A.E. Matthews
November 21, 1869
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A.E. Matthews OBE (22 November 1869 – 25 July 1960) was an English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article A. E. Matthews,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contribut…
Known For
8 titles
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
Man with a Million
As part of a bet, two aristocrats offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is £1,000,000 in the form of a single banknote.
Laughter in Paradise
After a millionaire practical joker dies, his fortune is divided among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.
Tonight's the Night
In the Irish village of Rathbarney, the aged squire is killed while hunting. His successor, O'Leary arrives in Rathbarney to take over his dead great uncle's estate.
They Came to a City
Adapted from a J.B. Priestley play with many of the original actors. The tale of various people who have come to live in an "ideal" city and their hopes and reasons for doing so.
Three Men in a Boat
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
The Galloping Major
A syndicate is set up by a horse lover to buy a particular racehorse, but they accidentally buy the wrong horse. The horse is useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.
Dead by Morning
A crime writer and his wife go for a break to a country cottage. They receive an unexpected visitor, the bossy Miss Tulip, who needs shelter for the night. In the morning there is a dead body in the house.