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Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire, Castor, Cambridgeshire. He is sometimes credited as Gus MacNaughton. He appeared on stage from 1899, as a juvenile comedian with the Fred Karno company, the influential British music hall troupe. In films, McNaughton was often cast as the "fast-talking sidekick", and he appeared in several popular George Formby comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in both ''Murder!'' (1930) and ''The 39 Steps (1935 film), The 39 Steps'' (1935). Filmography * ''Comets'' (1930) - Himself * ''Murder!'' (1930) - Tom Trewitt (uncredited) * ''Children of Chance (1930 film), Children of Chance'' (1930) - H.K. Zinkwell * ''Lucky Girl (1932 film), Lucky Girl'' (1932) - Hudson E. Greener * ''The Last Coupon'' (1932) - Lo ...
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The 39 Steps (1935 Film)
''The 39 Steps'' is a 1935 British Spy film, spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is loosely based on the 1915 novel ''The Thirty-Nine Steps'' by John Buchan. It concerns a Canadian civilian in London, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called "The 39 Steps" from stealing British military secrets. Mistakenly accused of the murder of a counter-espionage agent, Hannay goes on the run to Scotland and becomes tangled up with an attractive woman, Pamela, while hoping to stop the spy ring and clear his name. Since its initial release, the film has been widely acknowledged as a classic. Filmmaker and actor Orson Welles referred to it as a "masterpiece". Screenwriter Robert Towne remarked, "It's not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with ''The 39 Steps''." Plot At a London music hall theatre, Richard Hannay is watching "Mr. Memory" demon ...
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Radio Parade
''Radio Parade'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Beville and Archie de Bear and featuring an ensemble cast including Florence Desmond, Claude Hulbert, Jeanne De Casalis and the comedy double act Clapham and Dwyer. A revue film, it was made by British International Pictures who had produced a similarly formatted film ''Elstree Calling'' in 1930. It contained many of the leading radio stars of the era.Street p.229 A further revue film ''Radio Parade of 1935'' also followed. Plot Cast * Doris Arnold as Self - pianist * Elsie Carlisle as Self * Charles Clapham as Self * Mabel Constanduros as Grandma Buggins * Carlyle Cousins as Themselves * Jeanne De Casalis as Mrs. Feather * Florence Desmond as Self * Bill Dwyer as Self * Roy Fox as Roy Fox and his band * Reginald Gardiner as Self * Leonard Henry as Self * Billie Houston as Self * Renée Houston as Self * Claude Hulbert as Self * Mario 'Harp' Lorenzi as Self * B.C. Hilliam as Self ...
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Invitation To The Waltz (film)
''Invitation to the Waltz'' is a 1935 British historical musical film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Lilian Harvey, Wendy Toye and Carl Esmond. It was based on a play by Eric Maschwitz. Production It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by John Mead and Clarence Elder. Much of the film's score consists of extracts of classical music arranged by Walter Goehr. It was the only film made in Britain by the London-born German star Harvey. Harvey had returned from Hollywood and signed a three-film contract with British International Pictures, but after making only this film she returned to Germany and agreed a new contract with UFA.Bock & Bergfelder p. 51–52 Synopsis In London Jenny, an aspiring ballet dancer, meets an aide to the Duke of Wuerttemberg who is in Britain for a marriage alliance and financial treaty to supply troops to Britain for the war against Napoleon. After being discovered by an Italian impresar ...
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Barnacle Bill (1935 Film)
''Barnacle Bill'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Archie Pitt, Joan Gardner and Gus McNaughton. A conflicted sailor tries to balance his family life with his time at sea. Plot Cast * Archie Pitt as Bill Harris * Joan Gardner as Jill Harris * Gus McNaughton as Jack Baron * Jean Adrienne as Mary Bailey * Sybil Jason as Jill as a child * Denis O'Neil as Shorty * O. B. Clarence as Uncle George * Henrietta Watson as Aunt Julia * Minnie Rayner Minnie Rayner (2 May 1869 – 13 December 1941) was a British stage and film actress. In 1889, while in Cape Colony, she acted in the comic opera '' Falka'' as Edwige, the fiery Gipsey girl and sister of the brigand chief. The play was stage ... as Mrs Bailey * Iris Darbyshire as Florrie * Tully Comber as Harry Fordyce References External links * 1935 films Films directed by Harry Hughes British drama films 1935 drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930 ...
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Spring In The Air
''Spring in the Air'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and Norman Lee and starring Edmund Gwenn, Zelma O'Neal and Theo Shall.Wood p.64 It was made at Elstree Studios. Cast * Edmund Gwenn as Franz * Zelma O'Neal as Ila * Theo Shall as Paul * Lydia Sherwood as Vilma * Gus McNaughton as Max * Mary Jerrold as Albertina * Winifred Oughton as Minna * Jane Welsh Jane Welsh (14 January 1905 – 27 November 2001) was a British actress. She portrayed Mrs Brown, William's mother, in the films '' Just William's Luck'' (1947) and '' William Comes to Town'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' The Sleeping C ... as Rosa References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1934 films British comedy films 1934 comedy films Films directed by Norman Lee Films directed by Victor Hanbury Films shot at Br ...
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There Goes Susie
''There Goes Susie'' (U.S. title for 1935 release: ''Scandals of Paris'') is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford and starring Gene Gerrard, Wendy Barrie, and Zelma O'Neal. Written by Charlie Roellinghoff and Hans Jacoby, it was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It is a remake of the 1933 German film '' Marion, That's Not Nice''. An Italian version, '' Model Wanted'' (1933), was also made. Plot An artist is hired by a major soap company for an advertisement. He paints a model in a revealing pose, only to discover she is the boss's daughter. Cast * Gene Gerrard as Andre Cochet * Wendy Barrie as Madeleine Sarteaux * Zelma O'Neal as Bunny * Gus McNaughton as Brammel * Henry Wenman as Otto Sarteaux * Gibb McLaughlin as advertising manager * Bobbie Comber as Uncle Oscar * Mark Daly as Sunshine Reception ''Picturegoer ''Picturegoer'' was a fan magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1911 and 23 Apr ...
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The Luck Of A Sailor
''The Luck of a Sailor'' is a 1934 British romance film directed by Robert Milton and starring Greta Nissen, David Manners and Clifford Mollison. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.78 Cast * Greta Nissen as Queen Helena * David Manners as Captain Colin * Clifford Mollison as Shorty * Camilla Horn as Louise * Hugh Wakefield as King Karl * Lawrence Grossmith as Silvius * Reginald Purdell as Jenkins * H. F. Maltby as Admiral * Jimmy Godden as Betz * Jean Cadell as Princess Rosanna * Cecil Ramage as Owner * Gus McNaughton as Official * Arnold Lucy Arnold Lucy (born Walter George Campbell, 8 August 1865 – 15 December 1945) was a British theatre and film actor, best known as Professor Kantorek in '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930). Life and career Born in Tottenham on 8 August 18 ... * J.H. Roberts References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939' ...
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Master And Man (1934 Film)
Master and Man may refer to: * "Master and Man" (short story), an 1895 short story by Leo Tolstoy * ''Master and Man'' (play), a Victorian play by George R. Sims * ''Master and Man'' (1915 film), a silent British film adaptation, directed by Percy Nash Percy Nash (1868-1958) was a pioneer British producer, director and screenwriter, who made some 70 films between 1912 and 1927. He was a key figure in the creation of Elstree Studios. The scarcity of information on Nash and his work has meant fi ... * ''Master and Man'' (1929 film), a silent British film adaptation * ''Master and Man'' (1934 film), a British film adaptation {{Disambig ...
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Seeing Is Believing (film)
''Seeing Is Believing'' is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring William Hartnell, Gus McNaughton and Faith Bennett. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ....Wood p.79 Cast * William Hartnell as Ronald Gibson * Gus McNaughton as Geoffrey Cooper * Faith Bennett as Marion Harvey * Vera Bogetti as Nita Leonard * Fewlass Llewellyn as Sir Robert Gibson * Joana Pereira as Mme. Bellini * Elsie Irving as Lady Mander * Pat Baring References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * ...
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Their Night Out
''Their Night Out'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Claude Hulbert, Renée Houston and Gus McNaughton. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.76 The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Cast * Claude Hulbert as Jimmy Oliphant * Renée Houston as Maggie Oliphant * Gus McNaughton as Fred Simpson * Binnie Barnes as Lola * Jimmy Godden as Archibald Bunting * Amy Veness as Gertrude Bunting * Judy Kelly as Betty Oliphant * Ben Welden as Crook * Hal Gordon as Sgt. Bert Simpson * Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born Emily Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, the daughter of Jane Ann (née Ault) and Thomas Cragg, a plumber by trade. She made her first sta ... as Cook References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 192 ...
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The Love Nest (1933 Film)
The Love Nest may refer to: * ''The Love Nest'' (1922 film) aka ''Das Liebesnest'', is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein. * ''The Love Nest'' (1922), an American film directed by Wray Bartlett Physioc. * ''The Love Nest'' (1923 film), an American short silent comedy by Buster Keaton * ''The Love Nest'' (1933 film), a British comedy directed by Thomas Bentley See also * '' Love Nest'', a 1951 American comedy drama film directed by Joseph Newman * "Love Nest", a song from the 1920 musical '' Mary'', music by Louis Hirsch and words by Otto Harbach {{SIA, films, Love Nest, The ...
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Happy (1933 Film)
''Happy'' is a 1933 British musical film directed by Frederic Zelnik, starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Hyson, Laddie Cliff, and Will Fyffe. Plot A band leader pretends to be a millionaire in Paris. Cast * Stanley Lupino as Frank Brown * Laddie Cliff as George * Will Fyffe as Simmy * Dorothy Hyson as Lillian * Harry Tate as Dupont * Renee Gadd as Pauline * Gus McNaughton as Waller * Jimmy Godden as Brummelberg * Bertha Belmore as Mrs. Brummelberg * Hal Gordon as Conjuror * Norma Varden as Miss Stone, Secretary with Glasses Songs Happy features the following songs: * ''Happy'' and ''There's So Much I'm Wanting To Tell You'' by Stanley Lupino and Noel Gay * ''There Was A Poor Musician'' and ''Will You Dance Through Life With Me'', plus the musical score by Kurt Schwabach, Fred Raymond, Will Meisel, Ralph Stanley, Willy Rosen, Henrik N. Ege and Fred Schwarz. Critical response Hal Erickson gave the picture a generally favourable review in The New York Times ''The ...
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