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Emrys Jones (actor)
John Emrys Whittaker Jones (22 September 1915 – 10 July 1972) was an English actor of Welsh heritage. After making his stage debut in Donald Wolfit's company in 1937, his film debut came in Powell and Pressburger's ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' in 1942, and he began to develop a career in the British cinema of the 1940s. Due to his boyish looks he would often be cast as young innocents in films such as ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945), ''The Rake's Progress'' (1945), ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947), and Powell and Pressburger's ''The Small Back Room'' (1949). When he was relegated to second features in the 1950s he concentrated on his stage career, maturing into an accomplished character actor in the process. The latter half of his career was mostly spent on television in such programmes as '' Softly, Softly'', ''Out of the Unknown'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Z-Cars, Special Branch'', and as 'The Master of the Land of Fiction' in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby (1947 Film)
''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (also known simply as ''Nicholas Nickleby'') is a 1947 British drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Cedric Hardwicke. The screenplay by John Dighton is based on the Charles Dickens novel ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (1839). This first sound screen adaptation of the book followed silent films released in 1903 and 1912. Plot After the father of a family dies, leaving the wife and children with no source of income, Nicholas Nickleby, with his mother and his younger sister Kate, travel to London to seek help from their wealthy but cold-hearted uncle Ralph, a money-lender. Ralph arranges for Nicholas to be hired as a tutor, and finds Kate work as a seamstress. Nicholas meets his new employer Mr. Squeers just as he concludes his daily business with Mr. Snawley, who is "boarding" his two unwanted stepsons. Nicholas is horrified to discover that his employers, the sadistic Mr. and Mrs. Squeers, run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mind Robber
''The Mind Robber'' is the second serial of the sixth season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in five weekly parts from 14 September to 12 October 1968. The serial is set outside of time and space in a world where fictional characters and mythological creatures including Medusa and the Minotaur exist. In the serial, the English fiction writer "the Master" ( Emrys Jones) tries to recruit the time traveller the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) to replace the Master's role as the creative power in this realm because of the Master's advancing age. Plot After defeating the Dominators and starting off a volcanic eruption, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find themselves and the TARDIS in the path of a lava flow. Upon trying to dematerialise out of the way, the TARDIS experiences a fault in the fluid link. At the insistence of Zoe and Jamie, the Doctor uses an emergency unit that takes the TARDIS into another dimension outside of re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Cases Of Murder
''Three Cases of Murder'' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, ''The British Independent Horror Film 1951-70'' Hemlock Books 2013 p 24-27 Cast Main cast * Orson Welles as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) * John Gregson as Edgar Curtain ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment) * Elizabeth Sellars as Elizabeth ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment) * Emrys Jones as George Wheeler ("You Killed Elizabeth" segment) * Alan Badel as Owen (segment "Lord Mountdrago") / Mr. X (segment "In the Picture") / Harry (segment "You Killed Elizabeth") * André Morell as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) * Hugh Pryse as Jarvis ("In the Picture" segment) * Leueen MacGrath as Woman in the House ("In the Picture" segment) * Eddie Byrne as Snyder ("In the Picture" segment) * Helen Cherry as Lady Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Nightshade (film)
''Deadly Nightshade'' is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by John Gilling. It stars Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsely. A convict on the run (Emrys Jones) switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble. Cast * Emrys Jones as Matthews / Barlow * Zena Marshall as Ann Farrington * John Horsely as Inspector Clements * Joan Hickson as Mrs. Fenton * Hector Ross as Canning * Roger Maxwell as Col. Smythe *Lesley Deane as Mrs. Smythe * Marne Maitland as Heinz * Frederick Piper as Mr. Pritchard Critical reception ''TV Guide'' thought the idea was "done much better in Antonioni's '' The Passenger'' (1975)," but found the film, "still occasionally entertaining"; while the ''Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Scar
''Blue Scar'' is a 1949 British drama film directed by documentary filmmaker Jill Craigie. Set in a Welsh village where the mine has recently been nationalised, it focuses on the relationship between Olwen Williams, a miner's daughter who leaves the village to live in London, and Tom Thomas, who dedicates his life to working in the mine. With Craigie's background in documentary films with a social message, ''Blue Scar'' was designed to raise questions about the value of nationalising the coal industry. It was the only non-documentary film Craigie directed. Plot Olwen Williams (Gwyneth Vaughan) is a miner's daughter from a mining town in South Wales, where the mine has recently been nationalised. She is keen to move on from her impoverished upbringing to a more fulfilling lifestyle. An opportunity is presented to her when she wins a singing scholarship to a music college in Cardiff. She decides to leave her hometown to take up this opportunity, which means being away from Tom Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
''Miss Pilgrim's Progress'' is a 1949 black-and-white British comedy film by producer Nat Cohen and director Val Guest. Plot Laramie Pilgrim (Yolande Donlan) is an American exchange factory worker who trades places with an upper class British girl. After much adjusting to English country life, and with the various attendant culture clashes, Miss Pilgrim comes to the rescue of her new village and its exploitation by a local land developer. Cast *Michael Rennie as Bob Thane * Yolande Donlan as Laramie Pilgrim *Garry Marsh as The Mayor * Emrys Jones as The Vicar *Reginald Beckwith as Mr Jenkins * Helena Pickard as Mrs Jenkins *Jon Pertwee as Postmaster *Richard Littledale as Mr Thane * Bruce Belfrage as Factory Manager *Valentine Dyall as Superintendent of Manuscripts *Peter Butterworth as Jonathon *Avril Angers as First Factory Girl Uncredited: *Ivan Craig as Town Planner * Arthur Hill as American Vice-Consul *Marianne Stone as Second Factory Girl Critical reception ''TV Guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Secret (film)
''Dark Secret'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dinah Sheridan, Emrys Jones and Irene Handl. It was a remake of the 1933 film '' The Crime at Blossoms'', also directed by Rogers. Plot Ex-pilot Chris and his wife Valerie move into an attractive country cottage, only to become obsessed with the murdered woman who used to live there. Cast * Dinah Sheridan as Valerie Merryman * Emrys Jones as Chris Merryman * Irene Handl as 'Woody' Woodman * Hugh Pryse as A Very Late Visitor * Barbara Couper as Mrs. Barrington * Percy Marmont as Vicar * Geoffrey Sumner as Jack Farrell * Mackenzie Ward as Artist * Charles Hawtrey as Arthur Figson * John Salew as Mr. Barrington * George Merritt as Mr. Lumley * Stanley Vilven as Mr. Woodman * Grace Arnold as Housewife * Esme Beringer as Elderly Lady * Edgar Driver as George - Barman * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Fat Woman * Laurence Naismith as Mr. Grossmith * Terry Randall as Daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Was A Woman
''This Was a Woman'' is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. It was made at the Riverside Studios with sets designed by the art directors Ivan King Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ... and Andrew Mazzei. Based on a successful play by former film actress Joan Morgan, its plot concerns an outwardly respectable family dominated by a murderous matriarch. Cast References Bibliography * Michael F. Keaney. ''British Film Noir Guide''. McFarland, 2008. External links * 1948 films British crime drama films 1948 crime drama films Films shot at Riverside Studios Films directed by Tim Whelan British films based on plays 20th Century Fox films Films set in London Seafaring films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Camp (film)
''Holiday Camp'' is a 1947 British comedy drama film directed by Ken Annakin, starring Flora Robson, Jack Warner, Dennis Price, and Hazel Court, and also features Kathleen Harrison and Jimmy Hanley. It is set at one of the then-popular holiday camps. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in "The Huggetts" film series. Synopsis Set in a Butlin's-style holiday camp on the English coast in contremporary post-war Britain, a working class London family have their first visit to a summer holiday camp. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in "The Huggetts" film series. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest card sharps, and a murderer on the run. It captures the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware Of Pity
''Beware of Pity'' is a 1946 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilli Palmer, Albert Lieven and Cedric Hardwicke. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefan Zweig. A paraplegic young baroness mistakes compassion for love. The film's costumes were designed by Cecil Beaton. It was made by Two Cities Films at Islington Studios. The film was not a great popular success outside the Soviet Union. Plot The film opens with a framing device set in post-Second World War Britain. When a young man comes to aged Anton Marek (Albert Lieven) for romantic advice, Marek tells him a story from his own past, which leads to a flashback. In the days leading up to the First World War, Lieutenant Marek is assigned to an Austro-Hungarian cavalry regiment stationed in a small town. There he meets Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva (Lilli Palmer), a young woman who is a paraplegic as the result of a horse riding accident. Noticing how the young man has cheered up his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Me The Stars
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The Shipbuilders
''The Shipbuilders'' is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne. The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War. It was made by British National Films and shot at Elstree Studios. It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by George Blake. Cast Critical reception ''TV Guide'' gave the film two out of four stars, calling it a "Well-made story." while Allmovie noted "a rare film of true merit from prolific British "quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. D ..." director John Baxter," concluding that "Actual footage shipbuilders at work give this hastily assembled patriotic exercise a veneer of reality." References External links * 1943 films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |