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Muriel George
Muriel George (29 August 1883 – 22 October 1965)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995''. Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England''. London, England © Crown copyright.''1939 Register''; Reference: ''RG 101/7706B'' ''1939 England and Wales Register'' Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England. was an English singer and film actress. She appeared in 55 films between 1932 and 1955. George also appeared on the variety stage and sang on radio with her second husband, Ernest Butcher, for thirty years. Early life and career Muriel Winifred George was born on the 29 August 1883 in Marylebone, London, England. Her father, Robert, was a Professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music and her mother, An ... [...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] |
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea, with which it shares the area known as West Brompton. Over the Thames, Fulham faces Wandsworth, Putney, the London Wetland Centre in Barnes, London, Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. First recorded by name in 691, it was an extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon estate, the Fulham Palace, Manor of Fulham, and then a parish. Its domain stretched from modern-day Chiswick in the west to Chelsea, London, Chelsea in the southeast; and from Harlesden in the northwest to Kensal Green in the northeast bordered by the littoral of Counter's Creek and the Manor of Kensington. It originally included today's Hammersmith. Between 1900 and 1965, it was demarcated as the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, before its me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Family (1936 Film)
''The Happy Family'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Williams, Leonora Corbett and Max Adrian. It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. The film was based on the West End play '' French Salad'' by Max Catto. Synopsis The plot concerns a mother and father who, in order to shock their extended family out of their idle, spendthrift ways, pretend to have lost all their money. Cast * Hugh Williams as Victor Hutt * Leonora Corbett as Barbara Hutt * Max Adrian as Noel Hutt * Maidie Hope as Mrs Hutt * Eve Gray as Nia Harrison * Ellen Pollock as Leo Hutt * Glennis Lorimer as Robina Hutt * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Mr Harrison * Dick Francis as Mr Hutt * Muriel George Muriel George (29 August 1883 – 22 October 1965)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995''. Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not So Dusty (1936 Film)
''Not So Dusty'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George. The screenplay concerns two London rubbish collectors who come into possession of a valuable book, and thwart the attempts of some criminals to con them out of it. The film was made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. It was remade in 1956 starring Leslie Dwyer and Bill Owen. Cast * Wally Patch as Dusty Gray * Gus McNaughton as Nobby Clark * Muriel George as Mrs. Clark * Philip Ray as Dan Stevens * John Singer as Johnny Clark * Isobel Scaife as Mary * Ethel Griffies as Miss Miller * H. F. Maltby as Mr. Armstrong * Raymond Lovell as Mr. Holding Critical reception Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "good light entertainment of an unsuphisticated type...in the (comic) music hall tradition...(with) the Cockney Cockney is a dialect of the English language, mainly spoken in London and its environs, particularly by Londoners with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whom The Gods Love (1936 Film)
''Whom the Gods Love'', also known as ''Mozart'', is a 1936 British biographical film directed by Basil Dean and starring Stephen Haggard, Victoria Hopper and John Loder. The film portrays the life of the Eighteenth Century Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Cast * Stephen Haggard as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Victoria Hopper as Constance Mozart * John Loder as Prince Lobkowitz * Liane Haid as Aloysia * Jean Cadell as Frau Mozart * Hubert Harben as Leopold Mozart * Frederick Leister as Emperor * Marie Lohr as Empress * Laurence Hanray as Archbishop of Salzburg * George Curzon as Lorenzo Da Ponte * Richard Goolden as Weber * Muriel George Muriel George (29 August 1883 – 22 October 1965)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995''. Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration ma ... as Frau Weber * Raymond Huntley as Langer * Leueen MacGrath as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Faithful (film)
''Old Faithful'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Horace Hodges, Glennis Lorimer and Bruce Lester. Synopsis The screenplay concerns an elderly taxi driver who refuses to give up his old horse, even though his business is being taken by younger drivers using modern cars. His anguish is increased when his daughter plans to marry one of the younger taxi drivers. Cast * Horace Hodges as Bill Brunning * Glennis Lorimer as Lucy Brunning * Bruce Lester as Alf Haines * Wally Patch as Joe Riley * Isobel Scaife as Lily * Muriel George as Martha Brown * Edward Cooper as Edwards * William Hartnell as Minor role Critical reception ''Allmovie'' called it a "charming comedy"; and ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, vi ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key To Harmony
''Key to Harmony'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Belle Chrystall, Fred Conyngham and Reginald Purdell. The film is a quota quickie made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios for release by Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.278 It was based on the novel ''Suburban Retreat'' by John B. Wilson. The film's art direction was by Hylton R. Oxley. Plot summary A woman's love life is threatened by her career success. Cast * Belle Chrystall as Mary Meynell * Fred Conyngham as Victor Barnett * Reginald Purdell as Tom Kirkwood * Olive Sloane as Nonia Sande * Ernest Butcher as Mr. Meynell * Muriel George as Mrs. Meynell * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Rupert Golder * Cyril Smith Sir Cyril Richard Smith (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was a British Liberal Party and Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale from 1972 to 1992. Smith was first active in local politics as ... as Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Gwynn (1934 Film)
''Nell Gwyn'' is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke, Jeanne de Casalis, Miles Malleson and Moore Marriott. The film portrays the historical romance between Charles II of England and the actress Nell Gwyn. In the opening credits, the dialogue is credited to "King Charles II, Samuel Pepys and Nell Gwyn" with additional dialogue by Miles Malleson. It was also released as ''Mistress Nell Gwyn''. Plot Cast * Anna Neagle as Nell Gwyn *Cedric Hardwicke as Charles II * Jeanne De Casalis as Duchess of Portsmouth *Muriel George as Meg * Helena Pickard as Mrs. Pepys *Dorothy Robinson as Mrs. Knipp * Esmé Percy as Samuel Pepys * Miles Malleson as Chiffinch *Moore Marriott as Robin * Craighall Sherry as Ben *Lawrence Anderson as James, Duke of York Production Herbert Wilcox had enjoyed a big success with the Nell Gwynn story in 1926 with Dorothy Gish and decided to remake it with Anna Neagle (who would become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Song For You (film)
''My Song for You'' is a 1934 film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Jan Kiepura. Kiepura sang the title song "My Song for You" written by Mischa Spoliansky and Frank Eyton. The song was released on an EP "Tell Me Tonight" (also a song by Spoliansky and Eyton) in 1957. Plot Arriving in Venice for a production of "Aida", young tenor Ricardo Gatti meets the attractive Mary, who has sneaked into the opera house in an attempt to get her fiancé hired as a pianist. Ricardo invites Mary to tea and she tells her story, describing her fiancé as her "brother". Captivated by her, the tenor uses his influence to obtain the job with the orchestra. However, filled with guilt at her deception, Mary breaks off her engagement and consents instead to marry her parents' choice, a wealthy society man. But just before the wedding, she changes her mind and marries Ricardo instead. Cast * Jan Kiepura as Ricardo Gatti * Sonnie Hale as Charlie * Emlyn Williams as Theodore Bruckner * Aileen Marso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Always Happens (1934 Film)
''Something Always Happens'' is a 1934 British romantic comedy film directed by Michael Powell and starring Ian Hunter and Nancy O'Neil. It was made as a Quota quickie. Plot Peter Middleton is an unemployed car salesman. He rescues hungry street urchin Billy, who has been caught stealing from a street vendor, and takes him under his wing. Peter rents a room. He has no money, but Mrs. Badger, the landlady, is too kindhearted to turn the pair away. When an acquaintance mentions that he has a client who wants to purchase a 1934 Bentley, Peter sees an opportunity to make a commission and scours the streets. He finds one and brazenly inspects it, much to the puzzlement of the chauffeur. In the process, Peter accidentally backs into Cynthia Hatch. When he pretends the car is his, she gets him to take her to a fine restaurant. She lets him believe she is also out of work, but in reality, she is the Bentley's owner. She is well known to the restaurant staff, but she asks the mait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleaning Up (1933 Film)
''Cleaning Up'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George K. Gee, Betty Astell and Davy Burnaby. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * George K. Gee as Tony Pumpford * Betty Astell as Marian Brent * Davy Burnaby as Lord Pumpford * Barbara Gott as Lady Rudd * Alfred Wellesley as Sir Rickaby Rudd * Muriel George Muriel George (29 August 1883 – 22 October 1965)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995''. Principal Probate Registry. ''Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration ma ... as Mrs. Hoggenheim * Joan Matheson as Angela * Dorothy Vernon as Agatha * The Max Rivers Girls as The Chorus Girls * Rona Ricardo References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes, Mr Brown
''Yes, Mr Brown'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph and Margot Grahame. It was written by Douglas Furber based on the stage musical ''Geschäft mit Amerika''' by Paul Franck and Ludwig Hirschfeld. ''Yes, Mr. Brown'' is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" lost films. Plot According to '' KIne Weekly'': "Nicholas Baumann, manager of a Viennese branch of an American manufacturing concern, sets out to impress his employer, Mr Brown, who is new to the city. He arranges a dinner party, but quarrels with his wife, Clary, over her dog, and she leaves their flat in a huff. He then induces his secretary, Anne Weber, to act in Clary's stead, and the complications, worked out in a night club, lead to good fun before Nicholas' explanations are accepted by Mr Brown, and he earns a coveted partnership." Cast * Jack Buchanan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
