Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon Trailers

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Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman, credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 feet 7 inches) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Most Popular Esma Cannon Trailers

Total trailers found: 63

The Large Rope Trailer (1953)

01 December 1953

After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and returns to his rural English home to establish a quiet life.

Hide and Seek Trailer (1964)

21 June 1964

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion.

It's in the Air Trailer (1938)

01 November 1938

George Brown is rejected as an Air Raid Warden and in doing so sees his potential to join the Royal Air Force.

Here Come the Huggetts Trailer (1948)

02 December 1948

The Huggetts have their first telephone installed, sleep rough on The Mall whilst waiting for the Royal Wedding and deal with a fire at the 'Oatibix' factory.

Helter Skelter Trailer (1949)

07 August 1949

A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.

Inn for Trouble Trailer (1960)

31 January 1960

Peggy Mount and David Kossoff star as Ada and Alf Larkin in this big screen version of the hugely popular 1950s TV comedy.

Asking for Trouble Trailer (1942)

01 September 1942

A London fishmonger helps a young woman evade her unwanted upcoming marriage by pretending to be her fiancé, a big game hunter from Africa.

I Met a Murderer Trailer (1939)

04 March 1939

An Englishwoman who writes novels meets a farmer who has just killed his nagging wife.

English Without Tears Trailer (1944)

28 July 1944

While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey.

Three Men in a Boat Trailer (1956)

23 December 1956

Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.

The Huggetts Abroad Trailer (1949)

21 March 1949

Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he has a new job.

Marry Me Trailer (1949)

07 June 1949

The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.

On the Beat Trailer (1962)

11 December 1962

Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others).

No Kidding Trailer (1960)

01 November 1960

A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-making proposition.

Simon and Laura Trailer (1955)

02 November 1955

A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.

I See Ice Trailer (1938)

10 February 1938

George Bright is a props man in an ice ballet company, and a keen amateur photographer who accidentally snaps crooks at work.

We Joined the Navy Trailer (1963)

17 May 1963

Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.

Vote for Huggett Trailer (1949)

01 February 1949

A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.

Doctor in Love Trailer (1960)

12 July 1960

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit.

The Steel Key Trailer (1953)

01 May 1953

An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.

Out of the Clouds Trailer (1955)

15 February 1955

Multiple stories unfold over the course of twenty-four hours in and around a bustling central airport.

Sailor Beware Trailer (1956)

04 September 1956

Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley.

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared Trailer (1939)

01 March 1939

An overheard conversation leads to clues that a kidnapping plot is afoot.

The Way Ahead Trailer (1944)

09 June 1944

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

Further Up the Creek Trailer (1958)

28 October 1958

The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather.

In the Doghouse Trailer (1962)

17 May 1962

After 10 years of failure a bumbling vet finally graduates and takes on his own practice.

What a Carve Up! Trailer (1961)

15 September 1961

Ernie's Uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral family home with the rest of his rather eccentric relatives.

The Flesh and the Fiends Trailer (1960)

02 February 1960

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens.

Over the Odds Trailer (1961)

01 November 1961

A bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.

Raising the Wind Trailer (1961)

06 September 1961

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker.

Contraband Trailer (1940)

11 May 1940

During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

Nurse on Wheels Trailer (1963)

03 January 1963

Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse.

The Young Mr. Pitt Trailer (1942)

21 September 1942

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

A Canterbury Tale Trailer (1944)

21 August 1944

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

Last Holiday Trailer (1950)

15 May 1950

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.

Holiday Camp Trailer (1947)

05 August 1947

The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.

The Spy in Black Trailer (1939)

03 August 1939

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

Jack the Ripper Trailer (1959)

28 May 1959

A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.

What's a Carry On? Trailer (1998)

29 December 1998

Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the cast.

Carry On Regardless Trailer (1961)

04 April 1961

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying to stay sober at a wine tasting… and demolishing a house.

Carry On Constable Trailer (1960)

22 February 1960

With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station.

Carry On Cruising Trailer (1962)

12 March 1962

Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from.

I'm All Right Jack Trailer (1959)

18 August 1959

Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.

A Touch of the Sun Trailer (1956)

01 October 1956

A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.

We Serve Trailer (1942)

29 June 1942

Training film for officers of the ATS, encouraging compassion and understanding for the young woman in their charge.

The Sleeping Tiger Trailer (1954)

21 June 1954

A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.

Carry On Cabby Trailer (1963)

01 June 1963

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife.

Crow Hollow Trailer (1952)

01 August 1952

A greedy woman tries to poison her nephew's bride in a dark mansion.

Expresso Bongo Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.

Guilt Is My Shadow Trailer (1950)

22 March 1950

A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on the novel 'You're Best Alone' by Norah Lofts.

The Years Between Trailer (1946)

08 July 1946

After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana Wentworth forges a new life for herself, becoming an MP and learning to love again.

Trouble in Store Trailer (1953)

14 December 1953

Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser making up the public displays.

The Five Pound Man Trailer (1937)

01 January 1937

British comedy crime film. Richard Fordyce released from prison after serving a sentence for counterfeiting of which he was innocent, determines to find out who framed him.

Trouble Brewing Trailer (1939)

01 March 1939

Ealing comedy starring music hall star George Formby. An eager newspaper reporter (Formby) goes undercover to expose a gang of counterfeiters.

The Man Behind the Mask Trailer (1936)

23 August 1936

A young couple attend a masked ball before their planned (but secret) elopement. Suddenly everything goes wrong when the young woman is attacked and held hostage by a crazed attacker.

The Fast Lady Trailer (1962)

14 December 1962

A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.

Poison Pen Trailer (1939)

03 July 1939

The inhabitants of a peaceful village begin receiving mysterious hate mail penned by someone with malicious thoughts.

That's Carry On! Trailer (1977)

10 November 1977

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from the series.

Fanny by Gaslight Trailer (1944)

08 May 1944

Returning to 1870s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke.

Jassy Trailer (1947)

13 August 1947

In 19th century England, Jassy is a young Gypsy girl blessed with the gift of second sight. Pursued by superstitious villagers, she is rescued by the son of the owner of Mordelaine, a vast stately home.