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Fast And Loose (1954 Film)
''Fast and Loose'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Stanley Holloway, Kay Kendall and Brian Reece. It was written by Ben Travers and A.R. Rawlinson based on the 1925 play ''A Cuckoo in the Nest'' by Travers, the first of his Aldwych farces, which had previously been adapted as a 1933 film of the same title. Plot Peter Wickham puts his wife Barbara on a train and then misses it himself. He meets his ex-girlfriend Carol Hankin at the station; they hire a car and take off in search of Barbara. The car breaks down and they spend the night at a country pub which has only one guest-room. When Barbara and Carol's husband also turn up, farce ensues. Cast * Stanley Holloway as Major George Crabb * Kay Kendall as Carol Hankin * Brian Reece as Peter Wickham * Charles Victor as Lumper * June Thorburn as Barbara 'Babsie' Wickham * Reginald Beckwith as Reverend Tripp-Johnson * Vida Hope as Gladys * Joan Young as Mrs. Gullett, inn manageress * Fabia Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Pulford
Eric William Pulford (8 August 1915 – 30 July 2005)Eric Pulford by Sim Branaghan, theguardian.com, 15 September 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2014. . was a British commercial artist who, in a career of over 50 years, was responsible for over 1000 cinema poster designs. Early life Eric William Pulford was born in Beeston, a suburb of , in August 1915, the eldest of five children of a butcher father, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Victor
Charles Victor (10 February 1896 – 23 December 1965) was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles between 1931 and 1965. He was born Charles Victor Harvey. Born in Southport, Lancashire, England, Victor was a fourth-generation English music hall entertainer. He left school when he was 15 to team with his father in a song-and-dance act for five years. After leaving that act, he briefly worked with his brother in an automobile agency before going into English musical comedy. In 1929, he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, which was headed by Barry Jackson, and stayed with it for 10 years. Victor appeared in just over 100 films between 1938 and 1966. The size and importance of his roles varied greatly. For example, in 1957 he played the lead role, with top billing, in the comedy '' There's Always a Thursday'', whilst in the same year he had a bit part in the biopic '' After the Ball''. Late in life, Victor toured internationally in the role of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howell (art Director)
John Howell (1914–1993) was a British art director who worked as production designer designing the sets for a number of films.Holston p.300 Selected filmography * ''Journey Together'' (1945) * '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947) * '' Brighton Rock'' (1948) * '' The Guinea Pig'' (1948) * '' Private Angelo'' (1949) * ''The Dancing Years'' (1950) * ''Happy Go Lovely'' (1951) * ''Saturday Island'' (1952) * '' Treasure Hunt'' (1952) * '' Malta Story'' (1953) * '' The Net'' (1953) * '' Forbidden Cargo'' (1954) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1954) * ''Simba'' (1955) * ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1956) * '' Loser Takes All'' (1956) * ''The Baby and the Battleship'' (1956) * ''Bhowani Junction'' (1956) * ''Nor the Moon by Night'' (1958) * ''Orders to Kill'' (1958) * '' Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960) * ''A Weekend with Lulu'' (1961) * '' We Joined the Navy'' (1962) * ''Guns of Darkness'' (1962) * ''The Mouse on the Moon'' (1963) * '' Man in the Middle'' (1964) * '' A High Wind in Jamaica'' (1965) * ''Khart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to television programmes, commercials, and pop promos, including the ''James Bond'' and '' Carry On'' film franchises. History Pinewood Studios was built on the estate of Heatherden Hall, a large Victorian country house which was purchased by Canadian financier, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Chiswick, Lt. Col. Grant Morden (1880–1932). He added refinements such as a ballroom, a Victorian-style Turkish bath, and an indoor squash court. Due to its seclusion, it was used as a discreet meeting place for high-ranking politicians and diplomats; the agreement to create the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed there. In 1934, building tycoon Charles Boot (1874–1945) bought the land and turned it into a country club. The ballroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Warren (actor)
John "Jack" Warner (1916–1977), known professionally as John Warren, was a British screenwriter and support actor. Specialising in comedy writing, he worked with several figures at the forefront of British comedy, such as Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, Dick Emery and Mike and Bernie Winters. He had several screenwriting projects with film director Val Guest whom he first encountered as an actor in 1948. Biography Warren was born on 13 November 1916 in England, UK. He was a writer and actor. In the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy. Following his discharge, John pursued a career in films but only served in minor roles. He did however make many contacts and moved into scriptwriting in the late 50s, having considerably more success in this field. John was known for Up the Creek (1958), Further Up the Creek (1958) and Hell Below Zero (1954). He died on 9 February 1977 in Kingston upon Thames. Film Scripts * Up The Creek (1958) * Further Up the Creek (1959) *Two-W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Makeham
Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an English film and television actor. Career Makeham was born in London, England. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, in 115 films and in 11 television productions. He played a small number of leading roles in the 1930s, but was more regularly seen in cameos as harassed officials or henpecked husbands. Personal life Married three times, Makeham's third wife was British character actress, Betty Shale. Selected filmography * '' Rome Express'' (1932) - Mills * '' I'm an Explosive'' (1933) - Prof. Whimperly * '' Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Abraham Lombard * ''The Lost Chord'' (1933) - Bertie Pollard * '' I Lived with You'' (1933) - Mr. Wallis * '' I Was a Spy'' (1933) - Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Henry Jackson * '' The Roof'' (1933) - John Rutherford * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) - John Gregg * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) - James Merrick * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gauge
Alexander Gauge (29 July 1914 – 28 August 1960) was a British character actor best known for playing Friar Tuck in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' from 1955 to 1959. Biography Gauge was born in a Methodist Mission station in Wenzhou, China. He attended school in California before moving to England. He served in the British Army in India during World War II, where he became acquainted with John Masters. He first appeared on the New York stage in 1945. He acted in many of Shakespeare's plays and usually played villains in British films, but many considered his forte to be comedy. He was a great hit in the London stage production of ''The Seven Year Itch''. Gauge appeared in the films '' The Interrupted Journey'' in 1949. In 1952, he appeared in ''Murder in the Cathedral'', '' Mother Riley Meets the Vampire'', with Old Mother Riley and Béla Lugosi, and ''The Pickwick Papers'' as the flirtatious Tracy Tupman. He also appeared in the ''Martin Luther'' (1953), ''Beau Brummell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toke Townley
John Antony Townley (6 November 1912 – 27 September 1984), known professionally as Toke Townley, was an English actor. Biography Townley was born on 6 November 1912 at Great Dunmow, Essex; his father was a vicar. His first name, "John", was changed to "Toke" shortly after his birth. After he left school he worked as a clerk in a factory, acting in his spare time. He did not become a professional actor until his early 30s, first appearing at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. He appeared in many BBC television programmes during the early pioneering days at Alexandra Palace. Between 1951 and 1970, in the heyday of the British studios, Townley appeared in almost thirty films, including '' Lady Godiva Rides Again'', '' Doctor at Sea'', ''The Quatermass Xperiment'', ''The Admirable Crichton'', '' Carry On Admiral'', '' Doctor in Distress'' and ''Scars of Dracula''. He went on to appear in many film and television roles over the years, including '' The Avengers''. He was also an accomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather (17 December 1885 – 16 January 1958) was an English character actor. Career Mather was born in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and began his career on the stage in 1905. He debuted in London in ''Brewster's Millions'' in 1909 and on Broadway ten years later in ''Luck of the Navy''. He eventually branched out to films, starting with '' Young Woodley'' in 1930. He often played butlers. In the 1932 film '' The Impassive Footman'', he played the eponymous footman. He died in Harrow, London, aged 72. Complete filmography *'' Young Woodley'' (1931) – Mr. Woodley *'' Aren't We All?'' (1932) – Vicar *'' Love on the Spot'' (1932) – Mr. Prior *'' The Impassive Footman'' (1932) – Dr. Bartlett *'' Tell Me Tonight'' (1932) – Balthasar *'' Red Wagon'' (1933) – Blewett *'' The Man Changed His Name'' (1934) – Sir Ralph Whitcombe *'' The Lash'' (1934) – Colonel Bush *'' The Admiral's Secret'' (1934) – Captain Brooke *'' Anything Might Happen'' (1934) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Bryan
Dora May Broadbent (7 February 1923 – 23 July 2014), known as Dora Bryan, was an English actress of stage, film and television."Feted Brighton actress Dora, 90, to make rare public appearance" ''The Argus'', 2 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013. She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for A Taste of Honey (film), ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961) and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1995 Laurence Olivier Awards, 1995 for The Birthday Party (play), ''The Birthday Party''. Early life Bryan was born in Southport, Lancashire. Her father was a salesman and she attended Hathershaw, Hathershaw County Prima ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabia Drake
Fabia Drake OBE (born Ethel McGlinchy; 20 January 1904 – 28 February 1990) was an English actress whose professional career spanned almost 73 years during the 20th century. Drake was born in Herne Bay, Kent. Her first professional role in a film was in Fred Paul's '' Masks and Faces'' (1917), and her last role was as Madame de Rosemonde in Miloš Forman's ''Valmont'' (1989). Drake was a lifelong friend of Noël Coward and Laurence Olivier. Early life Born Ethel McGlinchy, the actress's Irish father, a caterer, was an actor manqué. She passed an entrance test to the Academy of Dramatic Art (later to become RADA) in December 1913. (It was the high-ups at the ADA who decided McGlinchy was too difficult to pronounce and too hard to remember for a stage name so she changed it, ultimately by deed-poll, to Drake which was the second of her father's Christian names and to Fabia which was the second of her baptismal names, chosen because she was born on St Fabian's Day) (P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
