George Curzon, born in 1898 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, transitioned from a Royal Navy Commander to an actor on the West End stage in 1930. His film career included notable appearances in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and Woman of Straw (1964), where he brought a distinctive presence to the screen. Curzon's early training in the Navy and subsequent theatrical experience informed his performances, allowing him to navigate the complexities of both suspense and drama in the films he starred in.
Woman of Straw
A ruthless tycoon, whom his nephew (Anthony "Tony" Richmond) hates as he had both deprived his father of half of the family business and had (after his father had committed suicide) married his mother. A nurse (Maria) from a poor Italian family, is initially hired to care for the tycoon. She initially dislikes him because he abuses his employees. Tony convinces Maria to persist in his employ, however, telling her that he plans to bequeath his entire (fifty million pound) fortune to charity. He plans to help her marry him, then to help him change his will, and (perhaps) then to help her achieve her inheritance, all for a payoff of one million pounds.
