Eve Gray
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Eve Gray was a British film actress.
She was taken to Australia
as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England
in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London
stage at Daly's Theatre
in Madame Pompadour. A film contract followed shortly after this.
She was taken to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
stage at Daly's Theatre
Daly's Theatre
Daly's Theatre was a theatre in the City of Westminster. It was located at 2 Cranbourn Street, just off Leicester Square. It opened on 27 June 1893, and was demolished in 1937.-Early years:...
in Madame Pompadour. A film contract followed shortly after this.
Selected filmography
- One of the BestOne of the Best (film)One of the Best is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron and Eve Gray. It was based on a play by Seymour Hicks...
(1927) - Poppies of FlandersPoppies of FlandersPoppies of Flanders is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Malcolm Tod. It was based on a novel by Herman C...
(1927) - The LodgerThe Lodger: A Story of the London FogThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926 and released on 14 February 1927 in London and on 10 June 1928 in New York City. The film, based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes and a play Who Is He? co-written by Belloc Lowndes, concerns the hunt for a...
(1927) - Moulin RougeMoulin Rouge (1928 film)Moulin Rouge is a 1928 British black and white musical film, by British International Pictures. It is a romantic drama and has a running time of 90 minutes. It was Ewald André Dupont's last silent film...
(1928) - Why Sailors Leave HomeWhy Sailors Leave HomeWhy Sailors Leave Home is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Peter Bernard and Eve Gray. A British sailor on shore leave in the Middle East ends up being mistaken for a Sheikh.-Cast:...
(1930) - The Loves of Robert BurnsThe Loves of Robert BurnsThe Loves of Robert Burns is a 1930 British historical musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Joseph Hislop, Dorothy Seacombe and Eve Gray. It depicts the life of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.-Cast:* Joseph Hislop ... Robert Burns...
(1930) - Night BirdsNight Birds (film)Night Birds is a 1930 British-German thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Jack Raine, Muriel Angelus and Jameson Thomas.-Cast:* Jack Raine ... Sgt. Harry Cross* Muriel Angelus ... Dolly Mooreland* Jameson Thomas ... Deacon Lake...
(1930) - The Wickham MysteryThe Wickham MysteryThe Wickham Mystery is a 1931 British mystery film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Wallace Bosco, Doris Clemence, Eve Gray and Sam Livesey...
(1931) - Midnight (1931)
- The Bermondsey KidThe Bermondsey KidThe Bermondsey Kid is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton...
(1933) - The Flaw (1933)
- The Crimson CandleThe Crimson CandleThe Crimson Candle is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove.-Cast:* Eve Gray - Mavis* Eliot Makeham - Doctor Gaunt* Kenneth Kove - Honorable Horatius Chillingsbotham...
(1934) - What's in a Name? (1934)
- Murder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte Carlo is a 1934 crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Errol Flynn, Eve Gray, Paul Graetz and Molly Lamont. The film was Flynn's debut film in the UK...
(1935) - Death on the SetDeath on the SetDeath on the Set is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress....
(1935) - Department StoreDepartment Store (film)Department Store is a 1935 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald, Eve Gray, Garry Marsh and Sebastian Shaw....
(1935) - Man of the MomentMan of the Moment (1935 film)Man of the Moment is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Laura La Plante.-Plot:Office worker Mary Briany finds out she is being demoted by the boss she secretly loves in order to make room for his girlfriend. She tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river...
(1935) - The Happy FamilyThe Happy Family (1936 film)The Happy Family is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Williams, Leonora Corbett and Max Adrian. It was based on the play French Salad by Max Cotto...
(1936) - The Last JourneyThe Last JourneyThe Last Journey is a 1936 British B-movie. The movie was directed by Bernard Vorhaus.-Synopsis:A train driver on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train...
(1936) - The AngelusThe Angelus (film)The Angelus is a 1937 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Anthony Bushell, Nancy O'Neil and Garry Marsh. A Nun leaves her convent to hunt down a murderer.-Cast:* Anthony Bushell - Brian Ware* Nancy O'Neil - June Rowland...
(1937) - Silver BlazeSilver Blaze (film)Silver Blaze is a 1937 British, black-and-white, crime and mystery, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson and Ronald Shiner as Simpson the Stable Boy / Jockey...
(1937) - Fifty-Shilling BoxerFifty-Shilling BoxerFifty-Shilling Boxter is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Bruce Seton, Nancy O'Neil and Moore Marriott. A young circus boxer attempts to make a career for himself in the world of professional boxing.-Cast:...
(1937) - His Lordship RegretsHis Lordship RegretsHis Lordship Regrets is a 1938 British comedy film durected by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu.-Cast:* Claude Hulbert - Lord Cavender* Winifred Shotter - Mary/Mabel...
(1938) - One Good Turn (1951)