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Ian McLean (actor)
Ian McLean (7 December 1887 – 1978) was an English stage and film actor. He is sometimes credited as Ian Maclean. He played supporting roles in around thirty British films, frequently playing police officers. Partial filmography * ''Brewster's Millions'' (1935) - McLeod * ''Jack of All Trades'' (1936) - The Fire Raiser * '' Mayfair Melody'' (1937) - Collecchi * '' The Street Singer'' (1937) - Police Inspector * '' The Singing Cop'' (1938) - Zabisti * '' Quiet Please'' (1938) - Woods * '' Thistledown'' (1938) - Rossini * '' Simply Terrific'' (1938) - Foster * '' Thank Evans'' (1938) - (uncredited) * '' The Return of Carol Deane'' (1938) - Prosecution * ''Marigold'' (1938) - James Paton * '' Too Dangerous to Live'' (1939) - Saunders * '' The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' (1939) - Inspector Pike * '' Murder Will Out'' (1939) - Inspector * '' The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' (1939) - Sgt. Clinton * ''That's the Ticket'' (1940) - Hercule * ''Two for Danger'' (1940) - Australian * '' Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotlight (Casting Services Company)
Spotlight is the largest casting resource in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1927, it has over 70,000 actors, actresses, presenters, dancers, and stunt performers in its database. It is used by thousands of production companies, broadcasters, advertisement agencies, and casting directors. Clients range from large organisations such as the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4 to smaller production companies. It publishes its "Contacts" handbook both in hard copy and as an e-book An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Alt .... It includes listings for over 5,000 companies, services, and individuals across all branches of film, television, stage, video games, and voice acting. Spotlight is one of the most successful companies in casting, generating over £10 million per year. Although estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Carol Deane
''The Return of Carol Deane'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Bebe Daniels, Arthur Margetson and Peter Coke. The film is adapted from the story ''The House on 56th Street'' by Joseph Santley and spans the time period from the 1910s to the 1930s. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Proud. Plot In the London of 1912, Carol Deane (Daniels) becomes famous for a portrait of her painted by artist Mark Poynton (Arthur Margetson), who is infatuated with her. Carol however marries Lord Robert Brenning (Michael Drake), much to the chagrin of Poynton. She gives birth to a son then with the outbreak of World War I, Lord Robert goes off to fight on the Western Front while Carol becomes a nurse. Poynton is admitted as a patient to Carol's hospital, and tells her he is still in love with her. Carol tries to make light of his persistence, but after be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreaming (1944 British Film)
''Dreaming'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Hazel Court. Its plot concerns a soldier who is knocked unconscious during a train journey and has a series of bizarre dreams. In 1944, Decca Records released a recording of Flanagan and Allen singing ''Dreaming'', the title song from the film. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland. Plot When British soldier Bud (Bud Flanagan) is hit on the head, the concussion causes a series of dreams whilst on the hospital operating table. In these he is fleeing hostile tribes in Africa, is a jockey winning a race at Ascot, turns up in Nazi Germany and is opening a wartime services canteen. Main cast * Bud Flanagan as Bud * Chesney Allen as Ches * Hazel Court as Miss Grey / Wren / Avalah * Dick Francis as Sir Charles Paddock * Philip Wade as Dr. Goebbels * Gerry Wilmot as American General * Peter Bernard as American Soldier * Ian McLean as British General * Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Headline (film)
''Headline'' is a 1944 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Anne Crawford, William Hartnell and John Stuart. It was based on the 1933 novel ''Reporter!'' by Ken Attiwill.Goble p.18 Its plot involves a crime reporter who searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... James Carter. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1944 films British thriller films 1940s thriller films Films directed by John Harlow British black-and-white films Films about journalists Films shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things 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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ferry
''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and David MacIver have great faith in steam-powered ships. Their first attempt, the coastal freighter ''Gigantic'', proves to be an embarrassing and costly failure, sinking immediately after being launched. David becomes discouraged and, to save their failing shipping firm, agrees to a merger proposed by longtime rival George Burns. Charles, however, is undaunted, despite being turned down by every banker when he seeks new funding. He gives his share of the family firm to David and sets out on his own. He teams up with American Samuel Cunard and engineer Robert Napier, and they build the RMS ''Britannia''. They win a British mail contract and make the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic, from Liverpool to Boston Boston (), offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailors Don't Care (1940 Film)
''Sailors Don't Care'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Michael Wilding, Edward Rigby and Jean Gillie. The film follows the antics of some River Patrol Service men on the trail of some spies. Partial cast * Tom Gamble as Nobby Clark * Edward Rigby as Joe Clark * Jean Gillie as Nancy * Michael Wilding as Dick * Marion Gerth as Mimi * Mavis Villiers as Blondie * G. H. Mulcaster as Admiral Reynolds * John Salew John Rylett Salew (1902 (some sources state 1 January 1897)14 September 1961) was an English stage film and TV actor. Salew made the transition from stage to films in 1939, and according to Allmovie, "the manpower shortage during WWII enabled ... as Henri * Henry B. Longhurst as Admiral Drake * Dennis Wyndham as Captain Raleigh References External links 1940 films 1940 comedy films British comedy films Films based on works by W. W. Jacobs British black-and-white films Films set in England Films shot at Nettlefold St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two For Danger
''Two for Danger'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by George King and starring Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt and Ian McLean. It was made at Teddington Studios as a second feature by Warner Brothers.Chibnall & McFarlane p.3 Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Tony Grigson * Greta Gynt as Diana * Ian McLean as Australian * Gordon McLeod as German * Tony Shaw as American * David Keir as Professor Shaw * Vera Bogetti as Lady * Peter Glenville as Young Latin * Peter Gawthorne as Assistant commissioner * George Merritt as Inspector Canway * Wilfrid Caithness as Meason * Cecil Parker Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe, 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between ... as Sir Richard * Kynaston Reeves as Doctor George Frencham * Henry Oscar as Claude Frencham * Gus McNaughton as Braithwaite References Bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's The Ticket
''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsis Two nightclub cloakroom attendants become entangled with an enemy spy ring in an adventure that takes them to Paris. Cast * Sid Field as Ben Baker * Hal Walters as Nosey * Betty Lynne as Fifi * Gus McNaughton as Milkbar Monty * Gordon McLeod as Ferdinand * Charles Castella as The Bull * Gibb McLaughlin as The Count * Ian McLean as Hercule * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * '' The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Ch ... as Marchand References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48''. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' is a 1939 British mystery film and one of the first feature films wherein football is a central element in the plot. The film was directed by Thorold Dickinson, and shot at Denham Film Studios and on location at the original Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. It was written by Dickinson, Donald Bull, and Alan Hyman, adapted from a 1939 novel by Leonard Gribble. Plot The film is a murder mystery set, as the title suggests, at the original Arsenal Stadium, Gillespie Road, Highbury, London, the then home of Arsenal Football Club, who were at the time one of the dominant teams in English football. The backdrop is a friendly match between Arsenal and The Trojans, a fictitious amateur side. One of the Trojans' players drops dead during the match and when it is revealed he has been poisoned, suspicion falls on his teammates as well as his former mistress. Detective Inspector Slade (Leslie Banks) is called in to solve the crime. The victim has been poison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Will Out (1939 Film)
''Murder Will Out'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Roy William Neill, starring John Loder, Jane Baxter and Jack Hawkins, and released by Warner Brothers. The film is classed as "missing, believed lost" and is included on the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films. Plot summary A jade collector is given a piece by a friend, but it soon brings trouble on his shoulders. Cast * John Loder as Dr. Paul Raymond * Jane Baxter as Pamela Raymond * Jack Hawkins as Stamp * Hartley Power as Campbell * Peter Croft as Nigel * Frederick Burtwell as Morgan * William Hartnell as Dick * Ian McLean as Inspector Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Mag ...'' wrote, "could have been a good film had more effort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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