Edie Martin
Acting
Biography
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Born: January 1, 1880
Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
Known For
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village.
As Long as They're Happy
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and need funds to come home and bring their husbands, Peter, a penniless Parisian artist and Barnaby, a Texas cowboy, with them. And the youngest daughter, Gwen, has tricked an American singer, Bobby Denver, into visiting them on the pretext that it is the home of a noted British film magnate. When all the women in the household --- including the maid --- fall for the singer's charms, Bentley consults a crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Schneider, who almost succeeds in ousting, not the singer, but Bentley's wife, with his advice to Bentley to make her jealous by living it up with Pearl, a showgirl recruited for the purpose.
Oliver Twist
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Too Many Crooks
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So they decide to kidnap his daughter, only to end up with his wife Lucy. Gordon makes out he couldn't be more pleased, spuring Lucy to take charge of the hopeless bunch of villains.
Lease of Life
The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
Hobson's Choice
A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.
Great Expectations
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
The Ladykillers
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
The Lavender Hill Mob
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.
The Titfield Thunderbolt
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately the local bus company starts to use methods that can hardly be seen as fair competition.
Filmography
as Woman on the bridge
as Gordon's Mother
as Old Lady (uncredited)
as Lady in Autograph Crowd (uncredited)
as Little Woman In Church
as Miss Ellis
as Wheelchair Pusher (uncredited)
as Lettice (uncredited)
as Mrs. Potter
as Crooner Fan
as Elderly Lady
as Miss Calthorp's Friend
as Old Lady Buying Shoelaces (uncredited)
as Gloomy Gertie
as Deaf Lady (uncredited)
as Guest (Uncredited)
as Emily
as Mary Wade
as Old Lady
as Mrs. Watson
as Miss Evesham
as Lady at Meeting (uncredited)
as Mrs. Porritt - a Patient
as Woman Scrubbing Floor (uncredited)
as Argumentative Old Woman (uncredited)
as Annie
as Half Crown Lady in Park (uncredited)
as Churchgoer Shaking Hands
as Annie
as Mrs. Watson
as Waitress (uncredited)
as Mrs. Whimple
as Cook
as Cook
as Mrs. Galloway
as Postmistress
as Miss Winifred Tisdall
as Mrs. Duncan
as Bespectacled Shopper
as Mrs. Stevens
as Blanche
as Mrs. Bulger
as Woman in West End Party Visit