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Arthur Margetson(1897-1951)

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Arthur Margetson
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
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Arthur Margetson was born on 27 April 1897 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Juggernaut (1936), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) and A Clown Must Laugh (1936). He was married to Barbara Joyce Wood, Shirley Grey and Vera Lennox. He died on 12 August 1951 in Park Royal, London, England, UK.
BornApril 27, 1897
DiedAugust 12, 1951(54)
BornApril 27, 1897
DiedAugust 12, 1951(54)
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Known for

Boris Karloff in Juggernaut (1936)
Juggernaut
4.8
  • Roger Clifford
  • 1936
Basil Rathbone, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, and Milburn Stone in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9
  • Doctor Sexton
  • 1943
A Clown Must Laugh
6.4
  • Tonio
  • 1936
Phantom Ship (1935)
Phantom Ship
5.4
  • Capt. Benjamin Briggs
  • 1935

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Actor

  • Basil Rathbone, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, and Milburn Stone in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
    Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
    6.9
    • Doctor Sexton
    • 1943
  • Richard Fraser and Brenda Joyce in Thumbs Up (1943)
    Thumbs Up
    5.6
    • Bert Lawrence
    • 1943
  • Anna Lee and Paul Muni in Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
    Commandos Strike at Dawn
    6.5
    • German Colonel
    • 1942
  • Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in Random Harvest (1942)
    Random Harvest
    7.9
    • Chetwynd
    • 1942
  • Return to Yesterday (1940)
    Return to Yesterday
    6.4
    • Osbert
    • 1940
  • The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
    6.3
    • Det. Antony Gethryn
    • 1939
  • Magyar Melody (1939)
    Magyar Melody
    TV Movie
    • Count Ferenc
    • 1939
  • Me and My Pal
    5.6
    • Andrews
    • 1939
  • The Return of Carol Deane
    6.2
    • Mark Poynton
    • 1938
  • Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Larceny Street (1937)
    Larceny Street
    6.8
    • Malvern
    • 1937
  • Ann Todd and Clive Brook in Action for Slander (1937)
    Action for Slander
    6.6
    • Capt. Hugh Bradford
    • 1937
  • A Clown Must Laugh
    6.4
    • Tonio
    • 1936
  • Head Office
    • Dixon
    • 1936
  • Boris Karloff in Juggernaut (1936)
    Juggernaut
    4.8
    • Roger Clifford
    • 1936
  • Dolly Haas in Broken Blossoms (1936)
    Broken Blossoms
    5.3
    • Burrows
    • 1936

Music Department

  • Lucky Girl (1932)
    Lucky Girl
    5.5
    • music and lyrics by
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • Lucky Girl (1932)
    Lucky Girl
    5.5
    • lyrics: "There Is Another Island", "For All or Nothing", "All My Life"
    • music: "There Is Another Island", "For All or Nothing", "All My Life" (uncredited)
    • 1932

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  • Born
    • April 27, 1897
    • Marylebone, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 12, 1951
    • Park Royal, London, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Barbara Joyce Wood1948 - 1951 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in George and Ira Gershwin's musical, "Tell Me More," at the Winter Garden Theatre in London, England with Heather Thatcher, Leslie Henson, Elsa MacFarlane, Ada Palmer, Claude Hulbert, Vera Lennox, Sylvia Hawkes, Muriel Barnby, George De Warfaz, Guy Fane, and Ernest Graham in the cast.
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    Distinguished-looking British stage and screen character actor, a former stockbroker's clerk. Regularly on Broadway after 1929 and in Hollywood from 1940.

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