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Zena Walker
Zena Cecilia Walker (7 March 1934 – 24 August 2003) was an English actress in film, theatre and television. Biography Walker was born in the Selly Oak district of Birmingham, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Louise (''née'' Hammond). She attended St. Martin's School in Solihull, and then went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She debuted in 1950 in the Birmingham production of ''Smooth-faced Gentleman'' She appeared twice in the TV series ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', the second time in the 1958 episode "Women's War". In 1960, she starred in a TV adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel ''The Citadel''. Her most memorable performance is considered that of a mother in '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (1969), a black comedy by Peter Nichols, adapted from his stage play, about a disabled child. For her performance in ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' on Broadway, Walker won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marked One
''The Marked One'' is a 1963 British second feature crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring William Lucas, Zena Walker and Patrick Jordan. It was written by Paul Erickson. An ex-con's daughter is kidnapped by a blackmailer. Plot summary Truck driver Don Mason is an ex-con who served time for involvement in a forgery racket, and is now trying to go straight. A blackmailer demands the plates used in the forgery, threatening Mason's wife and kidnapping their child. Cast * William Lucas as Don Mason * Zena Walker as Kay Mason * Patrick Jordan as Inspector Mayne * Laurie Leigh as Maisie * David Gregory as Ed Jones * Arthur Lovegrove as Benson * Marianne Stone as Mrs Benson * Kim Tracy as Wanda * Edward Ogden as Nevil Stone * Frederick Peisley as Mossie * Dorothy Gordon as Ruby * Frank Sieman as Lacey * Brian Nissen as Charles Warren * Lynn Pinkney as Sally * Richard McNeff as Inspector Rogers Production The film was made at MGM Studios, Borehamwood. Critical re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophelia
Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultimately enters into a state of madness that leads to her drowning. Along with Queen Gertrude, Ophelia is one of only two female characters in the original play. Name Like most characters in ''Hamlet'', Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem '' Arcadia'' (as ''Ofelia''), probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια (''ōphéleia'', "benefit"). Character Ophelia is obedient to her father and well-loved by many characters. When Polonius tells her to stop seeing Hamlet, she does so. When he tells her to set up a meeting so that he and Claudius could spy on him, she does so. Ophelia is a foil to Hamlet and Laertes, contrasting and inspiring their behavior. Plot In Ophelia's first speaking appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Going South
''Sammy Going South'' (retitled ''A Boy Ten Feet Tall'' for its later US release) is a 1963 British adventure film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, photographed by Erwin Hillier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland and Constance Cummings. ''Sammy Going South'' was based on a 1961 novel by W. H. Canaway and adapted for the screen by Denis Cannan. It was produced by Michael Balcon Productions and Bryanston Films. The film had a difficult production period; Robinson suffered a heart attack and some cast members were bitten by snakes. It was first broadcast on British television on BBC2 on Christmas Day 1970 and on American television by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1971. Plot Ten-year-old English boy Sammy Hartland lives in Port Said, Egypt, with his parents. When they are killed in a bombing during the Suez Crisis, the boy flees the city in the ensuing panic. He sets out to reach his only living relative, an aunt who lives 5,000 miles to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traitors (1962 Film)
''The Traitors'' is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, Zena Walker and James Maxwell. It was written by J. Levy and Jim O'Connolly. Plot A British agent and an American from NATO co-operate in an attempt to smash a communist spy ring. Following the discovery of a top secret microfilm after a plane crash, the two become embroiled in a complex web of treachery and double agents, before finally bringing the enemy spies to justice. Cast * Patrick Allen as John Lane * Jacqueline Ellis as Mary * James Maxwell as Ray Ellis * Zena Walker as Annette Lane * Ewan Roberts as Colonel Burlinson * Jeffrey Segal as Dr Lindt * Anne Padwick as Mrs Lindt * Harold Goodwin as Edwards * John Bown as Mason * Sean Lynch as Porter * Jack May as Burton * Anton Rodgers as Curtis * Mark Singleton as Venner Critical reception ''Kine Weekly'' said: "Taut, skilfully-carpentered espionage melodrama. ... The picture eschews subte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency (1962 Film)
''Emergency'' is a 1962 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Glyn Houston, Zena Walker and Dermot Walsh. It was written by Don Nicholl, Jim O'Connolly, Lewis Gilbert and Vernon Harris. Plot A small girl is hit by a truck and urgently needs a blood transfusion for a life-saving operation. Her blood group is extremely rare, and the Police locate the only three possible donors: an imprisoned murderer awaiting execution, a treasonous atomic scientist, and a soccer player about to play a crucial match. Cast * Glyn Houston as Inspector Harris * Zena Walker as Joan Bell * Dermot Walsh Dermot Walsh (10 September 1924 – 26 June 2002) was an Irish stage, film and television actor, known for portraying King Richard the Lionheart in the 1962 television series '' ''Richard the Lionheart'. Early life Born in Dublin, Ireland, ... as John Bell * Colin Tapley as Dr. Lloyd * Garard Green as Professor Graham * Anthony Dawes as Sergeant Phill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hellions (film)
''The Hellions'' is a 1961 British Western film directed by Ken Annakin starring Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser and Colin Blakely that was set and filmed in South Africa. Plot A lone law enforcement officer, Sam Hargis, battles criminals in South Africa when the Billings family of Luke Billings and his four sons ride into town to get revenge on Hargis for a previous clash, when he ran Luke Billings out of town. At first, the locals leave all of the fighting to Hargis, saying that it is his sole responsibility. However, after the Billings kill two innocent residents, some of them arm themselves and shoot dead all the Billings except Luke who, during a fist fight with Hargis, falls from a roof and is killed. Cast * Richard Todd as Sam Hargis * Anne Aubrey as Priss Dobbs * Jamie Uys as Ernie Dobbs * Marty Wilde as John Billings * Lionel Jeffries as Luke Billings * James Booth as Jubal Billings * Al Mulock as Mark Billings * Colin Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowball (1960 Film)
''Snowball'' is a 1960 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Griffith and Zena Walker. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by James Lake. Plot 10-year-old Mickey is late home from school. He tells his parents he was thrown off the school bus by the conductor for not having a ticket, obliging him to walk four miles. The local press makes an issue of the incident and the story snowballs out of control. The conductor, Phil Hart, a former POW with memory problems, is harassed until he collapses on railway tracks and is killed by a train. Mickey finally owns up to lying. Cast * Gordon Jackson as Bill Donovan * Kenneth Griffith as Phil Hart * Zena Walker as Mary Donovan * Daphne Anderson as Nora Hart * Dennis Waterman as Mickey Donovan * John Welsh as Ted Wylie * Myrtle Reed as Betty Martin * Wensley Pithey as Jim Adams * Eric Pohlmann as editor * Ronald Adam as Mr. King * Roddy McMillan as Jack, bus conductor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Tomorrow
''Danger Tomorrow'' is a 1960 British second feature noir crime film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Zena Walker, Robert Urquhart and Rupert Davies. It was written by Guy Deghy based on a story by Charles Frank. Plot A doctor and his wife move into an old house in an English village where he is to start a new job, but over the next few days his wife, who has second sight, begins to experience strange visions, in which she foresees a murder, and starts feeling frightened that her life is in danger. Cast * Zena Walker as Ginny Murray * Robert Urquhart as Bob Murray * Rupert Davies as Dr. Robert Campbell * Annabel Maule as Helen * Russell Waters as Steve * Lisa Daniely as Marie * Maggie Flint as florist * Charles Houston as messenger * Dennis Warden as Johnson * Robert Dougall as news reader * Neil Hallett as police Inspector * Kenneth J. Warren as patient Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "The Murrays' old dark house is real and depressing, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus
Oedipus (, ; "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy ''Oedipus Rex'', which is followed in the narrative sequence by '' Oedipus at Colonus'' and then '' Antigone''. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe. In the best-known version of the myth, Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. Laius wished to thwart the prophecy, so he sent a shepherd-servant to leave Oedipus to die on a mountainside. However, the shepherd took pity on the baby and passed him to another shepherd who gave Oedipus to King Polybus and Queen Merope to raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Tricks
''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural comedy drama, created by Nigel McCrery and Roy Mitchell, produced primarily by Wall to Wall (until its final year, when it was handled by Headstrong Pictures), and broadcast on BBC One. The programme originally began with a pilot episode on 27 March 2003, before a full series was commissioned for 1 April 2004; ''New Tricks'' concluded after twelve series on 6 October 2015. The show had an ensemble cast, of which Dennis Waterman was the only constant over all twelve series; the cast variously included Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman, Denis Lawson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tamzin Outhwaite, and Larry Lamb. Waterman, who was known as a vocalist alongside his acting work, additionally sang the show's theme song. The series focuses on the work of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS) – a fictional division within London's Metropolitan Police tasked with re-investigating unsolved crimes. UCOS pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man At The Top (TV Series)
''Man at the Top'' is a British drama television series that was originally broadcast on ITV from 14 December 1970 to 4 September 1972, consisting of 23 episodes. The series depicts the character of Joe Lampton, the protagonist of John Braine's novels '' Room at the Top'' (1957) and '' Life at the Top'' (1962), and of the films based on those novels ('' Room at the Top'' (1959) and '' Life at the Top'' (1965)). In 1973, a spin-off film from the series, '' Man at the Top'', was released. Cast * Kenneth Haigh as Joe Lampton * Zena Walker as Susan Lampton * Mark Dignam as Abe Brown (series 1) * Paul Hardwick as Abe Brown (series 2) * Avice Landone as Margaret Brown * Keith Skinner as Harry Lampton (series 1) * Brendan Price as Harry Lampton (series 2) * Colin Welland as Charlie Armitage * James Donnelly as Teddy Soames * Kim McCarthy as Barbara Lampton * Janet Key as Dr. Helen Reid * Ann Lynn as Jonni Devon * Katy Manning as Julia Dungarvon * Mark McManus Mark McManus (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dresser (1983 Film)
''The Dresser'' is a 1983 British drama film directed by Peter Yates and adapted by Ronald Harwood from his 1980 play '' The Dresser''. It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant struggling to keep his employer's life together. The film stars Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox and Michael Gough. Finney and Courtenay were both nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for their performances, with Courtenay winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in a tie with Robert Duvall for '' Tender Mercies.'' Plot The plot is based on Harwood's experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who is the model for the character "Sir". The film opens with a performance of '' Othello'' at a regional theatre in Britain during World War II. In the title role is an aging, once-famous Shakespearean actor identified to us only as "Sir". He is of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
