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John Dodsworth (actor)
John Cecil Dodsworth (17 September 1910 – 11 September 1964) was an English actor. Biography and career Born John Cecil Dodsworth in London, England. Dodsworth started his film career as an extra in British films of the 1930s before taking on small parts in '' The Next of Kin'' (1942), '' They Were Sisters'' and ''The Rake's Progress'' (both 1945). He had much larger roles in his next two films, as the romantic lead in the Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen comedy '' Here Comes the Sun'' (1946), and ''Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1948), an early film from Hammer Film Productions. Like a lot of British actors of the period he moved to America in the 1950s, where he was usually cast as the archetypal English officer or aristocrat. He made his Hollywood film debut in '' Up Front'' (1951), followed by supporting roles in prestige films including ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (1952) and '' Lust for Life'' (1956). Interspersed with these small parts were mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maze (1953 Film)
''The Maze'' is a 1953 3-D horror film starring Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst and Hillary Brooke. It was directed by William Cameron Menzies and distributed by Allied Artists Pictures. It was to be the second 3-D film designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies, known for his very "dimensional" style (e.g. many shots focused in layers). It was his final film as production designer and director. Plot A Scotsman, Gerald MacTeam ( Richard Carlson), abruptly breaks off his engagement to beautiful Kitty ( Veronica Hurst) after receiving word of his uncle's death. He inherits a mysterious castle in the Scottish highlands and moves there to live with the castle servants. Kitty refuses to accept the broken engagement and travels there with her aunt (Katherine Emery). When they arrive, they discover Gerald has suddenly aged and his manner has changed significantly. After a series of mysterious events in the castle and its hedge maze, they invite a group of friends there, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue's March (film)
''Rogue's March'' is a 1953 American historical adventure film directed by Allan Davis, with special location sequences directed by Geoffrey Barkas, and starring Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, and Janice Rule. It was partly shot on location in the Khyber Pass. Plot In the Victorian era, a British officer is falsely accused of treason and drummed out of his regiment. He re-enlists as a private under an assumed name and tries to prove his innocence. Cast Production MGM made the film in the wake of their success with '' Kim'' (1950). That film was written by Leon Gordon, who wrote and produced this. The film was to have starred Stewart Granger and involve extensive location shooting in the Khyber Pass. Patricia Neal was to co star. However eventually Peter Lawford was cast instead. Directing duties were given to Allan Davis of the Old Vic Company, who was on a tour of American university theatres for the Rockefeller Foundation before being offered an MGM Metro-Goldwyn-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bwana Devil
''Bwana Devil'' is a 1952 American adventure B movie written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, and starring Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, and Nigel Bruce. ''Bwana Devil'' is based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters and filmed with the Natural Vision 3D system. The film is notable for sparking the first 3D film craze in the motion picture industry, as well as for being the first feature-length 3D film in color and the first 3D sound feature in English. The advertising tagline was: "The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!" Plot The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are Bob Hayward and Dr. Angus McLean. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Hayward desperately attempts to overcome the situation, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables (1952 Film)
''Les Misérables'' is a 1952 American film adapted from the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, and featured Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean, Robert Newton as Javert, and Sylvia Sidney as Fantine. Plot Cast * Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean * Debra Paget as Cosette * Patsy Weil as Cosette (age 7) * Robert Newton as Javert * Edmund Gwenn as Bishop Myriel * Sylvia Sidney as Fantine * Cameron Mitchell as Marius * Elsa Lanchester as Madame Magloire * June Hillman as Mother Superior * Bobby Hyatt as Gavroche * James Robertson Justice as Robert * Joseph Wiseman as Genflou * Rhys Williams as Brevet * Florence Bates as Madame Bonnet * Merry Anders as Cicely * John Rogers as Bonnet * Charles Keane as Corporal * John Dierkes as Bosun * Lewis Russell as Waiter Production Louis Jourdan was announced for the role of Marius. Radio adaptation ''Les Misérables'' was presented on ''Lux Radio Theatre'' December 22, 1952. The one-hour adaptatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Over Tibet
''Storm Over Tibet'' is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Rex Reason and Diana Douglas. Plot During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains. Cast * Rex Reason as David Simms * Diana Douglas as Elaine March Simms * Myron Healey as Bill March (as Myron Healy) * Robert Karnes as Radio Operator * Strother Martin as Co-pilot * Harold Fong as Sergeant Lee * Harold Dyrenforth as Professor Faber * Jarmila Marton as Mrs. Faber * William Schallert as Aylen * John Dodsworth as Malloy * Marcella Concepcion as High Lama (as M. Concepcion) Production The film used footage filmed by Andrew Marton of the 1934 International Himalayan Expedition led by Norman Dyrenforth, whose son Harold Dyrenforth played a character based on his father. Much of the footage appeared in Marton's 1935 Swiss-German film '' Demon of the Himalayas'' with some sequences reused by Columbia in their 1937 film ''Lost Horizon''. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David And Bathsheba (film)
''David and Bathsheba'' is a 1951 Technicolor epic film produced by 20th Century-Fox and starring Gregory Peck as King David. It was directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, with a screenplay by Philip Dunne and cinematography by Leon Shamroy. The film follows King David's life and his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba, played by Susan Hayward. Goliath is portrayed by Lithuanian wrestler Walter Talun. Plot David ben Jesse, the second king of Israel, returns to Jerusalem after a military victory over the Philistines. En route, a cart bearing the Ark of the Covenant nearly capsizes. Uzzah, a captain in David's army, attempts to prevent the Ark from falling and abruptly dies touching it. While the prophet Nathan declares it the will of God, a skeptical David pronounces it as natural causes. David is attracted to Bathsheba, wife of his captain Uriah the Hittite. The attraction is mutual, although both know an affair would break the law of Moses. When B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Bulldog Drummond
''The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister. It was based on the 1922 novel '' The Black Gang'' by H.C. McNeile and was the fourth film in the series of twenty-five. Plot summary Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Ralph Richardson) has settled into married life with his wife Phyllis (Ann Todd), but their domestic tranquility is shattered when his old nemesis Carl Peterson ( Francis L. Sullivan) returns to England with a new criminal scheme. Peterson, the master criminal who has previously clashed with Drummond, has assembled a new organization to carry out a series of daring robberies and terrorist activities across London. When several prominent citizens begin disappearing under mysterious circumstances, Drummond's friend at Scotland Yard, Inspector McIver (Charles Mortimer), seeks his assistance in the investigation. The disappearances are linked to Peterson's crimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77 Sunset Strip
''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American private detective crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was one hour long when aired with commercials. The series aired on ABC from October 10, 1958, to February 7, 1964. The character of detective Stuart Bailey was first used by writer Huggins in his 1946 novel ''The Double Take'', later adapted into the 1948 film '' I Love Trouble''. Description Initial setup and characters Private detective and former World War II Office of Strategic Services secret agent and foreign languages professor Stuart ("Stu") Bailey (Zimbalist) and former government agent and nonpracticing attorney Jeff Spencer (Smith) form a duo who work from stylish offices at 77 Sunset Boulevard in Suites 101 and 102. Tab Hunter claimed he was the first choice for the lead of the series, but turned it down. The street add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick (TV Series)
''Maverick'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series with Comedy, comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner as an adroitly articulate poker player plying his trade on riverboats and in saloons while traveling incessantly through the 19th-century American frontier. The show ran for five seasons from September 22, 1957, to July 8, 1962 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Overview ''Maverick'' initially starred James Garner as poker player Bret Maverick. Eight episodes into the first season, he was joined by Jack Kelly (actor), Jack Kelly as his brother Bart Maverick, and for the remainder of the first three seasons, Garner and Kelly alternated leads from week to week, sometimes teaming up for the occasional two-brother episode. The Maverick brothers were both poker players from Texas who traveled the American Old West by horseback and stagecoach, and on Mississippi River, Mississippi riverboats, constantly getting into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965, it was renamed ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''. Hitchcock himself directed only 17 episodes during its run. By the time the show premiered on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades. In the 21st century, ''Time'' magazine named ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' as one of "The 100 Best TV Shows of All Time". The Writers Guild of America ranked it #79 on their list of the 101 Best-Written TV Series, tying it with '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. In 2021, '' Rolling Stone'' ranked it 18th on its list of 30 Best Horror TV Shows of All Time. History ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is well known for its title sequence. The camera fades i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Jim (TV Series)
''Jungle Jim'' is a 1955–56 American TV series based on the ''Jungle Jim'' newspaper comic strip. It stars Johnny Weissmuller, who had previously played the character in a series of sixteen theatrically released ''Jungle Jim'' feature films, which were produced soon after he retired from the ''Tarzan'' film series in 1948 for which he is best remembered. The ''Jungle Jim'' TV show premiered on Sept. 26, 1955 and ended its 26 episode run on March 19, 1956. It ran for 26 episodes and was produced by Screen Gems who sold it into syndication.Bryan Foy to Produce Emergency TVer; Name Star for You Are There Ames, Walter. ''Los Angeles Times'' 28 Nov 1955: 34. Cast *Johnny Weissmuller as Jungle Jim * Martin Huston as Skipper *Dean Fredericks as Kaseem *Tamba as Tamba the Chimp *Paul Cavanagh William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
