Glennis Lorimer (''Glennis Dorothy Browne''; 27 April 1913 – 17 November 1968) was a

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, who appeared in a number of

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during the 1930s. She also appeared in the

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logo before the opening credits of films by that studio. She made her debut in the 1933 film '' Britannia of Billingsgate''. Her last film appearance was in the 1939

Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film ''Oh ...

comedy ''

Ask a Policeman ''Ask a Policeman'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. The plot sees Will Hay playing a policeman at the Turnbotham Round police force. The force hasn't arrested anyb ...

''. She died of cancer of the esophagus at Guy's Hospital, London.

Selected filmography

* '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * ''

Orders is Orders ''Orders Is Orders'' is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the ...

'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Car of Dreams ''Car of Dreams'' is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Grete Mosheim, John Mills, Norah Howard and Robertson Hare. A tycoon's son falls in love with a woman who works at his father' ...

'' (1935) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * ''

It's Love Again ''It's Love Again'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Robert Young and Sonnie Hale. In the film, a chorus girl masquerades as a big game hunter to try to boost her showbiz career. The fi ...

'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) * '' Farewell to Cinderella'' (1937) * ''

Alf's Button Afloat ''Alf's Button Afloat'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter Gawthorne. In the film, the Crazy Gang go to sea, where one of them discovers a butto ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939)

References

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* 1913 births 1968 deaths British film actresses 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub