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Harry Bruce Woolfe
Harry Bruce Woolfe (1880, Marylebone, London – 1965, Brighton) was an English film producer and occasional director who founded British Instructional Films. The company focused on documentaries, nature films, and works concerning World War I. He was himself a veteran so had an interest in using film to re-enact the war. This links to his being referred to as an "ardent imperialist" who intended to tell heroic stories of said war. In addition to work on war films he initiated the ''Secrets of Nature'' series. Select filmography Director * 1933 : ''A Typical Rural Distribution System'' * 1933 : ''Electricity: From Grid To Consumer'' * 1932 : ''England Awake'' * 1925 : ''Sons Of The Sea'' * 1924 : ''Zeebrugge'' * 1923 : ''Armageddon'' * 1921 : ''The Battle Of Jutland'' Producer * ''Armageddon'' (1923) * ''Boadicea'' (1927) * ''The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands'' (1927) * '' Shooting Stars'' (1927) * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''Underground'' (1928) *'' Chamber of Horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylebone
Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it merged with the boroughs of Westminster and Paddington to form the new City of Westminster in 1965. Marylebone station lies two miles north-west of Charing Cross. History Marylebone was originally an Ancient Parish formed to serve the manors (landholdings) of Lileston (in the west, which gives its name to modern Lisson Grove) and Tyburn in the east. The parish is likely to have been in place since at least the twelfth century and will have used the boundaries of the pre-existing manors. The boundaries of the parish were consistent from the late twelfth century to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough which succeeded it. Etymology The parish took its name from its church, dedicated to St Mary; the original church was built on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolibar
''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Elissa Landi, Michael Hogan, and Carl Harbord. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by Leo Perutz. It was made by British Instructional Films at Cricklewood Studios. Also outside scenes shot on the island of Malta with hundreds of Maltese extras. Cast * Elissa Landi as Françoise-Marie / La Monita * Michael Hogan as Lt. Donop * Hubert Carter as Col. Bellay * Carl Harbord as Lt. Gunther * Jerrold Robertshaw Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dombey and Son'' (1917) * '' Build Thy House'' (1920) * ... as The Marquise of Bolibar * Cecil Barry as Dapt. Egolstein * Evelyn Roberts as Captain Brockendorf * Gerald Pring as Captain O'Callaghan * Charles Emerald as Colonel * Hector Abbas as Artist See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Military Personnel Of World War I
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Film Producers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Deaths
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 Births
Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 188 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Publius Helvius Pertinax becomes pro-consul of Africa from 188 to 189. Japan * Queen Himiko (or Shingi Waō) begins her reign in Japan (until 248). Births * April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217) * Lu Ji (or Gongji), Chinese official and politician (d. 219) * Sun Shao, Chinese general of the Eastern Wu state (d. 241) Deaths * March 17 – Julian, pope and patriarch of Alexandria * Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (b. AD 100) * Lucius Antistius Burrus, Roman politician (executed) * Ma Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Pretty Lady
''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel ''Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film ''Carnival''. Plot During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval. Cast * Ann Casson as Jenny Pearl * Carl Harbord as Maurice Avery * Michael Hogan as Castleton * Moore Marriott as Mr. Raeburn * Flora Robson as Mrs. Raeburn * Leonard Brett as Alf * Norman Claridge as Jack Danby * Sunday Wilshin as Irene * René Ray as Elsie * Eva Llewellyn as Aunt Mabel * Marie Rambert Dancers as Dancers * Wendy Toye as Dancer * Alban Conway * Hermione Gingold Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell England (film)
''Tell England'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Fay Compton, Tony Bruce and Carl Harbord. It is based on the 1922 novel '' Tell England'' by Ernest Raymond which featured two young men joining the army, and taking part in the fighting at Gallipoli. Both directors had close memories of Gallipoli, as did Fay Compton's brother, Compton Mackenzie. Asquith's father H. H. Asquith had been Prime Minister at the time of the Gallipoli Landings, a fact which drew press attention to the film, while Barkas had personally fought at Suvla Bay in the Gallipoli campaign. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''The Battle of Gallipoli''. Production The film had originally been intended to be made as a silent film, but was delayed. It was made at Welwyn Studios using the German Klangfilm process. Much of the film was shot on location in Malta, standing in for Gallipoli. Cast * Fay Compton as Mrs. Doe * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Celestial City (film)
''The Celestial City'' is a 1929 British silent crime film directed by J. O. C. Orton and starring Norah Baring, Cecil Fearnley and Lewis Dayton. The film was made at Welwyn Studios by British Instructional Films, and based on the 1926 ''The Celestial City'' by Emma Orczy. Cast * Norah Baring as Lita * Cecil Fearnley as Sir Philip Charteris * Lewis Dayton as Paul Sergine * Malvina Longfellow as Princess Brokska * Henri De Vries as Bill * Frank Perfitt as Sir John Errick * Albert Rebla Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ... as Laddie * Gordon Begg as Truscott References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1929 films 1929 crime films British crime films 1920s Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runaway Princess
''The Runaway Princess'' is a 1929 British- German silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Fritz Wendhausen and starring Mady Christians, Fred Rains, Paul Cavanagh, and Anne Grey. Production The film was a co-production between British Instructional Films and the German company Laender Film. It was made at Laenderfilm Studios in Berlin and Welwyn Studios in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern .... It was based on the 1905 novel '' Princess Priscilla's Fortnight'' by Lady Elizabeth Russell. An alternative German-language version known as ''Priscillas Fahrt ins Glück'' was directed by Fritz Wendhausen. Cast References External links * 1929 films British silent feature films Films of the Weimar Republic 1929 drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Of Horrors (1929 Film)
''Chamber of Horrors'' is a 1929 British silent film, silent horror film directed by Walter Summers and starring Frank Stanmore (actor), Frank Stanmore and Elizabeth Hempel. It was made at Welwyn Studios. Film historians consider this movie the last major silent film made in England.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 337. . Plot James Budgeforth (Frank Stanmore) spends the night in the Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds), Chamber of Horrors of Madame Tussauds. While there, he has a nightmare in which he murders his mistress Ninette (Elizabeth Hempel), and believing the dream to be real, he loses his sanity during the night. Cast * Frank Stanmore (actor), Frank Stanmore as James Budgeforth * Elizabeth Hempel as Ninette * Leslie Holland as deaf mute * Joan Maude as lady reporter * Fanny Wright (actress), Fanny Wright as lecturer References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
