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Alec Mango
Alec Mango (16 March 1911 – 7 November 1989) was an English actor. Best known for portraying El Supremo in the 1951 '' Captain Horatio Hornblower'', he also appeared in '' South of Algiers'' (1953), '' The Strange World of Planet X'' (1958), '' The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), '' Danger Man'' (1961), and '' Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967). He also appeared in the TV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. One of his last TV appearances was Channel 4's TV Movie The Gourmet as Rossi on 4th of January 1987. Partial filmography * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1944) − Secretary (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1948) − Italian Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited) * '' Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) − El Supremo * ''His Excellency'' (1952) − Jackie * '' South of Algiers'' (1953) − Mahmoud * '' They Who Dare'' (1954) − Patroklis * '' Up to His Neck'' (1954) − Bandit General * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) − Guido Rosetti * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) − Dr. Rey (uncredited) * '' Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency (1952 Film)
''His Excellency'' is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry and Susan Stephen. It follows a blunt Yorkshireman and former trade union leader, who is sent to take over as Governor of a British-ruled island in the Mediterranean. It was based on the 1950 play of the same title by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie. The play was also filmed for Australian television in 1958. The film was produced at Ealing Studios under the general oversight of Michael Balcon. The sets were designed by the art director Jim Morahan. Location shooting took place in Sicily around Palermo. The film was scored by Ernest Irving who incorporated a number of themes by Handel. Cast Critical reception ''Britmovie'' quoted George Perry from his book ''Forever Ealing'', "''His Excellency'' retains a stagebound atmosphere. Its other great fault lies in the way it wastes the theme’s potential in a glib and artificial treatme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol (film)
''Interpol'' (USA title: ''Pickup Alley''; also known as ''International Police'') is a 1957 British-American CinemaScope crime film noir directed by John Gilling and starring Victor Mature, Anita Ekberg, Trevor Howard, Bonar Colleano and Sid James, Sidney James. The screenplay was by John Paxton, based on the 1955 non-fiction book ''Interpol'', about the agency, by A.J. Forrest. The film was produced by Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli for Warwick Films. It concerns an Interpol effort to stamp out a major drug-smuggling cartel in numerous countries. In the United States, the film was released as a double feature with ''The Brothers Rico'' (1957). Plot Charles Sturgis is an Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent on the trail of a drug-smuggling operation run by crazed criminal mastermind Frank McNally, who has murdered Sturgis's sister. He travels to Europe to find McNally and destroy the organisation. In Rome he gets a tip that he can find McNally by following his mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion Of The Desert
''Lion of the Desert'' (alternative titles: ''Omar Mukhtar'' and ''Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert'') is a 1981 epic film, epic historical film, historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the ''Regio Esercito'' (Royal Italian Army), and Oliver Reed as Italy, Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who defeated Mukhtar. It was directed by Syrian-American director Moustapha Akkad and funded by the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi. Released in May 1981, the film has received positive reviews from critics, but performed poorly at the box office, gaining revenues of US$1.5 million worldwide despite having a $35 million budget. The film was banned in Italy in 1982 and was only shown on pay TV in 2009. Plot In 1929, Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Italian Italian fascism, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (Rod Steiger) is still faced with the Second Italo-Senussi W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions From The David Galaxy Affair
''Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair'' (also known as ''The David Galaxy Affair'', and for its UK re-release, ''Star Sex'') is a 1979 British sexploitation comedy film directed by Willy Roe and starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards, Mary Millington, Bernie Winters, Diana Dors and Anthony Booth. The film was not part of the ''Confessions'' series of films from Columbia Pictures that began with '' Confessions of a Window Cleaner'' (1974), but it was hoped that it would benefit commercially from the similarity of title. Plot A playboy astrologer has to prove an alibi to police for a robbery five years before. Cast * Alan Lake as David Galaxy * Glynn Edwards as Chief Inspector Evans * Mary Millington as Millicent Cumming * Bernie Winters as Mr. Pringle * Anthony Booth as Steve * Diana Dors as Jenny Stride * Kenny Lynch as Joe * Rosemary England as Sandra * John Moulder-Brown as Sergeant Johnson * Alec Mango as Pembleton * Queenie Watts as David Galaxy's mother * Ballard B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Playbirds
''The Playbirds'' (also known as ''David Sullivan's The Playbirds'', ''The Playbird Murders'', and ''Secrets of a Playgirl'') is a 1978 British sexploitation film directed by Willy Roe and starring Mary Millington, Glynn Edwards, Suzy Mandel and Windsor Davies. It was the official follow-up to '' Come Play with Me (1977),'' one of the most successful of the British sex comedies of the 1970s, which also starred Millington. Plot In London, an unidentified serial killer targets female models, strangling each woman and marking the forehead with the number of the victim. Scotland Yard detectives Jack Holbourne and Harry Morgan are assigned to investigate and discover that all of the women had recently appeared in the pornographic magazine ''Playbirds''. Four suspects are identified: the magazine's publisher, Harry Dougan; photographer Terry Day; a street preacher called Hern; and anti-pornography campaigner George Ransome MP. Dougan and Day are quickly discounted. Lena Cunningham, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steptoe And Son (film)
''Steptoe and Son'' (also known as ''Steptoe & Son'') is a 1972 British comedy drama film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film centres on a flashback to about four years earlier detailing Harold's short-lived marriage to Zita, a stripper. The film was a spin-off from the BBC television comedy series of the same name (1962–1974) about father-and-son rag-and-bone merchants. A sequel, ''Steptoe and Son Ride Again'', was released in 1973. Plot Harold and Albert leave the divorce court, and while on the road home they discuss Harold's failed marriage, beginning the flashback to about four years ago. During a stag do at a local football club, Harold meets one of the acts, a stripper called Zita. After a whirlwind romance, the couple are married, although the actual wedding ceremony is delayed when Albert, acting as best man, loses the ring somewhere in the yard. They eventually find it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some May Live
''Some May Live'' ( also known as ''In Saigon Some May Live'') is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer. It was written by David T. Chantler and shot at Twickenham Studios. Plot During the Vietnam War, a security leak in Saigon has to be plugged, when American decoder Kate Meredith is faced with the dilemma of her husband pressuring her to give him information. Cast * Peter Cushing as John Meredith * Joseph Cotten as Colonel Woodward * Martha Hyer as Kate Meredith * John Ronane as Captain Elliott Thomas * David Spenser as Inspector Sung * Alec Mango as Ducrai * Walter Brown as Major Matthews * Kim Smith as Allan Meredith * as Lawrence * Carol Cleveland as minor role Critical reception '' The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "A contrived melodrama made all the more unconvincing by mediocre performances. Martha Hyer in particular is unequal to the demands of her part. Vernon Sewell's dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khartoum (film)
''Khartoum'' is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed (a Sudanese leader whose devotees proclaimed him the Mahdi), with a supporting cast that includes Richard Johnson and Ralph Richardson. The film is based on historical accounts of Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army, during the 1884–1885 Siege of Khartoum. The opening and closing scenes are narrated by Leo Genn. ''Khartoum'' was filmed by cinematographer Edward Scaife in Technicolor and Ultra Panavision 70, and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. A novelization of the film's screenplay was written by Alan Caillou. The film had its Royal World Premiere at the Casino Cinerama Theatre, in the West End of London, on 9 June 1966, in the presence of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'' on television in the United States. Synopsis Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios. In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be '' The Malpas Mystery'' (1960) while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see German krimis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Shall See
''We Shall See'' is a 1964 British drama film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook and Alec Mango. It was adapted by Donal Giltinan from the 1926 novel ''We Shall See!'' by Edgar Wallace, and was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries. Plot Alva, the mentally unbalanced wife of airline pilot Evan Collins, wants her husband to leave his job. However, she is tragically killed when someone throws a hive of bees into her bedroom. Police deduce that whoever was responsible knew that Alva was allergic to the insects. Each member of the household, both relatives and staff, comes under suspicion, as her psychotic behaviour has both alienated and given everyone a personal interest in her demise. Cast * Maurice Kaufmann as Evan Collins * Faith Brook as Alva Collins * Alec Mango as Ludo * Alex Macintosh as Greg Thomas * Hugh Paddick as Connell * Talitha Pol as Jirina * Bridget Armstrong as Nurse Rosem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Story Of David
''A Story of David'' (also known as ''David the Outlaw'') is a 1961 British Empire, British-Israel, Israeli drama (film and television), drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler (actor), Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Bible, Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. Plot Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of his protege and son-in-law David. David goes into hiding. In a fit of rage, Saul tries to kill David with a spear, but David manages to escape and gathers a group of followers. Saul becomes increasingly obsessed and relentlessly hunts David to kill him, but David refuses to fight Saul, out of respect for him as king. Therefore, David keeps moving from one territory to another to avoid Saul's attacks, while Jonathan, Saul's firstborn son and David's best friend, assists him in his escape. Cast * Jeff Chandler (actor), Jeff Chandler a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver
''The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' is a 1960 American Eastmancolor fantasy adventure film loosely based upon the 1726 novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' by Jonathan Swift. The film stars Kerwin Mathews as the title character, June Thorburn as his fiancée Elizabeth, and child actress Sherry Alberoni as Glumdalclitch. Filmed in England and Spain, ''The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' was directed by Jack Sher and featured stop-motion animation and special visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. The cast includes Martin Benson as Flimnap, Lee Patterson as Reldresal, Jo Morrow as Gwendolyn, Mary Ellis as the Queen of Brobdingnag, Marian Spencer as the Empress of Lilliput, Peter Bull as Lord Bermogg and Alec Mango as the Minister of Lilliput. Plot In 1699, Dr Lemuel Gulliver is an impoverished surgeon who seeks riches and adventure as a ship's doctor on a voyage around the world. His fiancée Elizabeth strongly wishes for him to settle down, and the two quarrel. Gulliver embarks on the voyage and soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |