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Victor Saville
Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. Biography Saville produced his first film, '' Woman to Woman'', with Michael Balcon in 1923, and on the back of its success produced pictures for the veteran director Maurice Elvey, including the classic British silent '' Hindle Wakes'' (1927). His first picture as director was '' The Arcadians'' (1927). In 1929 he and Balcon worked together again on a talkie remake of ''Woman to Woman'' for Balcon's company, Gainsborough Pictures. This time Saville directed it. From 1931, as Gainsborough Pictures and the Gaumont British Picture Corporation joined forces, Saville produced a string of comedies, musicals and dramas for Gainsborough and Gaumont-British, including the popular Jessie Matthews pictures. In 1937, he left to set up his own production company, Victor Saville Producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Donat
Friedrich Robert Donat ( ; 18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. Making his breakthrough film role in Alexander Korda's ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933), today he is best remembered for his roles in ''The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film), The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1934), Alfred Hitchcock's ''The 39 Steps (1935 film), The 39 Steps'' (1935), and ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film), Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor as the gentle English schoolmaster Mr. Chips. Beginning his career in theatre, Donat made his stage debut in 1921 playing Lucius in Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar'', and in 1928 he appeared in productions at the Liverpool Playhouse, starring in plays by John Galsworthy, George Bernard Shaw among others, before moving to London in 1930. He appeared in the West End theatre, West End when he starred in ''A Sleeping Clergyman'' in 1933, and in 1936 he took on the management of the West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roses Of Picardy (film)
''Roses of Picardy'' is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart and Humberston Wright. The title is a reference to the popular First World War song Roses of Picardy. It was based on the novels ''The Spanish Farm'' (1924) ''Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four'' (1925) by R.H. Mottram. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis - Madame Vanderlynden * John Stuart - Lieutenant Skene * Humberston Wright - Jerome Vanderlynden * Jameson Thomas - Georges d'Archeville * Marie Ault - Baroness d'Archeville * A. Bromley Davenport - Baron d'Archeville * Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ... - Uncle References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glad Eye (1927 Film)
''The Glad Eye'' is a 1927 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, Mabel Poulton and Jeanne de Casalis. It was a remake of ''The Glad Eye (1920 film), The Glad Eye'', a 1920 film based on the play ''Le Zebre'' by Nicolas Nancey and Paul Armont. It was made at Twickenham Studios. Cast * Estelle Brody as Kiki * Mabel Poulton as Suzanne * Jeanne de Casalis as Lucienne * Hal Sherman as Chausette * Aubrey Fitzgerald as The Footman * A. Bromley Davenport as Galipau * John Longden as Floquet * John Stuart (actor), John Stuart as Maurice * Humberston Wright as Gaston References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey British films based on plays Films sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman In Pawn
''A Woman in Pawn'' is a 1927 British silent crime film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Gladys Jennings, John Stuart and Lauderdale Maitland. It was based on a melodramatic play by Frank Stayton. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Plot A ruined stockbroker is blamed for killing the crooked financier who lured his wife. Cast * Gladys Jennings as Diana Rawdon * John Stuart as James Rawdon * Lauderdale Maitland as George Zarantis * Chili Bouchier as Elaine * Tarva Penna as Phipps * Karen Petersen as Mrs. Phipps * Desmond Roberts Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actorLeibfried & Lane p. 105. who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey. He began his film career at the end of the silent era and had his on ... as David Courthill References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1927 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mix Me A Person
''Mix Me a Person'' is a 1962 British crime drama film directed by Leslie Norman, starring Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden, Adam Faith, Walter Brown and Carole Ann Ford. A young London criminal is faced with being hanged for murdering a policeman. With even his defence counsel convinced of his guilt, a female psychiatrist tries to prove that the police and legal system have made a mistake. Plot Phillip Bellamy, a leading barrister, tells his wife, psychiatrist Anne Dyson, about his most recent case defending a young man, Harry Jukes, who has apparently shot a policeman on a country road and been found by police still holding the gun. Bellamy is convinced of his guilt but Anne is less sure. Much of her practice is with troubled young people, and she feels there is more to the story than the police evidence. Anne visits Harry in prison. He is depressed and distrustful but finally agrees to talk to her. Harry's story is that he took a Bentley Continental car to impress a girl, but w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greengage Summer
''The Greengage Summer'' (called ''Loss of Innocence'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel ''The Greengage Summer'' (1958) by Rumer Godden. Set in Épernay, in the Champagne region of France, it is the story of the transition of a teenage girl into womanhood. More later named it as his favourite film, stating, " Susannah York was just twenty-one and an adorable creature... it was one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked." Plot Joss Grey, a 16-year-old English girl, finds herself responsible for the care of her three younger siblings on a summer holiday in France when their mother is suddenly taken ill and rushed to the hospital. When they go to the Hotel Oeillets, proprietress Mademoiselle Zisi does not want the responsibility of unchaperoned children, but her enigmatic English lover Eliot persuades her to accept them. As the days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Chalice (film)
''The Silver Chalice'' is a 1954 American historical epic drama film directed and produced by Victor Saville, based on Thomas B. Costain's 1952 novel of the same name. It was one of Saville's last films and marked the feature film debut of Paul Newman; despite being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance, Newman later called it "the worst motion picture produced during the 1950s." The film featured unusual semi-abstract settings and decor, created by the stage designer Rolfe Gerard in a striking departure from the normal practice of the day for Hollywood biblical epics. A notable musical score by Franz Waxman was nominated for the Best Original Score at the 27th Academy Awards. Plot A Greek artisan from Antioch is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hammer (character)
Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book '' I, the Jury''. Hammer is a no-holds-barred private investigator whose love for his secretary Velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Hammer's best friend is Pat Chambers, Captain of NYPD Homicide. Hammer was a World War II army veteran who spent two years fighting jungle warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II against Japan. Creation In 1942, when he was a comic book writer, Spillane created the private detective Mike Lancer published in '' Green Hornet Comics'' #10 (December, 1942) by Harvey Comics. In 1946, Spillane worked with illustrator Mike Roy and Edwin Robbins to create the private-eye character Mike Danger for proposed comic-book or comic-strip publication. Unable to sell the project as a comic, he reworked the story as the novel '' I, the Jury'', converting Mike Danger to Mike Hammer and supporting character Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Spillane
Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, called the "king of pulp fiction". His stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself in the 1965 film '' The Girl Hunters''. Early life Frank Morrison Spillane was born March 9, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, and primarily raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Spillane was the only child of his Irish bartender father, John Joseph Spillane, and his Scottish mother, Catherine Anne. During his late adolescence, his family returned to Brooklyn, where he graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1936. He started writing while in high school, briefly attended Fort Hays State College in Kansas and worked a variety of jobs, including summers as a lifeguard at Breezy Point, Queens, and a period as a trampoline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windmill Theatre
The Windmill Theatre in Great Windmill Street, London, was a variety and revue theatre best known for its nude ''tableaux vivants'', which began in 1932 and lasted until its reversion to a cinema in 1964. Many prominent British comedians of the post-war years started their careers at the theatre. As the Palais de Luxe Great Windmill Street took its name from a windmill that stood there from the reign of King Charles II until the late 18th century. In 1909 a cinema, the Palais de Luxe, opened on the site. It stood on the corner of a block of buildings that included the Apollo and Lyric theatres, where Archer Street joined Great Windmill Street, just off Shaftesbury Avenue. The building complex incorporates Piccadilly Buildings, an 1897 building which housed the offices of British Mutoscope and Biograph Company, an early producer of films. The Palais de Luxe was one of the first places where early silent films were shown. As larger cinemas were opened in the West End, busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonight And Every Night
Tonight may refer to: Television * Tonight (1957 TV programme), ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC * Tonight (1975 TV programme), ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current events television programme on BBC One * Tonight (1999 TV programme), ''Tonight'' (1999 TV programme), a British news magazine television programme that has aired on ITV since 1999 * ''1News Tonight'', a New Zealand evening news programme hosted by Kate Hawkesby * ''The Tonight Show'', a United States talk show, also known in its early years as simply ''Tonight'' * ''Tonight with Arnold Clavio'', a Philippine television talk show * Tonight (Prison Break), "Tonight" (''Prison Break''), an episode of ''Prison Break'' Music Bands * Tonight (band), a British new-wave group Albums * Tonight (Big Bang EP), ''Tonight'' (Big Bang EP), or the title song, 2011 * Tonight (Clark Terry-Bob Brookm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
