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Conscience Bay
''Conscience Bay'' is a 1964 British film. It was made through Welbeck Films, one of the companies of producer Sydney Box Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis. He produced and co- .... Premise In a Nova Scotian fishing village, Nelly and Fred, childhood sweethearts, discover that Ben, a hunchbach fisherman, has been stealing the lobster catch. Nelly also discovers that Ben is the illegitimate son of Aunt Boo, Nelly's adoptive mother, married to Caleb. Nelly and Ben become friends and then lovers. Cast *Rosemarie Anderson *Mark Dignam *Catherine Willmer *John Bone Production The film was from an American playwright living in England, Norman Vane. He raised £5,000 and attempted to make the film independent in Ireland but ran into union difficulties.Lassally p 113 Rank agreed to distribute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Norman Thaddeus Vane born Norman Thatteus Vein (July 7, 1928 – May 2, 2015) was a screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director. He served as writer for the 1968 film '' Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter'', and in the subsequent year was writer and associate producer of the movie ''Lola''. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, '' 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York''. Vane went on to direct the 1983 film, '' Frightmare'', and continue contributing to writing films including '' The Black Room'' in 1984. Early life Born Jewish, Vane converted to Roman Catholicism when he was 18. He spent one year in the United States Merchant Marine and two years in the US Air Force at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia. He attended Columbia University on the G.I. Bill. Career Vane's first play, "The Penguin", opened Off-Broadway in 1952 starring Martin Landau, to stellar reviews. His Broadway debut, "Harbor Lights", ran for only four performances. Vane spent most of the 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welbeck Films
Welbeck Film Distributors Ltd was a British film production company associated with the Rank Organisation. Sidney Box was a director until he quit in September 1959, being replaced by Peter Rogers. The company later made films with Rogers' wife Betty Box. Select films *'' To Dorothy, A Son'' (1954) *''Desert Mice'' (1959) *'' Too Young to Love'' (1960) *'' Beyond the Curtain'' (1960) *''Faces in the Dark'' (1960) *'' How to Undress in Public without Undue Embarrassment'' (1965) *''Doctor in Trouble'' (1970) *'' Percy'' (1971) *'' It's a 2'6" Above the Ground World'' (1973) aka ''The Love Ban'' *''Percy's Progress'' (1974) *''Pop Pirates'' (1984) References External linksWelbeck Filmsat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...Welbeck Filmsat BFI Film production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Box
Frank Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis. He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife director Muriel Box, for '' The Seventh Veil'' (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay. Sydney and Muriel married in 1935, had a daughter Leonora the following year, and divorced in 1969. Gainsborough Studios The couple were hired after the war by the Rank Organisation to run Gainsborough Studios. They disapproved of the Gainsborough melodramas which had been the studio's major successes for several years, and switched production to a broader range of more "realistic" films with mixed results. Box made 36 films at Gainsborough, which was merged into the Rank Organization in 1949. It has been argued Box's overexpansion "killed" Gainsborough. In 1951 Box founded his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Films
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1960 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1960 films in countries outside of North America. Events * March 5 – For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film '' G.I. Blues'' * June 16 – Premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, '' Psycho'' in the United States. Controversial since release, it sets new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and is a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. * August 5 - Mughal-e-Azam, produced and directed by K. Asif and starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, premieres at the Maratha Mandir in Mumbai. Production was plagued by delays and financial uncertainty. Before its principal photography began in the early 1950s, the projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |