Mary Clare

Born: 1892-07-16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Clare (17 July 1892 – 29 August 1970) was a British actress of stage, film and television. In films, she was mainly a character actress, in later life often portraying mature ladies who had strength of character or were autocratic. She appeared in two of the British-made Alfred Hitchcock films, Young and Innocent (1937) and The Lady Vanishes (1938).


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The Lady Vanishes

as Baroness Isabel Nisatona
Released: 1938-10-07

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a...

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Moulin Rouge

as Madame Loubet
Released: 1952-12-23

Born into aristocracy, Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art as he hangs out at the...

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Young and Innocent

as Erica's Aunt Margaret
Released: 1937-11-01

Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he...

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Oliver Twist

as Mrs. Corney
Released: 1948-06-28

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second...

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The Black Rose

as Countess Eleanor of Lessford
Released: 1950-09-01

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England....

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The Citadel

as Mrs. Orlando
Released: 1938-10-29

Andrew Manson, a young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor arrives in Wales takes his...

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Penny Princess

as Maria
Released: 1952-03-24

A tiny European country which for years has survived financially only through evading its bills...

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Fiddlers Three

as Volumnia
Released: 1944-10-01

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck...

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Mambo

as La contessa Luisa Marisoni
Released: 1954-09-18

A young and poor Venetian woman is invited to a masquerade ball by a charming count.

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Hindle Wakes

as Mrs. Jeffcote
Released: 1931-10-02

A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on...

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Esther Waters

as Mrs. Latch
Released: 1948-09-28

Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom...

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Mrs. Fitzherbert

as Duchess of Devonshire
Released: 1947-12-03

The tangled affairs of George, Prince of Wales, leading to his illegal marriage to commoner Mrs....

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The Clairvoyant

as Mother
Released: 1935-06-07

A fake psychic suddenly turns into the real thing when he meets a young beauty. (TCM)

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The Rat

as Mere Colline
Released: 1937-11-11

Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of...

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Lorna Doone

as Mistress Sara Ridd
Released: 1934-12-09

High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal...

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The Passing of the Third Floor Back

as Mrs. Sharpe
Released: 1935-09-01

The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping...

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My Brother Jonathan

as Mrs. Dakers
Released: 1948-02-05

Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on...

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Climbing High

as Lady Emily Westaker
Released: 1938-10-31

Wealthy Nicky finds himself engaged to gold-digger Lady Constance, but he really loves scatty...

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Shadows

as Lily
Released: 1931-03-31

The estranged son of a newspaper owner returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang...

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The Challenge

as His Mother
Released: 1938-09-14

Dramatization of the first climbing of the Matterhorn in 1865.

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The Next of Kin

as Mrs. Webster
Released: 1942-06-15

Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is...

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The Beggar's Opera

as Mrs. Peachum
Released: 1953-08-24

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh...

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London Town

as Mrs. Gates
Released: 1946-09-30

Veteran music-hall entertainer Jerry Stanford a washed-up comedian hopes to stage a comeback in...

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The Price of Silence

as Mrs. West
Released: 1959-06-06

Roger Fenton has been released from prison and stared to build a new life. But his past catches...

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A Girl Must Live

as Mrs. Wallis
Released: 1939-09-24

A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.

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Mrs Pym of Scotland Yard

as Mrs Pym
Released: 1940-04-13

An eccentric woman detective investigates the murders of several people who visited the same medium.

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Gipsy Blood

as Factory Girl
Released: 1931-10-30

In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for...

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Hindle Wakes

as Mrs. Martha Jeffcote
Released: 1952-11-10

During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting...

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Portrait of Clare

as Lady Hingston
Released: 1950-11-13

The three marriages of a woman: a young man who is killed, a priggish lawyer and a sympathetic...

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On The Night Of The Fire

as Lizzie Crane
Released: 1939-10-26

A barber gives in to temptation and steals some money, leading to blackmail and murder.

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The Mill on the Floss

as Mrs. Moss
Released: 1937-01-09

Romeo and Juliet in 1930s England. The owner of the mill and the local lord are in conflict over...

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Many Waters

as Mrs. Rosel
Released: 1931-11-01

An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth.

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The Night Has Eyes

as Mrs. Ranger
Released: 1942-06-01

Two teachers, man-hungry Doris and restrained Marian, visit the Yorkshire moors a year after...

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Cardboard Cavalier

as Milady Doverhouse
Released: 1949-03-31

Cardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid...

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The Feather

as Mrs Dalton
Released: 1929-11-15

'A clerk embezzles money to pay for a girl's singing lessons in Rome.' (British Film Institute)

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The Outsider

as Mrs. Coates
Released: 1931-04-20

An unorthodox osteopath cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor.

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Old Bill and Son

as Maggie
Released: 1941-03-01

Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second...

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There Ain't No Justice

as Ma Mutch
Released: 1939-06-17

A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.

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One Exciting Night

as Mrs. Trout
Released: 1944-12-04

A young singer meets a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot, and is assumed by the gang to be...

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The Guv'nor

as Mme. Barsac
Released: 1935-10-01

The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George...

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The Patient Vanishes

as Matron
Released: 1941-07-21

Action and excitement beckon as popular sleuth Mick Cardby goes on the trail of a missing girl,...

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The Constant Nymph

as Linda Sanger
Released: 1928-02-20

Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his...

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Miss Grant Goes to the Door

as Caroline
Released: 1940-09-01

Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.

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The Skin Game

as Chloe Hornblower
Released: 1921-01-07

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village. The...

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The Briggs Family

as Mrs. Briggs
Released: 1940-09-07

During the Second World War, a special constable and former solicitor is called upon to defend...

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The Three Weird Sisters

as Maude Morgan-Vaughan
Released: 1948-02-26

Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned...

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Bill's Legacy

as Mrs. Smithers
Released: 1931-11-01

A comedy film directed by Harry Revier.

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Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Mrs. Wrigley
First aired: 1956-02-22

Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room...

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