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The Gypsy And The Gentleman
''The Gypsy and the Gentleman'' is a 1958 British costume drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It stars Melina Mercouri and Keith Michell. Plot The beautiful and fiery gypsy Belle (Melina Mercouri) marries Regency playboy Sir Paul Deverill (Keith Michell) for his money. Unbeknownst to her he has squandered his fortune and is desperately in debt. When Deverill's sister Sarah (June Laverick) inherits a fortune, the couple hatch a plan to kidnap her. Sarah is loved by the young Dr Forrester and is looked after by a retired actress, Mrs Haggard. A corrupt lawyer, Brook, also gets involved. Deverill eventually sides with his sister against Belle and her gypsy lover, Jess. He rescues his sister and crashes into the water with Belle. Bella watches Jess flee, and then she and Deverill drown in the river. Cast Production Development Joseph Losey had been offered a three-picture deal with Rank at the recommendation of Dirk Bogarde; the director was also admired by James Archibald, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Cowan
Maurice Cowan (1891–1974) was a British writer and producer. He produced the first films of Norman Wisdom. He disliked working with Wisdom so much on '' One Good Turn'' he vowed never to work with the comedian again. He was editor of '' The Picture Goer'' when he came up with an idea for what became the film '' I Live in Grosvenor Square''. He sent it to Herbert Wilcox would bought it. Select credits *'' A Yank in London'' (1945) aka ''I Live in Grosvenor Square'' - story *'' A Voice in the Night'' (1946) aka ''Wanted for Murder'' - add dialogue *'' Springtime'' (1946) aka ''Spring Song'' - story *'' Meet Me at Dawn'' (1947) - dialogue *'' Murder on Monday'' (1952) aka ''Home at Seven'' - producer *'' Derby Day'' (1952) - producer *'' Turn the Key Softly'' (1953) - producer, writer *'' Trouble in Store'' (1953) - producer, writer *'' One Good Turn'' (1955) - producer, writer *'' Man of the Moment'' (1955) - story *''Babes in the Wood on Ice'' (1956) - book *''The Gypsy and the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith (born Lawrence Johnson; 14 December 1908 – 5 June 1992) was an English actor. He made numerous film and television appearances, including starring roles in the musical films '' Scrooge'' (1970) and the children's ghost film '' The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' (1972). He also had memorable roles as Captain Edward Smith of the RMS ''Titanic'' in '' A Night to Remember'' (1958), the First Sea Lord in '' Sink the Bismarck!'' (1960), and Argus in '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963). Early life and career Naismith was born as Lawrence Johnson on 14 December 1908 in Thames Ditton, Surrey. He attended All Saints Choir School, Margaret Street, London, and was a chorus member for a 1927 production of the George Gershwin musical '' Oh, Kay!.'' He later worked in repertory theatre and ran a repertory company of his own. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster Hirsch
Foster Hirsch is the author of 16 books on subjects related to theatre and film. A native of California, Hirsch received his B.A. from Stanford University and holds M.F.A, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. Hirsch joined the English department of Brooklyn College in 1967, and in 1973 became one of the first professors to join the school's newly established film department. He has also been associated with the Pine Bluff Film Festival since its inception in 1994. Selected books *''The Hollywood Epic'' (1979) *''Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen'' (Da Capo Press, 1983) *''A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio'' ( W. W. Norton, 1984) *''Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre'' (Cambridge University Press, 1989) *''Acting Hollywood Style'' ( Harry N. Abrams, 1991) *''Film as Film'' by V.F. Perkins (1972), new introduction by Foster Hirsch (Da Capo Da capo ( , , ; often abbreviated as D.C.) is an Italian musical term that mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse ( ) is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city forms the core of the La Crosse–Onalaska, La Crosse–Onalaska metropolitan area, which includes all of La Crosse County and Houston County, Minnesota, with a population of 139,627. La Crosse's economy serves as a regional educational, medical, manufacturing, and transportation hub for Western Wisconsin producing a List of cities by GDP, gross domestic product (GDP) of $9.7 billion as of 2022. The city is a college town with nearly 20,000 students and is home to the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Viterbo University, and Western Technical College. Furthermore, the La Crosse area is home to the headquarters or regional offices of Kwik Trip, Organic Valley, Mayo Clinic, Gundersen Health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Go-Between (1971 Film)
''The Go-Between'' is a 1971 British historical drama film directed by Joseph Losey. Its screenplay by Harold Pinter is an adaptation of the 1953 novel '' The Go-Between'' by L. P. Hartley. The film stars Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave and Dominic Guard. ''The Go-Between'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Mostly set around 1900, ''The Go-Between'' exposes the psychologically destructive effects of the rigid class conventions in Great Britain. Plot In 1900, twelve-year-old Leo Colston is invited to spend his summer holiday at Brandham Hall, the Norfolk country house of his wealthy school friend, Marcus Maudsley. Upon arriving at the house, the middle-class Leo finds himself out of place among the upper class; his hosts, particularly Marcus's older sister Marian, try to make him feel welcome. Leo soon develops a crush on the beautiful Marian, who dotes on the boy and buys him new clothes. Marcus becomes ill with the measles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Servant (1963 Film)
''The Servant'' is a 1963 British drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It was written by Harold Pinter, who adapted Robin Maugham's 1948 novella of the same name. The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig and James Fox. The first of Pinter's three film collaborations with Losey, ''The Servant'' is a tightly constructed film about the psychological relationships among the four central characters and examines issues relating to social class. Plot Wealthy Londoner Tony, who says that he is part of a plan to build cities in Brazil, moves into his new house, and hires Hugo Barrett as his manservant. Barrett appears to take easily to his new job, and he and Tony form a quiet bond, retaining their social roles. Relationships begin shifting, however, when Tony's girlfriend Susan meets Barrett. She is suspicious of Barrett and asks Tony to dismiss him, but he refuses. To bring his lover, Vera, into his world, Barrett convinces Tony that the house also needs a maid. When T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davis (British Businessman)
Sir John Henry Harris Davis CVO (10 November 1906 – 27 May 1993) was an English businessman and accountant. He was the managing director, later chairman, of the Rank Organisation. Early life and career John Davis was born in London in 1906 to Sidney Myring Davis and Emily Harris.''England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975'' He was educated at the City of London School. Davis became a member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. He was working as an accountant for a Welsh coal and steel company in Birmingham when he met Oscar Deutsch, a leading metal merchant based in the city who had begun to diversify into cinema ownership. In 1938 Deutsch invited Davis to become accountant for Odeon Cinemas, which by 1936 had become the fourth largest cinema circuit in the country. Rank Organisation When Deutsch died in 1940 control of the company passed to J. Arthur Rank and he became very close to Rank. Davis became managing director of the Rank Organisation in 1948. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Pavlow
Muriel Lilian Pavlow (27 June 1921 – 19 January 2019) was a British actress. Her mother was French and her father Russian. Early life Muriel was born in Lewisham, south-east London, to Boris Pavlov, a Russian émigré and salesman, and his French wife Germaine. They changed their name to Pavlow to sound more British. She grew up in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Colne Valley school in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and in Lausanne. Film and television career Pavlow began work as a child actress with John Gielgud and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. She started acting at an early age and her first, brief, film appearance came at the age of 13 in the Gracie Fields morale-boosting musical '' Sing As We Go'' (1934). In December 1937, at sixteen, she played the role of Gretel in a BBC Television production of ''Hansel and Gretel'', a pioneer BBC television broadcast. She was able to claim, when in her 90s, that she had made the earlies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Craig (actor)
Michael Francis Gregson (born 27 January 1929),Craig's autobiography, ''The Smallest Giant: An Actor's Life'' known professionally as Michael Craig, is a retired British actor and screenwriter, known for his work in theatre, film and television both in the United Kingdom and in Australia. Biography Craig was born in Poona, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, who served in the 3rd Indian Cavalry as a captain. He was the elder brother of film producer and screenwriter Richard Gregson. Acting career Stage Craig began his entertainment career in the theatre. His first job was as an assistant stage manager at the Castle Theatre, Farnham, England in 1950.''" The Timeless Land" from the ABC television series'', Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1980. His stage credits include '' A Whistle in the Dark'' ( Apollo Theatre, 1961), ''Wars of the Roses'' ( RSC at Stratford 1963–64), '' Funny Girl'' (with Barbra Streisand at the Prince of Wales Theatre 1966), Pinter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella (1955 Film)
''Stella'' () is a 1955 Greek film retelling ''Carmen'', featuring Melina Mercouri. The film was directed by the Greek Cypriot Michael Cacoyannis and written by Cacoyannis and Iakovos Kambanelis. The music was composed by Manos Hadjidakis and Vassilis Tsitsanis. ''Stella'' was originally intended as a stage play with the title ''Stella with the Red Gloves'', but it was never staged. It has been claimed that this story was the perfect vehicle for the thirty-five-year-old Mercouri's film debut. Indeed, it was the hit that Melina Mercouri needed. The film sparked great controversy, and although it was initially rejected by Greek critics, it has since been considered one of the five greatest Greek films. At the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, where the film was screened, Melina met Jules Dassin, her future husband, mentor, and director. He helped her to secure major roles in such films as '' Topkapi'', '' Never on Sunday'', ''Phaedra'', and '' 10:30 P.M. Summer'', which became major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo (song)
"The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" (originally titled "The Man that Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo") is a popular British music hall song published in 1891 by Fred Gilbert, a theatrical agent who had begun to write comic songs as a sideline some twenty years previously. The song was popularised by music hall singer and comedian Charles Coborn. The song became a staple of Coborn's act, performed on tour in different languages throughout the world. Coborn confirmed that Gilbert's inspiration was the English gambler and confidence trickster Charles Wells (gambler), Charles Wells. Wells was reported to have won one-and-a-half million Monégasque franc, francs at the Monte Carlo casino, using the profits from previous fraud. However, others suggested as the model include the Yorkshire textile worker Joseph Jagger (see Men who broke the bank at Monte Carlo) and Kenneth MacKenzie Clark, father of the art historian Kenneth Clark. According to the ''Financial Times'', "the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House (film), Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in Art film, art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess". In a second career, Bogarde wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in ''The Daily Telegraph''. He saw active military duty during World War II, and over the course of five years reached the rank of major and was awarded seven medals. His poetry has been published in war anthologies, and a grey ink brush drawing, "Tents in Orchard. 1944", is in the collection of the British Museum. Having come to prominence in films including ''The Blue Lamp'' in the early 1950s, Bogarde starred in the successful ''Doctor (film series), Doctor'' film s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
