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Strictly Illegal
''Strictly Illegal'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Leslie Fuller, Betty Astell and Georgie Harris. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.84 Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill the Bookie * Betty Astell as Mrs. Bill * Georgie Harris as Bert the Runner * Cissy Fitzgerald as Lady Percival * Glennis Lorimer as The Girl * Mickey Brantford as The Boy * Ernest Sefton as The Colonel * Alf Goddard as The Cop * Humberston Wright Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' ... as The Reverend * Syd Courtenay * T. Arthur Ellis References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Ceder
Ralph Carl Ceder (February 2, 1897 – November 29, 1951)"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPZK-W5H : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Carl Ceder, 29 Nov 1951; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. was an American film director and writer. He directed 88 films in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Life Ceder was born on February 2, 1897, in Marinette, Wisconsin, to Eugene Martin Ceder (1865–1924) and Petrea Christina (Jensen) Ceder (1869–1946), immigrants from Sweden and Denmark. He married several times: to Molly Moore or Horowitz in 1918, to Elizabeth Mceacharn in 1926, and to Jacquetta Calvin in 1931. He died on November 29, 1951, at Rose Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Ceder started making films in 1917, and he worked with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures. He also directed for Mack Sennett. His film '' They All Fall'' was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007. Selected filmograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glennis Lorimer
Glennis Lorimer (born Glennis Dorothy Browne; 27 April 1913 – 17 November 1968) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. She also appeared in the Gainsborough Pictures logo before the opening credits of films by that studio. She made her debut in the 1933 film '' Britannia of Billingsgate''. Her last film appearance was in the 1939 Will Hay comedy '' Ask a Policeman''. She died of cancer of the esophagus at Guy’s Hospital, London. Selected filmography * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * ''Orders is Orders'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''Old Faithful'' (1935) * '' Car of Dreams'' (1935) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * ''It's Love Again'' (1936) * '' All In'' (1936) * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) * '' Farewell to Cinderella'' (1937) * ''Alf's Button Afloat ''Alf's Button Afloat'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Alastair Sim and Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At Cricklewood Studios
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Comedy Films
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's Colonial empire, colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of . * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Saar (League of Nations), Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly (game), Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the '' Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies '' Brassed Off'' (1996) and '' The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring a famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial '' The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberston Wright
Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1919) * '' The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton'' (1919) * '' God's Clay'' (1919) * '' The Garden of Resurrection'' (1919) * '' The Little Welsh Girl'' (1920) * ''Walls of Prejudice'' (1920) * '' The Way of the World'' (1920) * '' Uncle Dick's Darling'' (1920) * '' The English Rose'' (1920) * '' The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's'' (1921) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' The Peacemaker'' (1922) * '' A Sporting Double'' (1922) * '' Creation'' (1922) * ''Fu Manchu'' (1923) * '' The Sign of Four'' (1923) * '' Sally Bishop'' (1924) * '' In the Blood'' (1923) * '' Henry, King of Navarre'' (1924) * '' Slaves of Destiny'' (1924) * '' The Gay Corinthian'' (1924) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Goddard
Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor. Brother of a famous boxer, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too. He was also a trained athlete and a professional dancer. He served in the army in World War I and when he was invalided out he worked on munitions. He made his stage debut in a musical hall act in 1916. His first appearance in films was as a stunt double where he did a number of risky jobs like jumping off bridges and swimming in rough seas. This led to him being given acting parts. Later he moved on to comedy roles. Filmography * '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926) * '' White Heat'' (1926) * '' Every Mother's Son'' (1926) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1927) * '' Carry On'' (1927) * '' The Flight Commander'' (1927) * '' Second to None'' (1927) * '' A Sister to Assist 'Er'' (1927) * '' Downhill'' (1927) * '' What Money Can Buy'' (1928) * '' Smashing Through'' (1928) * '' Balaclava'' (1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Sefton
Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * '' A Night Like This'' (1932) - Customer at Moonstone Club (uncredited) * '' The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) - Gangster * '' The Sign of Four'' (1932) - Barrett (uncredited) * '' Old Spanish Customers'' (1932) - Tormillio * '' Double Wedding'' (1933) - PC * ''Great Stuff'' (1933) - Captain * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) - Publicity Man * '' Radio Parade'' (1933) - Nightclub Compere (uncredited) * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) - Slingsby * '' The Bermondsey Kid'' (1933) - Lou Rodman * '' I Adore You'' (1933) - Pilbeam * '' Strike It Rich'' (1933) - Sankey * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) - Leeman (uncredited) * ''I'll Stick to You'' (1933) - Mortimer Moody * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1933) - Mr. Morrison * '' The Girl in Possession'' (1934) - Wagstaffe * ''Big Business'' (1934) - Mac * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Brantford
Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager . Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in London. He began his career in the silent film era as a popular child actor, and appeared in a series of Sexton Blake shorts as the detective's assistant, Tinker Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an wikt:itinerant, itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils. Description ''Tinker'' for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century as ''tyckner'' or ''tinkler''. Some travelling grou .... Selected filmography * '' A Man the Army Made'' (1917) * '' The Game of Life'' (1922) * '' The Sporting Instinct'' (1922) * '' The Knockout'' (1923) * '' This Freedom'' (1923) * ''The Rest Cure (film), The Rest Cure'' (1923) * ''Not for Sale (film), Not for Sale'' (1924) * ''Afraid of Love (film), Afraid of Love'' (1925) * ''Thou Fool'' (1926) * ‘’Mare Nostrum’’ (1926) * ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
