Heather Thatcher

Born: 1896-09-03

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heather Thatcher (3 September 1896 – 15 February 1987) was an English actress in theatre and films. She was from London. The Plaything (1929), produced by Castleton Knight and Elstree Studios, begins as a silent film. It develops into an audible film which is recorded in good quality for its time. The theme concerns a Highland laird who falls in love with a hedonistic London heiress. Thatcher plays a prominent role as Martyn Bennett. In 1931 she visited Hollywood while attending the wedding of James Gleason. As a star of English comedy, she was being compared to Marilyn Miller, Thatcher wore a monocle to the marriage ceremony. In the autumn of 1931 she was invited to a reception following the premiere of Strictly Dishonorable (1931), at the Carthay Circle Theatre. Among her friends in films were Anthony Bushell and Zelma O'Neal. Thatcher was signed by MGM in February 1932. She was given a feature role in But The Flesh Is Weak (1932). The film stars Robert Montgomery and is directed by Jack Conway. The film was adapted from a British stage production which showcased Novello. Thatcher was praised for her performance. German actress, Nora Gregor was found disappointing. The English actress "gives a brilliant performance and creates the only human being in the piece." Thatcher sued Gloria Swanson British Productions for breach of contract in a suit which was settled in December 1933. During the filming of Perfect Understanding (1933) Thatcher's contract was cancelled before the production was completed. No explanation was given. She was excluded from the film when a new author was hired. The replacement writer chose to eliminate her character. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) was also filmed at Elstree Studios. The film has Douglas Fairbanks Sr. as its leading man. Owen Nares plays the title role and Thatcher is Anna Dora, one of the ladies. Later in her career Thatcher returned to Britain to make films. Among these is Will Any Gentleman...? (1953), filmed at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood. Thatcher appears together with George Cole and Veronica Hurst. The film was a short adventure about a hypnotist who puts a man in a trance. Thatcher made her last films in 1955. The Deep Blue Sea has a screenplay written by Terence Rattigan and features Vivien Leigh and Kenneth More. Thatcher depicts Aunt May Luton in Josephine and Men. The film is a comedy starring Glynis Johns and Peter Finch.


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Gaslight

as Lady Mildred Dalroy
Released: 1944-05-04

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

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Man Hunt

as Lady Alice Risborough
Released: 1941-06-13

Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria...

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Anna Karenina

as Countess Lydia Ivanova
Released: 1948-01-22

Stefan and Dolly Oblonsky have had a spat and Stefan has asked his sister, Anna Karenina, to...

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Above Suspicion

as English Girl Dancing with Richard (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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Will Any Gentleman...?

as Mrs Whittle
Released: 1953-08-25

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves...

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The Hour of 13

as Mrs. Chumley-Orr
Released: 1952-11-21

1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman...

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The Undying Monster

as Conita 'Christy' Christopher
Released: 1942-11-27

A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like...

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Beau Geste

as Lady Patricia Brandon
Released: 1939-07-24

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves...

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But the Flesh Is Weak

as Lady Joan Culver
Released: 1932-04-09

A poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.

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Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

as Maggie Martin
Released: 1942-01-29

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew...

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Mama Steps Out

as Nadine Wentworth
Released: 1937-02-05

A Fort Wayne, Indiana housewife (Alice Brady) drags her husband (Guy Kibbee) and daughter (Betty...

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Encore

as Eva Barrett
Released: 1951-06-11

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset...

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If I Were King

as The Queen
Released: 1938-09-28

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in...

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Tovarich

as Lady Kartegann
Released: 1937-12-25

When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants,...

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The First Men in the Moon

as Susan
Released: 1919-05-29

The inventor of a space sphere flies to the moon and is marooned by a crooked financier.

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Journey for Margaret

as Mrs. Harris
Released: 1942-12-17

An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening...

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Girls' School

as Miss Brackett
Released: 1938-09-30

Wealthy high school girls are sent to a boarding school to learn proper etiquette. Linda Simpson...

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Father's Doing Fine

as Lady Buckering
Released: 1952-08-15

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to...

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Josephine and Men

as May Luton
Released: 1955-11-09

The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to...

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We Were Dancing

as Mrs. Tyler-Blane
Released: 1942-04-30

A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by...

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Dear Mr. Prohack

as Lady Maslam
Released: 1949-09-07

A modern-day retelling of Arnold Bennett's novel, in which a Treasury official with a reputation...

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The Deep Blue Sea

as Lady Dawson
Released: 1955-11-01

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living...

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A Warm Corner

as Mimi
Released: 1930-09-29

This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and...

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Comets

as Herself
Released: 1930-09-19

A Musical Revue featuring a number of prominent vaudeville and theatrical British artists of the...

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The Thirteenth Chair

as Mary Eastwood
Released: 1937-05-07

A phony psychic tries to solve a murder that took place during her seance.

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Trottie True

as Angela Platt Brown
Released: 1949-09-29

Tottie True is a gay-90s British music-hall performer who has her sights set on moving from rags...

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This Above All

as Nurse
Released: 1942-05-12

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF...

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The Dictator

as Lady of the Court
Released: 1935-02-07

The film depicts a dramatic episode in Danish history: the tumultous relationship between King...

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The Private Life of Don Juan

as Anna Dora, an Actress as Actresses Go
Released: 1934-01-01

What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence....

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Fools for Scandal

as Lady Potter-Porter
Released: 1938-04-16

An incognito Hollywood star (Carole Lombard) in Paris meets a penniless nobleman (Fernand...

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The Plaything

as Martyn Bennett
Released: 1929-09-29

A Scot acquires sophistication in order to spurn the socialite who spurned him.

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Duel in the Jungle

as Lady on the Niagara
Released: 1954-06-30

An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a...

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Loyalties

as Margaret Orme
Released: 1933-07-02

A houseguest at an upper-class gathering, wealthy Jew Ferdinand de Levis, is robbed of £1,000...

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