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Frank Clarke (editor)
Frank Clarke (31 December 1915 – September 2002) was a British film editor. He worked for many years for the British branch of MGM at Elstree Studios.Perkins & Stollery p.98 Selected filmography * ''Clothes and the Woman'' (1937) * '' Tunisian Victory'' (1944) * '' Spring in Park Lane'' (1948) * '' Elizabeth of Ladymead'' (1949) * '' Conspirator'' (1949) * '' The Miniver Story'' (1950) * ''Calling Bulldog Drummond'' (1951) * ''Ivanhoe'' (1952) * '' Never Let Me Go'' (1953) * ''Time Bomb'' (1953) * ''Mogambo'' (1953) * ''Knights of the Round Table'' (1953) * ''Beau Brummell'' (1954) * '' Bedevilled'' (1955) * '' Bhowani Junction'' (1956) * '' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' (1957) * '' Action of the Tiger'' (1957) * '' I Accuse!'' (1958) * ''Tom Thumb'' (1958) * ''Libel'' (1959) * ''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' (1960) * '' The Green Helmet'' (1961) * ''A Matter of WHO ''A Matter of WHO'' is a 1961 British comedy thriller film directed by Don Chaffey and starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhowani Junction (film)
''Bhowani Junction'' is a 1956 British adventure drama film of the 1954 novel '' Bhowani Junction'' by John Masters. The film was directed by George Cukor and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and Ivan Moffat. The film stars Ava Gardner as Victoria Jones, an Anglo-Indian who has been serving in the Indian Army, and Stewart Granger as Colonel Rodney Savage, a British Indian Army officer. It also features Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, and Lionel Jeffries. The film was shot in England at MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on the Longmoor Military Railway, and on location in Lahore, Pakistan. Plot India, 1947: In the final days of British rule, Victoria Jones, the beautiful daughter of an Indian mother and an English train engineer, is serving in the British Army. She returns on leave after four years to her childhood home in the fictional town of Bhowani, north-western India, where supporters of Mahatma Gandhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Head
''The Golden Head'' is a 1964 American- Hungarian comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and James Hill and starring George Sanders, Buddy Hackett, Jess Conrad, Lorraine Power and Robert Coote. Plot Michael Stevenson, the famous English crime expert, travels to Hungary for an international crime conference, where he also takes his family. While he is at the conference, his family members visit cities along their route. In the meantime, the priceless golden head of St. Ladislaus is stolen, and suspicion turns to the Stevenson children. The children embark on an investigation to prove their innocence. Cast * George Sanders as Basil Palmer * Buddy Hackett as Lionel Pack * Jess Conrad as Michael Stevenson * Lorraine Power as Milly Stevenson * Robert Coote as Braithwaite * Denis Gilmore as Harold Stevenson * Cecília Esztergályos as Anne * Douglas Wilmer as Detective Inspector Stevenson * Sándor Pécsi as Priest * Zoltán Makláry as Old Man Production Its Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The V
The V (LG VX9800) is a CDMA smartphone A smartphone is a mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multi .... It was released under Verizon Wireless in 2005. Since then, it has been replaced by the enV (VX9900), enV2 (VX9100) and enV3 (VX9200), which are much slimmer and maintain most of the features of The V, while adding a 2.0-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth support.'' CNET''"LG enV VX9900"/ref> References External links LG VX9800 Product information VX9800 Mobile phones introduced in 2005 {{mobile-phone-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Fly With Me (film)
''Come Fly with Me'' is a 1963 British Jet Age romantic comedy film directed by Henry Levin and released by MGM. Featuring an ensemble cast of Dolores Hart, Hugh O'Brian, Karlheinz Böhm, Pamela Tiffin, Karl Malden, and Lois Nettleton, it is based on Bernard Glemser's 1960 chick-lit novel ''Girl on a Wing,'' which was published again in 1969 under the title ''The Fly Girls.'' It follows three young international air hostesses looking for romance and excitement, weaving abundant soap opera elements into its tale of opportunity for glamorous travel and adventures with men that came with being an airline hostess. Plot On her first day on the New York-Paris route with Polar-Atlantic international airlines, stewardess Carol locks herself in a bathroom and delays departure. Once airborne, flight engineer Teddy plays a practical joke on her. Meanwhile, hostess Donna wants to achieve affluence and social prestige. When she learns that a young Baron, Franz Von Elzingen, can provid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Thank A Fool
''I Thank a Fool'' is a 1962 British Metrocolor crime film directed by Robert Stevens and starring Susan Hayward and Peter Finch. It was made by Eaton (De Grunwald Productions) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in CinemaScope and produced by Anatole de Grunwald from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg based on the 1958 novel of the same title by Audrey Erskine Lindop. The music score was by Ron Goodwin and the cinematography by Harry Waxman. Plot Dr. Christine Allison is convicted of manslaughter for the mercy killing of her terminally ill, married lover. After serving two years in prison, she is unable to find work. Help comes from a surprising source – she is approached by Stephen Dane, the man who prosecuted her, to look after his disturbed wife Liane. Suspicious, she presses him for the reason he wants her. His need is a trained doctor, but not one who has the power to commit Liane to a mental asylum. Since Christine's medical license has been taken away, she is perfect. Desperate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light In The Piazza (film)
''Light in the Piazza'' is a 1962 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton, and Barry Sullivan. Based on the 1960 novel '' The Light in the Piazza'' by Elizabeth Spencer, the film is about a beautiful but mentally disabled young American woman traveling in Italy with her mother and the Italian man they meet during one leg of their trip. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ''Light in the Piazza'' features extensive location shooting in 1960s Florence and Rome by the cinematographer Otto Heller. At the Imdb article, accessed Jan 2012 at the Turner Classic Movie Movie database, accessed Jan 2012 Plot While taking a summer holiday in Florence with her mother Meg, 26-year-old Clara Johnson, an American who was kicked in the head by a pony during childhood and now mentally disabled, meets and falls in love with a young Italian named Fabrizio Naccarelli. Fabrizio is blinded by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Matter Of WHO
''A Matter of WHO'' is a 1961 British comedy thriller film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Terry-Thomas, Julie Alexander, Sonja Ziemann, Alex Nicol, Richard Briers, Honor Blackman and Carol White. A World Health Organization employee tries to trace the source of a deadly virus. Plot Aboard an airliner flying from Nice to London, an oil driller returning from the Middle East named Cooper becomes very ill. This attracts the notice of World Health Organization self-styled "germ detective" Archibald Bannister. It turns out that Cooper's new wife, Michèle, and his business associate, Kennedy, know each other. Bannister is reprimanded by his boss, Hatfield, for previously shutting down London Airport because of what turns out to be an ordinary rat. This time, however, Cooper is diagnosed with highly infectious smallpox. There are also outbreaks in Brussels and Zurich. Bannister suspects that all three cases were contracted from a fourth person, a carrier. Cast * Terry-Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Helmet
''The Green Helmet'' is a 1961 British drama film directed by Michael Forlong starring Bill Travers, Ed Begley and Sid James. The film is centred on a British motor racing team. It is based on the 1957 novel of the same title by Australian author Jon Cleary. Plot outline At France's 24-hour Le Mans race when British champion racing driver Greg Rafferty crashes his car. The plot then follows Rafferty as he continues to race while also concealing his fears. Cast * Bill Travers as Rafferty * Ed Begley as Bartell * Sid James as Richie Launder * Nancy Walters as Diane * Ursula Jeans as Mrs. Rafferty * Megs Jenkins as Kitty Launder * Jack Brabham as himself * Sean Kelly as Taz Rafferty * Tutte Lemkow as Carlo Zaraga * Gordon Tanner as Hastrow * Ferdy Mayne as Rossano * Peter Collingwood as Charlie * Roland Curram as George * Diane Clare as Pamela * Harold Kasket as Lupi Production Film rights were bought by MGM, who hired Cleary to adapt his own novel. He said, "They bought it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England
''The Day They Robbed the Bank of England'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars and Peter O'Toole. It was written by Howard Clewes and Richard Maibaum and based upon the 1959 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (novel), novel of the same title by John Brophy (writer), John Brophy. Peter O'Toole's role in the film led him to be cast as the lead in ''Lawrence of Arabia (film), Lawrence of Arabia'', released two years later. Plot Set in London in 1901, during Ireland’s struggle for independence, the film follows Charles Norgate, an Irish American recruited by Irish revolutionaries to rob the Bank of England. Iris Muldoon, widow of an Irish independence martyr, enlists Norgate for the heist. Led by O'Shea, the group plans to steal one million pounds in gold bullion as a political statement. Initially mistrusted, Norgate earns their confidence by revealing his Irish roots. Norgate befriends Lieutenant Monte Fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libel (film)
''Libel'' is a 1959 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Olivia de Havilland, Dirk Bogarde, Paul Massie, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Robert Morley. The screenplay was by Anatole de Grunwald and Karl Tunberg from a 1935 play of the same name by Edward Wooll. Plot While travelling in London, Canadian World War II veteran pilot Jeffrey Buckenham sees baronet Sir Mark Sebastian Loddon on television leading a tour of his ancestral home in England. Buckenham recalls that he was held in a POW camp in Germany with Loddon, whom the Germans captured during the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940. Buckenham is convinced that Loddon is Frank Wellney, a British actor. Wellney and Loddon shared a POW hut in 1945 and bore a striking resemblance to each other. Buckenham confronts Loddon and, with encouragement from Loddon's scheming cousin Gerald Loddon, writes to a tabloid newspaper, claiming that Wellney is posing as Loddon. In response, Loddon sues Buckenham and the newspaper for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
