Morton Selten was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton.

It was generally acknowledged that Selten was an illegitimate son of the then Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...

 (and future King Edward VII

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...

). He began acting in 1878, with stage performances mainly in America. His film career began in the 1920s. He appeared in Branded in 1921. His last film role was the one for which he is likely best remembered, the King of the Land of Legend in the 1940 Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent...

 production The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)

The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British fantasy film produced by Alexander Korda, and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan, with contributions by Korda's brothers Vincent and Zoltán, and William Cameron Menzies...

. Selten died during filming.

Filmography

• Branded (1921)
• Somebody's Darling (1925)
• The Shadow Between (1931)
• Service for Ladies (1932)
• Wedding Rehearsal
  Wedding Rehearsal
  Wedding Rehearsal is a 1932 British romantic comedy film starring Roland Young as a bachelor forced to seek a wife.-Plot:"Reggie" , the carefree Marquis of Buckminster, is happy to serve as best man at his friends' weddings, but loathes the idea of getting married himself...
  
  (1932)
• The Love Wager (1933)
• Falling for You (1933)
• The Diplomatic Lover
  The Diplomatic Lover
  The Diplomatic Lover is a 1934 British musical romance film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Harold French, Tamara Desni and Davy Burnaby. It was adapted from the play Der Frauendiplomat by Curt J. Braun and E.B. Leuthege...
  
  (1934)
• Once in a New Moon (1935)
• His Majesty and Co (1935)
• Ten Minute Alibi (1935)
• Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
• Moscow Nights
  Moscow Nights (film)
  Moscow Nights is a 1935 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Harry Baur. During the First World War a wounded Russian officer Captain Ignatoff falls in love with his nurse...
  
  (1935)
• The Ghost Goes West
  The Ghost Goes West
  The Ghost Goes West is a British romantic comedy/fantasy film starring Robert Donat, Jean Parker, and Eugene Pallette, and directed by René Clair, his first English-language film...
  
  (1935)
• Dark World
  Dark World (1935 film)
  Dark World is a British film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Tamara Desni, Leon Quartermaine, and Googie Withers. The film, released by Fox Film Corporation, is now considered a lost film.-Cast:* Tamara Desni as Birgitta...
  
  (1935)
• Two's Company (1936)
• In the Soup
  In the Soup (1936 film)
  In the Soup is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Ralph Lynn, Judy Gunn, Morton Selten and Nelson Keys. It was based on a play by Ralph Lumley...
  
  (1936)
• Juggernaut
  Juggernaut (1936 film)
  Juggernaut is a 1936 British mystery film, starring Boris Karloff and Joan Wyndham. Directed by Henry Edwards, it was based on the novel by Alice Campbell and was distributed by Julius Hagen Productions. It was also known as The Demon Doctor.-Plot:...
  
  (1936)
• Fire Over England
  Fire Over England
  Fire Over England is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane from the novel Fire Over England by A. E. W. Mason. Leigh's performance in the movie...
  
  (1937)
• Action for Slander
  Action for Slander
  Action for Slander is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. An army officer is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair with and struggles to clear his name...
  
  (1937) as Morton Selton
• The Divorce of Lady X
  The Divorce of Lady X
  The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British romantic comedy film made by London Films and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Ian Dalrymple and Arthur Wimperis, adapted by Lajos Biró from the play Counsel's Opinion by Gilbert...
  
  (1938)
• A Yank at Oxford
  A Yank at Oxford
  A Yank at Oxford is a 1938 British film, directed by Jack Conway from a screenplay by John Monk Saunders and Leon Gordon. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios...
  
  (1938)
• Shipyard Sally (1939)
• Young Man's Fancy (1940)
• The Thief of Bagdad
  The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)
  The Thief of Bagdad is a 1940 British fantasy film produced by Alexander Korda, and directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan, with contributions by Korda's brothers Vincent and Zoltán, and William Cameron Menzies...
  
  (1940)

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