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House Of Mortal Sin
''House of Mortal Sin'' (also known as ''The Confessional'', ''The Confessional Death's Door'' and ''The Confessional Murders'') is a 1976 British horror slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker. It was scripted by David McGillivray from a story by Walker. Its plot concerns Father Xavier Meldrum, a deranged priest who takes it upon himself to punish his parishioners for their moral transgressions. Plot Hearing that her friend Bernard Cutler has become a Catholic priest, Jenny Welch attends church to seek him out but finds that the man taking confession is not Bernard, but the elderly Father Xavier Meldrum. She quickly leaves, but not before telling Meldrum that her on-off boyfriend Terry Wyatt recently pressured her into having an abortion. Outwardly a kind-hearted counsellor of troubled youth, Meldrum is in fact a fervent believer in "divine justice" who freely resorts to emotional abuse in his obsessive efforts to redeem those he views as sinners. That night, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Walker (director)
Pete Walker (born 4 July 1939) is an English film director, writer, and producer, specializing in horror film, horror and sexploitation films, frequently combining the two. Biography Walker was born on 4 July 1939 in Brighton, England, the son of stand-up comedy, stand-up comic Syd Walker and a showgirl mother. He began his performing career as a stand-up comic while a teenager, but quit at age 19. Walker made films such as ''Die Screaming, Marianne'', ''The Flesh and Blood Show'', ''House of Whipcord'', ''Frightmare (1974 film), Frightmare'', ''House of Mortal Sin'', ''Schizo (1976 film), Schizo'', ''The Comeback (1978 film), The Comeback'', and ''House of the Long Shadows''. His films often featured sadistic authority figures, such as priests or judges, punishing anyone usually young women who doesn't conform to their strict personal moral codes, but he has denied there being any political subtext to his films. Because of the speed with which he had to make his films, Walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Pact
A suicide pact is an agreed plan between two or more individuals to die by suicide. The plan may be to die together, or separately and closely timed. In England and Wales, a suicide pact is a partial defense, under section 4 of the Homicide Act 1957, which reduces the charge of murder to manslaughter. In Northern Ireland, this defense is created by section 14] of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 20) (N.I.). General considerations Suicide pacts are an important concept in the study of suicide, and have occurred throughout history, as well as in fiction. An example of this is the suicide pact between Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera. Suicide pacts are sometimes contrasted with mass suicides, understood as incidents in which a larger number of people kill themselves together for the same ideological reason, often within a religious, political, military or paramilitary context. "Suicide pact" tends to connote small groups and non-id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Andrews
Henry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was a British actor often known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson in '' The Hill'' (1965) earned Andrews the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in '' The Red Beret'' in 1953. Prior to his film career, Andrews was a theatre actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in the UK as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York City debut in 1936 at the Empire Theatre. Andrews was awarded the CBE in 1966. Early life Harry Andrews was born on 10 November 1911 in Tonbridge, Kent. He was the son of Henry Arthur Andrews, a Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Long Shadows
''House of the Long Shadows'' is a 1983 British comedy horror film directed by Pete Walker. It is notable for featuring four iconic horror film stars (Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine) together for the first and only time. The screenplay by Michael Armstrong is based on the 1913 novel '' Seven Keys to Baldpate'' by Earl Derr Biggers, which was also adapted into a famous play that gave birth in turn to several films. Plot summary Kenneth Magee, a young writer, bets his publisher $20,000 that he can write a novel of the calibre of ''Wuthering Heights'' in 24 hours. To get in the mood for the undertaking, he goes to a deserted Welsh manor. Upon his arrival, however, Magee discovers that Bllyddpaetwr Manor is not as empty as he was told. Still there are Lord Elijah Grisbane and his daughter, Victoria, who have been maintaining the mansion on their own. As the stormy night progresses, more people come to the mansion, including Lord Grisbane's so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cushing
Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio roles. He achieved recognition for his leading performances in the Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Productions horror films from the 1950s to 1970s and as Grand Moff Tarkin in ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' (1977). Born in Kenley, Surrey, Cushing made his stage debut in 1935 and spent three years at a repertory theatre before moving to Hollywood to pursue a film career. After making his motion-picture debut in the film ''The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film), The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939), Cushing began to find modest success in American films before returning to England at the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite performing in a string of roles, including one as Characters in Hamlet#Osric, Osric in Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of ''Hamlet (1948 film), Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Hayward (British Actress)
Jane Hayward (26 April 1950 — 15 June 2019) was a British actress. Hayward made appearances in over twenty films and television programmes. She had roles in productions such as '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', BBC police procedural drama ''The Bill'', ''Never the Twain'', and ''Executive Stress''. Career In the 1970s, Jane Hayward focused her career mostly on the stage. Her roles included ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Ipswich Theatre, the title role in ''Cinderella'' at the Northampton Theatre Royal, and ''Jane Eyre'', the stage adaptation of ''Dial M for Murder'', and '' The Woman in White'', also at the Northampton Theatre Royal. Hayward returned to the acting profession in 2011 after taking a break to raise her family. Death She died after being hit by an Arriva Shires & Essex double-decker bus in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in June 2019. BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Sachs
Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in ''Fawlty Towers''. Sachs had a long career in acting and voice-over work for television, film and radio. He was successful well into his eighties, with roles in numerous films such as '' Quartet'', and as Ramsay Clegg in ''Coronation Street''. Early life Sachs was born on 7 April 1930 in Berlin, Germany, the son of Katharina (née Schrott-Fiecht), a librarian, and Hans Emil Sachs, an insurance broker. His father was Jewish and his mother was Lutheran, with Austrian ancestry. The family moved to Britain in 1938 to escape the Nazis. They settled in north London, and he lived in Kilburn for the rest of his life. Career Early work In the late 1950s, while still studying shipping management at college, Sachs worked on radio p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Salter
Ivor Charlie Salter (22 August 1925 – 21 June 1991) was an English actor who appeared in character roles in numerous United Kingdom television productions and films from the early 1950s until the 1980s often appearing as a police constable. Television His television appearances included; ''Doctor Who ( The Space Museum, The Myth Makers and Black Orchid)'', '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', '' The Double Deckers'' (as the policeman), ''Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...'', '' Ghost Squad'', '' Nearest and Dearest'' (as Snatcher Snelling), The Gaffer (TV series), as the Returning Officer, and '' On the Buses''. Between 1978 and 1980 he appeared in the Midlands soap '' Crossroads'' as Bible-quoting Reg Cotterill. He played the character of Gobber New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Allen (actor)
Robert John Lea Allen (23 October 1907 – 25 May 1995) was an English film, theatre and television actor. Career He made his stage debut in 1931 at the Liverpool Playhouse, appearing in ''The Swan'' and had a long theatrical career which lasted until 1980, when he appeared as Old Siward at the Old Vic in a production of ''Macbeth''. He made his film debut in '' The Angelus'' (1937), while his most notable role was as Lieutenant Thomas Willoughby in the classic 1939 version of '' ''The Four Feathers'''' directed by Zoltan Korda. He went on to have supporting roles in a number of films and television series until the 1980s, usually as typically British gentlemen and officer types. Films include '' The Sound Barrier'' (1952), ''The Heart of the Matter'' (1953), ''Jack the Ripper'' (1959), '' The Queen's Guards'' (1961) and ''Ned Kelly'' (1970). On television he played Major Upshot-Bagley during the second series of popular 1950s sitcom ''The Army Game'' and made appearances i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Winding
Victor Winding (30 January 1929 – 9 October 2014) was a British actor born in Lambeth, London. Among his best-known roles was Spencer, an airline pilot taken over by a chameleon in the 1967 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Faceless Ones''. He also appeared, from 1968 to 1971, as Det Chief Inspector Fleming in seasons one to three of the TV series '' The Expert''. In addition, he enjoyed a long stint in the daytime soap ''Crossroads'', playing garage manager Victor Lee from 1978 to 1981. Biography Educated at Westminster Technical Institute, Winding initially trained as a draughtsman but acted in amateur dramatics, also teaching drama for the London County Council. In December 1958, aged 29, he turned professional on joining Farnham Repertory Company at the Castle Theatre in Farnham, Surrey. Three years later, in 1961, he joined the Old Vic company in London. Aged 34, in February 1963, Winding made his West End debut in the James Saunders play ''Next Time I'll Sing to You'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Kerr
William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian and vaudevillian. Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second World War, where he developed a career as a performer in comedy, especially gaining notice in the radio version of ''Hancock's Half Hour''. In 1979 Kerr returned to Australia and developed a second career as a character actor. Biography Kerr was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 10 June 1922Obituary: Bill Kerr ''Daily Telegraph'', 29 August 2014 to an Australian performing arts family, growing up in , New South Wales, Australia.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia McCarthy
Julia McCarthy (1964-2021) was a Canadian poet."Nova Scotia poet among Governor General's Literary Award finalists" '''', October 4, 2017. She was most noted for her 2017 collection ''All the Names Between'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the at the |
