Alexander Field (1892–1971) was an

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film and

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Career

Alexander Field first appeared on stage at the

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in 1912 and in the following year at the Gaiety Theatre in

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. He joined '' Sir Philip Ben Greet's'' Shakespearian productions and remained with them for some time. Field also played in some silent pictures before the

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. He served in the war and, after demobilisation, he continued his stage and film careers. His stage work included a role in the original production of

R.C. Sherriff Robert Cedric Sherriff, FSA, FRSL (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English writer best known for his play ''Journey's End'', which was based on his experiences as an army officer in the First World War. He wrote several plays, many nov ...

's ''

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'', directed by

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, at the

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in 1928.

Partial filmography

* '' The Crooked Billet'' (1929) * '' Call of the Sea'' (1930) * ''

Beyond the Cities ''Beyond the Cities'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Carlyle Blackwell and starring Blackwell, Edna Best and Alexander Field. The film was made as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures, and is believed to have been made a ...

'' (1930) * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) * '' Dante's Mysteries'' (1931) * '' Tin Gods'' (1932) * '' When London Sleeps'' (1932) * ''

The Crooked Lady ''The Crooked Lady'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George Graves, Isobel Elsom, Ursula Jeans and Austin Trevor. A quota quickie, it was filmed at Twickenham Studios. Cast * George Graves as Sir Cha ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Double Event'' (1934) * '' No Monkey Business'' (1935) * '' Invitation to the Waltz'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Millions'' (1937) * '' Waterloo'' (1937) * ''

Make It Three ''Make It Three'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Edmund Willard and Diana Beaumont. The screenplay concerns a bank clerk who is left a very large inheritance on condition that he firs ...

'' (1938) * '' The Return of the Frog'' (1938) * '' The Dark Eyes of London'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942) * '' Welcome, Mr. Washington'' (1944) * '' Loyal Heart'' (1946) * ''

Here Come the Huggetts ''Here Come the Huggetts'' is a 1948 British comedy film, the first of the Huggetts series, about a working class English family. All three films in the series were directed by Ken Annakin and released by Gainsborough Pictures. Jack Warner and ...

'' (1948) * '' Under the Frozen Falls'' (1948) * '' Warning to Wantons'' (1949) * '' Poet's Pub'' (1949) * '' Waterfront Woman'' (1950) * '' Secret Venture'' (1955) * '' There's Always a Thursday'' (1957) * '' The Woman Eater'' (1958) * '' Undercover Girl'' (1958) * '' Naked Fury'' (1959) * '' Danger List'' (1959)

References

External links

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