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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] |
Walter Forde
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and Film director, director. Born in Lambeth, South London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound film, sound era. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios. Filmography Actor *''Walter Finds a Father'', extant *''Walter Wants Work'', extant in the Huntley Archives *''Walter's Day Out'' Actor *''Walter The Sleuth 1926'', Director * ''What Next?'' (1928) * ''Wait and See (1928 film), Wait and See'' (1929) * ''The Silent House (1929 film), The Silent House'' (1929) * ''Would You Believe It?'' (1929) * ''Red P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series. Biography Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educated at Radley College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he rowed in the 1929 Boat Race and achieved a Blue. He went from stage to screen with ''The Merry Men of Sherwood'' (1932). He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types. As a conscientious objector during the Second World War, Barr helped people in the Blitz in London's East End before serving with the Friends' Ambulance Unit in Africa. There he met his wife Anne "Jean" Williams, marrying her after ten days; it would have been sooner, but they needed permission from London. In 1946, he picked up where he had left off, and in the early 1950s he began working in British television, attaining a popularity greater than he had while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Activities Purpose The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history, heritage and culture of the United Kingdom. Archive The BFI maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Hexer (1964 Film)
''Der Hexer'' (aka ''The Ringer'', ''The Wizard'' or ''The Mysterious Magician'') is a 1964 West German black-and-white mystery film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Joachim Fuchsberger. It was part of a very successful series of German films based on the writings of Edgar Wallace and adapted from the 1925 novel titled ''The Ringer'' (originally: ''The Gaunt Stranger''). In 1965, a sequel '' Neues vom Hexer'' (''Again the Ringer'') was released. Cast * Joachim Fuchsberger as Inspector Higgins * Heinz Drache as James Wesby * Margot Trooger as Cora Ann Milton * René Deltgen as Arthur Milton * Eddi Arent as Finch * Siegfried Lowitz as Warren * Siegfried Schürenberg as Sir John Archibald * Sophie Hardy as Elise * as Maurice Messer * Kurt Waitzmann as Reddingwood * Karl Lange as Reverend Hopkins * Karl John as Shelby * Ann Savo as Jean * Hilde Sessak as wardress * as Gwenda Milton * Tilo von Berlepsch as receptionist * Inge Keck as flower girl * Wilhelm Vorwerg as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1952 Film)
''The Ringer'' is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott. The screenplay was by Lesley Storm and Val Valentine. It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third English-language sound version of Edgar Wallace's 1929 play based on his 1925 novel ''The Gaunt Stranger''. The previous adaptations were in 1928 (silent), 1931, 1932 (Germany-Austria), and 1938. Plot An underhand solicitor in Meister receives threatening notes from a man known as "The Ringer" to all but his wife and Meister who know him as Henry Arthur Milton, a master of disguise. Milton's sister has been found drowned and he blames Meister for her death. Chief Inspector Bliss is put in charge of the case (having gone from New York back to Scotland Yard) to join Inspector Wembury of the Metropolitan Police in the Deptford territory. Milton was thought to be dead in Australia but his wife arrive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1932 Film)
''The Ringer'' (German: ''Der Hexer'') is a 1932 Austrian-German mystery film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Paul Richter, Maria Matray and Wera Engels. It is a screen adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 1925 novel '' The Ringer''. Another German version, '' Der Hexer'', was made in 1964. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel. Synopsis A master of disguise, the notorious "Ringer", has returned to London and is sending threatening messages to the criminal Maurice Meister. Inspector Wenbury of Scotland Yard endeavours to capture the elusive Ringer before he is able to murder Meister. Cast * Paul Richter as Inspektor Wenbury * Maria Matray as Mary Lenley * Carl Walther Meyer as John Lenley * Wera Engels as Cora Ann Milton * Fritz Rasp as Maurice Meister * Paul Henckels as Hauptinspektor Bliss * Leopold Kramer as Polizeiarzt Dr. Lomond * Karl Etlinger as Sam Hackitt * Karl Forest as Obers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1928 Film)
''The Ringer'' is a 1928 British silent film, silent crime film directed by Arthur Maude starring Leslie Faber (actor), Leslie Faber, Annette Benson and Hayford Hobbs. It was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace novel ''The Gaunt Stranger (novel), The Gaunt Stranger''. Scotland Yard hunt for a dangerous criminal who has returned to Britain after many years away. A talkie version of ''The Ringer (1931 film), The Ringer'' followed in 1931. Cast * Leslie Faber (actor), Leslie Faber as Dr. Lamond * Annette Benson as Cora Ann Milton * Lawson Butt as Maurice Meister * Nigel Barrie as Insp. Wembury * Hayford Hobbs as Insp. Bliss * John F. Hamilton as John Lenley * Charles Emerald as Sam Hackett * Esther Rhodes as Gwenda Milton * Muriel Angelus as Mary Lenley Background The film is one of the six screen adaptations of Wallace's novel. See also * ''The Ringer (1931 film), The Ringer'' (1931) * ''The Ringer (1932 film), The Ringer'' (1932) * ''The Gaunt Stranger'' (1938) * ''The Ringer (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cowboy And The Lady (1938 Film)
''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] |
Double Bill
The double feature is a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theaters would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which the presentation of one feature film would be followed by various short subject reels. Operatic use Opera houses staged two operas together for the sake of providing long performance for the audience. This was related to one-act or two-act short operas that were otherwise commercially hard to stage alone. A prominent example is the double-bill of ''Pagliacci'' with ''Cavalleria rusticana'' first staged on 22 December 1893 by the Met (NYC). The two operas have since been frequently performed as a double bill, a pairing referred to in the operatic world colloquially as "Cav and Pag". Origin and format The double feature originated in the later 1930s. Though the dominant presentation model, consisting of all or some of the following, continued well into the 1940s: * One or more live acts * An animated cartoon short subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaumont Haymarket
The Odeon Haymarket was a cinema on Haymarket, London. Three cinemas occupied the site between 1925 and 1996, predecessors being Capitol Cinema (1925–1936) and Gaumont Haymarket (1937–1959). It became the Odeon Haymarket in 1962, before closing in 1996. Capitol Cinema (1925–1936) Built by Sir Walter Gibbons and opened in 1925, this was a large and ornate cinema in a Neo-Classical style, created as part of a development of an island site on this major London thoroughfare. Designed by Andrew Mather (architect of many later Odeon cinemas), the cinema used theatrical norms of stalls and circle seating, together with a number of boxes. An organ was installed and used during intermissions. Total seating was 1,700. In May 1928, Walter Gibbons company General Theatres Corporation was taken over by Gaumont British Theatres. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1931 Film)
''The Ringer'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Patric Curwen, Esmond Knight, John Longden and Carol Goodner. Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England. The film was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace story ''The Gaunt Stranger'', which is the basis for his play ''The Ringer''. Forde remade the same story in 1938 as ''The Gaunt Stranger''. There was also a silent film of ''The Ringer'' in 1928, and a 1952 version starring Donald Wolfit. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios in Buckinghamshire by Gainsborough Pictures in a co-production with British Lion Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. The author's son Bryan Edgar Wallace acted as a production manager. Cast * Patric Curwen as Dr. Lomond * Esmond Knight as John Lenley * John Longden as Inspector Wembury * Carol Goodner as Cora Ann Milton * Gordon Harker as Samuel Hackett * Franklin Dyall as Maurice Meiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Eaton (British Actor)
Charles Eaton is an English actor known for his stiff upper lip roles in British films of the 1930s and 40s. He appeared in a number of films by the director Maurice Elvey, his most prominent role being that of Captain Royde in Elvey's ''Who Goes Next?'' (1938). Filmography * ''D'Ye Ken John Peel'' (1935) * '' Double Alibi'' (1937) *''Who Goes Next?'' (1938) *''The Gaunt Stranger'' ''(The Phantom Strikes)'' (1938) * ''Blondes for Danger'' (1938) * ''Lightning Conductor'' (1938) *''Sword of Honour'' (1938) *'' Sons of the Sea'' (1939) *''Under Your Hat ''Under Your Hat'' is a 1940 British musical comedy spy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Austin Trevor. It was written by Rodney Ackland, Anthony Kimmins, Arthur Macrae, Geoffrey Kerr and Hulbert. ...'' (1940) References English male film actors Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{England-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
