Melville Cooper

George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973), best known as Melville Cooper, was a British stage, film and television actor. Among his roles are the cowardly Sheriff of Nottingham in The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, and Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, with Greer Garson. His stage debut came in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the age of eighteen. In 1934, he moved to the United States, where he was usually cast as ineffectual snobs or crooks. As his film career wound down in the 1950s, he turned to television and back to the stage. He was an early panelist on the American game show I've Got A Secret. Cooper died in 1973 and was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melville Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Father of the Bride (1950)

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Joan Bennett  •  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Don Taylor

Four's a Crowd (1938)

A publicist falls for his most difficult client's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Rosalind Russell  •  Patric Knowles

A publicist falls for his most difficult client's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Rosalind Russell  •  Patric Knowles

Moonfleet (1955)

Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  George Sanders  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Viveca Lindfors

Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  George Sanders  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Viveca Lindfors

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Greer Garson  •  Edward Ashley  •  Marten Lamont

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Greer Garson  •  Edward Ashley  •  Marten Lamont

Random Harvest (1942)

An amnesiac World War I vet falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-War life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Greer Garson  •  Philip Dorn  •  Susan Peters

An amnesiac World War I vet falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-War life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Greer Garson  •  Philip Dorn  •  Susan Peters

Rebecca (1940)

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Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Joan Fontaine  •  George Sanders  •  Judith Anderson

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Laurence Olivier  •  Joan Fontaine  •  George Sanders  •  Judith Anderson

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz  •  William Keighley
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Claude Rains

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz  •  William Keighley
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Claude Rains

The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Roland Young  •  Theresa Harris

In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  René Clair
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Roland Young  •  Theresa Harris

The Lady Eve (1941)

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Henry Fonda  •  Charles Coburn  •  Eugene Pallette

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Preston Sturges
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Henry Fonda  •  Charles Coburn  •  Eugene Pallette

The Story of Mankind (1957)

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Allen
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Hedy Lamarr  •  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irwin Allen
CAST:  Ronald Colman  •  Hedy Lamarr  •  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx

The Underworld Story (1950)

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Gale Storm  •  Howard Da Silva

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Dan Duryea  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Gale Storm  •  Howard Da Silva

Thin Ice (1937)

A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Tyrone Power  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Raymond Walburn

A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Tyrone Power  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Raymond Walburn

Love Happy (1949)

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Ilona Massey

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  Groucho Marx  •  Harpo Marx  •  Chico Marx  •  Ilona Massey

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Franchot Tone

It's the early nineteenth century Washington. Young adult Margaret O'Neal, Peggy to most that know her, is the daughter of Major William O'Neal, who is the innkeeper of the establishment where most out-of-town politicians and military men stay when they're in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Robert Taylor  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  Franchot Tone

It Should Happen to You (1954)

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Jack Lemmon  •  Peter Lawford  •  Michael O'Shea

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Jack Lemmon  •  Peter Lawford  •  Michael O'Shea

The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)

On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Edmund Gwenn  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Lucile Watson  •  Reginald Owen

On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  Edmund Gwenn  •  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Lucile Watson  •  Reginald Owen

The Sun Never Sets (1939)

The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovers his younger brother John, is not keen on following in his footsteps. John is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Barbara O'Neil  •  Lionel Atwill

The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa accompanied by his wife Helen. He discovers his younger brother John, is not keen on following in his footsteps. John is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Barbara O'Neil  •  Lionel Atwill

And Baby Makes Three (1949)

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Barbara Hale  •  Robert Hutton  •  Janis Carter

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Barbara Hale  •  Robert Hutton  •  Janis Carter

Comet Over Broadway (1938)

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Ian Hunter  •  John Litel  •  Donald Crisp

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Ian Hunter  •  John Litel  •  Donald Crisp
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