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Ann Casson
Ann Casson (6 November 1915 – 2 May 1990) was an English stage and film actress. She was a daughter of acting couple Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike and had three siblings: John, Christopher and Mary. She was married to actor Douglas Campbell and had four children. Selected filmography * ''Escape'' (1930) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1931) * ''Number Seventeen'' (1932) * ''Dance Pretty Lady'' (1932) * ''Bachelor's Baby'' (1932) * '' The Marriage Bond'' (1932) * '' George and Margaret'' (1940) * ''I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle ''I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle'' is a 1990 British Horror comedy (genre), comedy horror film about a Norton Commando, motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit, which rides by itself and kills people, particularly members of a particular motorcyc ...'' (1990) References Bibliography * Gale, Maggie. ''West End Women: Women and the London Stage 1918 - 1962''. Routledge, 2012, . * Yacowar, Maurice & Grant, Barry Keith. ''Hitchcock's British Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George Hanover Square
St George Hanover Square was a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the metropolitan area of London, England. The creation of the parish accompanied the building of the St George's, Hanover Square, Church of St George's, Hanover Square, constructed by the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to meet the demands of the growing population. The parish was formed in 1724 from part of the ancient parish of St Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of Westminster and county of Middlesex. It included some of the most fashionable areas of the West End of London, West End, including Belgravia and Mayfair. Civil parish administration, known as a select vestry, was dominated by members of the British nobility until the parish adopted the Vestries Act 1831. The vestry was reformed again in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act. In 1889 the parish became part of the County of London and the vestry was abolished in 1900, replaced by Westminster City Council (metropolitan borough), We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Seventeen
''Number Seventeen'' is a 1932 British Comedy film, comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring John Stuart (actor), John Stuart, Anne Grey and Leon M. Lion. The film, which is based on the 1925 burlesque stage play ''Number 17 (play), Number Seventeen'' written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, concerns a group of criminals who commit a jewel robbery and hide their loot in an old house over a railway leading to the English Channel. The film's title is derived from the house's street number. Plot Along a coastline in rural England, police Detective Barton arrives at a house, Number 17, marked for sale or rent. The door is unlocked, and he wanders in. An unknown person with a candle is wandering about and a dead body is found. When confronted, the mysterious person claims innocence of the murder. Barton, who introduces himself as Fordyce, asks the stranger about the contents of his pockets before the shadow of a hand is shown reaching for a doorknob. The stranger, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From London
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Stage Actresses
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1990 Deaths
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1915 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS Formidable (1898), HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. **WWI: Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with four civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** ''A Fool There Was (1915 film), A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle
''I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle'' is a 1990 British Horror comedy (genre), comedy horror film about a Norton Commando, motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit, which rides by itself and kills people, particularly members of a particular motorcycle gang. It stars Neil Morrissey as the bike's owner, Michael Elphick as a police inspector, and Anthony Daniels as a priest who attempts to exorcise the bike's evil spirit. Plot A motorbike gang kills an occultist with a crossbow during a satanic ritual. One of the motorcycles is damaged during the ritual, and an evil spirit inhabits it. Noddy is then seen purchasing the bike from a dealer, but lies to his girlfriend, Kim, about the price. He proceeds to take it home and fix the damage caused by the crossbow alongside his friend, named Buzzer, and Kim. They replace the fuel tank, but when Buzzer steals the petrol cap, the bike kills him via decapitation. When Noddy goes to the scene of his friend's death, he meets an inspector who smells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George And Margaret (film)
''George and Margaret'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Marie Lohr, Judy Kelly and Noel Howlett. It was written by Rodney Ackland and Brock Williams based on the play of the same name by Gerald Savory. Synopsis The plot revolves around the sudden and unexpected visit for dinner of George and Margaret, a couple returning from British India to visit their upper-middle class friends in Hampstead. Their unanticipated arrival plunges the house into chaos, with the domineering and snobbish mother, absent-minded father, high-spirited adult children and the put-upon servants all at odds. While most of them resent having to play host to the unlikable George and Margaret in order to please their mother's vanity, the couple's arrival and the confusion it causes serve as a catalyst for the resolution of various problems in their lives. Heading for a happy ending, George and Margaret finally arrive for dinner, only for the house to be plunged into darkness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Bond (1932 Film)
The Marriage Bond may refer to: * ''The Marriage Bond'', an American play by Rida Johnson Young * ''The Marriage Bond'' (1916 film), an American film adaptation * ''The Marriage Bond'' (1932 film), a British film directed by Maurice Elvey See also * Marriage bond {{DEFAULTSORT:Marriage Bond, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor's Baby
''Bachelor's Baby'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Ann Casson, William Freshman and Henry Wenman. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.71 Cast * Ann Casson as Peggy * William Freshman as Jimmy * Henry Wenman as Capt. Rogers * Alma Taylor as Aunt Mary * Ethel Warwick as Mrs. Prowse * Charles Paton as Mr. Ponder * Connie Emerald as Mrs. Ponder * Patrick Ludlow as Clarence * Helen Goss Helen Goss (15 October 1903 – 1985) was a British stage, television and film actress. She was also a drama teacher and for a period was responsible for admissions to the Rank Charm School. Filmography References External links * 19 ... * Pearl Hay References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links 1932 films 1932 comedy films British comedy fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Pretty Lady
''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951), among other adaptations ... and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan (British actor), Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel ''Carnival (Mackenzie novel), Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film ''Carnival (1946 film), Carnival''. Plot During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval. Cast * Ann Casson as Jenny Pearl * Carl Harbord as Maurice Avery * Michael Hogan (screenwriter), Michael Hogan as Castleton * Moore Marriott as Mr. Raeburn * Flora Robson as Mrs. Raeburn * Leonard Brett as Alf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
