Acting
Frank Lawton
- Titles
- 25movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1930 to 1957, with a break from 1943 to 1952, busiest in 1931 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Went the Day Well?86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Family Dynamics5.6average 4.7
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.0average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.4, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.2, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor0.8, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Early Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Elizabeth AllanActorDavid Copperfield, Went the Day Well?, Michael and Mary
Angus MacPhailWriterWent the Day Well?, The Four Just Men, Michael and Mary
Griffith JonesActorThe Four Just Men, The Mill on the Floss
Basil SydneyActorWent the Day Well?, The Four Just Men
C. Aubrey SmithActorBirds of Prey, One More River
Mary ClareActorThe Mill on the Floss, The Outsider
Roland CulverActorRough Shoot, Dangerous Comment
Edward ChapmanActorThe Skin Game, The Four Just Men
Maureen O'SullivanActorDavid Copperfield, The Devil-Doll
Marie LohrActorWent the Day Well?, Silver Wedding- SSam LiveseyActorThe Mill on the Floss, Young Woodley
Edmund GwennActorThe Skin Game, Happy Family
Movies and TV shows
271960s
1 title · average score 80
80
The Human Jungle (1963)
TV show · as Geoffrey Petlen
1950s
7 titles · average score 68
91
A Night to Remember (1958)
as Chairman J. Bruce Ismay
61
Gideon's Day (1958)
as Det. Sgt. Liggot
Theatre Night (1957)
TV show · as Sir Robert Marlowe
65
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
as British Officer (segment '1921')
Silver Wedding (1957)
as Sir Robert Marlowe
63
Above Us the Waves (1955)
as Naval Officer in Briefing Room (uncredited)
61
Rough Shoot (1953)
as Hassingham
1940s
3 titles · average score 79
73
The Winslow Boy (1948)
as John Watherstone
86
Went the Day Well? (1942)
as Tom Sturry
Dangerous Comment (1940)
as Gerald Conway
1930s
16 titles · average score 63
62
The Four Just Men (1939)
as James Terry
Happy Family (1939)
as Joe
The Mill on the Floss (1937)
as Philip Wakem
74
The Devil-Doll (1936)
as Toto
64
The Invisible Ray (1936)
as Ronald Drake
82
David Copperfield (1935)
as David Copperfield as a Man
60
One More River (1934)
as Tony Croom
Heads We Go (1933)
as Toby Tyrrell
52
The Skin Game (1931)
as Rolf Hornblower
Michael and Mary (1931)
as David Rowe
54
Birds of Prey (1930)
as Jimmy Hilton
Young Woodley (1930)
as Woodley