Roy Emerton
Acting
Biography
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Born: October 9, 1892
Place of Birth: Burford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Known For
Tudor Rose
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
The Thief of Bagdad
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
Big Fella
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.
Convict 99
A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
Doctor Syn
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
Love Story
After discovering that she has only a short time left to live, concert pianist Lissa travels to Cornwall for the final fling of her life. While there, she falls in love with young mineral prospector Kit, a man whose dark secret prevents him from fighting in the War. Unbeknownst to Lissa, however, Kit's affections are also much in demand from a rival of hers.
The Case of the Frightened Lady
A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.
Welcome, Mr Washington
Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film trells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.
Java Head
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.
The Man in Grey
After marrying a dour and disinterested lord for status, a young woman falls in love with a stage actor while her best friend from boarding school enters an affair with her husband.
Filmography
as Cornish Fisherman
as Selby
as Capt. John Smith
as Gamekeeper (uncredited)
as Dan Mendoza
as Gilder
as Noakes
as Jailer
as Viking First Mate
as John Benjamin
as Wafadar
as Spike
as Capt. Howard Collyer, R.N.
as Moody
as Kostner
as Squire
as Gendarme
as Boss McGinty
as Carver Doone
as Broadrick
as Captain Paulson
as The Tattooed Man
as Captain