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Greta Gynt est une Actrice Norvegienne née le 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Greta Gynt (15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000), born Margrethe Woxholt, was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actress.
She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and 40s. The Rank Organisation was trying to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also tried an unsuccessful career in the US, and went back to England afterwards.
Her most famous film is the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London. Her last film was a Columbia Pictures release - the 1963 (released 1966) The Runaway in which she played the lead.
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Nom de naissance Margrethe Woxholt
Nationalité Norvege
Naissance 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Mort 2 avril 2000 (à 83 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
Nationalité Norvege
Naissance 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Mort 2 avril 2000 (à 83 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
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Greta Gynt was born Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. As a child, she came with her parents to England and started dancing lessons at the age of 5. Eventually, they moved back to Norway. At age 12, she started out as a dancer at the Chat Noir shows in Oslo. After the Swedish film Sången till henne (1934), her mother, costume designer Kirsten Woxholt, felt her daughter would have better luck in England. She got a letter of recommendation from Fox Film and moved back to the UK.She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and 40s. The Rank Organisation was trying to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also tried an unsuccessful career in the US, and went back to England afterwards.
Her most famous film is the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London. Her last film was a Columbia Pictures release - the 1963 (released 1966) The Runaway in which she played the lead.
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The Crowning Touch (1959)
, 1h15Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Griffith Jones, Sydney Tafler, Dermot Walsh, Maureen Connell
Rôle Rosie
The "Crowning Touch" of the title is a fancy ladies hat. It has been ordered and specially set aside at a posh British hat shop, but no one has come to collect it. Three of the shop's staff offer different reasons as to why the pretty young girl who'd ordered the hat never showed up.
She Played With Fire (1957)
, 1h30Réalisé par Sidney Gilliat
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Thriller, Noir, Policier
Acteurs Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price, Violet Farebrother, Ian Hunter, Geoffrey Keen
Rôle Vere Litchen
Note67%
London insurance investigator Oliver Branwell goes to Louis Manor to probe a recent fire. Tracey Moreton lives there with his wife Sarah and his mother. He introduces them to Oliver, as well as his neighbor and cousin, Clive, and describes a valuable painting that was lost in the blaze. Tracey isn't aware that Sarah and Oliver were once romantically involved.
, 1h15Réalisé par Arthur Crabtree
Origine Royaume-uni
Acteurs Greta Gynt, Ron Randell, Garard Green, Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Wally Patch
Rôle Annette Manning
Note53%
The rich and successful Dr. Manning is called out in the middle of the night to visit a private patient. He never returns and the next morning his wife Annette (Gynt) finds him missing. Soon after, she receives a ransom note demanding £5,000 for his release. The police are alerted and soon Annette is trying to deliver the money to various drop-off points specified by the kidnapper in telephone calls to her. The police keep watch, hoping to catch the kidnapper in the act of retrieving the money, but every attempts ends in failure as he fails to show up, realising the locations are being watched. Annette hires a private detective Nick Logan (Randell) to make his own investigations.
My Wife's Family (1956)
, 1h16Origine Royaume-uni
Acteurs Ronald Shiner, Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Fabia Drake, Diane Hart, Zena Marshall
Jack Gay, a newlywed with a dominating mother-in-law attempts to surprise his wife Stella with a baby grand piano, but when she overhears him discussing it, she mistakes it for an illegitimate child, particularly with the arrival of his ex girlfriend, the blonde and glamourous Gloria Marsh.
See How They Run (1955)
Réalisé par Leslie Arliss
Origine Royaume-uni
Acteurs Ronald Shiner, Greta Gynt, James Hayter, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Dora Bryan, Richard Wattis
Rôle Penelope Toop
Note26%
The Blue Peter (1955)
, 1h33Réalisé par Wolf Rilla
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Aventure
Acteurs Kieron Moore, Sarah Lawson, Greta Gynt, Mervyn Johns, Harry Fowler, Mary Kerridge
Rôle Mary Griffin
Note61%
Le Cargo de la drogue (1954)
, 1h25Réalisé par Harold French
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Thriller, Policier
Thèmes La mer, La provence, Transport
Acteurs Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars, Terence Morgan, Jack Warner, Greta Gynt
Rôle Mme. Simonetta
Note64%
Un agent des Douanes reçoit une information à propos d'un trafic de drogue. On suspecte Roger Compton et sa sœur Rita. Il les suit jusqu'à Cannes puis de retour à Londres. Mais il commence à éprouver des sentiments pour la belle Rita...
Port du Diable (1954)
Réalisé par Montgomery Tully
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Richard Arlen, Greta Gynt, Donald Houston, Michael Balfour, Sydney Bromley, Mary Germaine
Rôle Peggy Mason
Note57%
John 'Capitaine' Martin (Richard Arlen) est un marin qui est mêlé à un trafic de drogue quand il découvre un paquet sur un port contenant des biens volés. Il rencontre un détective et surprend les voyous.
Three Steps In The Dark (1953)
, 1h1Réalisé par Daniel Birt
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair, Sarah Lawson, Elwyn Brook-Jones, John Van Eyssen, Katie Johnson
Rôle Sophy Burgoyne
Note56%
A rich but disliked elderly man invites his relatives to a family reunion at his home. Once the gathering is complete, he announces enigmatically that he intends to change his will before he dies. Before he can do this, he is murdered. His niece (Gynt), a detective story writer, has to put her theories into practice by solving a real-life murder mystery.
L'assassin a de l'humour (1952)
, 1h18Réalisé par Guy Hamilton
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Noir, Policier
Thèmes Théâtre, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, Norman Wooland
Rôle Cora Ann Milton
Note63%
Un criminel insaisissable surnommé The Ringer revient à Londres pour se venger de Maurice Meister (Herbert Lom), un solliciteur qu'il tient pour responsable de la mort de sa sœur et que la police protège.
I'm A Stranger (1952)
Réalisé par Brock Williams
Genres Comédie, Policier
Acteurs Greta Gynt, James Hayter, Hector Ross, Jean Cadell, Charles Lloyd-Pack, Fulton Mackay
Rôle Elle-même
Note59%
Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)
, 1h17Réalisé par Francis Searle
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Policier
Acteurs Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan
Rôle Louise Balfort
Note62%
Trois Troupiers (1951)
, 1h32Réalisé par Tay Garnett
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Guerre, Comédie, Aventure
Thèmes Politique
Acteurs Stewart Granger, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, Richard Hale
Rôle Crenshaw
Note58%
En 1918 à Londres, Brunswick, un général à la retraite, raconte dans son club comment il a été promu des années auparavant lors de son service en Inde.
I'll Get You for This (1951)
, 1h27Réalisé par Joseph M. Newman
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs George Raft, Coleen Gray, Enzo Staiola, Charles Goldner, Walter Rilla, Martin Benson
Rôle Claudette
Note59%
American gambler Nick Cain (Raft) arrives at the town of San Paola, and befriends shoe-shine boy Toni (Staiola). He discovers he has been framed for the murder of a U.S. Treasury Agent. He escapes with Kay Wonderly (Gray) to a village, leaving her to hide out. Cain gets help from Massine (Goldner), whom he does not trust. He uncovers an international counterfeiting ring, members of which are responsible for the murder.
Easy Money (1948)
, 1h34Réalisé par Bernard Knowles
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Comédie, Policier
Thèmes Sport, Théâtre, Football, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Petula Clark, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Jack Watling, Yvonne Owen, Mabel Constanduros
Rôle Pat Parsons
Note60%
Film en quatre parties montrant quatre versions de joueurs gagnants ou rêvant de gagner le gros lot en pariant sur les résultats des matches de football.