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Bell Bottom George
''Bell-Bottom George'' is a 1943 black-and-white British comedy musical film directed by Marcel Varnel, starring George Formby and Anne Firth. A wartime morale booster, it features the songs "Swim Little Fish", "It Serves You Right", "If I Had A Girl Like You" and "Bell Bottom George." Future ''Carry On'' star Charles Hawtrey appears in a small role. The film title derives from the bell-bottom trousers which form part of the Royal Navy uniform. Plot Anti-British agents plan an attack on a Royal Navy ship. Jim Bennett is a sailor who has overstayed his shore leave. He explains he was a boxer and if hit in one side he sleeps for 24 hours but if hit on the other he wakes. Meanwhile, George Blake (Formby) serves drinks to officers in a gentlemen's club. They chastise him for his poor service and say he should join the Navy. George retires to his room in the club where he chats to his goldfish Egbert. During an air raid George is out with Jim and for various reasons is wearing ... [...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] |
Military Police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. Not to be confused with civilian police, who are legally part of the civilian populace. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, Screening (tactical), screening, rear reconnaissance, logistic traffic management, counterinsurgency, and detainee handling. In different countries it may refer to: * A section of military forces assigned to police, or garrison, occupied territories, usually during a war. * A section of military forces assigned to policing Prisoner of war, prisoners of war Detention (imprisonment), detentions. * A section of the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces (referred to as Provost (military police), provosts) against all criminal activity by military or civilian personnel * A section of the military responsible for policing in both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Welsh
Jane Welsh (14 January 1905 – 27 November 2001) was a British actress. She portrayed Mrs Brown, William's mother, in the films '' Just William's Luck'' (1947) and '' William Comes to Town'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) - Kathleen Adair * '' The Bells'' (1931) - Annette * '' Frail Women'' (1932) - The Sister * '' Condemned to Death'' (1932) - Sonia Wallington * ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (1932) - Lady Violet Lamsden * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1932) - Victoria * '' Whispering Tongues'' (1934) - Claudia Mayland * '' Spring in the Air'' (1934) - Rosa * '' Annie, Leave the Room!'' (1935) - Lady Mary * '' Bell-Bottom George'' (1944) - Rita * '' Just William's Luck'' (1948) - Mrs. Brown * '' William Comes to Town'' (1948) - Mrs. Brown * ''The Second Mate'' (1950) - Mrs. Mead * '' The Dragon of Pendragon Castle'' (1950) - Mrs. Fielding * '' Mantrap'' (1953) - Laura * '' Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - Supt. McCollum - sanitarium * '' Another Time, An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon supporting actors during this period. Early life and career He was born in 1884 in Queen's County (now County Laois) in Ireland, but spent most of his career in England. After two years at the ''Academy of Dramatic Art'', Gawthorne began a career on the London stage, eventually running up over twenty years experience there. His debut was in 1906, a walk-on part at His Majesty's Theatre, London. He was featured in the role of Albany Pope, receiving good notices, in the hit musical '' The Boy'' in 1917. He also studied singing. He then toured Australia, South Africa and America, making his film debut in Hollywood before returning to Britain, where he worked for a number of film companies but predominately Gainsborough Studios. He wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliot Makeham
Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an English film and television actor. Career Makeham was born in London, England. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, in 115 films and in 11 television productions. He played a small number of leading roles in the 1930s, but was more regularly seen in cameos as harassed officials or henpecked husbands. Personal life Married three times, Makeham's third wife was British character actress, Betty Shale. Selected filmography * '' Rome Express'' (1932) - Mills * '' I'm an Explosive'' (1933) - Prof. Whimperly * '' Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Abraham Lombard * ''The Lost Chord'' (1933) - Bertie Pollard * '' I Lived with You'' (1933) - Mr. Wallis * '' I Was a Spy'' (1933) - Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Henry Jackson * '' The Roof'' (1933) - John Rutherford * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) - John Gregg * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) - James Merrick * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Farrell (Irish Actor)
Charles Farrell (6 August 1900 – 27 August 1988) was an Irish stage, film and television actor. Born 6 August 1900 in Dublin, Ireland, Farrell moved to America and appeared in a stock company in Detroit when a child. In 1921, he moved to England and made his first stage appearance at the Coliseum. His first film appearance was in John Bunny and Flora Finch comedies. Unlike his heroic American namesake, he was later cast in villainous film roles. This contrasted with his frequent broadcasts of fairy tales on BBC radio's ''Children's Hour''. Selected filmography * '' The Ring'' (1927) - Second (uncredited) * ''Song of Soho'' (1930) - Legionnaire * ''The Man at Six'' (1931) - George Wollmer * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) - Ponder * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) - Chicago Joe * ''Tonight's the Night: Pass It On'' (1931) - Williams * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Digger * '' The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) - Smiler * ''The House Opposite'' (1932) - Wharton * '' The Sign of Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa. On 23 May 1917, he married Elsie Mackay otherwise known as silent film actress Poppy Wyndham. Her elopement caused her father James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape to disinherit her. The marriage was annulled in 1922. Partial filmography * ''Lorna Doone'' (1920) * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1922) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1929) * '' Juno and the Paycock'' (1930) * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) * '' Who Killed Doc Robin?'' (1931) * '' The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' (1931) * ''Carmen'' (1931) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1932) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Stolen Necklace'' (1933) * '' Money Mad'' (1934) * '' Immortal Gentleman'' (1935) * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * '' Lonely Road'' (1936) * ''Sensation'' (1936) * ''You Must Get Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Dempster
Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a Great Britain, British theatre and film actor, whose credits include more than 60 films. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included ''Vice Versa (1948 film), Vice Versa'', ''Anna Karenina (1948 film), Anna Karenina'', ''The Winslow Boy (1948 film), The Winslow Boy'', ''The Fan (1949 film), The Fan'', ''Scrooge (1951 film), Scrooge'', ''The House Across the Lake (1954 film), The House Across the Lake'' and ''The Ghost Train'' (short film). During World War II, Dempster served in the Royal Air Force. Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He debuted in the 1929 melodrama ''Rope (play), Rope's End'' by Patrick Hamilton (dramatist), Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as John Watson (Sherlock Holmes), Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical theatre, musical ''Bake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manning Whiley
Manning Hedges Whiley (23 January 191529 January 1975) was a British actor. Partial filmography * '' Trunk Crime'' (1939) - Bentley * '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) - (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1940) - Muller * ''Contraband'' (1940) - Manager of 'Mousetrap' * '' Pastor Hall'' (1940) - Vogel * '' The Flying Squad'' (1940) - Ronald Perryman * '' Saloon Bar'' (1940) - Evangelist * '' Sailors Three'' (1940) - German Commdr. * '' Freedom Radio'' (1941) - S.S. Trooper * '' Gasbags'' (1941) - O.P. Colonel * '' The Ghost of St. Michael's'' (1941) - Stock * '' Old Bill and Son'' (1941) - Chimp * '' The Saint's Vacation'' (1941) - Marko * '' "Pimpernel" Smith'' (1941) - Bertie Gregson * ''The Big Blockade'' (1942) - Naval officer (uncredited) * '' Penn of Pennsylvania'' (1942) - (uncredited) * '' This Was Paris'' (1942) - French Officer (uncredited) * '' The Dummy Talks'' (1943) - Russell Warren * '' Bell-Bottom George'' (1944) - Church * '' Meet Sexton Blake!'' (1945) - Rao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Murray-Hill
Peter Auriol Murray Hill (20 April 1908 – 25 November 1957) was an English actor, antiquarian, and publisher He was married to the actress Phyllis Calvert from 1941 until his death. Career Acting Murray Hill's first prominent acting role was in 1938's ''Jane Steps Out''. Also in 1938, Murray Hill was cast in the lead role in '' Mr. Reeder in Room 13''. He was cast in the secondary male lead in '' The Outsider'' in 1939, alongside George Sanders and Mary Maguire. His acting career peaked in the late 1930s. By the early 1940s, he returned to playing secondary lead roles in films such as '' At the Villa Rose'' and '' The House of the Arrow''. By the mid-1940s, he was cast mostly in supporting roles. His final film was ''They Were Sisters'', released in 1945, which also starred his wife, Phyllis Calvert. In books As an antiquarian, Murray Hill specialised in 18th-century books. By the 1950s he had turned to book publishing, and served as the president of the Antiquarian Booksel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wren (Royal Navy)
The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS; popularly and officially known as the Wrens) was the women's branch of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. First formed in 1917 for the First World War, it was disbanded in 1919, then revived in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War, remaining active until integrated into the Royal Navy in 1993. WRNS included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians, air mechanics, ground transport vehicle drivers and motorcycle dispatch riders. History First World War The WRNS was formed in 1917 during the First World War. On 10 October 1918, nineteen-year-old Josephine Carr from Cork became the first Wren to die on active service, when her ship, the RMS ''Leinster'' was torpedoed. By the end of the war the service had 5,500 members, 500 of them officers. In addition, 2,867 Wrens, 46 officers and 2,821 other ranks who had previously supported the Royal Naval Air Service chose to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine
A submarine (often shortened to sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. (It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability.) The term "submarine" is also sometimes used historically or informally to refer to remotely operated vehicles and Autonomous underwater vehicle, robots, or to medium-sized or smaller vessels (such as the midget submarine and the wet sub). Submarines are referred to as ''boats'' rather than ''ships'' regardless of their size. Although experimental submarines had been built earlier, submarine design took off during the 19th century, and submarines were adopted by several navies. They were first used widely during World War I (1914–1918), and are now used in many navy, navies, large and small. Their military uses include: attacking enemy surface ships (merchant and military) or other submarines; aircraft carrier protection; Blockade runner, blockade running; Ballistic missile submarine, nuclear deterrenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
