Phyllis Clare (12 September 1905 – 1 November 1947) was a British
stage
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and
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. She appeared in both British and American films as well as
revue
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s in
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's
West End.
[Wearing p.255 & 293] She played the
female lead
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in several British
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of the 1930s.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Glorious Adventure'' (1922)
* ''
The Roadhouse Murder'' (1932)
* ''
Aunt Sally
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'' (1933)
* ''
The Flaw'' (1933)
* ''
Just My Luck'' (1933)
* ''
Romance in Rhythm
''Romance in Rhythm'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Phyllis Clare and David Hutcheson, David Burns. It was made at Cricklewood Studios. The screenplay concerns a songwriter who is accused of murderi ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Deputy Drummer'' (1935)
* ''
Clive of India
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Stoker
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'' (1935)
* ''
Hot News'' (1936)
* ''
Manhattan Shakedown'' (1937)
* ''
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'' (1937)
* ''
Convicted
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'' (1938)
* ''
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'' (1938)
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
* Wright, Adrian. ''Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945''. The Boydell Press, 2020.
External links
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1905 births
1947 deaths
Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
British film actresses
British stage actresses
Actresses from London
People from Fulham
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