Edna May Oliver
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Filmography
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A Tale of Two Cities
(1935)An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancМ©e, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris.

Pride and Prejudice
(1940)The socially conscious Mrs. Bennet (Mary Boland), with the begrudging help of her husband (Edmund Gwenn), sets out to find suitable--and suitably rich--husbands for her five daughters. The already difficult project becomes even more complicated when Mrs. Bennet's strongest-willed daughter, Elizabeth (Garson), decides to pursue rich and handsome, but cynical and boorish, Mr. Darcy (Olivier).

Little Women
(1933)Oscar-winning adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel about the four March sisters who fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.

Little Miss Broadway
(1938)Entertaining musical comedy, starring the famous child actress. Story takes her from an orphanage to a happy foster home.