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Grey Blake

Grey Blake

Acting
1902-09-30
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Biography

Grey Blake (1902–1971) was a British stage, film and television actor. Amongst his stage appearances was as Peter Quilpe in the original Broadway production of The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot at Henry Miller's Theatre in 1950. He reprised his role in a BBC TV version of the play, broadcast January 1952. Blake was married to the actresses Ruth Grundy and Lisa Daniely. [Source: Wikipedia]

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1The Lost People

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m • as Saunders

6.0 / 10
WarDrama

Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.

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#2Broken Journey

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as John Barber

6.1 / 10
Drama

A plane flying over the Swiss Alps develops engine trouble and is forced to crash-land on a glacier. Unable to radio for help because of damaged batteries and with limited food supplies, the survivors must come to a decision -- whether to stay and wait for help they believe is coming or to leave the shelter of the wrecked plane and set out in bad weather to try to reach civilization.

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#3Tawny Pipit

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m • as Captain Dawson

6.5 / 10
Drama

Jimmy Bancroft, a fighter pilot, who is recovering from injuries sustained during the Battle of Britain, and Hazel Court, a nurse, come across a pair of rare birds nestling in a field. After a run in with the army, and a couple of thieves, they, with the cooperation of the village people and the Ornithology Society, help the eggs to hatch. A wonderful look at life in a small village, during World War II.

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#4Twilight Hour

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m • as Michael Chetwood

7.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#5Jassy

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as Stephen Fennell

5.2 / 10
AdventureDramaRomance

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 son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home. Unfortunately, his father's drinking and gambling threaten the very ownership of the house. Despite her humble origins as a servant girl, Jassy must try to use her talents to climb the social ladder and save Mordelaine for the man whom she loves.

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#6Traveller's Joy

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Receptionist

6.3 / 10
Comedy

A divorced couple, living hand-to-mouth in Stockholm, must first pay their hotel bill before returning to England. To raise the necessary funds, they must pretend that they're still married.

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#7Easy Money

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as Wilson

6.1 / 10
CrimeDramaComedy

A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins

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#8Paul Temple Returns

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • as Storey

6.1 / 10
MysteryCrime

A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed "The Marquis." There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is baffled. Novelist and amateur sleuth, Paul Temple, is warned to stay away from the case, but he and his glamorous wife Steve can never refuse a good mystery.

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#9The Dancing Years

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Franzi

5.5 / 10
RomanceDramaMusic

The episodic story of a composer of operettas, Rudi Kleiber, in in old Viennese days, and the two women in his life; Maria Zeitler, his sweetheart, later mistress, lost love, an operetta star, and his first patron, and the mother of a son he did not know he had; and of Greta, his first love and companion in later years

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#10Java Head

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m • as Roger Brevard (as Gray Blake)

6.8 / 10
DramaRomance

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, is in love with a local girl, but cannot marry her due to a long-running feud between their fathers. After a lengthy voyage, he returns with a very exotic, noble Chinese wife, which scandalizes the conservative town. His other son, a "landlubber", seeks to convert to steamships, to the disgust of his father. Even worse, he is secretly dealing in contraband.

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#11The Cocktail Party

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

Troubled married couple who, through the intervention of a mysterious stranger, settle their problems and move on with their lives.

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