Elliott Mason (29 January 1888 – 20 June 1949) was a British stage and

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

. She was sometimes credited as Elliot Mason. After making her screen debut in the 1935 comedy ''

The Ghost Goes West ''The Ghost Goes West'' is a 1935 British romantic comedy/fantasy film starring Robert Donat, Jean Parker, and Eugene Pallette, and directed by René Clair, his first English-language film. The film shows an Old World ghost dealing with America ...

'', Mason appeared regularly in supporting roles for the next decade. She worked on several films made at

Ealing Studios Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever ...

including ''

The Ghost of St. Michael's ''The Ghost of St. Michael's'' is a 1941 British comedy-thriller film, produced by Ealing Studios. Will Hay, the film's star, replaced his sidekicks, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott, from his previous film ''Where's That Fire?'' with comedi ...

'', where her seemingly respectable character turns out to be a German spy, and '' Turned Out Nice Again'' in which she plays a domineering mother-in-law.Barr p.192 Her final appearance was in the 1946

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drama ''

The Captive Heart ''The Captive Heart'' is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It is about a Czechoslovak Army officer who is captured in the Fall of France and spends five years as a prisoner of war, during which ...

''.

Filmography

References

Bibliography

* Barr, Charles. ''Ealing Studios''. University of California Press, 1998.

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* 1888 births 1949 deaths British stage actresses British film actresses Actresses from Glasgow 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub