatient for him to have children and gives him an ultimatum: find a wife or she will cut off his allowance. She gives him a list of half a dozen or so candidates she has handpicked. At the head of the list are the twin daughters of the Earl of Stokeshire (George Grossmith, Jr.), Lady Mary Rose (Wendy Barrie) and Lady Rose Mary (Joan Gardner). Observing his discomfort with interest is the Marchioness's secretary and companion, Miss Hutchinson (Merle Oberon).