Leslie Henson

Leslie Henson

From Wikipedia Leslie Lincoln Henson (3 August 1891 – 2 December 1957) was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career. He was famous for his bulging eyes, malleable face and raspy voice and helped to form the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during the Second World War. Henson's post war stage success continued in revues, musicals and plays, including a West End adaptation of The Diary of a Nobody in 1955. Henson's film career was intermittent, and he made 14 films from 1916 to 1956. The most notable of these was Tons of Money in 1924, which introduced the popular Aldwych farces to British cinema audiences for the first time. In 1956. Henson died at his home in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, in 1957. He was 66.

  • Title: Leslie Henson
  • Popularity: 1.039
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1891-08-03
  • Place of Birth: Notting Hill, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Leslie Lincoln Henson
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Leslie Henson Movies

  • 1934
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    It's a Boy

    It's a Boy

    1 1934 HD

    "It's a Boy" stars Horton as Dudley Leake, who is betrothed to Mary Bogle (the very pretty Wendy Barrie). Shortly before the wedding, Dudley blurts a...

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  • 1935
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    Oh, Daddy!

    Oh, Daddy!

    5 1935 HD

    Member of a village Purity League branch find things much livelier on a trip to London.

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  • 1943
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    The Demi-Paradise

    The Demi-Paradise

    6.5 1943 HD

    Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking...

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  • 1930
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    A Warm Corner

    A Warm Corner

    4.5 1930 HD

    This early Gainsborough film is truly a lost treasure and easily one of the most daring and risque films ever made. At least half a dozen different...

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  • 1933
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    The Girl from Maxim's

    The Girl from Maxim's

    1 1933 HD

    A Doctor tries to pass off a singer as his wife in Paris in 1904.

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  • 1931
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    The Sport of Kings

    The Sport of Kings

    1 1931 HD

    Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert...

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  • 1956
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    Home and Away

    Home and Away

    7 1956 HD

    When George discovers that he has won the pools, there is huge excitement in the household. But it turns out that it's his son who has won, in...

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  • 1924
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    Tons of Money

    Tons of Money

    1 1924 HD

    Tons of Money is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Leslie Henson, Flora le Breton and Mary Brough. Aubrey...

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  • 1922
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    Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!

    Fashion Forecasts for Adam - By Mr Leslie Henson!

    1 1922 HD

    Funny film - pastiche of how women's fashions are described in flowery terms. Leslie is funny! (British Pathé)

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  • 1916
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    The Lifeguardsman

    The Lifeguardsman

    1 1916 HD

    An idiot heir helps a wounded prince save the princess from forced marriage to a usurper.

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  • 1924
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    Tons of Money

    Tons of Money

    1 1924 HD

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