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Joan Lockton
Joan Rosamunde Lockton (4 September 1901 – 19 March 1973) was a British actress. In 1925 in Bloomsbury, she married Harry Levy, who managed traveling theatre revues. Selected filmography * '' The Disappearance of the Judge'' (1919) * '' Pillars of Society'' (1920) * ''Miss Charity'' (1921) * '' White Slippers'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * '' Confessions'' (1925) * ''A Woman Redeemed ''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the ...'' (1927) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) References External links * 1901 births 1973 deaths British film actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural institution, cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest museum in the United Kingdom, and several educational institutions, including University College London and a number of other colleges and institutes of the University of London as well as its central headquarters, the New College of the Humanities, the University of Law, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the British Medical Association and many others. Bloomsbury is an intellectual and literary hub for London, as home of world-known Bloomsbury Publishing, publishers of the ''Harry Potter'' series, and namesake of the Bloomsbury Group, a group of British intellectuals which included author Virginia Woolf, biographer Lytton Strachey, and economist John Maynard Keynes. Bloo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Disappearance Of The Judge
''The Disappearance of the Judge'' is a British silent motion picture of 1919 directed by Alexander Butler Alexander Butler was a British film director who made over sixty features and short films during the 1910s and 1920s including many for G. B. Samuelson's production company. Butler directed several British films in Hollywood in 1920, where Samu .... Plot A judge is kidnapped by a German gang to steal aero-engine plans. The judge's twin takes his place. Cast *James Lindsay * Florence Nelson, as Madame Julia *Mark Melford References External links * 1919 films British silent feature films Films directed by Alexander Butler British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pillars Of Society (1920 Film)
''Pillars of Society'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Ellen Terry, Norman McKinnel and Mary Rorke. It was based on the 1877 play ''The Pillars of Society'' by Henrik Ibsen. Location shooting was done in Norway, in particular in Grimstad. The adaptation is the first film screenplay written by Lydia Elizabeth Hayward. Plot In Norway a shipping magnate frames his absent brother-in-law for theft and betrayal of his mistress. Cast * Ellen Terry - Widow Bernick * Norman McKinnel - John Halligan * Mary Rorke - Mrs. Halligan * Joan Lockton - Diana Dorf * Irene Rooke - Martha Karsten * Lydia Hayward Lydia Hayward (1879–1945) was a British screenwriter and actress who worked on over 30 screenplays between 1920 and 1942. She was particularly active during the 1920s.Nelmes p.49 Hayward has been noted for several of the sophisticated comedy fi ... - Lena Hessel * Charles Ashton - Dick Alward * John Kelt - Parson Rogers * Pamela Neville - Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Charity
''Miss Charity'' is a 1921 British silent romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ... directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Margery Meadows, Dick Webb and Joan Lockton. It was based on the 1908 novel by Keble Howard, who praised the final film. Cast * Margery Meadows ... Charity Couchman * Dick Webb ... John Coghill * Joan Lockton ... Philippa * Ralph Forster ... Rev Walter Couchman * James Read ... Crazy Jim References External links''Miss Charity''on BFI website * 1921 films 1920s romance films British romance films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins Films based on British novels British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language romance films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Slippers
''White Slippers'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Joan Lockton and Gordon Hopkirk.Low p.478-79 It was based on a novel by Charles Edholm. It is set in Mexico and is known by the alternative title ''The Port of Lost Souls''. Cast * Matheson Lang as Lionel Hazard * Joan Lockton as Alice * Gordon Hopkirk as Ramon Guitterez * Arthur McLaglen as Lorenzo * Nelson Ramsey as Hairy Joe * Irene Tripod Irene Tripod was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) * ''The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' The House of Peril'' (1922) * '' Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1923) * ... as Dona Pilar * Jack McEwen as Mexican Rat * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Mother References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1924 films 1924 adventure films British silent featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sins Ye Do
''The Sins Ye Do'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Joan Lockton, Henry Victor and Eileen Dennes. It was made at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures. Plot "A British love drama about a man whose life is almost wrecked by the indiscretions of a friend"."Picturegoers Guide." '' Pictures and The Picturegoer''. London Vol. 9, Iss. 53, (May 1, 1925): 66, 68. Via Proquest. Cast * Joan Lockton as Lady Athol / Nadine * Henry Victor as Ronald Hillier * Eileen Dennes as Lady Eslin * May Hanbury as Muriel Allendale * Jameson Thomas as Captain Barrington * Jerrold Robertshaw as Sir Philip Athol * Eric Bransby Williams as Neville Fane * Leslie Attwood as Nadine * Edward O'Neill as Bishop Hillier * Frank Perfitt as Dr. Rutherford * Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions (1925 Film)
''Confessions'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Ian Hunter, Joan Lockton and Eric Bransby Williams. It was based on the novel ''Confession Corner'' by Baillie Reynolds. Cast * Ian Hunter as Charles Oddy * Joan Lockton as Phoebe Vollings * Eric Bransby Williams as Percy Denham * Gladys Hamer as Ada Best * Fred Raynham as E.H. Slack * W.G. Saunders as James Barnes * Lewis Shaw as Henry * Moore Marriott as Hardy * Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ... as Mr. Vallings * Dodo Watts as Child References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1925 films 1925 comedy films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films Films based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Redeemed
''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the short story "The Fining Pot is for Silver", written by F. Britten Austin that was originally published on the June 1924 issue of ''The Strand Magazine''. Premise A secret society uses a young woman to try to steal some sensitive information. Cast * Joan Lockton as Felice Annaway * Brian Aherne as Geoffrey Maynefleet * Stella Arbenina as Marta * 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 Count Kalvestro * Gordon Hopkirk as Angelo * Frank Denton as Bug * Robert English as Colonel Mather References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King's Highway
''The King's Highway'' is a 1927 British romantic adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring James Carew, Gerald Ames, Matheson Lang and Joan Lockton. The film follows the romance and escapades of an eighteenth-century English highwaymen. Cast * Matheson Lang as Paul Clifford * Joan Lockton as Lucy Brandon * James Carew as James Brandon * Gerald Ames as Lord Maulveren * Mark Lupino as Old Baggs * Henry Latimer as Gentleman George * Sydney Seaward as Augustus * Frank Goldsmith as Squire John Brandon * Clifford Heatherley as Beau Nash * Nell Emerald as Lizzie Lob * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Nathaniel * George Butler as Long Ned * Frederick Ranalow as MacHeath * 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 Police Chief References Bibli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit computing, 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in Year 2038 problem, January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the Federation of Australia, unification of multiple Crown colony, British colonies in Australia on January 1 to form the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia after a 1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums, referendum in 1900, Subsequently, the 1901 Australian federal election, 1901 Australian election would see the first Prime Minister of Australia, Australian prime minister, Edmund Barton. On the same day, Nigeria became a Colonial Nigeria, British protectorate. Following this, the Victorian era, Victorian Era would come to a end after Queen Victoria died on January 22 after a reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longer than those of any of her predecessors, Her son, Edward VII, succeeded her to the throne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
