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The Flying Fool (1931 Film)
''The Flying Fool'' is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Henry Kendall, Benita Hume and Wallace Geoffrey. It was based on a 1929 play of the same name. Plot Vincent Floyd, a seeming lazy figure lounging around London Gentlemen's Clubs is in fact a secret agent hot on the trail of Michael Marlowe whom he suspects of smuggling drugs into Britain from France on a regular basis. Floyd has so far struggled to gain evidence on Marlowe, but through a series of incidents finds himself bound for Paris on the same plane as Marlowe. Marlowe succeeds in doping Floyd and taking him to his underground hideout beneath a Parisian back-alley nightclub. With the help of Marion, a young woman who has been working for Marlowe, Floyd manages to escape the flooding dungeon linked to the River Seine which he has been trapped in. He flies back to England, pursued by Marlowe's gang and manages to avoid the attempts of his enemies to crash his plane. In a fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Summers
Walter Summers (1892–1973) was a British film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaking was as an assistant to American director George Loane Tucker, who worked for the English London Films unit from 1914 to 1916. With the outbreak of war, Summers mobilised into the British Army, gaining experiences that would serve him well later as a filmmaker. At war's end, Summers worked briefly for Cecil Hepworth, and then the Territorial Unit in India before making contact with producer/director George B. Samuelson. Samuelson hired Summers as a writer, primarily on films starring the popular actress Lillian Hall-Davis such as ''Maisie's Marriage'' (1923). Summers co-directed a couple of pictures with Samuelson before directing solo for the first time with a drama, ''A Couple of Down and Outs'' (1923). Summers followed this up with '' Who Is the Man?'' a drama whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentlemen's Clubs
A gentlemen's club is a private social club of a type originally established by males from Britain's upper classes starting in the 17th century. Many countries outside Britain have prominent gentlemen's clubs, mostly those associated with the British Empire such as the Royal Society in London set up in 1660. The form spread to other parts of the Empire such as Australia, India, Ireland, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. There are also many similar clubs in major American cities, especially the older ones. The gentlemen’s club in Moscow (Angliyskoye sobranie, rus. Английское собрание), founded approximately in 1772, was the centre of noble social and political life in the 18th-19th centuries, and largely determined public opinion. By their nature gentlemen's clubs were often founded by, and created and reinforced, old boy networks. A typical club contains a bar, a library, one or more parlours for reading, gaming, or socializing, a billiard room, and a formal dinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mead (art Director)
John Mead was a British art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.81 He was employed designing the sets of more than thirty films. Selected filmography * '' Raise the Roof'' (1930) * '' Harmony Heaven'' (1930) * ''Suspense'' (1930) * '' Murder!'' (1930) * '' Compromising Daphne'' (1930) * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * '' Lucky Girl'' (1932) * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) * '' The Outcast'' (1934) * '' The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' (1934) * '' Abdul the Damned'' (1935) * '' Invitation to the Waltz'' (1935) * '' Love in Exile'' (1936) * ''Gypsy Melody'' (1936) * ''Sensation'' (1936) * ''Aren't Men Beasts! ''Aren't Men Beasts!'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Billy Milton. Premise A number of people try to prevent a man getting married. Cast * Robertson Hare as Herbert ...'' (1937) * '' Spring Handicap'' (1937) * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) * '' At the Villa Rose'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Elder
Clarence Elder was a British art director. During the 1930s he worked for British International Pictures.Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.118 In 1947 he directed his only film '' Silver Darlings''. Selected filmography * '' The Way of Lost Souls'' (1929) * '' The Yellow Mask'' (1930) * ''The Flame of Love'' (1930) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * '' Fascination'' (1931) * '' Potiphar's Wife'' (1931) * ''The Maid of the Mountains'' (1932) * '' The Indiscretions of Eve'' (1932) * ''Abdul the Damned'' (1935) * '' Invitation to the Waltz'' (1935) * '' I Give My Heart'' (1935) * ''The Student's Romance ''The Student's Romance'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Otto Kanturek and starring Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner.Wood p.88 It was based on the musical ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (musical), I Lost My Heart in He ...'' (1935) * '' Music Hath Charms'' (1935) * '' Heart's Desire'' (1936) * '' The Silver Darlings'' (1947) References Bibliography * Bergfelder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Directors
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)
Elstree Studios on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire is a British film and television production centre operated by Elstree Film Studios Limited. One of several facilities historically referred to as Elstree Studios, the Shenley Road studios originally opened in 1925. The studio complex has passed through many owners during its lifetime, and is now owned by Hertsmere, Hertsmere Borough Council. Known as the studios used for filming Alfred Hitchcock's ''Blackmail (1929 film), Blackmail'' (1929)—the first British Sound film#Transition: Europe, talkie, ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' (1977), ''The Shining (film), The Shining'' (1980) and ''Indiana Jones'', its largest stage is known as the George Lucas Soundstage 2 (15,770 sq ft), with the studios used both for film and television productions. With the BBC Elstree Centre nearby, a number of the stages are leased to BBC Studioworks, and are used for recording television productions such as ''Strictly Come Dancing''. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Merivale
Philip Merivale (2 November 1886 – 12 March 1946) was an English film and stage actor and screenwriter. Life and career Merivale was born in Rehutia, Manickpur, India, to railway engineer Walter Merivale (1855–1902) and Emma Magdalene Merivale ("Maggie"; née Pittman; 1854–1940); his father's profession meant the family lived in India, Costa Rica, and Barbados (where he was Manager of the Barbados Railway) before settling at Chiswick. Philip's sister, Dorothea, was married to the civil servant Sir Henry Bunbury, Accountant-General of the Post Office. Merivale was a respected stage actor who entered the cinema during the silent era. Merivale appeared in twenty films and also scripted one. He died from a heart ailment aged 59. He was twice married to: * the actress Viva Birkett (23 July 1912 – 27 June 1934); (four children: two daughters and two sons, including the actor John Merivale)The Play-pictorial: Volume 20 * the actress Gladys Cooper (30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End Theatre
West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes"West End"in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194–1195, Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of Theatre of the United Kingdom, commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Prominent screen actors, Cinema of the United Kingdom, British and World cinema, international alike, frequently appear on the London stage. There are approximately 40 theatres in the West End, with the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, opened in May 1663, the oldest theatre in London. The Savoy Theatre—built as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan—was entirely lit by electricity in 1881. Society of London Theatre, The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) announced that 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Crossley
Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 and 1942, with some of his most memorable early performances in Hal Roach shorts opposite Stan Laurel, Charley Chase, and Mabel Normand. He died in Troon, Cornwall. Partial filmography * '' Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' (1925) * ''North Star'' (1925) * '' The Unknown Soldier'' (1926) * '' The Golden Web'' (1926) * '' Jewels of Desire'' (1927) * '' Romantic Rogue'' (1927) * '' Play Safe'' (1927) * '' One Hour Married'' (1927) * '' The Blood Ship'' (1927) * '' The Circus Kid'' (1928) * '' Into No Man's Land'' (1928) * '' Fangs of the Wild'' (1928) * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1928) * '' The Hate Ship '' (1929) * ''Atlantic'' (1929) * '' Atlantik'' (1929) * '' The Younger Generation'' (1929) * '' The Fatal Warning'' (1929) * '' The Middle Watch'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Farrell (Irish Actor)
Charles Farrell (6 August 1900 – 27 August 1988) was an Irish stage, film and television actor. Born 6 August 1900 in Dublin, Ireland, Farrell moved to America and appeared in a stock company in Detroit when a child. In 1921, he moved to England and made his first stage appearance at the Coliseum. His first film appearance was in John Bunny and Flora Finch comedies. Unlike his heroic American namesake, he was later cast in villainous film roles. This contrasted with his frequent broadcasts of fairy tales on BBC radio's ''Children's Hour''. Selected filmography * '' The Ring'' (1927) - Second (uncredited) * ''Song of Soho'' (1930) - Legionnaire * ''The Man at Six'' (1931) - George Wollmer * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) - Ponder * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) - Chicago Joe * ''Tonight's the Night: Pass It On'' (1931) - Williams * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) - Digger * '' The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) - Smiler * ''The House Opposite'' (1932) - Wharton * '' The Sign of Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Gott
Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913, she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's ''Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) – Mrs. Kelly * '' Linked by Fate'' (1919) – Deborah * '' The Little People'' (1927) – Sala * '' Downhill'' (1927) – Madame Michet * '' Not Quite a Lady'' (1928) – Mrs. Borridge * ''Paradise'' (1928) – Lady Liverage * '' Ringing the Changes'' (1929) – Mrs. Giggleswick * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1929) – Sheelah * ''A Sister to Assist 'Er'' (1930) – Mrs. May * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1930) – Mrs. Harlow * '' The Night Porter'' (1930) * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1930) – Mme. D'Auvray * '' Lord Richard in the Pantry'' (1930) – Cook * '' Compromising Daphne'' (1930) – Martha * '' The Sport of Kings'' (1931) – Cook * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) – Mrs. Pool * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) – Mme. Charron * '' Sunshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Walker (actor)
Martin Walker (27 July 1901 – 18 September 1955) was a British stage and screen actor. He appeared in films for over thirty years from 1922 onwards, mainly in supporting roles and occasionally as a lead, such as in '' Help Yourself'' (1932).Sutton p.256 The actor also wrote and directed a short film, '' Hide and Seek'', in 1922. He made his final film appearance in ''The Belles of St. Trinian's'' in 1954. Selected filmography * '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1922) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * '' Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' Mimi'' (1935) * '' Lieut. Daring R.N.'' (1935) * '' Sanders of the River'' (1935) * '' The Drum'' (1938) * ''Murder in Soho'' (1939) * '' Hell's Cargo'' (1939) * '' Love on the Dole'' (1941) * '' This England'' (1941) * '' The Night Invader'' (1943) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) * ''The Woman in the Hall'' (1947) * '' Black 13'' (1953) * ''The Belles of St. Trinian's ''The Belles of St Trinian's'' is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
