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Compton Bennett
Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film ''The Seventh Veil'' and the 1950 version of the film ''King Solomon's Mines'', an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story. Biography Bennett was born in Tunbridge Wells, England. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a band leader and a commercial artist before trying his hand at amateur filmmaking. One of these early films helped him land a job at Alexander Korda's London Films in 1932. There, he became a film editor; later he would help make instructional and propaganda films for the British armed forces during World War II. Bennett's films tended to be sombre, but were very popular with the moviegoing public. In 1946, Bennett accepted an invitation to go to Hollywood for Universal. It was, however, during this time that he directed ''King Solomon's Mines''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Little Time (film)
''So Little Time'' is a 1952 British World War II romantic drama film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Marius Goring, Maria Schell and Lucie Mannheim. The film is based on the novel ''Je ne suis pas une héroïne'' by French author Noëlle Henry. ''So Little Time'' is unusual for its time in portraying its German characters in a mainly sympathetic manner, while the Belgian Resistance characters are depicted in an aggressive, almost gangster-type light. So soon after the war, this was not a narrative viewpoint British audiences and critics expected in a British film and there was considerable protest about the film's content. Marius Goring considered it as one of his favourite films and was a rare romantic leading role for him, though one of several films in which he played a German officer. The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by Edward Carrick. Location shooting was done over twenty days in Belgium and the Château de Sterrebeek at Zoutleeuw (Léau) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett (TV Series)
Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning "Briton" or "Breton", referring to the Celtic people of Britain and Brittany, France. Brette can be a feminine name. People with the surname * Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer * Agnes Baldwin Brett (1876–1955), American numismatist * Bill Brett, Baron Brett (born 1942), English politician and businessman * Bob Brett (1953−2021), Australian tennis coach * Brian Brett (speedway rider) (1938-2006), English speedway rider * Brian Brett (born 1950), Canadian writer * Charles Brett (1928–2005), Northern Irish lawyer * Charles Brett (MP) (1715–1799), British politician * Dorothy Brett (1883–1977), British-American painter * George Brett (baseball) (born 1953), American baseball player, brother of Ken Brett * George Brett (general) (1886–1963), American general * George Wendell Brett (1912–2005), American philatelist * Henry Brett (polo player) (born 1974), English polo player * Jan Brett (born 1949), Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Undress In Public Without Undue Embarrassment
''How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment'' is a 1965 short comedy feature from Britain starring Jon Pertwee, Christine Child, Zelma Malik, Reginald Beckwith, and Kenneth Connor, with narration by Fenella Fielding and John Deacon. The film was scripted and directed by Compton Bennett. It was the last film that he worked on.https://talkingpicturestv.co.uk/schedule August 30th - September 5th 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021. References External linksFilm pageat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...Film pageat BFI 1965 films British short films {{1960s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (TV Series)
''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a British television series comprising 143 half-hour, black and white episodes broadcast weekly between 1955 and 1959 on ITV. It starred Richard Greene as the outlaw Robin Hood, and Alan Wheatley as his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham. The show followed the legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the traditional Robin Hood tales, most were original dramas created by the show's writers and producers. The programme was produced by Sapphire Films Ltd for ITC Entertainment, filmed at Nettlefold Studios with some location work, and was the first of many pre-filmed shows commissioned by Lew Grade. In 1954, Grade was approached by American producer Hannah Weinstein to finance a series of 39 half-hour episodes, at a budget of £10,000 an episode, of a series she wished to make called ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. She had already signed Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Curtain
''Beyond the Curtain'' is a 1960 British drama film written and directed by Compton Bennett, and starring Richard Greene and Eva Bartok. Plot A refugee from East Germany finds herself trapped in her home city of Dresden when a plane she is travelling on between Berlin and West Germany is forced down. She is used by the Stasi, who want her to help them to find her dissident brother. Cast * Richard Greene as Captain Jim Kyle * Eva Bartok as Karin von Seefeldt * Marius Goring as Hans Körtner * Lucie Mannheim as Frau von Seefeldt * Andree Melly as Linda * George Mikell as Pieter von Seefeldt * John Welsh as Turner * Denis Shaw as Krumm * Annette Carell as Governor * Gaylord Cavallaro as Twining * Leonard Sachs as Waiter * Brian Wilde as Bill Seddon * Steve Plytas as Zimmerman * Guy Kingsley Poynter as Captain Law * André Mikhelson André Mikhelson was a Russian actor, in mostly British films. He was born in Moscow, in 1903. Selected filmography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (TV Series)
''The Four Just Men'' is a 1959 television series produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment. It was broadcast for one season of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes. Plot The series, based on a sequence of novels by Edgar Wallace including a 1905 novel titled ''The Four Just Men (novel), The Four Just Men'', presents the adventures of four men who first meet while Allied soldiers in Italy during the World War II, Second World War, tasked with the dangerous job to blow up a bridge behind enemy lines. In England in 1959 the men are contacted by telegram by their commanding officer, Colonel Cyril Bacon. to meet again. Col. Bacon died a week before, but has left a recorded message for the men. He has also left a will that his money be used by the four men to fight for justice and against tyranny. They operate from different countries: Jeff Ryder is a professor of law at Columbia University in New York City, Tim Collier is an American reporter based in Paris, Ben Manfred is a crusa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hunter (TV Series)
''White Hunter'' is a 1957 British TV series. It starred Rhodes Reason and Harry Baird ran for 39 episodes. It was based on the book ''White Hunter'' by J. A. Hunter. Several episodes star Hugh Moxey as Purley. It was Produced by Norman Williams (producer), husband of Patricia Dainton. Some episodes were edited together as the feature ''Man Eater''. References External links''White Hunter''at IMDb''White Hunter''at CTVAMan Eaterat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...Man Eaterat BFI 1957 British television series debuts {{drama-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Scot (film)
''The Flying Scot'' is a 1957 British crime film produced and directed by Compton Bennett and starring Lee Patterson, Kay Callard and Alan Gifford. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Mailbag Robbery''. Plot A gang plans to steal a half-a-million pounds' worth of banknotes from an express train. Cast * Lee Patterson as Ronnie * Kay Callard as Jackie * Alan Gifford as Phil * Margaret Withers as Middle-Aged Lady * Mark Baker as Gibbs * Jeremy Bodkin as Charlie, the boy * Gerald Case as Guard * Margaret Gordon as Drunk's Wife * John Lee as Young Man * Kerry Jordan as Drunk * John Dearth as Father Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote, "The suspense is well built in this finely constructed feature": while ''Sky Movies'' called it "An unheralded low-budget thriller which contains twice as much suspense as many more lavish productions. Taut, crisp, with a conspicuous absence of big name stars, it is a prime example of the British B movie at its best. With a bit of Hitchcoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Ball (1957 Film)
''After the Ball'' is a 1957 British biographical film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Pat Kirkwood, Laurence Harvey and Jerry Stovin. It portrays the life of the stage performer Vesta Tilley. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Pat Kirkwood as Vesta Tilley *Laurence Harvey as Walter de Frece *Jerry Stovin as Frank Tanhill *Jerry Verno as Harry Ball *Clive Morton as Henry de Frece *Marjorie Rhodes as Bessie *Leonard Sachs as Richard Warner *Ballard Berkeley as Andrews * June Clyde as Lottie Gibson *Charles Victor as Stagehand * Tom Gill as Manager * Peter Carlisle as Oscar Hammerstein *George Margo as Tony Pastor * Mark Baker as George M. Cohan * Terry Cooke as Dan Leno Jr * Barbara Roscoe as Patricia * Margaret Sawyer as Little Tilley Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Woman Opposite
''That Woman Opposite'' (U.S. ''City After Midnight'') is a 1957 British crime drama, directed by Compton Bennett and starring Phyllis Kirk, Dan O'Herlihy and William Franklyn. The screenplay, also by Bennett, was adapted from John Dickson Carr's 1942 novel ''The Emperor's Snuff-Box''. The film was generally positively received by critics, with '' Picturegoer'' commenting: "At last, a British thriller with class...here's a gloss that usually comes with an import label". In a more measured but still approving critique, a ''Radio Times'' reviewer said: "Don't expect too much of this modest film...and you'll be agreeably entertained by an efficiently directed work graced by many recognisable faces". In May 2011 the film was issued on DVD by Renown Films , as well as another film sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man-Eater (1957 Film)
''White Hunter'' is a 1957 British TV series. It starred Rhodes Reason and Harry Baird ran for 39 episodes. It was based on the book ''White Hunter'' by J. A. Hunter. Several episodes star Hugh Moxey as Purley. It was Produced by Norman Williams (producer), husband of Patricia Dainton. Some episodes were edited together as the feature ''Man Eater''. References External links''White Hunter''at IMDb''White Hunter''at CTVAMan Eaterat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ...Man Eaterat BFI 1957 British television series debuts {{drama-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
