Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

December 27, 1905 · 120 years old

Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with…

Known For

12 titles
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A Canterbury Tale

A Canterbury Tale

1944 · 2h 4m · Movie

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

7.3
2
Carry on Cruising

Carry on Cruising

1962 · 1h 29m · Movie

Aboard cruise ship SS Happy Wanderer, Capt. Crowther faces incompetent replacements for crew like cook, doctor, officer. Passengers turn out bizarre too, compounding Crowther's frustrations as voyage progresses.

6.1
3
Carry on Cabby

Carry on Cabby

1963 · 1h 31m · Movie

A taxi company is threatened when an all-female firm sets itself up in business and starts to steal their customers.

6.4
4
Carry on Regardless

Carry on Regardless

1961 · 1h 30m · Movie

The Helping Hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs. Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff.

6.0
5
The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954 · 1h 29m · Movie

After a convict breaks in a psychotherapist's home, he agrees to rehabilitation rather than arrest but the therapist's wife becomes infatuated with him.

6.5
6
Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

1959 · 1h 24m · Movie

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

6.1
7
That's Carry On!

That's Carry On!

1977 · 1h 35m · Movie

Kenneth and Barbara introduce clips from all the Carry On movies. The two regulars converse at the Rank Film building to host the film with their own running gags involving Barbara's "assets" and Kenneth's desperate need of a toilet.

5.3
8
Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · 1h 25m · Movie

Young nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural village setting.

6.2
9
Roommates

Roommates

1961 · 1h 31m · Movie

In order to cut costs and conduct practice sessions, a group of students studying at an elite music school decide to stay together. Soon, one of them finds himself in trouble.

5.9
10
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

1939 · 1h 23m · Movie

George has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.

6.3
11
George Takes the Air

George Takes the Air

1938 · 1h 14m · Movie

A case of mistaken identity leads to accident-prone George Brown (George Formby) entering the Royal Air Force and falling in love with the Sergeant Major's daughter.

6.3
12
Beware of Children

Beware of Children

1960 · 1h 26m · Movie

A young, married couple inherit an estate and decide to turn it into a summer camp for children.

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