Movies starring Edmund Gwenn

Sylvia Scarlett (1935)

95 mins     Comedy, Romance      

When "Sylvia Scarlett" was released way back in 1935 it was the first of 4 movies which Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant made together but was more notable for being a flop. The public didn't get and to be honest I can see wh...

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

100 mins     Mystery, Romance, Thriller      

"Foreign Correspondent" is one of the few movies which have lead me to have an argument with another reviewer as he praised the storyline yet when it came to another movie with a similar storyline called it preposterous. You ...

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

92 mins     Comedy, Romance      

For the past few years there has been a show on UK TV called "Undercover Boss", if you couldn't guess it's about bosses of companies pretending to be just a normal worker to find out what things are like on the shop floor. No...

Lassie Come Home (1943)

89 mins     Adventure , Drama, Family      

There have been many movies over the years which focus on man's best friend, some more notable than others but very few are a patch on the Lassie movies, in particular the first of them "Lassie Come Home" from 1943. Adapted f...

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy      

Miracle on 34th Street: Maureen O'Hara and Edmund Gwenn star in this 1947 version of the popular Christmas movie about Kris Kringle working in Macy's...

Master of Lassie (1948)

97 mins     Drama, Family      

"Master of Lassie" was originally called "Hills of Home" and in many ways that is a more suitable title. The reason being is that whilst we do have a story which features Lassie the focus is less on the clever collie and more...

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

99 mins     Comedy, Mystery, Thriller      

"The Trouble with Harry" is not what you would call a normal Alfred Hitchcock movie, it is a quirky black comedy which when viewed next to Hitchcock's other movies seems a little out of place. It does have a lot of Hitchcock ...