George Curzon

George Curzon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Commander Chambré George William Penn Curzon (18 October 1898 – 7 May 1976), known as George Curzon, was a Royal Navy Commander, actor, and father of the present Earl Howe. Curzon, born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, was the only son of diplomat The Hon. Frederick Curzon-Howe (a son of The 3rd Earl Howe) and his wife, the actress Ellis Jeffreys. Curzon trained for the Navy at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight, and first saw action in the First World War. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant-Commander, then served as a King's Messenger before turning to the West End stage in 1930. Curzon then went to America and appeared on the New York stage in the play Parnell before entering films. He was given a minor role as a police constable in Basil Dean's Escape (1930). His first major role came in 1935 when he appeared as the title role in Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor. He reprised this role in Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle (1935) and Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938). He appeared in several films directed by Alfred Hitchcock before he moved to the United States and Hollywood, most notably Young and Innocent, where he played a musician and murderer who was caught by his nervous eye-twitch, in a famous long crane shot devised by Hitchcock. A brief interruption came to Curzon's acting career in 1939 when, after playing a minor role in Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn, he again enlisted in the navy during World War II. He later starred in various other films from 1947 until 1965. Curzon had two children from his second marriage: Frederick Richard Penn (b. 1951) and Emma Charlotte (b. 1953). His son succeeded to his kinsman's title of Earl Howe in 1984 (long after the death of Curzon himself in 1976) and his daughter was granted the rank of an earl's daughter a year later (i.e. Lady Emma).

  • Title: George Curzon
  • Popularity: 0.29
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1898-10-18
  • Place of Birth: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Chambré George William Penn Curzon
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George Curzon Movies

  • 1937
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    Young and Innocent

    Young and Innocent

    6.6 1937 HD

    Robert Tisdall finds on the beach the corpse of a woman he knew. Others wrongly conclude that he is the murderer. Fleeing, he desperately attempts to...

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  • 1934
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    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The Man Who Knew Too Much

    6.434 1934 HD

    While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been...

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  • 1939
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    Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

    6 1939 HD

    In coastal Cornwall, England, during the early 19th Century, a young woman who's come there to visit her aunt, discovers that she's married an...

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  • 1939
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    Q Planes

    Q Planes

    5.8 1939 HD

    In England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter team up to solve the mystery of a series of test...

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  • 1947
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    Uncle Silas

    Uncle Silas

    5.8 1947 HD

    Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast...

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  • 1938
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    Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

    Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

    5.714 1938 HD

    Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.

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  • 1932
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    The Impassive Footman

    The Impassive Footman

    3.7 1932 HD

    A woman finds brief respite from the selfishness of her husband with a young doctor, and their mutual attraction is rekindled by a chance meeting at...

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  • 1935
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    Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor

    Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor

    1 1935 HD

    In this mystery, ace detective Sexton Blake returns to solve the puzzling murder of a prominent violinist.

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    Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle

    Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle

    1 1935 HD

    In this lively detective drama, Sexton Blake, private eye, must find out who stole the bonds of a prominent financier.

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  • 1952
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    Sing Along with Me

    Sing Along with Me

    1 1952 HD

    Story of a grocer who wins a radio song writing contest and is signed on by a music publisher. Placed in a luxury flat in London he is like fish out...

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  • 1932
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    Her First Affaire

    Her First Affaire

    5.5 1932 HD

    A headstrong young girl falls completely for a writer of trashy novels, and insinuates herself into his household, all to the chagrin of her...

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  • 1936
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    The White Angel

    The White Angel

    8 1936 HD

    In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards nurses when it was considered a disreputable...

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  • 1938
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    Strange Boarders

    Strange Boarders

    1 1938 HD

    Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a...

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  • 1932
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    After the Ball

    After the Ball

    1 1932 HD

    The wife of a diplomat in Geneva pretends to be a maid in order to continue her flirting with a handsome young courier.

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  • 1949
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    For Them That Trespass

    For Them That Trespass

    5.2 1949 HD

    In this drama, a frustrated upper-class writer decides that he will find real inspiration by examining his subjects first-hand. This leads him to...

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  • 1948
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    The First Gentleman

    The First Gentleman

    6 1948 HD

    The story of a romance between the daughter of the Prince Regent and Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.

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  • 1934
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    The Scotland Yard Mystery

    The Scotland Yard Mystery

    4.9 1934 HD

    A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role, legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier...

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  • 1934
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    Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

    5.8 1934 HD

    High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of...

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  • 1936
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    Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

    Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

    5.2 1936 HD

    Mozart biopic.

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  • 1931
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    Chin Chin Chinaman

    Chin Chin Chinaman

    1 1931 HD

    A crime film directed by Guy Newall.

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  • 1932
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    Murder at Covent Garden

    Murder at Covent Garden

    1 1932 HD

    A detective goes undercover and poses as a criminal to try to discover the reasons behind the murder of a night club owner.

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  • 1935
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    Admirals All

    Admirals All

    1 1935 HD

    A standoffish actress is pursued by a low ranking Navy officer

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  • 1934
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    Java Head

    Java Head

    6 1934 HD

    The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer,...

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  • 1953
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    The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

    6.9 1953 HD

    At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training....

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  • 1938
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    A Royal Divorce

    A Royal Divorce

    1 1938 HD

    The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

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  • 1939
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    The Mind of Mr. Reeder

    The Mind of Mr. Reeder

    1 1939 HD

    Mr. Reeder, a somewhat eccentric old gentleman employed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, gets it into his head to break up a counterfeiting...

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  • 1947
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    Jassy

    Jassy

    5.4 1947 HD

    In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the...

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  • 1962
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    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    5 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    Victoria Regina

    Victoria Regina

    1 1964 HD

    Patricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of plays based on the celebrated collection of dramas by...

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  • 1960
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    Persuasion

    Persuasion

    1 1960 HD

    Persuasion is a 1960 British television mini-series adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name. It was produced by the BBC and was directed...

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