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J. Fisher White
Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he was educated at Monkton Combe School and Oriel College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1887. He became a solicitor's clerk (1891 census). White developed a reputation for playing character roles in the theatre and began to appear in a significant number of British films from the early 1920s onwards. He was Chairman of the Actors' Association.Monkton Combe School archives He was the uncle of the actor Wilfrid Hyde-White, and was survived by a son, Hilary Fisher White (b. 1902) and a daughter, Thalia Fisher White (b. 1906), from his marriage to Edith Rhoda Blackwood. Selected filmography * '' Damaged Goods'' (1919) * ''Diana of the Crossways'' (1922) * ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1922) * ''Owd Bob'' (1924) * '' One Colombo Night'' (1926) * '' The Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area (List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath, Somerset, Bath. Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers River Frome, Bristol, Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historic counties of England, historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owd Bob (1924 Film)
''Owd Bob'' is a 1924 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring J. Fisher White, Ralph Forbes and James Carew. It is based on the 1898 novel ''Owd Bob'' by Alfred Ollivant. Location shooting took place in the Lake District. Plot Cast * J. Fisher White as Adam McAdam * Ralph Forbes as Davie McAdam * James Carew James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began working as a clerk in a publishing fi ... as James Moore * Yvonne Thomas as Maggie Moore * Frank Stanmore as Jim Burton * Grace Lane as Mrs. Moore * Robert English as Squire * John Marlborough East as Shepherd References Bibliography * Sweet, Matthew. ''Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema''. Faber and Faber, 2005. External links * 1924 films 1924 drama films 1920s British films 1920s English-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Defender
''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness. Cast * Matheson Lang as Sir Douglas Rolls * Margaret Bannerman as Laura Locke * Arthur Margetson as Leslie Locke * Richard Bird as Eric Hammond * Sam Livesey as Sir Henry Linguard * Frank Atkinson as Pope * Hal Gordon as Percival Brown * Kathleen Harrison as Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid * Robert Horton as Doctor Hackett * Alec Fraser as Grainger * Jeanne Stuart as Phyllis Ware * J. Fisher White as Judge * Laurence Hanray as Parker * O. B. Clarence as Mr. Hammond * Mary Jerrold Mary Jerrold (4 December 1877 – 3 March 1955) was an English actress. She was married to actor Hubert Harben, and mother of actress Joan Harben and celebrity che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Companions (1933 Film)
''The Good Companions'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews, John Gielgud and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J.B. Priestley. Plot A group of widely divergent characters meet up with a broken-down touring concert-party, throw in their lot with them, and eventually triumph after temporary setbacks. This British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of the floundering theatrical troupe. School teacher Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) with his talent for songwriting, and recently unemployed Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) with his theatrical ambitions, together persuade Miss Trant ( Mary Glynne), an older single woman looking for adventure, to fund them as they attempt to bring "The Dinky Doos" back into the spotlight. Susie Dean (Jessie Matthews) is a chorus girl who dreams of stardom, and when she's made the new leader of the show, it looks as if her dreams may finally co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Of Mayfair
''A Man of Mayfair'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Jack Buchanan, Joan Barry and Warwick Ward. Production It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Wood p.72. he film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. Buchanan had recently made the hit ''Monte Carlo'' for Paramount in Hollywood and came to Britain to appear in this film which Paramount put larger resources into rather than other American companies who produced quota quickies. Shortly afterwards he was signed up by Herbert Wilcox and appeared in several films for him during the decade beginning with '' Goodnight, Vienna'' (1932). Cast *Jack Buchanan as Lord William * Joan Barry as Grace Irving * Warwick Ward as Ferdinand Barclay *Nora Swinburne as Elaine Barclay *Ellaline Terriss as Old Grace *Lilian Braithwaite as Lady Kingsland *Cyril Raymond Cyril William North Raymond Order of the British Empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Guillotine
''Madame Guillotine'' is a 1931 British historical romance film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne and Henry Hewitt. It was shot at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.69 Plot summary During the French Revolution, a revolutionary falls in love with and marries a noblewoman. Cast * Madeleine Carroll as Lucille de Choisigne * Brian Aherne as Louis Dubois * Henry Hewitt as Vicomte d'Avennes * Frederick Culley as Marquis * Hector Abbas as Le Blanc * Ian MacDonald as Jacques * J. Fisher White as Le Farge References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ..., 1986. External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Cup's Race (1930 Film)
''Kissing Cup's Race'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Stewart Rome, Madeleine Carroll and John Stuart. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.69 Cast * Stewart Rome as Lord Rattlington * Madeleine Carroll as Lady Molly Adair * John Stuart as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton * Richard Cooper as Rollo Adair * Chili Bouchier as Gabrielle * Moore Marriott as Joe Tricker * J. Fisher White as Marquis of Hilhoxton * James Knight as Detective * Gladys Hamer as Maid * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970), known as Wally Patch, was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on th ... as Bookie References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Ends (1930 Film)
''Loose Ends'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Edna Best, Owen Nares and Miles Mander. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.69 Cast * Edna Best as Nina Grant * Owen Nares as Malcolm Ferres * Miles Mander as Raymond Carteret * Adrianne Allen as Brenda Fallon * Donald Calthrop as Winton Penner * Edna Davies as Deborah Price * Sybil Arundale Sybil Arundale (20 June 1879 – 5 September 1965) was an English stage and film actress born Sybil Kelly. From age 11, Arundale appeared with her sister Grace in music halls, where they were billed as "The Sisters Arundale". An early dramatic ... as Sally Britt * J. Fisher White as Stranger * Gerard Lyley as Cyril Gayling References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 films British drama films 1930 drama films 1930s English-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Of Killarney (1929 Film)
''Lily of Killarney'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Landau, Barbara Gott and Dennis Wyndham. The film is based on the play by Dion Boucicault, ''The Colleen Bawn'', and is set in the Irish town of Killarney in the nineteenth century. Plot A poor aristocrat hires a dwarf to drown his secret wife so he may marry an heiress. Cast * Cecil Landau as Hardress Cregan * Barbara Gott as Sheelah * Edward O'Neill as Corrigan * Gillian Dean as Ann Chute * Pamela Parr as Eily O'Connor * Wilfred Shine as Father Tom * Henry Wilson as Danny Mann * Dennis Wyndham Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa. On 23 May 1917, he married El ... as Myles-na-Coppaleen References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Post (film)
''The Last Post'' is a lost 1929 British silent drama film directed by Dinah Shurey and starring John Longden, Frank Vosper and Alf Goddard. The film was the first (and would turn out to be the only) solo directorial venture by Shurey, who was the only female producer and director working in the British film industry at the time. It also became the main source of a libel action launched by Shurey against the magazine ''Film Weekly''. A sound version was released in January 1930. While the sound version had no audible dialog except for a newly-filmed epilogue, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects Plot Identical twin brothers Martin and David have grown up both loving the same girl, Christine. Christine in turn loves Martin, the more stable and easy-going of the two where David is more impulsive and volatile in temperament. The brothers both go off to serve in World War I, where David is badly wounded and sent home to England to recuperate. Despite he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Of Youth
''The City of Youth'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by E. H. Calvert and starring Betty Faire, Lilian Oldland and J. Fisher White.Wood p.65 Cast * Betty Faire as Barbara * Lilian Oldland as Brownie * J. Fisher White as Patrick Enderby * Desmond Roberts Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actorLeibfried & Lane p. 105. who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey. He began his film career at the end of the silent era and had his on ... References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films British black-and-white films Silent British drama films Films directed by E. H. Calvert 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaclava (film)
''Balaclava'' is a 1928 British silent and sound war film directed by Maurice Elvey and Milton Rosmer and starring Cyril McLaglen, Benita Hume, Alf Goddard, Harold Huth, and Wally Patch. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures with David Lean working as a production assistant. The charge sequences were filmed on the Long Valley in Aldershot in Hampshire. Although the sound version had no audible dialogue, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The sound version was released in the United States under the title ''Jaws Of Hell''. Plot A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as a private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy. The film climaxes with the Charge of the Light Brigade. Cast * Cyril McLaglen as John Kennedy * Benita Hume as Jean McDonald * Alf Goddard as Nobby * Miles Mander as Captain Gardner * J. Fisher White as Lord Raglan * Henry Mollison as Prisoner's Friend * Betty Bolton as Natash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
