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The Outsider (play)
''The Outsider'' is a play by the British writer Dorothy Brandon. It portrays the struggle of an unorthodox medical practitioner to gain acceptance by the medical establishment. It was subsequently revised to show the unconventional triumphing over the conventional, whereas the play had originally had the opposite ending. It premiered at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone in April 1923, before transferring to the St James's Theatre for a West End run lasting for 107 performances between May and September the same year. The cast included Leslie Faber, Charles Kenyon and Isobel Elsom. A New York run in 1924 played at the 49th Street Theatre, produced by William Harris Jr. The cast included Lionel Atwill as Anton, Katharine Cornell as Lalage, Fernanda Eliscu as Madame Klost, Whitford Kane as Frederick and Pat Somerset as Basil. It has had a number of revivals. In 1931 a run at London's Apollo Theatre lasted for 66 performances. The cast featured Harold Huth in the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Brandon
Dorothy Brandon was a British playwright active in the interwar years. Her greatest West End success was the 1923 medical drama '' The Outsider'' which was revived several times, and adapted into films on three occasions. An earlier hit was 1917's ''Wild Heather'' which ran at the Strand Theatre for 79 performances. It was also made into a film. A 1926 play ''Blind Alley'' was less successful, running for thirteen performances.Gale p.206 Selected plays * ''Wild Heather'' (1917) * '' Araminta Arrives'' (1921) * '' The Outsider'' (1923) * ''Blind Alley "Blind Alley" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the March 1945 issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction'', and later included in the collection ''The Early Asimov'' (1972). Although the sto ...'' (1926) References Bibliography * Gale, Maggie. ''West End Women: Women and the London Stage 1918 - 1962''. Routledge, 2008. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Huth
Harold Huth (20 January 1892 – 26 October 1967) was a British actor, film director and producer. Biography Early life He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1892. He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee. For the first eighteen years of his professional life, Huth worked in the motor business. Actor Huth made his screen debut as an actor in the 1927 film '' One of the Best'', directed by T. Hayes Hunter at Gainsborough Pictures. He got the role in part due to the connections of Pertwee. Huth followed it up with the role of Captain Nolan in the film '' Balaclava'' about the Charge of the Light Brigade. Huth went on to have roles in ''A South Sea Bubble'' (1928) with Ivor Novello, directed by Hunter; '' The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1928) with Matheson Lang, playing Louis Antoine de Saint-Just; and '' The Silver King'' (1929), directed by Hunter, with Percy Marmont and Chili Bouchier. Huth made his stage acting debut aged 36 on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays Set In London
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Plays By Dorothy Brandon
Play most commonly refers to: * Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment * Play (theatre), a work of drama Play may refer also to: Computers and technology * Google Play, a digital content service * Play Framework, a Java framework * Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider * Xperia Play, an Android phone * Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retailer * Backlash (engineering), or ''play'', non-reversible part of movement * Petroleum play, oil fields with same geological circumstances * Play symbol, in media control devices Film * ''Play'' (2005 film), Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson * ''Play'', a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan * ''Play'' (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund * ''Rush'' (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled ''Play'' and also known as ''Raftaar 24 x 7'' * ''The Play'' (film), a 2013 Bengali film Literature and publications * ''Play'' (play), written by Samuel Beckett * ''Play'' (''The New York Times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Plays
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George Sanders
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth, bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is remembered for his roles as Jack Favell in ''Rebecca'' (1940), Scott ffolliott in ''Foreign Correspondent'' (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in ''Samson and Delilah'' (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in ''All About Eve'' (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in ''Ivanhoe'' (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in ''King Richard and the Crusaders'' (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of ''Batman'' (1966), and the voice of Shere Khan in Disney's ''The Jungle Book'' (1967). Fans of detective stories know Sanders as Simon Templar, ''The Saint'', (1939–41), and the suave crimefighter The Falcon (1941–42). Early life Sanders was born on 3 July 1906 in Saint P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul L
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The Outsider (1939 Film)
''The Outsider'' is a 1939 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring George Sanders, Mary Maguire and Barbara Blair. The screenplay concerns an osteopath who cures one of his patients with whom he has fallen in love. It is a remake of the 1931 film '' The Outsider'' and was based on the 1923 play of the same name by Dorothy Brandon. The film was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. Plot Anton Ragatzy is an infamous osteopath, known for his controversial methods of curing disability. Ragatzy uses a machine invented by himself which will either cure the patients permanently or will leave them disabled forever. A board of surgeons disagree with Ragatzy's methods and want to ban him from acting as an osteopath. Ragatzy wants to change their minds and decides to cure the daughter of one of the surgeons, Joseph Sturdee. Lalage "Lally" Sturdee has been disabled since birth and lives with her fiercely protective father. She co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work ''John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer'' by Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government. Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on '' Mare Nostrum'' in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include '' Down Our Street'', '' Baby Take a Bow'', '' Dante's Inferno'', ''Our Relations'', and '' Dr. Renault's Secret''. In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai."Director Proves Kiplings Wrong" Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outsider (1931 Film)
''The Outsider'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel. The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was made at Elstree Studios and based on the 1923 play of the same title by Dorothy Brandon, previously made into an American silent film in 1926. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931. The film was remade in 1939 as '' The Outsider'' with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles. Cast * Joan Barry as Lalage Sturdee * Harold Huth as Anton Ragatzy * Norman McKinnel as Jasper Sturdee * Frank Lawton as Basil Owen * Mary Clare as Mrs. Coates * Glenore Pointing as Carol * Annie Esmond as Pritchard * Sidney J. Gillett as Dr. Ladd * Randolph McLeod as Sir Nathan Israel * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland V
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The Outsider (1926 Film)
''The Outsider'' is a 1926 American 60-minute silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Jacqueline Logan, Lou Tellegen and Walter Pidgeon. It was based on the 1923 play '' The Outsider'' by Dorothy Brandon. The screenplay is set in London and concerns an unorthodox doctor who cures a patient with whom he is in love. The film was remade as a British sound film in 1931, which was released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Leontine Sturdee * Lou Tellegen as Anton Ragatzy * Walter Pidgeon as Basil Owen * Roy Atwell as Jerry Sidon * Charles Willis Lane as Sir Jasper Sturdee * Joan Standing as Pritchard * Gibson Gowland as Shadow * Bertram Marburgh as Dr. Talley * Crauford Kent as Dr. Ladd * Louis Payne as Dr. Helmore See also *1937 Fox vault fire Preservation status The film is now lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
