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As You Are (play)
''As You Are'' is a 1939 comedy play by Hugh Mills and Wells Root. It premiered at Richmond Theatre under the title ''Stay Just As You Are'' during the early months of the Second World War. It then transferred to London's West End where it ran for 74 performances from 12 January 1940 to 16 March 1940, initially at the Aldwych Theatre before moving to the Whitehall Theatre. The West End cast included Diana Churchill, Morland Graham, Edward Chapman, Hugh Dempster, Elliott Mason, Muriel George, O.B. Clarence, Vincent Holman, Charles Mortimer and Joan Hickson. A review in the ''New Statesman'' considered that despite its complicated plot, the play had many of the "right ingredients" for a successful comedy. Adaptation It was adapted for the 1941 film ''Turned Out Nice Again'' starring George Formby.Goble p.327 His last film made for Ealing Studios it also co-starred Peggy Bryan and Mackenzie Ward Mackenzie Ward (20 February 1903 – January 1976) was a British stage and film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Mills (writer)
Hugh Mills (1913–1971) was a British novelist, playwright and screenwriter. His 1939 play '' As You Are'' was made into the film ''Turned Out Nice Again'' while his comedy novel ''Prudence and the Pill'' was adapted into a 1968 film of the same title. Before making his name in theatre he briefly worked in advertising.Bedford p.293 Selected filmography * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936) * '' The Man in the Mirror'' (1936) * ''Personal Property'' (1937) * ''Blanche Fury'' (1948) * ''So Long at the Fair'' (1950) * ''Maria Chapdelaine'' (1950) * ''Blackmailed'' (1951) * '' Knave of Hearts'' (1954) Selected plays * '' Laughter in Court'' (1936) * '' As You Are'' (1939) * ''Angels in Love'' (1953) * '' The Little Glass Clock'' (1954) * ''The House by the Lake ''The House by the Lake'' is a 1956 British stage thriller in three acts, by Hugh Mills. The main characters are Maurice and Stella, a brother and sister who plot to murder their unlikeable brother, Colin. The other charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mortimer
Charles Mortimer (1885–1964) was a British actor. Son of Charles Neil Mortimer - actor. Husband of Greta Wood - actress. Filmography * '' Watch Beverly'' (1932) (film debut) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * '' The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' (1934) * ''Evergreen'' (1934) * '' The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) * '' Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * ''The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' (1935) * '' Things Are Looking Up'' (1935) * '' The Price of a Song'' (1935) * '' The Small Man'' (1936) * ''Birds of a Feather ''Birds of a Feather'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014 to 24 December 2020. The series stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, with Lesley Jos ...'' (1936) * '' Living Dangerously'' (1936) * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) * '' Aren't Men Beasts!'' (1937) * '' Dead Men Are Dangerous'' (1939) * '' Poison Pen'' (1939) * '' The Ghost o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays Set In England
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West End Plays
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Comedy Plays
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British Plays
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1939 Plays
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As You Are (television Film)
''As You Are'' is an Australian television play which aired in 1958 on ABC. The play was telecast live in Melbourne and kinescoped for showing in Sydney (these were the only two Australian cities with TV at the time). It is adapted from the 1939 West End play '' As You Are'' by Hugh Mills and Wells Root. Plot An underwear salesman from northern England becomes involved with a confidence man from the Continent. Cast *Paul Bacon *Georgina Batterham *Max Bruch *Agnes Dobson *Laurie Lange *George Ogilvie *Fred Parslow Production The play starred Paul Bacon an English actor living in Australia. See also * List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s) A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References External links * 1958 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Ward
Mackenzie Ward (20 February 1903 – January 1976) was a British stage and film actor. Filmography Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 . References External links * * 1903 births 1976 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors People from Eastbourne 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States {{british-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Bryan
Margaret Eileen Bryan (3 January 1916 – 12 January 1996) was an English film and stage actress, born in Birmingham, England. She appeared in many films, including most notably as the screen wife of George Formby in the comedy film '' Turned Out Nice Again'' (1941). She married cinematographer Wilkie Cooper, with whom she had three sons. Biography Peggy Bryan attended Windermere College with her first employment position as an elocution teacher at Highclare College located in Sutton Coldfield. Although her family did not have a theatrical background, she gained considerable amateur stage experience and eventually decided on an acting career. She applied to the London Academy of Music and Drama and was awarded a six-month scholarship. Bryan gained her first professional acting role on 16 December 1937 as the character of Puck in a scene from William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Royal performance in aid of King George's Actors Pension Fund. She perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever since. It is the oldest continuously working studio facility for film production in the world, and the current stages were opened for the use of sound in 1931. It is best known for a series of classic films produced in the post-WWII years, including '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949), '' Passport to Pimlico'' (1949), '' The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951), and '' The Ladykillers'' (1955). The BBC owned and filmed at the Studios for forty years from 1955 until 1995. Since 2000, Ealing Studios has resumed releasing films under its own name, including the revived '' St Trinian's'' franchise. In more recent times, films shot here include ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (2002) and '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), as well as '' The Theory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Formby
George Formby, (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comic songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he was the son of George Formby Sr, from whom he later took his stage name. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the music hall stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early performances were taken exclusively from his father's act, including the same songs, jokes and characters. In 1923 he made two career-changing decisions – he purchased a ukulele, and married Beryl Ingham, a fellow performer who became his manager and transformed his act. She insisted that he appear on stage formally dressed, and introduced the ukulele to his performance. He started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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