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Basil Mason
Basil Mason was a British screenwriter.Goble p.746 He worked on more than thirty films during his career. Filmography * ''Ebb Tide'' (1932) * ''Women Who Play'' (1932) * ''Aren't We All?'' (1932) * ''Insult'' (1932) * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) * '' The Jewel'' (1933) * ''Lucky Loser'' (1934) * ''Brides to Be'' (1934) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1934) * ''Girls Please!'' (1934) * ''Easy Money'' (1934) * ''The Scoop'' (1934) * ''Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934) * ''The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) * ''Key to Harmony'' (1935) * '' Once a Thief'' (1935) * ''The Silent Passenger'' (1935) * ''Checkmate'' (1935) * ''Gentlemen's Agreement'' (1935) * ''Calling the Tune'' (1936) * ''The House of the Spaniard'' (1936) * ''Wake Up Famous'' (1937) * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) * ''The Lilac Domino'' (1937) * ''Brief Ecstasy'' (1937) * ''Paid in Error'' (1938) * '' If I Were Boss'' (1938) * '' Crackerjack'' (1938) * '' What a Man!'' (1938) * ''Candles at Nine'' (1944) * ''Teheran'' (1946) * ''White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Passenger
''The Silent Passenger'' is a British black-and-white mystery film produced in 1935 at Ealing Studios, London. It is based on an original story written by Sayers specifically for the screen. Her amateur sleuth was portrayed as a somewhat eccentric comical aristocrat who solved murders in spite of himself. As of 2014, the film is available on DVD. Plot Maurice Windermere, a blackmailer, is absconding to France with Mollie Ryder, one of his victims. While waiting for the train to take them to the cross Channel ferry, he is murdered by the husband of another one of his victims, railway detective Henry Camberley (Donald Wolfit). John Ryder (John Loder), Mollie's husband, jealously searching for her, breaks into Windermere's room just after Camberley has killed Windermere and hidden him in a trunk. Ryder assaults Camberley, who he assumes is Windermere, and demands the tickets Windermere purchased for himself and Mollie, intending to surprise his wife by taking Windermere's place on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candles At Nine
''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he changes his Will; the same night, he falls down the stairs. His money is left to a distant female relative; a target for intrigue, from some, and murder, from another. It is based on the 1943 novel ''The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball'' by Anthony Gilbert. Plot After the mysterious death of wealthy old Everard Hope (Eliot Makeham), his avaricious relatives are little pleased to discover that his estate has been left to distant relation Dorothea Capper (Jessie Matthews), a young showgirl. The one condition of the will is that she must stay in Hope's spooky mansion for a month. After several attempts on Dorothea's life, detective William Gardener (John Stuart) decides to investigate. Cast * Eliot Makeham as Everard Hope * Beatrix Lehmann as Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What A Man! (1938 Film)
''What a Man!'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Sydney Howard, Vera Pearce and John Singer. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios in September. The film's art direction was by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Sydney Howard as Samuel Pennyfeather * Vera Pearce as Emily Pennyfeather * John Singer as Harold Bull * H. F. Maltby as Sergeant Bull * Ivor Barnard as Mayor * Jenny Laird as Daisy Pennyfeather * Robert Adair as Lord Bromwich * Frederick Bradshaw as Walter Walkeling * Frank Cochrane as Simpkins * Francesca Bahrle * Sybil Grove * Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * '' A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crackerjack (1938 Film)
''Crackerjack'' is a 1938 British comedy crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Tom Walls, Lilli Palmer and Noel Madison. It was made at Pinewood StudiosWood p.98 with sets designed by Walter Murton. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Man With 100 Faces''. Plot Three men rob a millionaire of diamonds aboard an airliner in flight. When Police Superintendent Benting tries to intervene, Jack Drake, another passenger, knocks him out to save him from being shot. The thieves force the pilot to land so they can dump the passengers. However, the men find the diamonds have already been stolen by someone else (Drake). Drake is a sort of modern-day Robin Hood. He donates the proceeds of his latest robbery to fund the stalled construction of the "New Social Institute". He even writes a book, ''"Crackerjack": The true story of my exploits.'', which becomes a bestseller. Everybody is reading it, including the people at Scotland Yard and Baroness Von Haltz, and wondering i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Were Boss
''If I Were Boss'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Bruce Seton, Googie Withers and Ian Fleming. It was made at the Walton Studios outside London as a quota quickie for distribution by Columbia Pictures.Chibnall p.299 Synopsis A young clerk working for a company arrogantly believes he could do a better job running it himself. When he inherits shares in the company, he is able to become the boss but nearly leads the business into bankruptcy after being tricked by swindlers. Cast * Bruce Seton as Steve * Googie Withers as Pat * Ian Fleming as Mr. Biltmore * Zillah Bateman as Mrs. Biltmore * Julie Suedo Julie Suedo (1901–1978) was a British actress. She played a succession of glamorous roles in the 1920s and 1930s, usually in supporting roles. Filmography *''One Arabian Night'' (1923) *'' The Rat'' (1925) *''One Colombo Night'' (1926) *''Th ... as Irma * Charles Oliver as Owen Reeves References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paid In Error
''Paid in Error'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and featuring George Carney, Lillian Christine and Tom Helmore. The screenplay concerns a man who is mistakenly given a large sum of money at the bank. Cast * George Carney as Will Baker * Lillian Christine as Joan Atherton * Tom Helmore as Jimmy Randle * Marjorie Taylor as Penny Victor * Googie Withers as Jean Mason * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Mrs. Jenkins * Jonathan Field as Jonathan Green * Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ... as George References External links * ''Paid in Error''at BFI 1938 comedy films 1938 films British comedy films British black-and-white films Films directed by Maclean Rogers 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brief Ecstasy
''Brief Ecstasy'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney. It was made at Ealing Studios. Plot Cast * Paul Lukas a Professor Paul Bernardy * Hugh Williams as Jim Wyndham * Linden Travers as Helen Norwood Bernardy * Marie Ney as Martha Russell * Renee Gadd as Marjorie * Fred Withers as Gardener * Howard Douglas as Coleman * Fewlass Llewellyn as Director of Steel Company * Peter Gawthorne as Chairman of Steel Company * Norman Pierce as Landlord Reception Writing for '' Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ... gave the film a good review, expressing admiration for producer Perceval's ability to "wring twenty shillings' worth out of every pound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lilac Domino (film)
''The Lilac Domino'' is a 1937 British operetta film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Michael Bartlett, June Knight and Fred Emney. It was made at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Oscar Friedrich Werndorff. It is based on the 1918 version of the operetta '' The Lilac Domino''.Low p.203 Partial cast * Michael Bartlett as Count Anatole de Karefi * June Knight as Shari de Gonda * Fred Emney as Baron Ladislas de Gonda * Paul Blake as Cousin Andor de Gonda * S.Z. Sakall as Sandor * Richard Dolman as Steffen * Cameron Hall as Arnim * Athene Seyler as Mme. Alary * Morris Harvey as Janos * Jane Carr as Leonie * Robert Nainby as Biro * Joan Hickson as Katrina * Fewlass Llewellyn as Chauffeur * Ralph Truman as Doorman * Mark Daly * Norma Varden Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career. Life and career Early life Born in London, the dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Lives (film)
''Secret Lives'' is a 1937 British war drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Brigitte Horney, Neil Hamilton and Raymond Lovell. It was made at Ealing Studios by the independent Phoenix Films.Wood p.92 The screenplay concerns a young woman who is recruited into the French secret service. The film is also known by the alternative title of ''I Married a Spy''. Plot At the outbreak of the First World War a young German-born woman living in Paris is interned and then recruited into the French secret service for operations against Germany. Cast * Brigitte Horney as Lena Schmidt * Neil Hamilton as Lt. Pierre de Montmalion * Raymond Lovell as German Secret Service Chief * Charles Carson as Henri * Ivor Barnard as Baldhead * Frederick Lloyd as French Secret Service Chief * Leslie Perrins as J 14 * Gyles Isham as Franz Abel * Hay Petrie as Robert Pigeon * Ben Field as Karl Schmidt * Ralph Truman Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Up Famous
''Wake Up Famous'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by and starring Gene Gerrard. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.93 Cast * Nelson Keys as Alfred Dimbleden * Gene Gerrard as Fink * Bela Mila as Agatha Dimbleden * Josephine Huntley Wright as Daisy * Fred Conyngham as Jack * H. F. Maltby as Sir Weatherby Watts * Bruno Barnabe * Leo de Pokorny * Joan White Joan White (1909-1999) was a British actress, theatre director and educator who over a career that spanned 65 years became a popular figure on the London stage, appeared in films and television and produced and directed plays on both sides of th ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1937 films British musical comedy films 1937 musical comedy films Films shot at Shepperton Studios Films scored by Jack Beaver British black- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Spaniard
''The House of the Spaniard'' is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Peter Haddon, Brigitte Horney and Allan Jeayes. It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot at Ealing Studios in west London, England, and on location in Lancashire and Spain. Art direction was by Holmes Paul. It was based on a novel of the same title by Arthur Behrend, which was published in 1935. Synopsis An unemployed and seemingly dull-witted young man named David Grey stays with his friend Johnny Gilchrist in Liverpool while he looks for work. Due to a mistake, he is hired by a Spanish-owned shipping company whose owner "Don" Pedro de Guzman lives in a lonely, mysterious house in the marshes outside Liverpool. Grey's curiosity is aroused by the unexplained death of a man whom he had spoken to on the marshes, close to the house. His investigations lead to his abduction and detention on one of Guzman's steamers, which takes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
