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Anthony Gethryn
Anthony Ruthven Gethryn is a character depicted in novels by Philip MacDonald and their cinematic counterparts. History Gethryn is the series detective for more than a dozen of Philip MacDonald's murder mysteries, written between 1924 and 1959. He is an amateur detective who works closely with the police to pursue criminals. In Macdonald's first Gethryn novel, ''The Rasp'', Gethryn is presented as a British ex-secret service agent and newspaper reporter, who solves an intricate locked room mystery and meets his future wife. Adaptations Gethryn was portrayed by Claude Horton in the 1932 film version of ''The Rasp''. In the 1939 film, ''The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'', the character of Gethryn is played by Arthur Margetson. In the 1940 film, ''Hangman's Noose'', adapted from Macdonald's ''Rope to Spare'', André Luguet plays the role of Gethryn. The 1956 film, ''23 Paces to Baker Street'', based on the 1938 Gethryn novel, ''Warrant for X'', conflates Gethryn's character with tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rasp
''The Rasp'' is a whodunit mystery novel by Philip MacDonald. It was published in 1924 and introduces his series character, detective Colonel Anthony Gethryn. It is set in a country house in rural England. Plot summary Anthony Gethryn, ex-secret service agent, is an occasional "special correspondent" for a weekly newspaper and is assigned to cover the story when a cabinet minister, John Hoode, is found murdered in the library at his country house, battered to death with a wood-rasp. Gethryn recalls his acquaintance with a member of the household and is thus invited to investigate the crime as a kind of "friend of the family". It soon seems as though everyone concerned has a cast-iron alibi for the time of the crime, but Gethryn comes up with an imaginative way for the murderer to have accomplished the deed and established an alibi, and reveals the murderer. Literary significance & criticism Anthony Gethryn is an early example of the amateur detective, the idea of which was so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for thrillers. Life and work MacDonald was born in London, the son of author Ronald MacDonald and actress Constance Robertson, and grandson of the fiction writer and Christian minister George MacDonald. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper. He also raised Great Danes. After marrying the writer F. Ruth Howard, he moved to Hollywood in 1931. He was one of the most popular mystery writers of the 1930s, and between 1931 and 1963 wrote many screenplays along with a few radio and television scripts. His detective novels, particularly those featuring his series detective Anthony Gethryn, are primarily " whodunits" with the occasional locked room mystery. His novel ''X v. Rex'' (1933), aka ''The Mystery of The Dead Police'', is an early example of what has become kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Horton , a form of brainstem stroke syndrome
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Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Madame Claude, French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet (1923–2015) Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Allied reporting name of the Mitsubishi A5M Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft * Claude (alligator), an albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences See also * Claude's syndrome Claude's syndrome is a form of brainstem stroke syndrome characterized by the presence of an ipsilateral oculomotor nerve palsy, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral ataxia, and contralateral hemiplegia of the lower face, tongue, and shoulder. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson (27 April 1887 – 13 August 1951) was a British stage and film actor. Margetson worked as a stockbroker before he became an actor. In 1936, Margetson married actress Shirley Grey. Filmography * ''Wolves'' (1930) as Mark (film debut) * '' Other People's Sins'' (1931) as Bernard Barrington * '' Many Waters'' (1931) as Jim Barcaldine * '' His Grace Gives Notice'' (1933) as George Barwick * '' The Great Defender'' (1934) as Leslie Locke * '' Little Friend'' (1934) as Hilliard * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) as Dining Officer * ''The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' (1935) as Capt. Benjamin Briggs * ''The Divine Spark'' (1935) as Ernesto Tosi * ''I Give My Heart'' (1935) as Count Du Barry * ''Music Hath Charms'' (1935) as Alan Sterling * ''Broken Blossoms'' (1936) as Battling Burrows * ''Juggernaut'' (1936) as Roger Clifford * ''Head Office'' (1936) as Dixon * ''Pagliacci'' (1936) as Tonio * ''Smash and Grab'' (1937) as Malvern * '' Action for Slander'' (1938) as Capt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Luguet
André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became an actress. Partial filmography * '' Parisian Pleasures'' (1927) * ''The Mad Genius'' (1931) * ''Gloria'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' The Man Who Played God'' (1932) * ''High Pressure'' (1932) * ''Jewel Robbery'' (1932) * ''Jenny Lind'' (1932) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1933) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * ''Samson'' (1936) * '' Girls in Distress'' (1939) * ''Thunder Over Paris'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' Bolero'' (1942) * '' Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle X'' (1945) *''Farandole'' (1945) * ''Six Hours to Lose'' (1946) * ''Happy Lucky'' (1946) * '' The Father of the Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George C
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locked Room Mystery
The "locked-room" or "impossible crime" mystery is a type of crime seen in crime and detective fiction. The crime in question, typically murder ("locked-room murder"), is committed in circumstances under which it appeared impossible for the perpetrator to enter the crime scene, commit the crime, and leave undetected. The crime in question typically involves a situation whereby an intruder could not have left; for example the original literal "locked room": a murder victim found in a windowless room locked from the inside at the time of discovery. Following other conventions of classic detective fiction, the reader is normally presented with the puzzle and all of the clues, and is encouraged to solve the mystery before the solution is revealed in a dramatic climax. The ''prima facie'' impression of seeing a locked room crime is that the perpetrator is a dangerous, supernatural entity capable of defying the laws of nature by walking through walls or vanishing into thin air. The need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
''The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' is a 1939 Cinema of the United Kingdom, British, black-and-white, crime film, film director, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), Ian Fleming (actor), Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman (actor), Edward Chapman. Based on a 1938 Philip Macdonald novel, it was film producer, produced by First National Pictures, Warner Brothers - First National Productions. The 1956 American 20th Century-Fox film, ''23 Paces to Baker Street'', was based on the same novel. Plot In this thriller, a playwright overhears a gang of men plotting a kidnapping and enlists the assistance of a detective to investigate them. They soon find the ring is fronted by a bogus employment agency that sends "clients" to check out potential victims. Action ensues as they endeavor to stop them. Cast * Arthur Margetson as Det. Antony Gethryn * Peter Coke as Tom Sheldon * Lesley Brook as Avis Bellingham * Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangman's Noose (film)
The hangman's knot or hangman's noose (also known as a collar during the Elizabethan era) is a knot most often associated with its use in hanging a person. For a hanging, the knot of the rope is typically placed under or just behind the left ear, although the most effective position is just ahead of the ear, beneath the angle of the left lower jaw. The pull on the knot at the end of the drop levers the jaw and head violently up and to the right, which combines with the jerk of the rope becoming taut to wrench the upper neck vertebrae apart. This produces very rapid death, whereas the traditional position beneath the ear was intended to result in the mass of the knot crushing closed (occluding) neck arteries, causing cessation of brain circulation. The knot is non-jamming but tends to resist attempts to loosen it. Number of coils Surviving nooses in the United Kingdom show simple slipknots that were superseded in the late 19th century with a metal eye spliced into one end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23 Paces To Baker Street
''23 Paces to Baker Street'' is a 1956 American DeLuxe Color mystery thriller film directed by Henry Hathaway. It was released by 20th Century Fox and filmed in Cinemascope on location in London. The screenplay by Nigel Balchin was based on the 1938 novel ''Warrant for X'', original UK title '' The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' by Philip MacDonald. The film focuses on Philip Hannon (Van Johnson), a blind playwright who overhears a partial conversation he believes is related to the planning of a kidnapping. When the authorities fail to take action because they believe his story is the product of a writer's fertile imagination, Hannon searches for the child with the help of his butler and ex-fiancée, using his acute sense of hearing to gather evidence and serve as guidance. The plot of the film bears some resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rear Window'' of 1954, which also features a disabled protagonist witnessing a crime, which the police refuse to take seriously, therefore placing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Johnson
Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II. Johnson was described as the embodiment of the "boy-next-door wholesomeness" which made him a popular Hollywood star in the 1940s and 1950s, playing "the red-haired, freckle-faced soldier, sailor, or bomber pilot who used to live down the street" in MGM films during the war years, with such films as ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'', '' A Guy Named Joe'', and '' The Human Comedy''. He made occasional World War II films through the end of the 1960s, and he played a military officer in one of his final feature films in 1992. At the time of his death in 2008, he was one of the last surviving matinee idols of Hollywood's "golden age".Aljean, Harmetz (August 12, 2008)"Van Johnson, Film Actor, Is Dead at 92"''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 13, 2008. Early life Johnson was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The List Of Adrian Messenger
''The List of Adrian Messenger'' is a 1963 American mystery film directed by John Huston starring Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Gladys Cooper and Herbert Marshall. It is based on a 1959 novel of the same name written by Philip MacDonald. Plot A writer named Adrian Messenger believes a series of apparently unrelated "accidental" deaths are actually linked murders. He asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, recently retired from MI5, to help clear up the mystery, and provides him with a list of the victims' names. Soon afterward, Messenger's plane is bombed while he is en route to collect evidence to confirm his suspicions and, with his dying breath, he tells a fellow passenger the key to the mystery. The passenger survives and turns out to be Raoul Le Borg, Gethryn's old World War II counterpart in the French Resistance. The two of them join forces to investigate Messenger's list of names and decode his cryptic final words. They are joined by Lady Jocelyn Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
