Violet Howard
Actor · b. 1897 · Glasgow, Scotland
Violet Howard was born on 10 June 1897 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She was an actress, known for The Challenge (1938) and The Dreyfus Case (1931). She was married to Langley Howard. She died in 1989 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Movie7.0DramaHistoryIn 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, Major Esterhazy. When investigations begin into the dubious evidence used in the trial, an institutional coverup begins, aided by fears of army disgrace and anti-Semitic paranoia against Dreyfus. But a determined group, headed by prominent author Émile Zola, leads a mounting public call to reopen the Dreyfus case.
Dreyfus
1931 · 1 votes
Movie6.3RomanceAdventureDuring an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.
The Challenge
1938 · 9 votes