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264:Deirdre of the Sorrows
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688:Someone at the Door
667:(1946) - Mrs. Neddy
648:Piccadilly Incident
635:(1945) - Mrs. Moore
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491:(1938) - Mrs. Baggs
370:Partial filmography
324:Manchester Guardian
295:Brian Desmond Hurst
280:'s film version of
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696:The Clouded Yellow
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680:Saints and Sinners
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547:(1939) - Neighbour
536:The Missing People
520:Mountains O'Mourne
507:(1938) - Mrs. Such
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