Marie Ault
Date of birth: 1870-09-02
Place of birth: Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Mary Cragg, Emily Cragg
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. She was a star in many British films of the silent era, but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Other notable film work includes the role of Rummy Mitchens in the film of Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). On stage from 1891, Ault's theatre work included the original production of Love on the Dole in 1935, as well as the 1941 film version.
Movie Credits
The Speckled Band
1931-03-05
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes' help when she fe
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927-02-14
London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night
I See a Dark Stranger
1946-07-04
Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her
Paddy The Next Best Thing
1923-01-01
A girl refuses the attentions of a young playboy with whom her sister is in love.
Love on the Dole
1941-06-28
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lanca
Victory
1928-04-11
'France, 1918. Armistice saves girl and pilot from death, but not Canadian agent.' (British Film Ca
The Three Weird Sisters
1948-02-26
Three older sisters live on their family estate in Wales. This household once proudly reigned over a
They Knew Mr. Knight
1946-03-05
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the be
It Happened One Sunday
1944-07-28
A young woman who comes to Liverpool for domestic employment and finds romance with a young sailor w
The Man from Morocco
1945-04-17
With the ending of the Spanish Civil War, a dispirited band of volunteers from the International Bri
The Rat
1925-09-07
When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her sl
The Missing Million
1942-03-01
Rex Walton, millionaire man-about-town, mysteriously disappears on the eve of his wedding after an a
Dawn
1928-03-01
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
Woman to Woman
1923-01-02
Lost film. David Compton leaves his expecting French girl-friend Louise Boucher, a dancer at the Mou
Freedom Radio
1941-02-04
Hitler's doctor is gradually realising that the Nazi regime isn't as good as it pretends to be when
The Triumph of the Rat
1926-03-21
Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' and a former underworld notoriety, is now living the high life as
Jamaica Inn
1939-05-11
In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the rem
The Monkey's Paw
1923-02-01
A couple dreams that a magic paw returns their dead son.
Maid Happy
1933-06-16
'Switzerland. Schoolgirl poses as socialite to win diplomat.' (British Film Catalogue)
Hindle Wakes
1927-09-12
A young working-class girl causes a stir when she sneaks off for a romantic getaway with the wealthy
Yellow Stockings
1928-10-01
'A destitute girl inherits a fortune from her grandmother, and has to fight off fortune hunters. Sh
Money for Speed
1933-03-01
A motorcycle champion becomes a stunt rider after he is banned from speedway racing.
The Alley Cat
1929-02-01
A man who thinks he killed a millionaire is cared for by a Cockney girl and becomes a composer.
Blithe Spirit
1945-04-05
A harmless séance at a novelist's home summons the ghost of his glamorous first wife.
Their Night Out
1933-03-01
An evening of cocktails and frolicking lands a chap in hot water when he's suspected of mastermindin
The Prude's Fall
1925-11-23
A French captain persuades a rich widow to become his mistress, but it is a scheme to test her love.
Third Time Lucky
1931-02-26
Third Time Lucky" was released in February 1931 and was the first film to star Bobby Howes in a lead
Class and No Class
1921-11-01
A rich coster's daughter loves a steward who is blamed for killing a blackmailing tramp.
Major Barbara
1941-05-14
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels
Contraband Love
1931-04-01
'Cornwall. Detective poses as escaped convict to catch smugglers.' (British Film Catalogue)
Blanche Fury
1948-02-19
Penniless governess Blanche Fullerton takes a job at the estate of her rich relations, the Fury fami
The Demi-Paradise
1943-11-18
Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the
Madame Pompadour
1927-08-01
The French king's mistress frees her jailed lover and makes him her bodyguard.
Wanted for Murder
1946-06-17
The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist th
Madness of the Heart
1949-12-20
A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly rea
The Silver Lining
1928-02-01
The Silver Lining is a 1927 British silent drama film. Widow Hurst has two sons who fall out over a
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945-12-11
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Cheer the Brave
1951-08-01
A newly married man soon finds his new wife to be a tyrant. After discovering her previous husband i
Kitty
1929-06-15
Alex St. George, a young RFC pilot, is anxious about fighting in the First World War. He is comfort
Roses of Picardy
1927-04-01
In France, and ex-lieutenant returns to find his sweetheart is caring for a baron's blinded son.
The Return of the Rat
1929-05-30
The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man i
Lend Me Your Wife
1935-10-01
'Bachelor has his friend's wife pose as his own to fool rich uncle.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Starlit Garden
1923-07-01
In Italy, a ward wins her affianced guardian by saving him from a rival's knife.
Downstream
1929-11-22
Life
1929-01-02
The Grass Orphan
1922-12-01
British silent drama film based on the 1913 novel The Paupers of Portman Square by I.A.R. Wylie.
Little Fella
1933-02-06
The Rolling Road
1927-10-17
A marooned sailor and his stowaway sister-in-law are rescued by her husband.
De Femme à Femme
A Prince of Lovers
1922-06-01
Lord Byron's wife leaves him after a jealous lady plots his ruin.
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927-03-07
A French girl meets her captured British lover whilst acting as a spy.
Twilight Hour
1945-02-12
We Dive at Dawn
1943-04-15
A gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a B
Troublesome Wives
1928-08-21
Based on the play "Summer Lightning" by Ernest Denny, two housewives become embroiled with a foreign