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Esma Cannon

Esma Cannon

Actor · Died October 18, 1972, aged 66 · Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 27, 1905
Died
October 18, 1972 (aged 66)
From
Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Esma Cannon's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
34%
Bonds
26%
Self
13%
Power
13%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Morality
3%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
1
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Esma Cannon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Esma Cannon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • What's a Carry On?(1998)

    as Bridget Madderley (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • That's Carry On!(1977)

    as Miss Cooling / Bridget Madderley (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Tea Lady

  • Carry on Cabby(1963)

    as Flo Sims

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • We Joined the Navy(1962)

    as Consul's Wife

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Nurse on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mrs. Jones

  • The Fast Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Lady on Zebra Crossing

  • On the Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mrs. Timms

  • In the Doghouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mrs. Raikes

  • Carry on Cruising(1962)

    as Bridget Madderley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Stryker of the Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Over the Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Alice

  • The Rag Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 58 episodes · Actor

  • No Place Like Homicide!(1961)

    as Aunt Emily

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Raising the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Mrs. Deevens

  • Carry on Regardless(1961)

    as Miss Cooling

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • No Kidding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as District Nurse

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Rafia Woman (uncredited)

  • Carry On Constable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Deaf Old Lady

  • The Flesh and the Fiends(1960)

    as Aggie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Inn for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dolly

  • Expresso Bongo(1959)

    as Nightclub Cleaner

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • I'm All Right Jack(1959)

    as Spencer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jack the Ripper(1959)

    as Nelly

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Further Up the Creek(1958)

    as Maudie Lovelace

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Three Men in a Boat(1956)

    as Meek Woman (Maze)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Touch of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Miss Tickle

  • Sailor Beware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Edie Hornett

  • Simon and Laura(1955)

    as Laura from Newcastle

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Clouds(1955)

    as Rich Woman's Companion

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Sleeping Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Scrubwoman with ladder

  • Trouble in Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Café Customer (uncredited)

  • The Long Rope(1953)

    as Screaming Woman

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Steel Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Patient in Doctor's Waiting Room

  • Noose for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Miss Ginch

  • Crow Hollow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Aunt Judith Armour

  • Last Holiday(1950)

    as Miss Fox

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Double Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Madam Cleo

  • Guilt Is My Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Peggy

  • Helter Skelter(1949)

    as Autograph Huntress (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Marry Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited)

  • The Huggetts Abroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Brown Owl

  • Vote for Huggett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as (uncredited)

  • Here Come the Huggetts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Youth Leader

  • Jassy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lindy Wicks

  • Holiday Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Elsie Dawson

  • The Years Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Effie

  • A Canterbury Tale(1944)

    as Agnes

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • English Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Queenie

  • The Way Ahead(1944)

    as Mrs. Ted Brewer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Man of Evil(1944)

    as Maid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Young Mr. Pitt(1942)

    as Servant at Lord Auckland's

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Asking for Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ada

  • We Serve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Quiet Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as (uncredited)

  • Blackout(1940)

    as Erik Skold's Niece

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • U-Boat 29(1939)

    as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Poison Pen(1939)

    as Mrs Warren

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • I Met a Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as A Hiker

  • The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Trouble Brewing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Maid

  • It's in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sir Philip's Maid

  • I See Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bride

  • The Five Pound Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Lucy

  • The Man Behind the Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Waitress

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1936 to 1998.

Highest rated

Last Holiday (1950)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Carry on Cruising (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting66 of 66: 66 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1930s9 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s18 · acting1960s20 · acting1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3954

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Esma Cannon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 26 titles divides audiences: 13 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed6

Most loved · actor

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Esma Cannon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Esma Cannon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kenneth Connor shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers