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Dance Pretty Lady
''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel '' Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film '' Carnival''. Plot During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval. Cast * Ann Casson as Jenny Pearl * Carl Harbord as Maurice Avery * Michael Hogan as Castleton * Moore Marriott as Mr. Raeburn * Flora Robson as Mrs. Raeburn * Leonard Brett as Alf * Norman Claridge as Jack Danby * Sunday Wilshin as Irene * René Ray as Elsie * Eva Llewellyn as Aunt Mabel * Marie Rambert Dancers as Dancers * Wendy Toye as Dancer * Alban Conway * Hermione Gingold Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Asquith
Anthony William Landon Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include '' Pygmalion'' (1938), '' French Without Tears'' (1940), '' The Way to the Stars'' (1945) and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest''. Life and career Born in London, he was the son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Margot Asquith, who was responsible for 'Puffin' as his family nickname.Anthony Asquith biography at BFI Screenonline He was educated at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hogan (screenwriter)
Michael Hogan (17 September 1893 – 1 January 1977) was a British screenwriter. Hogan had previously been a notable film actor, appearing in lead roles in a number of silent and early sound films. Hogan worked as a writer in both Britain and Hollywood. Selected filmography Actor * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''Ag and Bert'' (1929) comedy short film made in Phonofilm, directed by Bertram Phillips and co-starring Mabel Constanduros * ''Windjammer'' (1930) * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1931) * '' Dance Pretty Lady'' (1932) * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1932) * ''The Man Outside'' (1933) * ''The River Wolves'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' The Queen's Affair'' (1934) * ''The Last Journey'' (1936) Screenwriter * '' Squibs'' (1935) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) * '' Take My Tip'' (1937) * ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1937) * '' A Yank at Oxford'' (1938) * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) * ''Nurse Edith Cavell'' (1939) * '' Secret Journey'' (1939) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Historical Drama Films
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Films Set In The 1900s
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Anthony Asquith
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. After a successful career as a child actress, she established herself on the stage as an adult, playing in comedy, drama and experimental theatre, and radio broadcasting. She found her milieu in revue, which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress Hermione Baddeley. Later she played formidable elderly characters in such films and stage musicals as '' Gigi'' (1958), '' Bell, Book and Candle'' (1958), ''The Music Man'' (1962) and '' A Little Night Music'' (1973). From the early 1950s Gingold lived and made her career mostly in the U.S. Her American stage work ranged from '' John Murray Anderson's Almanac'' (1953) to '' Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban Conway
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Wendy Toye
Beryl May Jessie Toye, (1 May 1917 – 27 February 2010), known professionally as Wendy Toye, was a British dancer, stage and film director and actress. Life and career Toye was born in London. She initially worked as a dancer and choreographer both on stage and on film. She joined the Markova- Dolin Ballet Company as a soloist and was taken under the wing of Dame Ninette de Valois. She was soon collaborating with the likes of directors Jean Cocteau and Carol Reed. She first appeared on film as a dancer in Anthony Asquith’s film ''Dance Pretty Lady'' in 1931. In 1936 she was working on the opera film ''Pagliacci'' with the director Karl Grune, who, caught up in technical matters, asked Toye to direct the actors for him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Rambert Dancers
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Eva Llewellyn
Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * Eva (''Metal Gear''), a fictional character in the ''Metal Gear'' video games series * Evangelion (mecha), commonly referred to as "Eva" or "EVA", a fictional cyborg in the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise Films * ''Eva'' (1948 film), a Swedish film * ''Eva'' (1953 film), a Greek drama film * ''Eva'' (1958 film), an Austrian film * ''Eva'' (1962 film), a French-Italian film in English * ''Eva'' (2010 film), an English-language Romanian film * ''Eva'' (2011 film), a Spanish film * ''Eva'' (2018 film), a French film Music Artists *Eva (singer), French singer * E.V.A. (band) (Eve Versus Adam), an Italian female pop band * Banda Eva, a Brazilian axé band formerly fronted by Ivete Sangal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Ray
Irene Lilian Brodrick, Countess of Midleton (née Creese, known as Rene Ray, 22 September 1911 – 28 August 1993) was a British stage and screen actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and also a novelist. Acting career Ray made her screen début in the 1929 silent film ''High Treason'' and first appeared on the West End stage on 5 December 1930 in the André Charlot production of ''Wonder Bar'' at the Savoy Theatre.> In 1935 she starred with Conrad Veidt in the Gaumont British film '' The Passing of the Third Floor Back''. Other film co-stars included George Arliss ('' His Lordship'', 1936), John Mills ('' The Green Cockatoo'', 1937), Gordon Harker (''The Return of the Frog'', 1938) and Trevor Howard ('' They Made Me a Fugitive'', 1947). At London's Lyric Theatre in 1936 she appeared with Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson in JB Priestley's short-lived play '' Bees on the Boat Deck''. Other West End credits included ''Yes and No'' (1937), ''They Walk Alone'' (1939) and ''Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
