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Herbert Plews(1898-1982)

  • Property Department
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Herbert Plews was born on 9 October 1898 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He is known for El cantante de Napoles (1935) and The Silver Chalice (1954). He died on 24 January 1982 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornOctober 9, 1898
DiedJanuary 24, 1982(83)
BornOctober 9, 1898
DiedJanuary 24, 1982(83)
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Known for

Enrico Caruso Jr. and Mona Maris in El cantante de Napoles (1935)
El cantante de Napoles
6.6
  • Property Department(as Limey Plews)
  • 1935
Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
The Silver Chalice
4.6
  • Property Department
  • 1954

Credits

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Property Department

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
    The Incredible Mr. Limpet
    6.5
    • property master (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    The Spirit of St. Louis
    7.1
    • property master (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, and Virginia Mayo in The Silver Chalice (1954)
    The Silver Chalice
    4.6
    • property master
    • 1954
  • Nancy Olson and Will Rogers Jr. in The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
    The Boy from Oklahoma
    6.0
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)
    Dial M for Murder
    8.1
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Desert Song (1953)
    The Desert Song
    6.1
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Peggy Lee and Danny Thomas in The Jazz Singer (1952)
    The Jazz Singer
    5.7
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Burt Lancaster and Phyllis Thaxter in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)
    Jim Thorpe -- All-American
    6.9
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • William Powell, Irene Dunne, Johnny Calkins, Jimmy Lydon, Martin Milner, and Derek Scott in Life with Father (1947)
    Life with Father
    7.1
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Cary Grant, Eve Arden, Mary Martin, Ginny Simms, Alexis Smith, and Jane Wyman in Night and Day (1946)
    Night and Day
    6.1
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
    Mildred Pierce
    7.9
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • This Is the Army (1943)
    This Is the Army
    5.8
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)
    Casablanca
    8.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, and Alexis Smith in Dive Bomber (1941)
    Dive Bomber
    6.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
    Angels with Dirty Faces
    7.8
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Limey Plews
  • Born
    • October 9, 1898
    • Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • January 24, 1982
    • Burbank, California, USA(cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Older brother of Tom Plews (Property Master - "Some Like it Hot") and the son of James Plews (Artisan who worked under Cecil B. DeMille).

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