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Joan Standing

Date of birth: 1903-06-21

Place of birth: Worcestershire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Joan Standing

Biography

Joan Standing (21 June 1903 – 3 February 1979) was an English actress best known for playing Nurse Briggs in the 1931 horror film Dracula. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1940.

Movie Credits

Dracula
3.6

Dracula

1931-02-12

British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is i

Greed
3.7

Greed

1924-12-04

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

Ex-Flame
0

Ex-Flame

1930-11-19

A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not onl

Sandy
0

Sandy

1926-04-10

Sandy McNeil adopts strictly unconventional jazz ethics and against the wishes of her parents runs w

Empty Hearts
0

Empty Hearts

1924-09-15

Milt Kimberlin is a down-on-his luck horse owner, but Rosalie, a cabaret performer (the lively and

Pleasure Mad
0

Pleasure Mad

1923-11-05

The Skyrocket
0

The Skyrocket

1926-02-14

In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are

Faint Perfume
0

Faint Perfume

1925-06-08

After a stormy six year marriage, Barnaby Powers divorces his wife Richmiel. She returns home, takin

Broadway Bill
3

Broadway Bill

1934-11-30

Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daugh

Broken Lullaby
3.8

Broken Lullaby

1932-01-19

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, lik

Extravagance
1.9

Extravagance

1930-10-09

Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although Ali

Jane Eyre
2.5

Jane Eyre

1934-08-15

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happi

Street of Chance
3.3

Street of Chance

1930-02-08

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with th

The Age for Love
0

The Age for Love

1931-10-17

A comedy-drama about marriage and divorce. A wife does not want children, her husband leaves her and

Riley of the Rainbow Division
0

Riley of the Rainbow Division

1928-07-15

Two pals enlist in the army during World War I. Just before they complete training camp and are to b

Three Weeks
0

Three Weeks

1924-02-10

A young aristocrat strikes up an affair with a mysterious woman for three weeks.

Oliver Twist
3.1

Oliver Twist

1922-10-30

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv

The Branding Iron
0

The Branding Iron

1920-10-31

Pierre Landis is insanely jealous of his beautiful young wife Joan, and his jealousy makes him take

Hell's Angels
3.2

Hell's Angels

1930-11-15

When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, en

American Madness
3.4

American Madness

1932-08-15

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbi

Emma
3.2

Emma

1932-01-02

After decades of raising the motherless Smith children, housekeeper Emma Thatcher is faced with rese

Colorado
2.8

Colorado

1940-09-15

Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke

A Lady's Morals
2.1

A Lady's Morals

1930-11-08

Romantic biography of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind and her famous affairs.

Never the Twain Shall Meet
2.1

Never the Twain Shall Meet

1931-05-16

Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to a

Li'l Abner
2.9

Li'l Abner

1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry tw

The College Hero
2.1

The College Hero

1927-11-27

A college football player is injured by a jealous teammate during practice, but comes back unexpecte

Fashions in Love
0

Fashions in Love

1929-07-01

Grand Ole Opry
3.5

Grand Ole Opry

1940-06-25

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crook

The Dancers
2.5

The Dancers

1925-01-04

Young Tony, unable to make a living in crowded and fast-paced London, goes to South America in searc

Happiness
0

Happiness

1924-03-09

The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.

Young as You Feel
0

Young as You Feel

1931-08-06

Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact that ne

Beau Sabreur
0

Beau Sabreur

1928-01-22

The film is about a desert-bound member of the French Foreign Legion who exposes a betrayer to the L

Home, James
0

Home, James

1928-10-03

An artistic salesgirl falls in love with a chauffeur not realising he is actually the heir to a huge

Goldie Gets Along
2

Goldie Gets Along

1933-01-27

A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.

My Lady's Past
0

My Lady's Past

1929-04-01

Mamie Reynolds has been engaged to Sam Young for ten years. But when Sam's novel is published after

Love Affair
2.8

Love Affair

1932-03-17

Heiress learns to fly from aeronautical engineer. Things get complicated as their affair progresses.

The Outsider
0

The Outsider

1926-01-17

Leontine Sturdee and her dancing partner Basil Owen tour Hungry. They meet Anton Ragatzy, a mystic f

For the Love o' Lil
0

For the Love o' Lil

1930-08-29

Directed by James Tinling. With Jack Mulhall, Sally Starr, Elliott Nugent, Margaret Livingston.

The Campus Flirt
0

The Campus Flirt

1926-09-18

A product of wealth and high society, Patricia Mansfield is sent to Colton College by her father, wh

Private Detective 62
3

Private Detective 62

1933-06-10

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported

The Loves of Letty
0

The Loves of Letty

1919-12-07

Letty Shell, a clerk in a London brokerage office, is discouraged by her lack of fine clothes and so

With This Ring
0

With This Ring

1925-09-05

Stranded on a desert isle, Donald and Cecilie become man and wife in the eyes of God. Donald is atta

The Other Woman's Story
2

The Other Woman's Story

1925-11-15

Robert Marshall’s dying utterance seems to point to Colman Colby (Robert Frazer) as his killer. Colb

Straight from the Heart
0

Straight from the Heart

1935-03-22

In this romance, a slightly crooked and highly ambitious mayoral candidate convinces a woman to help

Hearts Aflame
0

Hearts Aflame

1923-01-01

The son of a retired timber baron meets and falls in love with a Michigan woman who refuses to sell

The Cricket on the Hearth
0

The Cricket on the Hearth

1923-08-11

Tells of Caleb Plummer, his son Edward and blind daughter Bertha, and rivalry over neighbor May Fiel

Counsel for the Defense
0

Counsel for the Defense

1925-12-06

Typhus specialist Dr. David West has fought long and hard for the construction of the new municipal

Ritzy
0

Ritzy

1927-04-09

Touring America as Harrington Smith, the Duke of Westborough visits the Brown Iron Works at Ivor Cit

Lost at Sea
0

Lost at Sea

1926-09-01

Richard Lane isolates himself in the African interior for 5 years after his sweetheart, Natalie, mar