Romilly Lunge (1904–1994) was a British

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. He made a total of 15 films and appeared in many stage plays between 1933 and 1940. When war broke out Lunge joined the Royal Navy, ending up in Ceylon working on sonar detection. On one occasion he ended up briefing the future

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on a secret research and development project. After the war he retired from acting and ran a farm in north Warwickshire. He died in August 1994 in Leicestershire, England.

Filmography

* ''

The Perfect Flaw ''The Perfect Flaw'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Naomi Waters, Ralph Truman and William Hartnell. The screenplay concerns a clerk who is planning to murder a stockbroker but is foiled in the attempt. ...

'' (1934) * '' Road House'' (1934) * '' The Dictator'' (1935) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) * '' His Lordship'' (1936) * ''

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1682?–1748) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Sco ...

'' (1936) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1936) * ''

While Parents Sleep ''While Parents Sleep'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Jean Gillie, Enid Stamp Taylor and Romilly Lunge. The film is a screen adaptation of a 1932 play of the same name by Anthony Kimmins, which had been ...

'' (1936) * '' For Valour'' (1937) * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) * ''

Sidewalks of London ''Sidewalks of London'', also known as ''St Martin's Lane'', ''London After Dark'', and ''Partners of the Night'', is a 1938 British black-and-white comedy drama starring Charles Laughton as a busker or street entertainer who teams up with a ta ...

'' (1938) * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) * '' Traitor Spy'' (1939) * '' The Door with Seven Locks'' (1940)

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .

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* 1904 births 1994 deaths English male film actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors {{UK-actor-stub