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Kenneth Kove
Kenneth Kove (1892–1984) was a British actor. He was a regular member of the Aldwych farce team between 1923 and 1930, often in "silly-ass" roles; appearing in '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1923), '' Thark'' (1927), '' A Cup of Kindness'' (1929), and '' A Night Like This'' (1930). He also appeared in several films. Filmography * ''Murder!'' (1930) * ''The Great Game'' (1930) * ''Almost a Divorce'' (1931) * '' Down River'' (1931) * '' The Chance of a Night Time'' (1931) * ''The Man at Six'' (1931) * '' Fascination'' (1931) * ''Mischief'' (1931) * '' Out of the Blue'' (1931) * ''Two White Arms'' (1932) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' Diamond Cut Diamond'' (1932) * ''Her First Affaire'' (1932) * '' Pyjamas Preferred'' (1932) * ''Song of the Plough'' (1933) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' Crime on the Hill'' (1933) * '' Dora'' (1933) * '' Send 'em Back Half Dead'' (1933) * '' The Life of the Party'' (1934) * '' The Crimson Candle'' (1934) * ''Youthful Folly'' (1934) * ''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle, which enters the River Thames, Thames at Wandsworth. Wandsworth appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Wandesorde'' and ''Wendelesorde''. This means 'enclosure of (a man named) Waendel', whose name is also lent to the River Wandle. To distinguish it from the London Borough of Wandsworth, and historically from the Wandsworth District (Metropolis), Wandsworth District of the Metropolis and the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, which all covered larger areas, it is also known as Wandsworth Town. History At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), the manor of Wandsworth was held partly by William, son of Ansculfy, and partly by St Wandrille's Abbey. Its Domesday assets were 12 hide (unit), hides, with ploughs and of me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two White Arms
''Two White Arms'', also known as ''Wives Beware'', is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Adolphe Menjou, Margaret Bannerman and Claud Allister. It is adapted from a play by Harold Dearden. Produced by Eric Hakim Productions and backed by MGM, the film was produced at Wembley Studios. It was Bannerman's first 'talkie'. Premise A man tires of married life and feigns the loss of his memory so he can pursue other women. Cast * Adolphe Menjou as Major Carey Liston * Margaret Bannerman as Lydie Charrington * Claud Allister as Doctor Biggash * Jane Baxter as Alison Drury * Kenneth Kove as Bob Russell * Ellis Jeffreys as Lady Ellerslie * René Ray as Trixie * Jean Cadell as Mrs Drury * Henry Wenman as Mears * Spencer Trevor as Sir George * Melville Cooper as Mack Trivia On 6 June 1933, ''Wives Beware'' was shown at the Camden Drive-In Theater in Pennsauken, New Jersey, making it the first film shown at a fully dedicated drive-in theater A drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 Film)
''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1934 British adventure film directed by Harold Young and starring Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, and Raymond Massey. Based on the 1905 play by Baroness Orczy and Montagu Barstow and the classic 1905 adventure novel by Orczy, the film is about an eighteenth-century English aristocrat (Howard) who leads a double life, passing himself off as an effete aristocrat while engaged in a secret effort to rescue French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror. The film was produced by Alexander Korda. Howard's portrayal of the title character is often considered the definitive portrayal of the role. In 1941, he played a similar role in "'Pimpernel' Smith" but this time set in pre-WWII Germany. Plot In 1792, shortly before the Reign of Terror, vengeful French mobs are outraged when aristocrats are saved from death by a secret society of 20 English noblemen known as the "Band of the Scarlet Pimpernel." The Scarlet Pimpernel, their mysterious leader, is S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youthful Folly
''Youthful Folly'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Jane Carr and Mary Lawson. It was a quota quickie made at Shepperton Studios for release by Columbia Pictures.Chibnall p.281 It portrays the love lives of the son of daughter of an aristocratic lady. It is also known by the alternative title ''Intermezzo''. Cast * Irene Vanbrugh as Lady Wilmington * Jane Carr as Ursula Wilmington * Mary Lawson as Susan Grierson * Grey Blake as Larry Wilmington * Arthur Chesney Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen. Biography He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Ke ... as Lord Wilmington * Eric Maturin as Tim Gierson * Fanny Wright as Mrs. Grierson * Betty Ann Davies * Merle Tottenham * Belle Chrystall * Kenneth Kove References Bibliography *Chibnall, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Candle
''The Crimson Candle'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove. It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Chibnall p.271 Plot A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer. Cast * Eve Gray as Mavis * Eliot Makeham as Doctor Gaunt * Kenneth Kove as Honorable Horatius Chillingsbotham * Derek Williams as Leonard Duberley * Kynaston Reeves as Inspector Blunt * Eugene Leahy as detective * Audrey Cameron as maid * Arthur Goullet Arthur Goullet (1894–1978) was a British stage, film and television actor. He played the role of Sebastian Moran in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' Silver Blaze''.Nollen p.298 Selected filmography * '' Down River'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Of The Party (1934 Film)
''The Life of the Party'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Jerry Verno, Betty Astell and Eric Fawcett. It was made by Warner Brothers as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios.Wood p.82 Plot summary Arthur Bleeby (Jerry Verno) is a mild-mannered clerk who dreams of becoming the life of the party but consistently finds himself overshadowed by more charismatic personalities. His mundane existence takes an unexpected turn when he becomes entangled in the romantic complications of the Hopkins siblings - the vivacious Blanche (Betty Astell) and her protective brother Harry (Eric Fawcett). When Arthur develops feelings for Blanche, he must compete with the smooth-talking Andrew Larkin ( Kenneth Kove) for her affections. Meanwhile, Arthur's wife Caroline ( Vera Bogetti) grows increasingly suspicious of her husband's newfound social ambitions and late-night activities. The situation becomes more complicated when the sophisticated Dora Reeves ( Hermion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Send 'em Back Half Dead
''Send 'em Back Half Dead'' is a 1933 comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Nelson Keys, Polly Luce and Ben Welden. It is intended as a parody of the American film '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'', released the previous year. It was made at Blattner Studios, Elstree, as a quota quickie for distribution by Fox Film.Chibnall p.269 Cast * Nelson Keys as Hank Ruck * Polly Luce as Marie Ruck * Ben Welden as Mustapha * Kenneth Kove as Roland Peabody * Andreas Malandrinos Andreas Malandrinos (; 14 November 1888, in Greece – 11 July 1970, in Surrey) was a Greek-born actor who started appearing in British films from 1909, until his death 61 years later in Surrey, England. He was fluent in six languages and used ... as Tony * Jack Harris References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora (1933 Film)
''Dora'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by St. John Legh Clowes.Chibnall p.271 It was designed to humorously highlight some of the bizarre regulations of the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 (known as DORA), drawn up during the First World War, but still enforced. In a series of incidents the restrictions of the Act are witnessed by a bemused American tourist. Cast * Sydney Fairbrother as Mother * Moore Marriott as Thomas Henry Jones * Dodo Watts as Jean * Kenneth Kove as Chemist * St. John Legh Clowes * A. Bromley Davenport as Judge * 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 PC William Petty * Minnie Rayner as Customer * Frank Stanmore as Jupiter * Hal Walters as Newsagent References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime On The Hill
''Crime on the Hill'' is a 1933 British mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Sally Blane, Nigel Playfair and Lewis Casson. The plot was based on a successful play by Jack de Leon and Jack Celestin. It was made by British International Pictures at Welwyn Studios in autumn 1933.Richards p.188 Plot A man tries to clear the name of his uncle who is wrongly convicted of a murdering the squire in a picturesque English village. Cast * Sally Blane as Sylvia Kennett * Nigel Playfair as Doctor Moody * Lewis Casson as Reverend Michael Gray * Anthony Bushell as Tony Fields * Phyllis Dare as Claire Winslow * Judy Kelly as Alice Green * George Merritt as Inspector Wolf * Hal Gordon as Sergeant Granger * Gus McNaughton as Collins * Jimmy Godden as Landlord * Hay Petrie as Jevons * Kenneth Kove as Tourist * Reginald Purdell as Reporter * James Knight as Newspaper editor * Norma Varden Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Toronto (1933 Film)
''The Man from Toronto'' is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter and Frederick Kerr. After an inheritance is left to them if they marry, an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other - with comedic results. Matthews was considered a rising film star at the time of the production, and she quickly became one of Gainsborough Pictures' leading names. Plot Lawyer Bunston (Frederick Kerr) informs Englishwoman Leslie Farrar (Jessie Matthews), his niece by marriage, that she will inherit a quarter of a million if she marries Canadian Fergus Wimbush. The trouble is they have never met. Leslie is furious, certain that the deceased made the will to get back at her for not marrying him by pressuring her to wed his nephew. When Leslie refuses to comply with the condition, Bunston lets Mrs. Hubbard's cottage for Leslie, as she must cut down on her expenses. When the man from Toronto come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Plough
A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in the classical tradition, it is called an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally by ear are often referred to as folk songs. Songs composed for the mass market, designed to be sung by professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows, are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyjamas Preferred
''Pyjamas Preferred'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Val Valentine and starring Betty Amann, Kenneth Kove and Jay Laurier. It was based on the play ''The Red Dog'' by J.O. Twiss. It was shot at Welwyn Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.265 Premise In France the husband of a purity league leader runs a shady nightclub. Cast * Betty Amann as Violet Ray * Kenneth Kove as Reverend Samson Sneed * Jay Laurier as Pierre Gautier * Jack Morrison as Gustave * Fred Schwartz as Orsoni * Amy Veness Amy Veness (26 February 1876 – 22 September 1960) was an English film actress. She played the role of Grandma Huggett in '' The Huggetts Trilogy'' and was sometimes credited as Amy Van Ness. Veness was born Amy Clarice Beart in Aldeburgh, Su ... as Madame Gautier * Hugh E. Wright as Grock References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
