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Hugh Moxey
Hugh Vincent Moxey (27 September 1909, Somerset, – 9 March 1991, Wandsworth), was a British film and television actor. Moxey spanned his career for 40 years, where he was best remembered in supporting roles in 1950s British war films, including classics such as ''The Dam Busters (film), The Dam Busters'' and ''Sink the Bismarck!''. Filmography see *''Richard of Bordeaux'' (1947, TV Movie) as Henry, Earl of Derby *''He That Should Come'' (1948, TV Movie) as Centurion *''Meet Simon Cherry'' (1949) as Simon Cherry *''The Little Minister'' (1950, TV Movie) as Cpt. Halliwell *''Sunday Night Theatre'' (1950-1955, BBC TV Series) as Capt. Pfundmayer / Mr. Goddard / Captain Halliwell *''The Franchise Affair (film), The Franchise Affair'' (1951) as Counsel for the Prosecution *''Angels One Five'' (1952) as the Intelligence officer *''Derby Day (1952 film), Derby Day'' (1952) as Police Constable (uncredited) *''The Yellow Balloon (film), The Yellow Balloon'' (1953) as Police Constabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerset
Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Bath, Somerset, Bath, and the county town is Taunton. Somerset is a predominantly rural county, especially to the south and west, with an area of and a population of 965,424. After Bath (101,557), the largest settlements are Weston-super-Mare (82,418), Taunton (60,479), and Yeovil (49,698). Wells, Somerset, Wells (12,000) is a city, the second-smallest by population in England. For Local government in England, local government purposes the county comprises three Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, and Somerset Council, Somerset. Bath and North East Somerset Council is a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conflict Of Wings
''Conflict of Wings'' (also known as ''Norfolk Story''; U.S. title: ''Fuss Over Feathers'' ) is a 1954 British comedy film, comedy drama film directed by John Eldridge (director), John Eldridge and starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow and Kieron Moore (Irish actor), Kieron Moore. It was written by John Pudney and Don Sharp based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Sharp. Villagers in Norfolk rally to prevent the RAF from attempting to use an island for target practice. It was a production of Group 3 Films with backing from the National Film Finance Corporation, NFFC. Shooting took place at Beaconsfield Studios and location shooting, on location in Norfolk. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm. It is one of the rare British aviation films that focused on the ground crew as opposed to aircrew. It was distributed by British Lion Films, British Lion. Plot A small Norfolk village is outraged when it is discovered that the Ministry of Land Acquisition propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Without Pity
''Time Without Pity'' is a 1957 British film noir thriller film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen and Renee Houston. It is about a father trying to save his son from execution for murder. The film was directed by Losey after he was Hollywood blacklist, blacklisted in the U.S. during the McCarthyism, McCarthy era. It was his second film in Britain and his first under his own name. The screenplay was written by fellow blacklisted writer Ben Barzman and adapted from the 1953 play ''Someone Waiting'' by Emlyn Williams. Plot David Graham, a recovering alcoholic, returns to England having only one day in which to save his son Alec from hanging for the murder of Alec's girlfriend, Jenny Cole. Graham has been a neglectful, absentee father who missed the entire trial while he was in a sanatorium in Canada. At first, Alec refuses to see Graham, and when they do meet, Alec is without any hope for reprie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenilworth (TV Series)
''Kenilworth'' is a British television series which aired in 1957 on the BBC Television Service. An adaptation of the 1821 novel of the same title by Sir Walter Scott, it consisted of six 30-minute episodes. The series is missing and believed to be lost. It was a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I and portraying several well-known figures from the era. The cast included Paul Eddington, Anthony Newlands, Ann Firbank Ann Firbank (born 9 January 1933) is a British actress. One of Firbank's more notable roles is her 1971 portrayal of Anne Elliot in the serial ''Persuasion'', an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name. Career Firbank starred as An ... and Robin Bailey. References External links *{{IMDB title , id=0426357 , title=Kenilworth 1950s British television miniseries 1950s British drama television series 1957 British television series debuts 1957 British television series endings BBC television dramas Black-and-white British tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers In Law (film)
''Brothers in Law'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams. It was written by Boulting, Jeffrey Dell and Frank Harvey Jr., adapted from the 1955 novel '' Brothers in Law'' by Henry Cecil, a comedy set in the legal profession. The film is one of the Boulting brothers' successful series of institutional satires that begun with ''Private's Progress'' in 1956. Plot summary Roger Thursby has just completed his barrister's examinations and has been called to the bar. He commences his pupillage in the London chambers of Kendall Grimes, but finds he learns more from Henry, his fellow pupil, and Alec, the chambers clerk. Although only supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before unsympathetic judges almost immediately. Roger and Henry vie for the affections of Sally, a fellow lodger. She obtains his first brief for him from her father, a solicitor. It is an undefended di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Pay Your Money
''You Pay Your Money'' is a 1957 British 'B' crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Jane Hylton and Honor Blackman. It was written by Michael Cronin and Rogers. Plot On a visit to Belgium, married couple Bob and Susie Westlake become involved with wealthy financier, Steve Mordaunt, in the sale and transfer of a collection of rare books. In an attempted burglary at Mordaunt's home, his love interest, Mrs. Rosemary Delgado, is suspected. She was once romantically linked to a gangster and she leads the Westlakes in a search for Achemd's writings, a middle eastern 14th Century seer which has inspired an extreme political group, and thought to be in the collection of rare books that Mourdaunt now owns. The Westlakes become embroiled in a struggle over the valuable Arabic manuscripts, and when Susie is kidnapped by extremists, Bob works as an assistant to Tom Cookson, a manuscript smuggler who is importing the rare texts the gang are seeking. The e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hunter (TV Series)
''White Hunter'' is a 1957 British television series based on the book ''White Hunter'' by J. A. Hunter; it ran for 39 episodes. It starred Rhodes Reason and Harry Baird; several episodes starred Hugh Moxey as Purley. It was produced by Norman Williams, husband of Patricia Dainton. Some episodes were edited together as the feature ''Man Eater''. References External links''White Hunter''at IMDb''White Hunter''at CTVAMan Eaterat 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 ...Man Eaterat BFI 1957 British television series debuts {{drama-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assignment Redhead
''Assignment Redhead'' (U.S. title: ''Million Dollar Manhunt'') is a 1956 British second feature ('B') crime thriller film written and directed by Maclean Rogers. It was based on the novel ''Requiem for a Redhead'' by Lindsay Hardy. Synopsis Murderous international master criminal Dumetrius specialises in providing false travel documents. He flies to London from post-war Berlin to retrieve twelve million dollars in counterfeit cash. With the aide of his confederate Hedy, a redheaded cabaret singer, he covers his tracks and kills one passenger retrieving an identifying photograph and frames another man for the murder. American Major Keen is working attached to British intelligence and pursues him. Keen falls for Hedy, who is under Dumetrius's control, compromising the investigation. Cast * Richard Denning as Major Gregory Keen * Carole Mathews as Hedy Bergner * Ronald Adam as Major Scammel / Dumetrius * Danny Green as Yotti Blum * Brian Worth as Captain Peter Ridgeway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard (film Series)
''Scotland Yard'' is a series of 39 half-hour episodes produced by Anglo-Amalgamated. Produced between 1953 and 1961, they are short films, originally made to support the main feature in a cinema double-bill. Each film focuses on a true crime case with names changed, and feature an introduction by the crime writer Edgar Lustgarten. The earlier films were produced by Alec C. Snowden, who was succeeded by Jack Greenwood. Directors included Ken Hughes and Montgomery Tully. The principal character in each film is a Detective Inspector, played by a variety of actors but most frequently by Russell Napier (usually portraying Detective Inspector Duggan). Many of the films feature, in supporting roles, actors later to become well-known. They include Jill Bennett, Peter Arne, Harry H. Corbett, James Villiers, Edward Judd, Arthur Lowe, Peter Halliday, Wilfrid Brambell, Rita Webb, Peter Bowles and Roger Delgado, and Jack Howarth All of the episodes were shot at Merton Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Teenage Daughter
''My Teenage Daughter'' (also known as ''Teenage Bad Girl'') is a 1956 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms and Norman Wooland. The screenplay concerns a mother who tries to deal with her teenage daughter's descent into delinquency. It was intended as a British response to ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955). It was the last commercially successful film made by Wilcox. Synopsis Valerie Carr is a widowed magazine editor who lives in London and has two teenage daughters, Jan and Poppet. Jan falls for the wealthy Tony Ward Black, who takes her dancing and for drives in his Bentley. Valeria gets a job editing a magazine for teenagers. Cast * Anna Neagle as Valerie Carr * Sylvia Syms as Janet Carr * Norman Wooland as Hugh Manning * Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sir Joseph * Kenneth Haigh as Tony Ward Black * Julia Lockwood as Poppet Carr * Helen Haye as Aunt Louisa * Josephine Fitzgerald as Aunt Bella * Wanda Ventham as Gina * Michael Shepley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of The Big Man
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josephine And Men
''Josephine and Men'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Glynis Johns, Jack Buchanan, Donald Sinden and Peter Finch. It was written by Nigel Balchin, Frank Harvey and Boulting. Produced by the Boulting Brothers it was shot at Shepperton Studios and distributed by British Lion Films. It was the last English-language film for Jack Buchanan. Plot At the Parasites Club, the porter reminds resident Charles Luton that his subscription is overdue. Charles dismisses the reminder, asking to be notified later. At the bar, he laments to the barman about feeling overwhelmed by his numerous lady friends. When the barman suggests marriage, Charles scoffs, saying women are difficult to understand. He points to his niece Josephine as an example, describing her as overly soft-hearted and always trying to "rescue" helpless men. Charles is relieved when Josephine becomes engaged to successful businessman Alan Hartley. However, Alan introduces her to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
