Belle Chrystall (25 April 19107 June 2003) was a

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who appeared in a number of leading roles in British films during the 1930s. She was born in

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in 1910. She came to

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and after appearing on stage was given a minor part in a film ''

A Warm Corner ''A Warm Corner'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher and Austin Melford. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton. It was based on a successful play by Franz Arnold and E ...

'', directed by

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but she was given no more work after that. The filming of '' Hindle Wakes'' led her to apply for the part of Jenny Hawthorne which led her to become an instant success. She made her last film in 1940.BFI.org
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Filmography

* ''

'' (1930) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' The Frightened Lady'' (1932) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) * ''

The Girl in the Flat ''The Girl in the Flat'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Stewart Rome, Belle Chrystall, Vera Bogetti and Noel Shannon. Its plot concerns a barrister's fiancée who is blackmailed over an alleged murder. Cast * ...

'' (1934) * ''

Youthful Folly ''Youthful Folly'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Jane Carr and Mary Lawson. It was a quota quickie made at Shepperton Studios for release by Columbia Pictures.Chibnall p.281 It portrays the l ...

'' (1934) * ''

Key to Harmony ''Key to Harmony'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Belle Chrystall, Fred Conyngham and Reginald Purdell. The film is a quota quickie made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios for release by Paramount P ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Scotland Yard Mystery ''The Scotland Yard Mystery'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch. The screenplay concerns a criminal doctor who operates a ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Edge of the World ''The Edge of the World'' is a 1937 British film directed by Michael Powell, loosely based on the evacuation of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. It was Powell's first major project. The title is a reference to the expression '' ultima Th ...

'' (1937) * ''

Anything to Declare? ''Anything to Declare?'' is a 1938 British crime thriller film directed by Redd Davis and starring John Loder, Noel Madison and Belle Chrystall. It was shot at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. Plot A new gas formula that can be used a ...

'' (1938) * ''

Follow Your Star ''Follow Your Star'' is a 1938 British musical film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Belle Chrystall and Mark Daly. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.94 Cast * Arthur Tracy as Arthur Tee * Belle Chrystall as Mary ...

'' (1938) * '' Yellow Sands'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1940)

References

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