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William Kendall (actor)
William Kendall (born 26 August 1903 in London, England – died 1 April 1984, aged 80) was a British film, stage and television actor. He appeared in the West End in several musicals starring Jack Buchanan including '' Mr. Whittington'', '' Castle in the Air'' and ''This'll Make You Whistle''. He starred in the 1953 play '' Four Winds'' by Alex Atkinson and the 1956 play '' Towards Zero'' by Agatha Christie. Filmography * '' Face to Face'' (1922) as Bert Manners * '' Goodnight, Vienna'' (1932) as Ernst * '' The King's Cup'' (1933) as Captain Richards * '' That's a Good Girl'' (1933) as Timothy * '' Doctor's Orders'' (1934) as Jackson * '' Debt of Honour'' (1936) as Paul Martin * ''This'll Make You Whistle'' (1936) as Reggie Benson * '' Sweet Devil'' (1938) as Edward Bane * '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1938) as Thornwell Beamish * '' Blind Folly'' (1939) as Raine * '' Dance, Little Lady'' (1954) as Mr. Matthews * '' Jumping for Joy'' (1956) as Blenkinsop * '' Strictly Confidentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London, England, UK
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's A Good Girl
''That's a Good Girl'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based on a musical show of the same title that opened at the Lewisham Hippodrome on 19 March 1928, in which Jack Buchanan also starred. The music was written by Joseph Meyer and Phil Charig, with lyrics by Douglas Furber. The film omitted much of music of the original show, but popularised one song in particular, ''Fancy our Meeting''. The song remained a Jack Buchanan favourite and a version of it was also recorded by Al Bowlly shortly after the film's release. The film was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios,Wood p.79 and its sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Cast * Jack Buchanan as Jack Barrow * Elsie Randolph as Joy Dean * Dorothy Hyson as Moya Malone * Garry Marsh as Francis Moray * Vera Pearce as Suny Berata * William Kendall as Timothy * Kate Cutler Kate Ellen Louisa Cutler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trials Of Oscar Wilde
''The Trials of Oscar Wilde'', also known as ''The Man with the Green Carnation'' and ''The Green Carnation'', is a 1960 British drama film based on the libel and subsequent criminal cases involving Oscar Wilde and the Marquess of Queensberry. It was written by Allen and Ken Hughes, directed by Hughes, and produced by Harold Huth. The screenplay was by Ken Hughes and Montgomery Hyde, based on an unperformed play ''The Stringed Lute'' by John Furnell (the pseudonym of Phyllis Macqueen). The film was made by Warwick Films and released by Eros Films. It stars Peter Finch as Wilde, Lionel Jeffries as Queensberry, and John Fraser as Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas) with James Mason, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Maxine Audley, Paul Rogers and James Booth. Cast * Peter Finch as Oscar Wilde * Yvonne Mitchell as Constance Wilde * Sonia Dresdel as Lady Wilde * Emrys Jones as Robbie Ross *Lionel Jeffries as Marquis of Queensbury * James Mason as Sir Edward Carson * Nigel Patric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Touch Of Larceny
''A Touch of Larceny'' is a 1959 black-and-white comedy film produced by Ivan Foxwell, directed by Guy Hamilton, and starring James Mason, George Sanders and Vera Miles. The film co-stars Harry Andrews, Rachel Gurney and John Le Mesurier, and is based on the 1956 novel ''The Megstone Plot'' by Paul Winterton, written under the pseudonym Andrew Garve. ''A Touch of Larceny'' was nominated for the BAFTA award for Best British Screenplay, but lost to ''The Angry Silence''. Plot A British World War II naval war hero, Commander Max "Rammer" Easton now holds a mid-level staff position at the British Admiralty, where he is underemployed, and he spends most of his free time playing squash and pursuing women. While at his private club, he meets Sir Charles Holland and later Holland's American companion, Virginia Killain. As soon as Holland goes away for a few days, Max makes a play for Virginia, but she is engaged to be married to Holland and is offended by Max describing him as "dull" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Right And Centre
''Left Right and Centre'' is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it follows the events of a by-election in a small English town. Plot Robert Wilcot, a popular television personality, is selected as the Conservative candidate for the provincial town of Earndale in the upcoming by-election. His selection is mostly due to the influence of his uncle, Lord Wilcot, a powerful local figure. His opponent is to be Stella Stoker, a fishmonger's daughter with a degree from the London School of Economics who has been chosen to stand for the Labour Party. Travelling up on the train to Earndale, the two candidates meet and while she quickly works out who he is, he remains ignorant of her true identity. To try to show off he begins to tell her about his selection for the seat and how he expects to win. He de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idol On Parade
''Idol on Parade'' (also known as ''Idle on Parade'') is a 1959 British comedy film directed by John Gilling and starring William Bendix, Anthony Newley, Sid James and Lionel Jeffries. The screenplay was by John Antrobus, based on the 1958 William Camp novel ''Idle on Parade'' p. 44 which was inspired by Elvis Presley's conscription into the US Army. It was produced by Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli for Warwick Films. Jeep Jackson serves his two years of compulsory National Service in the British military. Plot Pop star Jeep Jackson is conscripted into the British army. He tries to continue his recording career while still undergoing training on camp. When a different J. Jackson materialises the platoon takes the opportunity to post Jeep to the Outer Hebrides to remove his disruptive impact from the camp. When a group of soldiers go to the cinema in the film, they go to see ''The Cockleshell Heroes'' (1955), in which Newley was an actor. Cast * William Bendix as Sergeant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Confidential (1959 Film)
''Strictly Confidential'' is a 1959 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Richard Murdoch, William Kendall, Maya Koumani and Neil Hallett. The screenplay was by Brock Williams. Two con-men, recently released from prison, are enlisted by a widow to help her recover control of her late husband's business. Plot Released from prison, two genteel con-men, former Commander Binham-Ryley and former Major Rory McQuarry, target a beautiful and wealthy young widow who hires them to run her factory. What the crooks fail to realise is that Maxine Millard has devious schemes of her own in mind. Cast * Richard Murdoch as Commander Binham-Ryley * William Kendall as Major Rory McQuarry * Maya Koumani as Maxine Millard * Neil Hallett as Basil Wantage * Bruce Seton as Inspector Shearing * Ellis Irving as Captain Sharples * Larry Burns as barman * Llewellyn Rees as Mellinger * William Hartnell as Grimshaw Critical reception ''The Monthly Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumping For Joy
''Jumping for Joy'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. It was written by Henry Blyth and Jack Davies. It tells of the comic adventures of an ex-worker at a greyhound racing track. Plot Willie Joy works at a greyhound track as a cleaner, which involves picking up droppings from the dog track between races. He is tricked into standing in the line of the lure and falls on it as it speeds past with the dogs chasing it. He is fired. Breeder Bert Benton has a sick dog and sells it to Joy who takes it home. His landlady evicts him. He meets con-man "Captain" Jack Montague and together they hatch a plan to make money from the dog, whom they name "Lindy Lou". Nursed back to health, Lindy starts to prove herself at racing trials. Benton wants to buy her back. Crooks use Joy as an unwitting collaborator in fixing races and placing large bets. They pass doped meat for the dog but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance, Little Lady
''Dance, Little Lady'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling, Guy Rolfe and Mandy Miller. The screenplay was by Guest and Doreen Montgomery from a story by R. Howard Alexander and Alfred Dunning. The film was made by independent producer George Minter and distributed by his Renown Pictures. Plot Prima ballerina Nina Gordon is being financially exploited by her husband Mark. On the night of her triumphant Royal Opera House debut, she discovers he is also being unfaithful. Distraught, she leaves the party they were attending. However, Mark pulls up in their car and she gets in and he drives off at speed into the night. There is a car crash and Nina's leg is badly broken. Learning that she'll never dance again, Nina is abandoned by Mark. But with the help of a sympathetic doctor, Nina recovers the use of her legs, and begins to live her life vicariously through her talented daughter. When Mark reenters Nina's life, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Folly
''Blind Folly'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, and Leslie Perrins. The screenplay concerns a man who inherits a nightclub that belonged to his brother but soon discovers that it is the headquarters for a dangerous criminal gang. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.301 Cast * Clifford Mollison as George Bunyard * Lilli Palmer as Valerie * Leslie Perrins as Deverell * William Kendall as Raine * Gus McNaughton as Professor Zozo * Elliott Mason as Aunt Mona * David Horne as Mr Steel * Gertrude Musgrove as Agnes * Roland Culver as Ford * Anthony Holles as Louis * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor who appeared in many British horror and science fiction films. Career Ripper began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 195 ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sky's The Limit (1938 Film)
''The Sky's the Limit'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and Lee Garmes and starring Buchanan, Mara Losseff and William Kendall. It was made at Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to t .... Plot summary Jack is an aircraft designer who becomes involved with a Russian soprano, Mary Loseff. She had in real life been the partner of Richard Tauber, who broke off the relationship to marry Diana Napier, turning Loseff into an alcoholic. While William Kendall will be seen as Lord Beckley's underhand who tries to steal the star’s invention. H. F. Maltby is in his element as the irascible Lord Beckley and , strong comedy roles are taken by Athene Seyler, Sara Allgood, Antony , Holies and David Burns. Cast Joe Hurst as RAF Officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Devil
''Sweet Devil'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Gillie and William Kendall. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.97 Cast * Bobby Howes as Tony Brent * Jean Gillie as Jill Turner * William Kendall as Edward Bane * Syd Walker as Belton * Ellis Jeffreys as Lady Tonbridge * Glen Alyn as Sylvia Tonbridge * Anthony Ireland as Senor Florez * Hazel Terry as Rose * Sylvia Leslie as Frances * 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 an ... as Police Constable * Four New Yorkers as Specialty Act See also *'' Quelle drôle de gosse!'' (1935) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
