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Irving Asher
Irving Asher (September 1903 – March 1985) was an American film producer. Born in San Francisco in September 1903, he began his film production career in Hollywood in 1919. After joining the staff of Warner Brothers he was sent over to England as the managing director of their subsidiary Teddington Studios in Middlesex in the mid-1930s (where he is credited for discovering and seeing the potential of Errol Flynn when he was a young unknown actor who was hanging around Teddington Studios at the time looking for a way into the movies). Flynn played his first significant part as the lead in the now-lost '' Murder at Monte Carlo'' (1935), which was produced by Asher. Asher went on to join Alexander Korda's London Film Productions where he worked on the epic '' The Four Feathers'' (1939). Subsequently, he returned to Hollywood to work as a producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he earned his only Academy Award nomination for the 1941 Greer Garson film '' Blossoms in the Dust''. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the " Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ''Looney Tunes'' series, is the company's official mascot. History Founding The company's name originated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Spot (1932 Film)
''Blind Spot'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by John Daumery and starring Percy Marmont, Muriel Angelus and Warwick Ward. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.74 Cast * Percy Marmont as Holland Janney * Muriel Angelus as Marilyn Janney * Warwick Ward as Hugh Conway * Ivor Barnard Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first Lo ... as Mull * Laura Cowie as Anne Wiltone * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Herriott * George Merritt as Inspector Cadbury References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1932 films British crime films 1932 crime films Films directed by Jean Dau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Fella
''Little Fella'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring John Stuart, Joan Marion and Hal Walters. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * Marie Ault as Mrs. Turner * Glyn James as Bubblekins * Joan Marion as Cynthia Knowles * George Merritt as Detective * John Stuart as Major Tony Griffiths * Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz. Selected filmography * ''Just ... as Dawes * Dodo Watts as Pan References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As Good As New (film)
''As Good As New'' is 1933 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Winna Winifried, John Batten and Sunday Wilshin. It was based on a play by Thompson Buchanan. It was made at Teddington Studios.Low p.291 It was a quota quickie made by the British branch of Warner Brothers. Premise A woman, disappointed in love, becomes increasingly cynical and attempts to marry a wealthy man. Partial cast * Winna Winifried as Elsa * John Batten as Tom * Sunday Wilshin as Rosa * Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' in 1921. The actor-manager Edgar Bruce was h ... as Nurse Adams References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume VII''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1933 films 1933 drama films Films directed by Graham Cutts British drama films Films shot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stolen Necklace
''The Stolen Necklace'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Mickey Brantford. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios.Wood p.76 Cast * Lester Matthews as Clive Wingate * Joan Marion as Diana Hunter * Mickey Brantford as Tom Hunter * Wallace Lupino as Sailor * Dennis Wyndham as Sailor * Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor whose height was in the 1920s and 1930s and the Mayor of Palm Springs from 1947 to 1955. Farrell was known for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor ... as Sailor * Victor Fairley as Colonel Hunter * A. Bromley Davenport as Priest References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films 1930s English-language films 1933 crime drama films Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Acting Business
''This Acting Business'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring Hugh Williams, Wendy Barrie and Donald Calthrop. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.275 Cast * Hugh Williams as Hugh * Wendy Barrie as Joyce * Donald Calthrop as Milton Stafford * Violet Farebrother as Mary Kean * Marie Wright as Mrs. Dooley * Charles Paton Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874 – 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including ''Freedom of the ... as Ward References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithy (1933 Film)
''Smithy'' is a 1933 British comedy drama film directed by George King and starring Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Novak and D. A. Clarke-Smith. It was made as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at their Teddington Studios.Wood p.79 Cast * Edmund Gwenn as John Smith * Peggy Novak as Jane * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Boyd * Eve Gray as Daughter * Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ... as Sir Olds * Viola Compton as Lucy * Charles Hickman as Son * Charles Hawtrey References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films British comedy-drama films 1933 comedy-drama films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Past (1933 Film)
''Out of the Past'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Jack Raine. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios.Chibnall p.274 Plot Cast * Lester Matthews as Captain Leslie Farebrother * Joan Marion as Frances Dane * Jack Raine as Eric Cotton * Henry Mollison as Gerald Brassard * Eric Stanley as Sir John Brassard * Margaret Damer as Lady Brassard * Aubrey Dexter Aubrey Dexter (29 March 1898 – 2 May 1958) was a British stage and film actor. Partial filmography * '' East of Shanghai'' (1931) – Colonel (uncredited) * '' Loyalties'' (1933) – Kentman (uncredited) * ''Out of the Past'' (1933) – Dav ... as David Mannering * Wilfred Shine as Richard Travers References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Wedding (1933 Film)
''Double Wedding'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Joan Marion, Jack Hobbs and Viola Keats. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.271 Plot summary Cast * Joan Marion as Daisy * Jack Hobbs as Dick * Viola Keats as Mildred * Anthony Hankey as Roger * Mike Johnson as George * 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 * '' A Night Like This'' (1932) - Customer at Moonsto ... as PC References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * * 1933 films British comedy films 1933 comedy films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware Of Women
''Beware of Women'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Jack Hobbs, Pat Paterson and Anthony Hankey. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.270 Cast * Jack Hobbs as Andrew * Pat Paterson as Margery * Anthony Hankey as Tony * Clifford Heatherley as Lord Edeley * Helen Ferrers Helen Ferrers (1869–1943), born Helen Finney, was a British stage and film actress. Personal life Helen Finney was born in Cookham in Berkshire, the daughter of a London coal merchant and the younger sister of the actress May Fortescue ( ... as Lady Edeley References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. External links * 1933 films British comedy films 1933 comedy films Films shot at Teddington Studios Films directed by George King Warner Bros. films Quota quickies Films set in England British black-and-white films 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Girl
''Mayfair Girl'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Sally Blane, John Stuart and Glen Alyn. A quota quickie, it was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Bros.Chibnall p.274 Cast * Sally Blane as Brenda Mason * John Stuart as Robert Blair * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Captain Merrow * Glen Alyn as Santa * Roland Culver as Dick Porter * James Carew * Philip Strange * Charles Hawtrey * Anna Lee Anna Lee, MBE (born Joan Boniface Winnifrith; 2 January 1913 – 14 May 2004) was a British actress, labelled by studios "The British Bombshell". Early life Anna Lee was born Joan Boniface Winnifrith in Ightham (pronounced 'Item'), Kent, the ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Society (1932 Film)
''High Society'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by John Rawlins (director), John Rawlins and starring Florence Desmond, William Austin (actor), William Austin and Emily Fitzroy. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.267 Plot summary Cast * Florence Desmond as Florrie * William Austin (actor), William Austin as Wilberforce Strangeways * Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Strangeways * Tracy Holmes as Hon. Tommy Montgomery * Joan Wyndham (actress), Joan Wyndham as Betty Cunningham-Smith * Margaret Damer as Mrs. Cunningham-Smith * Leo Sheffield as Lord Halkirk * Syd Crossley as Simeon References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. External links * ''High Society'' at AllMovie 1932 films British comedy films Films directed by John Rawlins British black-and-white films 1938 comedy films Films shot at Teddington Studios Warner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
