Edgar Driver

Acting
1885-11-01
Clapton, London, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography21 Titles

#1Doss House

Movie - 1933, 2h 15m as Cats Meat Man

7.0 / 10
Crime

An escaped convict is on the loose, and the police are searching all the doss-houses in the hopes of finding him there. A young journalist is sent by his editor to assist in the search with the aim of reporting on any interesting stories he may find among those seeking shelter that night in the local doss-house, and is eager to help with the arrest. Among the characters they encounter are a man who claims to have got away with murder, and an alcoholic former concert pianist.

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#2Victoria the Great

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Pearly King

5.6 / 10
DramaHistory

The film biography of Queen Victoria focusing initially on the early years of her reign with her marriage to Prince Albert and her subsequent rule after Albert's death in 1861.

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#3The Agitator

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Smith

6.3 / 10
Drama

The Agitator is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel Peter Pettinger by William Riley.

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#4Sixty Glorious Years

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Pearly King

6.3 / 10
History

Continuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.

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#5Keep Fit

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Boat Hire Owner

6.3 / 10
Comedy

A weak, cowardly barber gets fit to win over a beautiful woman. However, she prefers his muscle-bound rival until George challenges him to a boxing match.

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#6Song of the Plough

Movie - 1933, 2h 15m as Barber

8.0 / 10
Drama

'Farm life on the South Downs. A gentleman farmer beats his unscrupulous rival in sheepdog trials.' (British Film Institute)

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#7The Big Chance

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Caretaker

4.3 / 10
Crime

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.

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#8The Last Chance

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Foreman of the Jury

6.5 / 10
Drama

Alan Burmister leaves Devon on a secret gun-running expedition immediately after his engagement to Mary Perrin is announced; he returns at Christmas to find himself accused of the murder of Ivor Connel, a moneylender. Mary's father had always hoped that his daughter would marry John Worrall, a rising barrister. Worrall is briefed for the defence, but when he loses the case and Alan is condemned to penal servitude for life, no one but the judge realises that he has not made use of the best piece of defence evidence...

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#9I See Ice

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
Comedy

George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work. Comic complications ensue....

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#10Old Mother Riley

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Bill Jones

7.5 / 10
Comedy

Old Mother Riley is a British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow and Hubert Leslie. Mother Riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will. It was the first in the Old Mother Riley series of films.

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#11Playback

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Porter

8.8 / 10
Crime

A young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.

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#12The Hypnotist

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Atkins

5.3 / 10
ThrillerCrime

Culver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries to mesmerise him into killing his wife.

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#13The Common Touch

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as 'Oily'

6.8 / 10
Drama

On the death of his father, an eighteen-year old leaves school to take over the family firm in the City of London. Realising the other directors want to keep him in the dark he starts asking questions, and is soon undercover as a down-and-out in a hostel which will disappear if a company building project goes ahead.

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#14They Drive by Night

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Customer at Charlie's (Uncredited)

6.0 / 10
CrimeThriller

“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.

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#15Headline

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m as Photographer (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

A crime reporter begins to investigate the disappearance of his bosses wife who had witnessed a murder.

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#16Flood Tide

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m as Titch

7.7 / 10
Drama

Set on the Thames estuary, romance blossoms for a young couple.

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#17The Admiral's Secret

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m as Sam Hawkins

10.0 / 10
Comedy

A retired Admiral steals jewels and is pursued by Spanish bandits.

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#18Talking Feet

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Titch

8.0 / 10
MusicDrama

An east London fishmonger's young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident that she persuades her dad and various friends to help stage a concert at the local Hippodrome to raise money to save the local hospital.

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#19The Missing Note

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Mr. Newbolt

6.3 / 10
Family

Three children track their lost piano with one note missing through London.

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#20Old Mother Riley in Business

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.0 / 10
Comedy

Old Mother Riley starts a new business.

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#21The Blazing Caravan

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Arthur Cox

7.0 / 10

The body of a travelling salesman is found underneath a burning caravan, and Scotland Yard is convinced it's murder! But is everything as it seems?

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