Charles Paton Explained

Charles Paton
Birthname:	Charles Ernest Paton
Birth Date:	31 July 1874
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Place:	London, England
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1927–1952

Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874  - 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience.^[1] He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including Freedom of the Seas.^[2] In 1927, he appeared in a short film, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing "If Your Face Wants to Smile, We'll Let It In" from the revue John Citizen's Lament.^[3] He was born in London and died from a heart attack, also in London.

Selected filmography

• Blackmail (1929, UK), Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film
• The Feather (1929)
• The W Plan (1930)
• What a Night! (1931)
• The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
• The Lyons Mail (1931)
• The Great Gay Road (1931)
• Stepping Stones (1931)
• The Girl in the Night (1931)
• Glamour (1931)
• The Spare Room (1932)
• Rynox (1932)
• Josser Joins the Navy (1932)
• The Third String (1932)
• The Love Nest (1933)
• This Acting Business (1933)
• Too Many Wives (1933)
• The Iron Stair (1933)
• The Girl in Possession (1934)
• Freedom of the Seas (1934)
• Song at Eventide (1934)
• Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
• No Monkey Business (1935)
• Once in a New Moon (1935)
• When Knights Were Bold (1936)
• The Prisoner of Corbal (1936)
• Jury's Evidence (1936)
• The Vandergilt Diamond Mystery (1936)
• Museum Mystery (1937)
• Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
• The Dominant Sex (1937)
• Missing, Believed Married (1937)
• The Ware Case (1938)
• Double or Quits (1938)
• Men Without Honour (1939)
• The Body Vanished (1939)
• The Four Just Men (1939)
• Three Silent Men (1940)
• "Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
• Escape Dangerous (1947)
• Woman to Woman (1947)
• Celia (1949)
• The Man from Yesterday (1949)
• The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)
• Once a Sinner (1950)
• Portrait of Clare (1950)
• The Adventurers (1951)
• 13 East Street (1952)

Notes and References

1. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111975. Google Books.
2. Web site: Charles Paton. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124100826/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f04b746. dead. 24 November 2016. 24 November 2016.
3. Web site: John Citizen (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20161124100350/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b696e5496. dead. 24 November 2016. 24 November 2016.