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Albert De Courville
Albert Pierre de Courville (26 March 1887 – 15 March 1960) (born in Croydon, England) was a writer and director of theatrical revues, many of which featured the actress and singer Shirley Kellogg, whom he married in June 1913. Career In about 1907 he began work in London as a journalist with the The Evening News (London newspaper), ''Evening News''. A good reporter, he was soon earning as much as £20 a week, but thought there were more possibilities, and money, in the theatre. He joined forces with London impresario Edward Moss (impresario), Sir Edward Moss and staged revues at the Hippodrome, London, London Hippodrome. In 1914 his revue ''Business as Usual'' featured several patriotic numbers following the outbreak of the First World War including ''"Are we Downhearted?"'' and ''"When We've Wound Up the Watch on the Rhine"''. In the 1930s he turned to making films. His two most famous films, both featuring Jessie Matthews were ''There Goes the Bride (1932 film), There Goes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shirley Kellogg
Shirley Kellogg (born 27 May 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American actress and singer who found greater success in Britain than in America, mostly in revue. Early life She was born on 27 May 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Career She appeared in theatre, particularly at the London Hippodrome and married theatrical and later film director Albert de Courville in June 1913. In 1917 she was filmed promoting the introduction of the motor scooter to England. From 1921 to 1924 she owned Little Grove, a Georgian architecture, Georgian house in East Barnet which she was said to have spent £10,000 restoring, a very large amount of money at that time. The house was known as Shirley Grove during her ownership. In 1924, Kellogg was granted a divorce from de Courville. In 1924, Kellogg travelled to Hollywood to attempt to break into moving pictures and featured in silent films. Appearances *Ziegfeld Follies of 1910. *''Hullo Ragtime!'' London Hippodrome, 1912. *''Are You There? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
77 Rue Chalgrin
''77 Rue Chalgrin'' is a 1931 mystery film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jean Murat, Léon Bary and Suzy Pierson. It was made as the French-language version of the British film ''77 Park Lane'', based on a 1928 play by Walter Hackett. It was shot at Walton Studios near London. Cast * Jean Murat as Le baron de Cléves * Léon Bary as Morland * Suzy Pierson as Suzanne de Vandières * as Lucette * Victor Vina as Paul * as Sinclair * Pierre Nay as Carrington * as Philippe * Robert Cuperly as Donovan * Max Lerel Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ... as George Malton * as Le commissaire References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oh Boy! (1938 Film)
''Oh Boy!'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Albert Burdon, Mary Lawson (actress), Mary Lawson, and Bernard Nedell. It was made at Elstree Studios (Shenley Road), Elstree Studios by Associated British Picture Corporation, ABPC.Wood p.96 The film's sets were designed by the art director John Mead (art director), John Mead. Synopsis Percy Flower, a young chemist, takes his girlfriend to watch his Beefeater father on parade at the Tower of London, but she is stolen away by an assertive, taller man. Percy is then given a secret formula by an eccentric inventor which makes him extremely confident, strong and energetic. However once Percy starts suffering the side effect, which reduces him back to childhood, his father urgently tries to find the Professor again to get the antidote. Eventually Percy is restored to his true self, managing both to win back his girlfriend and to foil a plot by some American gangsters to steal the Crown Jewels. Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Star Of The Circus
''Star of the Circus'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael and John Clements. It is a remake of the 1937 German circus film ''Truxa'', itself based on a novel by Heinrich Seiler. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.99 Cast * Otto Kruger as Garvin * Gertrude Michael as Yester * John Clements as Paul Houston * Patrick Barr as Truxa * Barbara Blair as Hilda * Gene Sheldon as Peters * John Turnbull as Tenzler * Norah Howard as Frau Schlipp * Alfred Wellesley as Ackermann References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin George Allen & Unwin was a British publishing company formed in 1911 when Sir Stanley Unwin purchased a controlling interest in George Allen & Co. It became one of the leading publishers of the twentieth century and established an Australian ..., 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Rebel Son
''The Rebel Son'' is a 1938 British historical adventure film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell and Roger Livesey. Patricia Roc also appears in her first screen role. It is a re-working by Alexander Korda of Granowski's 1936 French film adaptation of the Russian novel ''Taras Bulba'' by Russian classic writer Nikolai Gogol, set in the 17th century Ukraine. It was also known by the alternative titles ''The Barbarian and the Lady'' or ''The Rebel Son of Taras Bulba''. Cast * Harry Baur as Taras Bulba * Anthony Bushell as Andrei Bulba * Roger Livesey as Peter Bulba * Patricia Roc as Marina * Joan Gardner as Galka * Frederick Culley as Prince Zammitsky * Bernard Miles as Polish Prisoner * Joe Cunningham as Sachka * Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor whose height was in the 1920s and 1930s and the Mayor of Palm Springs from 1947 to 1955. Farrell was known for his onscreen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clothes And The Woman
''Clothes and the Woman'' is a 1937 British romance film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Rod La Rocque, Tucker McGuire and Constance Collier. It was made at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.Wood p.89 Synopsis While enjoying a holiday in the resort of Cannes, a young woman meets and falls in love with a man. However, worried that she is too plain she decides to dress more fashionably. Cast * Rod La Rocque as Eric Thrale * Tucker McGuire as Joan Moore * Constance Collier as Eugenia * George E. Stone as Count Bernhardt * Dorothy Dare as Carol Dixon * Alastair Sim as Francois * Mona Goya as Cecilie * Mary Cole as Marie Thrale * Jim Gérald Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor. Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958. Selected filmography * ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard * ''The Imaginary Voyage' ... as Enrico Castigliani * Renee Gadd as Schoolmistress Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Strangers On Honeymoon
''Strangers on Honeymoon'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Constance Cummings, Hugh Sinclair and Noah Beery, based on the 1926 novel '' The Northing Tramp'' by Edgar Wallace. Much of the film takes place in Canada. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner. Wallace's son (Bryan Edgar Wallace) also contributed to the film's screenplay, along with 5 other writers. Plot Young orphan October (Constance Cummings) flees from an arranged marriage with Wilfred (James Arnold), to wed gentleman tramp Quigley (Hugh Sinclair) for a bet. However, Quigley is secretly an English nobleman on the run for a murder he did not commit. Events escalate when a cousin of the jilted Wilfred hires a pair of hoodlums (Noah Beery & David Burns) to bump off Quigley. Cast * Constance Cummings as October Jones * Hugh Sinclair as Elliott Quigley * Noah Beery as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charing Cross Road (film)
''Charing Cross Road'' is a 1935 British musical romance film directed by Albert de Courville and starring John Mills, June Clyde, Derek Oldham and Belle Baker. The film takes its title from the Charing Cross Road that runs through Central London, and its plot concerns the denizens of theatrical boarding houses living there. Cast * John Mills as Tony * June Clyde as Pam * Derek Oldham as Jimmy O'Connell * Belle Baker as Belle * Jean Colin as Cherry * Arthur Sinclair as Mac * Garry Marsh as Berry * C. Denier Warren as Salesman * Coral Browne as Lady Ruston * Charles Heslop as Langdon * Alfred Wellesley as Producer * Judy Kelly Julie Aileen Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991), known professionally as Judy Kelly, was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, ... as Vera References External links * 1935 films 1935 drama films Films directed by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Case Of Gabriel Perry
''The Case of Gabriel Perry'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo and Margaret Lockwood. Plot An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman. Cast * Henry Oscar as Gabriel Perry * Olga Lindo as Mrs Perry * Margaret Lockwood as Mildred Perry * Franklin Dyall as Prosecution * Raymond Lovell as Defence * John Wood as Godfrey Perry * Martita Hunt as Mrs Read * Rodney Ackland as Tommy Read * Percy Walsh as William Read * Ralph Truman as Inspector White * Alastair Sim as Minor role Critical reception ''Allmovie'' described it as a "rusty-dusty British courtroom drama." References External links *''The Case of Gabriel Perry''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of ... Films directed by Albert de Courvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Things Are Looking Up (film)
''Things Are Looking Up'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville, produced by Michael Balcon for Gaumont British and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Max Miller and William Gargan. It was made at Islington Studios by British Gaumont, an affiliate of Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The film was distributed by Gaumont British Distributors. Courtneidge plays a dual role as the sisters Bertha and Cicely Fytte. Bertha is a dour schoolteacher, while the bubbly Cicely runs a nearby circus. When Bertha elopes, Cicely takes her place at the school to prevent her from getting the sack. It was the film debut for Vivien Leigh. ''Things Are Looking Up'' was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in 1935. Plot Cicely Fytte is a circus equestrienne and the twin sister of Bertha Fytte who disapproves of her. Bertha is a strict schoolteacher at a girls' boarding school and not well liked by the girls. One day Bertha elop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wild Boy (1934 Film)
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This Is The Life (1933 Film)
''This Is the Life'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale and Betty Astell. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios by British Lion.Wood p.79 Plot Cast * Gordon Harker as Albert Tuttle * Binnie Hale as Sarah Tuttle * Betty Astell as Edna Wynne * Ray Milland as Bob Travers * Jack Barty as Bert Scroggins * Charles Heslop as Mr. Diggs * Percy Parsons as Lefty Finn * Ben Welden as Two Gun Mullins * Norma Whalley as Miss Vavasour * Julian Royce as Bronson * Percival Mackey Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Mac ... and His Orchestra as Themselves References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |