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Patricia Roc
Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as '' Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) and ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, '' Canyon Passage'' (1946). She also appeared in '' Millions Like Us'' (1943), '' Jassy'' (1945), '' The Brothers'' (1947) and '' When the Bough Breaks'' (1947). She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty". She achieved her greatest level of popularity in British films during the Second World War in escapist melodramas for Gainsborough Studios. She did little acting work after the death of her second husband in 1954, making only a few television appearances including the first episode of '' The Saint''. Early life Born in Hampstead, London, to apparently unmarried parents, the daughter of Felix Herold, a paper merchant, and Miriam (née Angell). In 1922, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man On The Eiffel Tower
''The Man on the Eiffel Tower'' is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Hutton. Ultimately directed by Meredith, it is based on the 1931 novel '' La Tête d'un homme'' (''A Man's Head'') by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Irving Allen as A&T Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Much of the outdoor action occurs in familiar Paris locales, including the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, and Pigalle. The film is also known as ''L'homme de la tour Eiffel'' in France. Plot In the streets of Paris a myopic knife grinder Heurtin is berated by his partner both for his lack of money and initiative. Nearby, Kirby, an idle, cash-strapped playboy, enters a restaurant to meet his wife. He is warned by the waiter that both wife and his mistress are waiting for him at the bar. The nature of her husband's relationship bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Rock
Joe Rock (born Joseph Simberg, December 25, 1893 – December 5, 1984) was an American film producer, director, actor,Obituary '' Variety'', December 12, 1984, page 63. and screenwriter. He produced a series of 12 two reel short subject comedies starring Stan Laurel in the 1920s. Career Joe Rock began his career as a stunt double for Mary Pickford. He soon became a comedian in silent films working under his real name, Joe Simberg. He had a broad grin and protruding ears, which gave him a comical appearance – but soon found greater success as a producer. A short-lived career with Vitagraph Studios as a comedian teamed with Earl Montgomery in countless comedy shorts such as ''Hash and Havoc'' (1916), ''Stowaways and Strategy'' (1917), ''Farms and Fumbles'' (1918), ''Harems and Hookum'' (1919), ''Zip and Zest'' (1919), ''Vamps and Variety'' (1919), ''Rubes and Robbers'' (1919), ''Cave and Coquettes'' (1919), ''Throbs and Thrills'' (1920), ''Loafers and Lovers'' (1920), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Farmer's Wife (1941 Film)
''The Farmer's Wife'' is a 1941 British comedy drama film directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss and starring Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson and Nora Swinburne. It was written by Arliss, J. E. Hunter and Lee based on the 1916 play '' The Farmer's Wife'' by Eden Phillpotts which had previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for a 1928 film of the same name. It was produced by ABPC at Welwyn Studios, at a time when the company's main Elstree Studios had been requisitioned for wartime use. The film is not widely known. Synopsis Farmer Samuel Sweetland, a widower with two daughters, buys a large neighbouring farm that he has coveted all his life. Now convinced that he needs to remarry, he draws up a list of three possible candidates with the assistance of his housekeeper Araminta Grey. They are Louisa Windeatt, a wealthy and spirited fox-hunting widow; Thirza Tapper, a prim unmarried lady who owns a nearby cottage; and Mary Hearne, an attractive barmaid from London. Meanwhile, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Happened To One Man
''It Happened to One Man'' (also known as ''Gentleman of Venture'') is a 1940 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Wilfrid Lawson (actor), Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne and Marta Labarr. The screenplay was by Paul Merzbach and Nina Jarcis, based on the play of the same name by John Hastings Turner and Roland Pertwee. Produced by Victor Hanbury's British Eagle Productions, it was distributed in the United States by RKO Pictures, and premiered in New York City at the Little Carnegie Playhouse on 22 February 1941. Cast * Wilfrid Lawson (actor), Wilfrid Lawson as Felton Quair * Nora Swinburne as Alice Quair * Marta Labarr as Rita * Ivan Brandt as Leonard Drayton * Reginald Tate as Ackroyd * Brian Worth as Jack Quair * Edmund Breon as Adm. Drayton * Patricia Roc as Betty Quair * Thorley Walters as Ronnie * Athole Stewart as Lord Kenley * Ruth Maitland as Lady Rapscombe * Ian Fleming (actor), Ian Fleming as Sir Francis Hay Reception ''The Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Silent Men
''Three Silent Men'' is a 1940 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling. It was written by Jack Byrd and Dudley Leslie. The screenplay concerns a pacifist surgeon who must operate to save the life of the inventor of a deadly weapon of war. When the inventor dies the surgeon becomes prime suspect. Plot Pacifist surgeon Sir James Quentin operates on Zaroff, the inventor of a lethal weapon to be used against the Allies in the war. When Zaroff is discovered dead from an excess of ether, Quentin is immediately suspected. To clear her father's name, Quentin's daughter Pat and her boyfriend Captain Mellish search for the murderer. Cast * Sebastian Shaw as Sir James Quentin * Derrick De Marney as Captain John Mellish * Patricia Roc as Pat Quentin * Arthur Hambling as Ginger Brown * Meinhart Maur as Karl Zaroff * John Turnbull as Inspector Gill * Peter Gawthorne as General B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pack Up Your Troubles (1940 Film)
''Pack Up Your Troubles'' is a 1940 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Reginald Purdell, Wylie Watson and Patricia Roc. It was written by Milton Hayward, Reginald Purdell and Con West. It takes its name from the First World War marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag". Plot Garage owner Tommy and ventriloquist friend Eric join the army and travel to France, where they are captured by the Nazis. However, Eric's voice-throwing skills come in handy in engineering their escape and in obtaining top secret information. Cast * Reginald Purdell as Tommy Perkins * Wylie Watson as Eric Sampson * Patricia Roc as Sally Brown * Wally Patch as Sgt. Barker * Muriel George as Mrs. Perkins * Ernest Butcher as Jack Perkins * Manning Whiley as Muller * G. H. Mulcaster as Col. Diehard Box office According to ''Kinematograph Weekly'' the film "held its own" at the British box office in August 1940. Critical reception ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Window In London
''A Window in London'' is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason, written by Brigid Cooper and Ian Dalrymple for Greenspan & Seligman Enterprises Ltd and distributed by General Film Distributors. The cast includes Michael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Sally Gray, Paul Lukas and Hartley Power. It is a remake of the French film ''Metropolitan'' (1939). The plot focuses on a man who becomes drawn to the wife of a jealous magician - after spotting what appears to be a murder in their flat. The film is set in London, and was made when Waterloo Bridge was still under construction. It was released in the US in 1942 under the title ''Lady in Distress'' and released to cinemas in the United Kingdom on 15 June 1940. Plot Pat is a hotel switchboard operator at an exclusive London apartment block (the exterior location is actually Dolphin Square). She completes her night shift exhausted and has forgotten to give a client his 6am alarm call. She walks cheerfully home to her new hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing People
''The Missing People'' is a 1940 British mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe, Kay Walsh and Lyn Harding. Fyfe appears as J. G. Reeder, a character created by Edgar Wallace who works as an investigator for the Department of Public Prosecutions. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Fyffe, Walsh and Raymond were involved in another Mr. Reeder film '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' released the previous year. It was shot at Highbury Studios in London. Synopsis Mr. Reeder (Will Fyffe) begins solving the disappearance of 27 people, after they had each received large sums of money from their respective families. Is the criminal-featured Joseph Bronstone (Lyn Harding), the guilty party? Cast * Will Fyffe as J. G. Reeder * Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette * Lyn Harding as Joseph Bronstone * Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett * Patricia Roc as Doris Bevan * Anthony Holles as Ernest Bronstone * Reginald Purdell as Harry Morgan * Maire O'Neill as Housekeeper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mind Of Mr
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gaunt Stranger
''The Gaunt Stranger'' (released as ''The Phantom Strikes'' in the US) is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Walter Forde. It stars Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson and Alexander Knox. Plot A notorious killer, long believed to have died in Australia, returns to England seeking revenge for the death of his sister. The "Ringer" threatens to murder the criminal mastermind Maurice Meister. Detective Inspector Alan Wembury is assigned to the case and, despite his strong dislike for Meister, attempts to protect him with the reluctant assistance of another criminal, Sam Hackett, who has been released from prison as he is the only man able to identify the "Ringer". Even with his help, Wembury struggles to unmask their target before the time at which Meister is due to be killed. Cast *Sonnie Hale as Samuel Cuthbert "Sam" Hackett * Wilfrid Lawson as Maurice Meister * Louise Henry as Cora Ann Milton *Alexander Knox as Dr Lomond *Peter Croft as John Lenley * George Merritt as Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rebel Son
''The Rebel Son'' is a 1938 British historical adventure film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell and Roger Livesey. Patricia Roc also appears in her first screen role. It is a re-working by Alexander Korda of Granowski's 1936 French film adaptation of the Russian novel ''Taras Bulba'' by Russian classic writer Nikolai Gogol, set in the 17th century Ukraine. It was also known by the alternative titles ''The Barbarian and the Lady'' or ''The Rebel Son of Taras Bulba''. Cast * Harry Baur as Taras Bulba * Anthony Bushell as Andrei Bulba * Roger Livesey as Peter Bulba * Patricia Roc as Marina * Joan Gardner as Galka * Frederick Culley as Prince Zammitsky * Bernard Miles as Polish Prisoner * Joe Cunningham as Sachka * Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor whose height was in the 1920s and 1930s and the Mayor of Palm Springs from 1947 to 1955. Farrell was known for his onscreen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
