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Moira Lynd
Moira Lynd (1903–1984) was a British stage, television and film actress. During the 1930s she became a leading lady in British quota quickies. She made her last film in 1940, but made several television appearances in the post-war era. Filmography * '' The Perfect Lady'' (1931) * ''Verdict of the Sea'' (1932) * ''The Strangler'' (1932) * '' Illegal'' (1932) * ''Going Straight'' (1933) * '' Swinging the Lead'' (1934) * ''The Right Age to Marry'' (1935) * ''Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness compared to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as ...'' (1935) * ''The Village Squire'' (1935) * ''Luck of the Turf'' (1936) * ''Full Speed Ahead (1936 film), Full Speed Ahead'' (1936) * ''Nothing Like Publicity'' (1936) * ''All That Glitters (1936 film), All That Glitters'' (1937) * ''The Spider (1940 film), The Spider'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Age To Marry
''The Right Age to Marry'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Pettingell, Joyce Bland and Tom Helmore. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.285 Plot Lomas, a wealthy northern cotton mill owner, retires on his 50th birthday. Having worked hard 38 of those years, he wants to enjoy the pleasures he was denied as a youth. Jack Adams, a business associate Lomas dislikes, expects to succeed him, but instead Lomas chooses Stephen Barton, his 24-year-old nephew, who has been studying at Oxford. With his new job, he asks his girlfriend Carol to marry him. However, Lomas, a lifelong bachelor, demands he break off the engagement because Lomas wants him to devote himself to the business, not marriage. Though Stephen is his heir, Lomas threatens to disinherit him if he disobeys his order. Mrs. Carlisle, Carol's aunt, agrees wholeheartedly with Lomas, seeking his great wealth. Lomas goes to a southern seaside resort and tries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Stage Actresses
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish identity and common culture *Scottish people, a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland * Scots language, a West Germanic language spoken in lowland Scotland *Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn), a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn known as ''the Scottish'' See also *Scotch (other) *Scotland (other) *Scots (other) *Scottian (other) *Schottische The schottische is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian-era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze and left its traces in folk music of countries such as Argentina (Spanish ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ca:Escocès ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of notable deaths in 1984. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. Deaths in 1984 January * January 1 ** Alexis Korner, British blues musician and broadcaster (b. 1928) ** Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1903) * January 5 – Giuseppe Fava, Italian writer (b. 1925) * January 6 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898) * January 7 – Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) * January 9 – Sir Deighton Lisle Ward, 4th Governor-General of Barbados (b. 1909) * January 11 – Jack La Rue, American actor (b. 1902) * January 14 ** Saad Haddad, Lebanese military officer and militia leader (b. 1936) ** Ray Kroc, American entrepreneur (b. 1902) * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch East Indies, Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for almost 30 years. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been made in 1901#December, 1901). February * February 13 – Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03, Venezuelan crisis: After agreeing to arbitration in Washington, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy reach a settlement with Venezuela resulting in the Washington Protocols. The naval blockade that began in 1902 ends. * February 23 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". March * March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. * March 3 – The British Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spider (1940 Film)
''The Spider'' is a 1940 British, black-and-white, crime, drama, thriller directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Derrick De Marney and Diana Churchill.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033089/fullcredits#cast It was produced by Admiral Films. Synopsis A talent agent whose corrupt actions are uncovered by his business partner murders him. A young woman witnesses the murder. The talent agent attacks her, she is traumatised and loses her memory. After she is released from hospital, the talent agent resumes his chase, but a detective and his wife intervene. Cast *Derrick De Marney as Gilbert Silver *Diana Churchill as Sally Silver *Jean Gillie as Clare Marley *Cecil Parker as Lawrence Bruce * Frank Cellier as Julian Ismay *Allan Jeayes as George Hackett *Edward Lexy as Inspector Horridge *Jack Melford as Duke * Jack Lambert as Smith * Anthony Holles as Bath's Manager * Moira Lynd as Nurse References External links ''The Spider''at the British Film Institute The British Film Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That Glitters (1936 Film)
'' All That Glitters'' is a 1936 British comedy crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jack Hobbs, Moira Lynd and Aubrey Mallalieu. The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton for distribution as a quota quickie by RKO.Chibnall p.287 Premise A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of some confidence tricksters who plan to swindle him out of his investment. Cast * Jack Hobbs as Jack Tolley * Moira Lynd as Angela Burrows * Aubrey Mallalieu as Flint * Kay Walsh as Eve Payne-Coade * Annie Esmond as Mrs. Payne-Coade * Fred Duprez Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American actor, comedian and singer who performed in vaudeville, phonograph record and film. He made phonograph recordings in the US and the UK in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. Most of t ... as Mortimer * John Robinson as Taylor * Dick Francis as Derek Montague References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Like Publicity
''Nothing Like Publicity'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring William Hartnell, Marjorie Taylor and Moira Lynd. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.91 Cast * William Hartnell as Pat Spencer * Marjorie Taylor as Denise Delorme * Moira Lynd as Miss Bradley * Ruby Miller as Sadie Sunshine * Max Adrian as Bob Wharncliffe * Isobel Scaife as Maid * Gordon McLeod as Sir Arthur Wharncliffe * Dorothy Hammond as Lady Wharncliffe * Aubrey Mallalieu as Mr. Dines * Rex Alderman as First reporter * Billy Bray as Billy Merrick * Neal Arden * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor who appeared in many British horror and science fiction films. Career Ripper began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 195 ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Lind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Speed Ahead (1936 Film)
''Full Speed Ahead'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Paul Neville, Moira Lynd and Richard Norris. The film was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the Hollywood company Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.288 It is also known by the alternative title ''Full Steam Ahead''. Synopsis A couple elope on a ship, only to discover that the dishonest captain plans to scuttling, scuttle it for insurance purposes. Cast * Paul Neville as Captain Murton * Moira Lynd as Jean Hunter * Richard Norris as Tim Brent * George Mozart as Chief Smith * Geoffrey Clark as Dunn * Victor Hagen as Smith * George Turner as Oily Short * Arthur Seaton as Irving Hunter * Julian Vedey as Mendoza * Syd Crossley as Muggridge * Arthur Brander as Alec Goodhill * Dorothy Dewhurst as Mrs. Meddlecott * Frederick Peisley as Michael Elwood References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck Of The Turf
''Luck of the Turf'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Jack Melford, Moira Lynd, Wally Patch and Moore Marriott. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames, Walton as a quota quickie for release by the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood studio RKO Pictures. Plot summary The son of a shopkeeper likes to pick winners in horse races and gives tips to his friends. Cast * Jack Melford as Sid Smith * Moira Lynd as Letty Jackson * Wally Patch as Bill Harris * Moore Marriott as Mr Jackson * Sybil Grove as Mrs Jackson * Tom Helmore as Lord Broadwater * Peggy Novak as Masie See also * List of films about horses * List of films about horse racing References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Sutton, David R. ''A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939''. Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Squire
''The Village Squire'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring David Horne, Leslie Perrins, Moira Lynd and Vivien Leigh. It is based on Arthur Jarvis Black's play. The screenplay concerns a village's amateur production of ''MacBeth'' that is aided by the arrival of a Hollywood star. This provokes the fierce resistance of the village squire who hates films.Chibnall p.131 The film was a quota quickie, produced at Elstree Studios for Paramount to help them meet their yearly quota set down by the British government. Cast * David Horne - Squire Hollis * Leslie Perrins - Richard Venables * Moira Lynd - Mary Hollis * Vivien Leigh - Rose Venables * Margaret Watson - Aunt Caroline * Haddon Mason - Doctor Blake * Ivor Barnard Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
