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Edward Ashley
Actor 1904 - 2000

Edward Ashley

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was an actor descended from an English family but born in Australia. Known by his professional name Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper), Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including Pride and... Read full bio →

Filmography

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17 titles
Waxwork

Waxwork

Anthony Hickox 1988 1h 37m 5.8

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

Robert Stevenson 1974 1h 28m 4.8

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps a old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

King Rat

King Rat

Bryan Forbes 1965 2h 14m

Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.

Darby's Rangers

Darby's Rangers

William A. Wellman 1958 2h 1m

The lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the Army's First Ranger Battalion during WWII. An Army Major leads his men behind enemy lines in World War II.

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama 1955 1h 41m 8.0

A 12th century court jester in England becomes involved with a desperate band of outlaws who are attempting to overthrow the king.

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

William Dieterle 1954 1h 43m 5.5

The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.

Macao

Macao

Josef von Sternberg 1952 1h 21m 7.5

A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.

Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril

Byron Haskin 1951 1h 18m 6.0

Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.

Tarzan and the Mermaids

Tarzan and the Mermaids

Robert Florey 1948 1h 8m 5.0

Tarzan and Jane try to keep a woman from being forced to marry a con artist.

The Other Love

The Other Love

André de Toth 1947 1h 35m

Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she rests completely. Rather, she opts for a livelier time in Monte Carlo with dashing Paul Clermont. Written by Jeremy Perkins

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

John Rawlins 1947 1h 5m 6.7

A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formula for a gas that temporarily paralyzes anyone who breathes it.

Nocturne

Nocturne

Edwin L. Marin 1946 1h 27m

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

Henry King 1942 1h 27m 8.5

When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

Come Live With Me

Come Live With Me

Clarence Brown 1941 1h 26m 6.0
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Robert Z. Leonard 1940 1h 58m 8.6

The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.

Saturday Night Revue

Saturday Night Revue

Norman Lee 1937 1h 17m 5.0

There are two clubs in London called Moons; one in Mayfair and one in Soho. Mary Dorland is singing at the cheap one, but her father, who does not approve of her singing career, believes she is performing at the Society one...

The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

Zoltan Korda, John Monk Saunders 1931 1h 11m 6.0

This documentary traces man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.

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