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All In (film)
''All In'' is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh. The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It is also known by the alternative title ''Tattenham Corner'', from the play on which it is based. The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a play, ''Tattenham Corner'', by Philip Merivale and Brandon Fleming, which takes its name from a sharp bend on Epsom Racecourse, where the Derby is run. Cast * Ralph Lynn as Archie Slott * Gina Malo as Kay Slott * Jack Barty as Tom "Tingaling Tom " * Claude Dampier as "Toop" * Sydney Fairbrother as Genesta Slott * Garry Marsh as Lilleywhite * Robert Nainby as Eustace Slott * O. B. Clarence as Hemingway * Gibb McLaughlin as Reverend Cuppleditch * Glennis Lorimer as Kitty * Fewlass Llewellyn as Dean of Plinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Varnel
Marcel Varnel (16 October 1892 – 13 July 1947) was a French film director, notable for his career in the United States and England as a director of plays and films. Biography He was born Marcel Hyacinthe le Bozec in Paris, France. Varnel started his working life on the Paris stage, soon becoming a director of musical comedies. In 1925, he moved to New York City, working as director in several Broadway theatre, Broadway operettas, musicals and dramas for the Shubert family. This was followed by a move to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, where he directed three low budget thrillers. In 1934, he moved to England and it was as a director of British comedies – initially working at Associated British Picture Corporation, British International Pictures, Elstree, then moving in 1936 to Gainsborough Pictures – where he produced his best films. Among the performers he worked with were Will Hay, Crazy Gang (comedy group), The Crazy Gang, Arthur Askey and George Formby. He died o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh (21 May 1902 – 6 March 1981) was an English stage and film actor. Biography Born Leslie March Gerahty on 21 May 1902 in St Margarets, Middlesex, his parents were George and Laura. His elder brothers were the author Digby George Gerahty and the journalist Cecil Gerahty. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles. During the War he served as a Flying Officer in the RAF. In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir ''Sand in My Spinach''. Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London. He married for the second time to Muriel Martin-Harvey in 1926 in Chelsea, London before divorcing in 1935. Selected filmography * '' Long Odds'' (1922) – Pat Malone * '' Night Birds'' (1930) – Archibald Bunny * '' The Professional Guest'' (1931, Short) – Seton Fanshawe * '' Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films About Horses
Movies about horses constitute a popular film genre. Some examples include: 0–9 * ''8 Seconds'' (1994) * ''50 to 1'' (2014) A * ''Above the Limit'' (1900) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''A Day at the Races (film), A Day at the Races'' (1937) * ''A Dead Certainty'' (1920) * ''Adventures of Gallant Bess'' (1948) * ''The Adventures of Rex and Rinty'' (1935) * ''A Great Coup'' (1919) * ''A Horse Called Bear'' (2015) * ''All In (film), All In'' (1936) * ''All Roads Lead Home'' (2008) * ''All the Pretty Horses (film), All the Pretty Horses'' (2000) * Along the Navajo Trail (film), ''Along the Navajo Trail'' (1945) * ''An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky'' (2013) * ''The Appaloosa'' (1966) * ''April Love (film), April Love'' (1957) * ''Archer's Adventure'' (1985) * ''Ariadne in Hoppegarten'' (1928) * ''A Sporting Double'' (1922) * ''A Turf Conspiracy (film), A Turf Conspiracy'' (1918) B *''Barnet Horse Fair (film), Barnet Horse Fair'' (1896) *''Beautiful Kitty'' (1923) *''Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fewlass Llewellyn
Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was an English actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wrote with Ernest Martin formed the basis for the 1915 film '' The Coal King''. Selected filmography * ''Dombey and Son'' (1917) * '' Goodbye'' (1918) * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1922) * '' This Freedom'' (1923) * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1926) * '' The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant'' (1927) * '' Afterwards'' (1928) * '' Virginia's Husband'' (1928) * '' The Outsider'' (1931) * '' These Charming People'' (1931) * ''The Officers' Mess'' (1931) * '' Lloyd of the C.I.D.'' (1932) * '' Ask Beccles'' (1933) * '' Seeing Is Believing'' (1934) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * ''Red Ensign'' (1934) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * '' Lazybones'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * '' Stormy Weather'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glennis Lorimer
Glennis Lorimer (born Glennis Dorothy Browne; 27 April 1913 – 17 November 1968) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. She also appeared in the Gainsborough Pictures logo before the opening credits of films by that studio. She made her debut in the 1933 film '' Britannia of Billingsgate''. Her last film appearance was in the 1939 Will Hay comedy '' Ask a Policeman''. She died of cancer of the esophagus at Guy’s Hospital, London. Selected filmography * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * ''Orders is Orders'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''Old Faithful'' (1935) * '' Car of Dreams'' (1935) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * ''It's Love Again'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) * '' Farewell to Cinderella'' (1937) * ''Alf's Button Afloat ''Alf's Button Afloat'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibb McLaughlin
George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor. Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull where he sang in the Holy Trinity Church choir. He joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society and played the part of Koko in The Mikado. After that he appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and they had a turn to themselves on the stage of the Palace Theatre. He performed as a comedian and monologist in music halls. In 1915, McLaughlin married Eleanor Morton, youngest daughter of William Morton, formerly manager of the Egyptian Hall, London and the Greenwich Theatre. Film work He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was known for ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951), '' Oliver Twist '' (1948) and '' Hobson's Choice'' (1954). He had a rare leading role as the sleuth J. G. Reeder in Edgar Wallace's '' Mr Reeder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Nainby
Robert Nainby (1869–1948) was an Irish male actor. Filmography References External links * 1869 births 1948 deaths Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male film actors 20th-century Irish male actors {{Ireland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Fairbrother
Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell. Her mother was the daughter of actor and comic singer Samuel Houghton Cowell. Sydney was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her stage debut in Birmingham in 1890 with the famous ''Kendall Company'' and a few years later toured America with them. She came to the screen in 1915 in a film called '' Iron Justice'' and chiefly appeared in comedy roles. She retired in 1938 and died on 4 January 1941 in London, aged 68. Selected filmography * '' Iron Justice'' (1915) - Mrs. O'Connor * '' The Game of Liberty'' (1916) - Mrs. Bundercombe * ''Temptation's Hour'' (1916) * '' The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1916) - Mrs. Bolt * ''Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) - Mrs. Potter * ''Faith'' (1919) - Lavinia Brooker * '' A Temporary Gentleman'' (1920) - Mrs. Hope * ''Laddie'' (1920) - Mrs. Carter * '' The Children of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epsom Racecourse
Epsom Downs is a Grade 1 racecourse in a hilly area near Epsom in Surrey, England which is used for thoroughbred horse racing. The "Downs" referred to in the name are part of the North Downs. The course has a crowd capacity of 130,000 including people watching from the Epsom Downs, an area freely open to the public. The course is best known for hosting the Derby Stakes, which has come to be widely referred to as The Derby or as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, the United Kingdom's premier thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and fillies, over a mile and a half (2400 m). It also hosts the Oaks Stakes (also widely referred to as The Oaks) for three-year-old fillies, and the Coronation Cup for horses aged four years and upwards. All three races are Group 1 races and run over the same course and distance. The Chairman of the course since 2022 is Brian Finch. The course is owned by the Jockey Club. Queen Elizabeth II attended the Derby in most years of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattenham Corner
Tattenham Corner is in north Surrey, England, the name is principally associated with Epsom Racecourse. The Tattenham Corner railway station, railway station of the same name is in the Tattenhams ward of Reigate and Banstead Borough. Location Tattenham Corner refers to the sharp bend in the track at the eastern (upper) part of Epsom Racecourse and in its immediate vicinity of Tattenham Corner railway station. The racecourse itself and a short length of road between the station and the course are in the borough of Epsom & Ewell. The local residential area is in Tattenhams ward of Reigate & Banstead. History The area is on the northern slope of the North Downs. It was formerly used largely for cattle pasture, sheep farming and wood gathering. By the 1770s, Tattenham Corner was the established name for the top section of the relatively new Epsom Racecourse on Epsom Downs. Between 1850 and 1950 much of the area was built up. The railways arrived in the area. Emily Davison On 4 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Vetchinsky
Alex Vetchinsky ( Alec Hyman Vetchinsky; 9 November 1904 – 4 March 1980) was a BAFTA nominated British film art director and production designer. He worked on more than a hundred productions during a career that lasted between 1928 and 1974. Vetchinsky was employed for many years at Gainsborough Pictures. He later worked frequently for Rank, including on several Carry On films. Selected filmography * '' Balaclava'' (1928) * '' Symphony in Two Flats'' (1930) * '' Sunshine Susie'' (1931) * '' The Faithful Heart'' (1932) * '' The Lucky Number'' (1932) * '' Marry Me'' (1932) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' It's a Boy'' (1933) * '' Soldiers of the King'' (1933) * ''Aunt Sally'' (1934) * '' Stormy Weather'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * '' Tudor Rose'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * '' Good Morning, Boys'' (1937) * ''Said O'Reilly to McNab'' (1937) * ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938) * '' Convict 99'' (1938) * ''Shipyard Sally'' (1939) * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) * ' ... [...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] |
