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Gypsy (1937 Film)
''Gypsy'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Roland Young, Chili Bouchier and Hugh Williams. It based on the 1935 novel ''Tzigane (novel), Tzigane'' by Lady Eleanor Smith (writer), Eleanor Smith. Plot summary Cast * Roland Young as Alan Brooks * Chili Bouchier as Hassina * Hugh Williams as Brazil * Frederick Burtwell as Pim * Glen Alyn as Lilli * Brian Buchel as Vicot * Andreas Malandrinos as Hunyadi * Victor Fairley as Strauss Production The film was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.90 Like many Teddington productions of the era, it is now considered to be a lost film. References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * * * 1937 films British drama films 1937 drama films Films about Romani people Films directed by Roy William Neill Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill (4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an Irish-born American film director best known for directing the last eleven of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Studios. Biography With his father as the captain, Roy William Neill was born on a ship off the coast of Ireland. His birth name was Roland de Gostrie. Neill began directing silent films in 1917 and went on to helm 111 films, 55 of them silent. Although most of Neill's films were low-budget B-movies, he was known for directing films with meticulously lit scenes with carefully layered shadows that would become the style of ''film noir'' in the late 1940s. In fact, his last film, '' Black Angel'' (1946), is considered a ''film noir''. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was a US citizen. He did g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
