Martin Walker
Acting
Biography
Martin Walker (27 July 1901 - 18 September 1955) was a British stage and screen actor.
Born: July 27, 1901
Place of Birth: Harrow, London, England, UK
Known For
The Belles of St. Trinian's
The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella Fritton, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind. The first film in the classic comedy series.
This England
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
The Drum
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
The Green Cockatoo
A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a member of a gang of crooks involved with greyhound racing. She becomes a suspect, but flees the scene in order to deliver a message to the dead man's brother. She is protected from the police by a night club entertainer, who she learns is the man she is seeking.
Sanders of the River
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Lisbon Story
A musical cabaret singer meets a British agent and goes with him to Nazi occupied France to save an atomic scientist.
Love on the Dole
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
The Flemish Farm
Wartime commando story based on fact. Allied airman risks return (on the ground) to occupied France for the honour of his regiment.
Mimi
A struggling playwright in 1850s Paris and his mate finds love that furnishes him with the inspiration he has long sought.
Murder in Soho
A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
Filmography
as Man
as Hankinson
as Prof. Barclay
as Journalist
as Seigneur
as Ned Narkey
as Inspector Hammond
as Herrick
as Dimmitt
as J. Ferguson
as Schaunard
as Jim Lancer
as Kit Pumphery