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Joseph Tozer
Joseph Rose Tozer (1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire – 1955) was a UK, British actor. Musical theatre *''Houp La!'' (1916) Partial filmography * ''The Brass Bottle (1914 film), The Brass Bottle'' (1914) * ''A Park Lane Scandal'' (1915) * ''The Answer (film), The Answer'' (1916) * ''The Merchant of Venice (1916 film), The Merchant of Venice'' (1916) * ''Burnt Wings (1916 film), Burnt Wings'' (1916) * ''Bars of Iron'' (1920) * ''The Old Wives' Tale'' (1921) * ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * ''The Scourge (film), The Scourge'' (1922) * ''The Sporting Instinct'' (1922) * ''The Pointing Finger (1922 film), The Pointing Finger'' (1922) * ''The Greek Interpreter (film), The Greek Interpreter'' (1922) * ''Diana of the Crossways (film), Diana of the Crossways'' (1922) * ''The Passionate Adventure'' (1924) * ''Zero (1928 film), Zero'' (1928) * ''Afterwards (1928 film), Afterwards'' (1928) * ''Cardinal Richelieu (film), Cardinal Richelieu'' (1935) * ''Clive of India (film), Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Of The Crossways (film)
''Diana of the Crossways'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Henry Victor and Joseph Tozer. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel ''Diana of the Crossways'' by George Meredith. Plot A sensuous woman trapped in a loveless marriage has an affair with a leading politician which threatens to bring down the government. Cast * Fay Compton as Diana * Henry Victor as Honourable Percy Dacier * Joseph Tozer as Augustus Warwick * A. Harding Steerman as Tonans * J. Fisher White as Lord Dannisburgh * Reginald Fox as Tom Rodworth * Ivo Dawson as Sir Lukyne Dunstane * Ernest A. Dagnall as Prime Minister * Harvey Braban as Rodworth * Joyce Gayman as Lady Emma * Pamela Cooper Pamela Margaret Cooper (née Fletcher; 24 October 1910 – 13 July 2006), known as the Hon. Mrs Patrick Hore-Ruthven between 1939 and 1945, and as Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra between 1945 and 1952, was a British courtier, campaigner for re ... as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Silent Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. Note that Coercion bills had been passed almost annually in the 19th century, with a total of 105 such bills passed from 1801 to 1921. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. February * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Escapes
''The Lady Escapes'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, George Sanders and Cora Witherspoon. It is based on a Hungarian play. Plot summary A newly married couple argue constantly leading to her fleeing to France in the company of a glamorous French writer, where she is pursued by her husband. Cast * Gloria Stuart as Linda Ryan * Michael Whalen as Michael Hilton * George Sanders as Rene Blanchard * Cora Witherspoon as Fanny Worthington * Gerald Oliver Smith as Reggie Farnworth * June Brewster as Dolores * Howard C. Hickman as Judge * Joseph R. Tozer as Drake * Don Alvarado as Antonio * Maurice Cass as Monsieur Cheval * Franklin Pangborn as Pierre * Tom Ricketts as Uncle George * Lynn Bari as Bridesmaid * Claire Du Brey as Woman in Theatre * Regis Toomey as American Reporter * Milton Owen as English Reporter * Theresa Harris as Maid * Eugene Borden Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Karenina (1935 Film)
''Anna Karenina'' is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. The film earned $2,304,000 at the box office, and won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. Greta Garbo received a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna. In addition, the film was ranked #42 on the American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. Plot Anna Karenina is the wife of the much older Czarist official Karenin. While in Moscow she tries to persuade her brother Stiva from a life of debauchery and adultery. She also meets military officer Count Vronsky. Back home in St Petersburg she begins an affair with him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Of India (film)
''Clive of India'' is a 1935 American historical biographical film starring Ronald Colman about the life of Robert Clive. It was based on R. J. Minney's play of the same name, and was co-written by Minney and W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. Colin Clive, who appears in the film, was a descendant of Clive. Plot In 1748, the British, French, Dutch and Portuguese are fighting over India. Back in England, Robert Clive (Colman) fires and misses in a duel; his opponent walks up to him, points his pistol at Clive's head and demands he retract his accusation of cheating. When Clive refuses, the other man declares him "mad" and leaves. Later, frustrated with the boredom of being a clerk, Clive recalls firing a pistol at his own head and having it misfire twice, only to have his friend fire it without a problem. This causes him to wonder if he is "destined for something after all." He is sent to India in disgrace, still a clerk (for the East India Company at Fort St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Richelieu (film)
''Cardinal Richelieu'' is a 1935 Cinema of the United States, American historical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold (actor), Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero. It was based on the 1839 play ''Richelieu (play), Richelieu'' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, Edward Bulwer-Lytton depicting the life of the great seventeenth century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII of France, Louis XIII. Plot In 1630, a group representing the feudal lords of France ask the pope for help in their fight against King Louis XIII's minister, the Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, who has prepared an edict to strip them of their lands. The lords claim that Richelieu is mad with lust for power and fear that the edict will lead to civil war. Before the pope decides what to do, the king signs the edict. Count Baradas, the leader of the group, convinces the queen mother to visit the king at his pal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterwards (1928 Film)
''Afterwards'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Lawson Butt and starring Marjorie Hume, Julie Suedo and Joseph R. Tozer. It was made at Bushey Studios, and based on a novel by Kathlyn Rhodes. Cast * Marjorie Hume – Mrs Carstairs * Julie Suedo – Tocati * Joseph R. Tozer – Doctor Anstice * Cecil Barry – Bruce Cheniston * Dorinea Shirley – Iris Wayne * Jean Jay – Hilda Ryder * Pat Courtney – Cherry * Fewlass Llewellyn – Sir Richard Wayne * Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * '' The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ... – Major Carstairs References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929'. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. . External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (1928 Film)
''Zero'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Stewart Rome, Fay Compton and Jeanne De Casalis. Based on the 1927 novel by H. Collinson Owen, it was made at Cricklewood Studios. Premise A writer fakes his own death and establishes a new identity in order to live with his mistress, but he returns to his wife when she becomes ill. Cast * Stewart Rome as John Garth * Fay Compton as Mrs Garth * Jeanne De Casalis as Julia Norton * Sam Livesey Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Life Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary. The two had six ... as Monty Sterling * Dorinea Shirley as Veronica Sterling * Joseph R. Tozer as Major Potterton * Lewis Shaw as Victor Garth References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
