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Reginald Wyer
Reginald H. Wyer BSC (1901–1970) was a British cinematographer. Among his notable early credits were ''The Seventh Veil'' (1945) and ''Quartet'' (1948), ''So Long at the Fair'' (1950) and ''Four Sided Triangle'' (1953), the last two of which were directed by Terence Fisher. He joined Fisher again in the mid-1960s for two low-budget science fiction films: '' Island of Terror'' (1965) and '' Night of the Big Heat'' (1967). He was often credited as "Reginald H. Wyer" or simply "Reg Wyer". Selected filmography * '' The Unholy Quest'' (1934) * '' The White Unicorn'' (1947) * '' Tread Softly'' (1952) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) * '' Never Look Back'' (1952) * ''Carry on Nurse'' (1959) * ''Night of the Eagle'' (1962) * '' Unearthly Stranger'' (1963) * '' The Informers'' (1963) * ''Rattle of a Simple Man ''Rattle of a Simple Man'' is a 1964 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin. It was written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Society Of Cinematographers
The British Society of Cinematographers (abbreviated B.S.C. or BSC) is an organisation formed in 1949 by Bert Easey (23 August 1901 – 28 February 1973), the then head of the Denham and Pinewood studio camera departments, to represent British cinematographers in the British film industry. The stated objectives at the formation of the BSC were: * To promote and encourage the pursuit of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography. * To further the applications by others of the highest standards in the craft of Motion Picture Photography and to encourage original and outstanding work. * To co-operate with all whose aims and interests are wholly or in part related to those of the society. * To provide facilities for social intercourse between the members and arrange lectures, debates and meetings calculated to further the objects of the Society. There were originally 55 members. Currently, there are 256 full, honorary and associate members. For a British cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tread Softly (1952 Film)
''Tread Softly'' is a 1952 British second feature ('B') crime film with musical overtones, directed by David MacDonald and starring Frances Day, Patricia Dainton and John Bentley. It was written by Gerald Verner based on his novel ''The Show Must Go On''. A chorus girl investigates a series of mysterious happenings at a derelict theatre. Plot Set in a theatre the film combines light musical numbers with a murder crime story. It includes several elaborate dance routines. Cast * Frances Day as Madeleine Peters * Patricia Dainton as Tangye Ward * John Bentley as Keith Gilbert * John Laurie as Angus McDonald * Olaf Olsen as Philip Defoe * Nora Nicholson as Isobel Mayne * Harry Locke as Nutty Potts * Betty Baskcomb as Olivia Winter * Robert Urquhart as Clifford Brett * Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Inspector Hinton * Michael Ward as Alexander Mayne * Nelly Arno * Hamilton Keene * Betty Hare * Colin Croft as dancer * Kenneth MacMillan as dancer * Kei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Births
December 13 of this year is the beginning of signed 32-bit computing, 32-bit Unix time, and is scheduled to end in Year 2038 problem, January 19, 2038. Summary Political and military 1901 started with the Federation of Australia, unification of multiple Crown colony, British colonies in Australia on January 1 to form the Australia, Commonwealth of Australia after a 1898–1900 Australian constitutional referendums, referendum in 1900, Subsequently, the 1901 Australian federal election, 1901 Australian election would see the first Prime Minister of Australia, Australian prime minister, Edmund Barton. On the same day, Nigeria became a Colonial Nigeria, British protectorate. Following this, the Victorian era, Victorian Era would come to a end after Queen Victoria died on January 22 after a reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign, longer than those of any of her predecessors, Her son, Edward VII, succeeded her to the throne. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Big Heat (film)
''Night of the Big Heat'' is a 1967 British science fiction film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Patrick Allen, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Jane Merrow. It was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by John Lymington, and was released in the UK in May, 1967 by Planet Film Productions. The film was released much later in the United States in the winter of 1971 by Maron Films, retitled ''Island of the Burning Damned'', where it was paired on a nationwide double bill with ''Godzilla's Revenge'' (1969), but the poster art confused it with '' Island of Terror'' (1966) which also starred Peter Cushing. The title was changed again years later to ''Island of the Burning Doomed'' for American television. Plot Jeff and Frankie Callum run The Swan, an inn on the island of Fara, somewhere off the English coast. Jeff, a professional novelist, hires a secretary, but this turns out to be Angela Roberts, a younger woman with whom he had an affair some time before, and who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattle Of A Simple Man
''Rattle of a Simple Man'' is a 1964 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin. It was written by Charles Dyer, based on his 1962 play ''La Crécelle'' ''(Rattle of a Simple Man)''. A naive Northern man on a trip to London becomes involved with a prostitute. Plot Percy Winthram is a 39-year-old socially inept, anxious virgin who pretends to be younger. He travels by coach to London from Manchester with a group of friends to watch the FA Cup Final. The group have a night out in Soho and a £50 bet leads Percy to spend the evening with prostitute Cyrenne. Cast * Diane Cilento as Cyrenne * Harry H. Corbett as Percy Winthram * Michael Medwin as Ginger * Thora Hird as Mrs. Winthram * Charles Dyer as Chalky * Hugh Futcher as Ozzie * Carole Gray as district nurse * Barbara Archer as Iris * David Saire as Mario * Alexander Davion as Ricardo * John Ronane as Willie * Michael Robbins as George * George Roderi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Informers
''The Informers'' is a collection of short stories, linked by the same continuity, written by American author Bret Easton Ellis. The collection was first published as a whole in 1994. Chapters 6 and 7, "Water from the Sun" and "Discovering Japan", were published separately in the UK by Picador in 2007. The stories display attributes similar to Ellis's novels '' Less than Zero'', '' The Rules of Attraction'', and, to a lesser extent, ''American Psycho''. Like many of Ellis's novels, the stories are set predominantly in California. Stories Film adaptation A film version of the book has been produced from a script by Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and was screened at the 2009 Sundance film festival. It was directed by Gregor Jordan and featured an ensemble cast, such as Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton, Mickey Rourke, Amber Heard and Kim Basinger. It was Brad Renfro's last film before his death. Criticism Reviewing the book for ''The New York Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unearthly Stranger
''Unearthly Stranger'' (also known as ''Beyond the Stars'') is a 1963 British black-and-white 'B' science fiction film directed by John Krish and starring John Neville, Philip Stone, Gabriella Licudi and Patrick Newell. It was written by Rex Carlton based on an idea by Jeffrey Stone. It was released in the UK by Independent Artists; its US release was in April 1964. Plot Dr Mark Davidson, the narrator, is in fear for his life. His predecessor died under mysterious circumstances just after making a major breakthrough. The cause of death ("an explosion inside his brain") is being withheld by Secret Service agent Major Clarke. The scientists are working on a project involving spaceflight by the power of mental concentration. Davidson has a new Swiss wife, Julie, in whom Clarke takes an interest. Julie has a number of unusual characteristics, such as sleeping with her eyes open, never blinking and having no pulse, which makes her husband suspect she is an alien. She also frig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Eagle
Night, or nighttime, is the period of darkness when the Sun is below the horizon. Sunlight illuminates one side of the Earth, leaving the other in darkness. The opposite of nighttime is daytime. Earth's rotation causes the appearance of sunrise and sunset. Moonlight, airglow, starlight, and light pollution dimly illuminate night. The duration of day, night, and twilight varies depending on the time of year and the latitude. Night on other celestial bodies is affected by their rotation and orbital periods. The planets Mercury and Venus have much longer nights than Earth. On Venus, night lasts about 58 Earth days. The Moon's rotation is tidally locked, rotating so that one of the sides of the Moon always faces Earth. Nightfall across portions of the near side of the Moon results in lunar phases visible from Earth. Organisms respond to the changes brought by nightfall: darkness, increased humidity, and lower temperatures. Their responses include direct reactions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On Nurse
''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, with Hattie Jacques and Leslie Phillips. The film was written by Norman Hudis based on the play ''Ring for Catty'' by Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale. It was the top-grossing film of 1959 in the United Kingdom and, with an audience of 10.4 million, had the highest cinema viewing of any of the "Carry On" films. Perhaps surprisingly, it was also highly successful in the United States, where it was reported that it played at some cinemas for three years. The film was followed by '' Carry On Teacher'' later in 1959. Plot The journalist Ted York is rushed to Haven Hospital with appendicitis. The ambulance gets there quick, but only because the driver wants to know the result of a horse race. After being given a bed, Ted is smitten with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Look Back (1952 Film)
''Never Look Back'' is a 1952 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Rosamund John, Hugh Sinclair and Guy Middleton. The screenplay concerns a newly appointed female barrister whose career is threatened by a former lover. It was made by Hammer Films at the Mancunian Studios in Manchester. This was Michael Carreras' first film as a producer, and he brought the film in right on schedule. Filming began Sept. 17, 1951, and it was trade shown at the Rialto on March 19, 1952. It opened at the Odeon on May 26, and did rather poorly, mainly due to the film's lack of recognizable name actors. From this time on, Hammer tried to make sure that each film they produced featured at least one well-known actor. Plot Anne Maitland is a newly-appointed King's Counseller. She receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. When Ransome is later accused of murdering his mistress on the same night, Anne takes on his defence. In a cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Family (1952 Film)
''The Happy Family'' (U.S. title: ''Mr. Lord Says No'') is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison and Naunton Wayne. It was written by Box and Sydney Box adapted from the 1951 play '' The Happy Family'' by Michael Clayton Hutton. The plot of the film centres on resistance by a family to the disruption caused by the construction of the 1951 Festival of Britain. Plot In 1951, the House of Lords is a grocery shop that sits on the South Bank of the river Thames close to the site of Festival Hall, which is noisily under construction. It is owned by the Lord family, a husband and wife with several children. Lillian Lord runs the shop, while Henry is a British Railways train driver who has worked on the railways for over 30 years and who is just about to retire. He is looking forward to enjoying a quiet retirement at the family shop, looking after his pet hare, Winston, though his spiritualist sister-in-law Ada has had supern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Unicorn
''The White Unicorn'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Margaret Lockwood, Joan Greenwood, Ian Hunter and Dennis Price. Kyra Vayne appeared as the singer. It was made at Walton Studios by the independent producer John Corfield, and released by General Film Distributors. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. It was also known as ''Milkwhite Unicorn'' and ''Bad Sister'' (its title in the US). Plot At a home for delinquent girls, a troublesome girl swaps reminiscences with the warden, who recounts her own unhappy marriage, divorce and the tragic death of her second husband. Cast * Margaret Lockwood as Lucy * Joan Greenwood as Lottie Smith * Ian Hunter as Philip Templar * Dennis Price as Richard Glover * Eileen Peel as Joan * Guy Middleton as Fobey * Catherine Lacey as Miss Cater * Paul Dupuis as Paul * Bryl Wakely as Matron of Remand home * Joan Rees as Alice Walters * Mabel Constanduros as Nurse * Lily Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
