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Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce (5 September 1900 – 22 March 1968) was a British actor. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. He died in Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England on 22 March 1968 at the age of 67. He played pub landlords and barmen in a number of different films. His West End stage roles included Frank Harvey's '' Brighton Rock'' and Ronald Millar's ''Waiting for Gillian''. Selected filmography * '' Number, Please'' (1931, Short) - Inspector * '' Gay Old Dog'' (1935) * ''Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' (1935) - Joe * '' This Green Hell'' (1936) - Willington * '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (1936) - Mr. Findlay * '' The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936) - Landlord * ''To Catch a Thief'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''Everything Is Thunder'' (1936) - Hans * ''Busman's Holiday'' (1937) - Crook * '' Brief Ecstasy'' (1937) - Landlord * ''The Ticket of Leave Man'' (1937) - Maltby * '' Second Best Bed'' (1938) - Torceston Magistrate (uncredited) * ''Special Edition'' (1938) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Box
''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivier. It was produced by Ronald Neame and distributed by British Lion Film Corporation. The film was a project of the Festival of Britain and adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister. This biographical drama gives an account of William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented one of the earliest working cinematic cameras. Told in flashback, the film follows Friese-Greene's obsessional pursuit of recording the "moving image", to the neglect of his financial situation, and the problems this causes in his two marriages. Plot The first section of the film is told from the perspective of Mrs Friese-Green telling the story of how she met Willie to a friend. They marry and have four sons but are in constan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can You Hear Me, Mother?
''Can You Hear Me, Mother?'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson and Raymond Huntley. It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.Wood p.85 It was produced by members of the Rowson family, who had previously controlled the Ideal Film Company. The film's title was popular catchphrase of the film's star Powell. Synopsis A Yorkshire mill worker quits his job and heads for London to try and make his fortune as a comedian on the music hall stage. However, on the train south he discovers an apparently abandoned baby which he has to look after. Cast * Sandy Powell as Sandy * Mary Lawson as Mary Warner * Paul Thomson as Mike Arnold * Muriel Aked as Mother * Elsie Irving as Mrs. Wilkinson * Katie Kay as Lucy * Norman Pierce as Joe * Raymond Huntley as Dolan * Hal Walters as Taxi Driver * Henry Victor Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor who had his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Fifty-Five
''Flying Fifty-Five'' is a 1939 British sports-drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Derrick De Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius Goring, John Warwick and Peter Gawthorne. It was made by Admiral Films at Welwyn Studios. The film is based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace which had previously been made into a 1924 silent film '' The Flying Fifty-Five''. Plot After being disinherited by his wealthy father, an amateur jockey, Bill Urquhart goes to work under an assumed name (Bill Hart) at a rural racing stables owned and run by Stella Barrington and her drunken brother, Charles, who is an old friend of Bill's. Confusion arises when Bill is mistakenly reported to have been murdered. Partial cast * Derrick De Marney as Bill Urquhart * Nancy Burne as Stella Barrington * Marius Goring as Charles Barrington * John Warwick as Jebson * Peter Gawthorne as Jonas Urquhart * D. A. Clarke-Smith Douglas Alexander Clarke-Smith (2 August 188812 March 1959), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Feathers (1939 Film)
''The Four Feathers'' is a 1939 British Technicolor adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, and C. Aubrey Smith. Set during the reign of Queen Victoria, it tells the story of a man accused of cowardice. It is widely regarded as the best of the numerous film adaptations of the 1902 novel of the same name by A.E.W. Mason. Plot In 1895, the Royal North Surrey Regiment is called to active service to join the army of Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Mahdist War against the forces of the Khalifa (John Laurie). Forced into an army career by family tradition and fearful he might prove a coward in battle, Lieutenant Harry Faversham ( John Clements) resigns his commission on the eve of its departure. As a result, his three friends and fellow officers, Captain John Durrance (Ralph Richardson) and Lieutenants Burroughs (Donald Gray) and Willoughby ( Jack Allen), show their contempt for his action by each sending him a white feather a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton Blake And The Hooded Terror
''Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by George King and starring George Curzon, Tod Slaughter and Greta Gynt. It was George Curzon's third and final outing as the fictional detective Sexton Blake. Plot summary The film - described as the best in the Blake series of 1930s movies - features the character of Sexton Blake and his efforts to defeat a major crime organisation headed by Michael Larron, a 'sort of Moriarty figure'. Cast * George Curzon as Sexton Blake *Tod Slaughter as Michael Larron *Greta Gynt as Madamoiselle Julie *Tony Sympson as Tinker * Charles Oliver as Max Fleming * Marie Wright as Mrs. Bardell * David Farrar as Granite Grant *Norman Pierce as Inspector Bramley *H.B. Hallam as Monsieur Bertrand *Bradley Watts as Paul Duvall Critical reception Of the film's villain, Leonard Maltin concluded, "Slaughter plays it basically straight in this passable low-budget outing"; while Dennis Schwartz wrote, "Tod Slaughter is a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Frog
''The Return of the Frog'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, Hartley Power and Rene Ray. It is a sequel to the 1937 film '' The Frog'', and was based on the 1929 novel ''The India-Rubber Men'' by Edgar Wallace. It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. The film's plot concerns a police hunt for the criminal known as The Frog. Cast * Gordon Harker as Inspector Elk * Hartley Power as 'Chicago Dale' Sandford * Rene Ray as Lela Oaks * Cyril Smith as Maggs * Charles Lefeaux as Golly Oaks * Una O'Connor as Mum Oaks * Meinhart Maur as 'Dutchy' Alkmann * George Hayes as Dandy Lane * Charles Carson as Chief Commissioner * Aubrey Mallalieu as Banker * Alexander Field as Sniffy Offer * Philip Godfrey as Number 39 * Patrick Holt as Cadet with Question * David Keir as Number 23 * Norman Pierce as Policeman * George Street as Waiter * Charles Victor as Customer in Night Club Critical reception ''Fantastic Movie Musings and Rambli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Edition (film)
''Special Edition'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Redd Davis and starring Lucille Lisle, John Garrick and Norman Pierce.Chibnall p.300 It was made by at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie for released by Paramount British Pictures. Synopsis A reporter investigates a murder case, and proves that a photographer is really a killer. Cast * Lucille Lisle as Sheila Pearson * John Garrick as Frank Warde * Norman Pierce as Aiken * Johnnie Schofield as Horatio Adams * Frederick Culley as Dr. Pearson * Vera Bogetti as Mrs. Howard * Mabel Twemlow as Mrs. Cavendish * Vincent Holman as Inspector Bourne * Dino Galvani as Toni Lang * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was a Welsh actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wrote w ... as Coroner References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Best Bed
''Second Best Bed'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Jane Baxter and Veronica Rose. The screenplay is by Ben Travers, based on an earlier story of his. Walls and Travers had worked together on the Aldwych farces. The screenplay concerns a newly married couple who soon run into domestic difficulties when the wife refuses to obey her husband's every order. It was an independent production made at Shepperton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton. Main cast * Tom Walls as Victor Garnett * Jane Baxter as Patricia Lynton * Veronica Rose as Jenny Murdoch * Carl Jaffe as Georges Dubonnet * Greta Gynt as Yvonne * Edward Lexy as Murdoch * Tyrell Davis as Whittaker * Mae Bacon as Mrs Whittaker * Ethel Coleridge as Mrs Knuckle * Davy Burnaby as Lord Kingston * Martita Hunt Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 190013 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ticket Of Leave Man (1937 Film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brief Ecstasy
''Brief Ecstasy'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney. It was made at Ealing Studios. Plot Cast * Paul Lukas a Professor Paul Bernardy * Hugh Williams as Jim Wyndham * Linden Travers as Helen Norwood Bernardy * Marie Ney as Martha Russell * Renee Gadd as Marjorie * Fred Withers as Gardener * Howard Douglas as Coleman * Fewlass Llewellyn as Director of Steel Company * Peter Gawthorne as Chairman of Steel Company * Norman Pierce as Landlord Reception Writing for '' Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ... gave the film a good review, expressing admiration for producer Perceval's ability to "wring twenty shillings' worth out of every pound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busman's Holiday (film)
''Busman's Holiday'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Wally Patch, Gus McNaughton and Muriel George. A bus conductor and his driver manage to round up a gang of criminals. It was made at Nettlefold Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by RKO Pictures.Chibnall p.287 It is also known by the alternative title ''Bow Bells''. Cast * Wally Patch as Jeff Pinkerton * Gus McNaughton as Alf Green * Muriel George as Mrs. Green * H. F. Maltby as Mr. Bulger * Isobel Scaife as Daisy * Robert Hobbs as Harry Blake * Norman Pierce as Crook * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gou ... as Crook References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything Is Thunder
''Everything Is Thunder'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oskar Homolka. Its plot concerns a British officer who attempts to escape from a German Prisoner of War camp during the First World War. Production The film was based on a novel by Jocelyn Lee Hardy. It was made at Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's art direction was by Alfred Junge Alfred Junge (29 January 1886, Görlitz, Silesia (now Saxony), Germany – 16 July 1964, London) was a German-born production designer who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Junge had wanted to be an artis .... Cast * Constance Bennett as Anna von Stucknadel * Douglass Montgomery as Hugh McGrath * Oskar Homolka as Detective Schenck Götz * Roy Emerton as Kostner * Frederick Lloyd as Muller * Peggy Simpson as Mitzi * George Merritt as Webber * Robert Atkins as Adjutant * Terence Downing as Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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