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A. J. Brown (actor)
Alfred John Brown (14 September 1897 – 29 January 1978) was an English theatre, film and television actor. The obituarist in ''The Times'' noted that Brown fought in both World Wars, winning the Military Cross in the First World War, First. He was intended for the legal profession, but abandoned his father's solicitor's practice in the early 1920s in favour of the stage. His theatre successes included Michael Frayn's comedies ''Alphabetical Order'' and ''Donkey's Years'', in the second of which he was performing at the time of his sudden death. He appeared in many British television series and films including ''The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series), The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Bomb in the High Street'', ''The Trials of Oscar Wilde'', ''Lord Jim (1965 film), Lord Jim'', ''Out of the Unknown'', ''Emergency – Ward 10'', ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' and ''Hands of the Ripper''. Screen credits References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster
Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and much of the West End shopping and entertainment district. The name ( ang, Westmynstre) originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the City of London (until the English Reformation there was also an Eastminster, near the Tower of London, in the East End of London). The abbey's origins date from between the 7th and 10th centuries, but it rose to national prominence when rebuilt by Edward the Confessor in the 11th. Westminster has been the home of England's government since about 1200, and from 1707 the Government of the United Kingdom. In 1539, it became a city. Westminster is often used as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Mrs
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already 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 pronouns 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 pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walk A Tightrope
''Walk a Tightrope'' is a 1964 Anglo-American crime film directed by Frank Nesbitt, written by Neil McCallum, and starring Dan Duryea, Patricia Owens, Terence Cooper, Richard Leech, Neil McCallum and Trevor Reid. It was released on February 12, 1965, by Paramount Pictures. Plot An American living in Britain claims he was hired by a woman to kill her husband whom she clearly loves, but all is not what it seems. Cast *Dan Duryea as Carl Lutcher *Patricia Owens as Ellen Sheppard *Terence Cooper as Jason Sheppard *Richard Leech as Doug Randle * Neil McCallum as Counsel *Trevor Reid Trevor Reid (25 January 190816 April 1965) was an English actor. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He acted in 47 films from 1938 to 1965. He died at age 57 in London. Selected filmography * ''Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) - Watson * ''M ... as Inspector MacMitchell * A. J. Brown as Magistrate * David Bauer as Ed *Shirley Cameron as Maisie References External links * 1964 films A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Massingham Affair (TV Series)
''The Massingham Affair'' is a British period crime television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in six episodes from 12 September to 17 October 1964.Baskin p.69 It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same title by Edward Grierson. Unlike many BBC series of this era, it is believed all six episodes survive intact, but remain unreleased since their original broadcast. Synopsis In the late nineteenth century, the violent robbery of a vicar and his daughter leads to two men being convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, a young solicitor Justin Derry is unconvinced of the verdict and sets out to exonerate them. Cast * Lyndon Brook as Justin Derry * Andrew Keir as Superintendent Blair * Renny Lister as Jean Kelly * Eileen Atkins as Charlotte Verney * George Cormack as Reverend Verney * Geoffrey Bayldon as Mr. Lumley * Bernard Kay as Jim Longford * Robert Cawdron as PC Hugh * Patsy Rowlands as Georgina Deverel * Barry Wilsher as Mick Kelly * John Wentworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of Straw
''Woman of Straw'' is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley. Premise Playboy Tony Richmond (Connery) schemes to acquire the fortune of his uncle Charles Richmond (Richardson), a tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon, by persuading Maria (Lollobrigida), the new personal nurse he has hired, to marry the old man. After his uncle's demise Maria becomes a murder suspect. Lollobrigida's character is the ''Woman of Straw'' of the title. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Maria Marcello * Sean Connery as Anthony 'Tony' Richmond * Sir Ralph Richardson as Charles Richmond * Alexander Knox as Detective Inspector Lomer * Johnny Sekka as Thomas * Laurence Hardy as Baynes, the butler * Peter Madden as Yacht Captain * Danny Daniels as Fenton * Michael Goodliffe as Solicitor * Noel Howlett as Assistant Solicitor Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Night (TV Series)
''First Night'' was a BBC 1 series of contemporary television dramas by new writers, which ran from September 1963 to May 1964 and was the forerunner of ''The Wednesday Play''. The series was produced by James MacTaggart.Lez Cooke, ''British Television Drama: A History'', 2015, p. 71, 1844578968 "''Festival'', under Peter Luke, who went with him to the BBC as a producer, was to do the more classical pieces, ancient and modern: plays by Noël Coward, Cocteau, James Joyce, Ionesco, etc. were included in the first 1963–64 season. ''First Night'', produced by John Elliot, was to concentrate on the new writers and was to go out on Sunday night in opposition to ''Armchair Theatre''." Nigel Kneale's ''The Road'' was produced under the show's banner. Only a single episode (''Maggie'') is known to exist. The rest of the series, including ''The Road'', is considered lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traitors (1962 Film)
''The Traitors'' may refer to: * ''The Traitors (1962 film)'', a British film * ''The Traitors (1972 film)'', an Argentinian film * ''De Verraders'', a Dutch reality TV series, translated as ''The Traitors'' in English-language adaptations ** ''The Traitors'' (Australian TV series), an Australian adaptation of the show ** ''The Traitors'' (British TV series), a British adaptation of the show * "The Traitors", fourth episode of the 1965 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' See also * Traiteur (other) Traiteur may refer to: * Traiteur (faith healer), a Cajun healer *Traiteur (culinary profession) A traiteur (; ) is a French food-seller, whose places of business were arguably the precursors of the modern restaurant.Jim Chevallier, ''A History o ... * Traitor (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Traitors, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sunday-Night Play
''BBC Sunday-Night Play'' is the anthology drama series which replaced ''Sunday Night Theatre'' in 1960. It was broadcast on what was then BBC Television (now BBC One). The series often included versions of modern theatrical successes, but original work appeared in the slot too. David Mercer's ''A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1962) was later adapted as the feature film ''Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment'' (1966), while ''Madhouse on Castle Street'' (1963) starred the then little known Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp .... The series ended in 1963. Out of a run of 138 episodes, only 15 are believed to survive. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Circle Of Deception
''Circle of Deception'' is a 1960 CinemaScope British war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker and Harry Andrews. Plot A Canadian officer is sent on a secret and dangerous mission during World War II. His superior officers deceptively give him false information about the planned invasion of 1944. He is told that this secret information must not get into enemy hands. He is transported into occupied territory in a way that insures he will be captured. He resists torture, but finally tells all. The Germans are misled and the Normandy landings succeed. The Canadian officer is now a broken man. Cast * Bradford Dillman as Captain Paul Raine * Suzy Parker as Lucy Bowen * Harry Andrews as Captain Thomas Rawson * Robert Stephens as Captain Stein * Paul Rogers as Major William Spence * John Welsh as Major Taylor * Ronald Allen as Jim Abelson * A. J. Brown as Frank Bowen * Martin Boddey as Henry Crow * Charles Lloyd-Pack as Ayres * Jacques Cey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootsie And Snudge
''Bootsie and Snudge'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV for three series from 1960 to 1963, with a fourth in 1974. The show is a spin-off of ''The Army Game'', a sitcom about soldiers undertaking national service, and follows two of the main characters (played by Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser) after they returned to civilian life. The first series is titled ''Bootsie and Snudge in Civvy Life''. Between the 1963 and 1974 series, a spin-off called ''Foreign Affairs'' was broadcast. Background Bass and Fraser acted together in minor roles in the 1956 comedy film ''Jumping for Joy'' starring Frankie Howerd and possibly developed a friendship from that point. Private Montague 'Bootsie' Bisley and Sergeant-Major Claude Snudge are two of the main characters in the successful sitcom ''The Army Game'' that aired from 1957 to 1961. Snudge enjoys his position of superiority over Bootsie, whilst Bootsie feels comfortable in his position as it allows him to mock and hate Snudge (and attack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clue Of The Twisted Candle
''Clue of the Twisted Candle'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Bernard Lee, David Knight and Francis De Wolff. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1918 novel '' The Clue of the Twisted Candle''.Goble p.486 Cast * Bernard Lee as Superintendent Meredith * David Knight as Lexman * Francis De Wolff as Ramon Karadis * Colette Wilde as Grace * Christine Shaw as Linda Buckland * Stanley Morgan as Sergeant Anson * A. J. Brown as Commissioner of Police * Richard Caldicot as Fisher * Edmond Bennett as Manservant * Simon Lack as Jock * Anthony Baird as Sergeant Butterfield * Gladys Henson as Landlady * Alfred Maron as Finch * Richard Vernon as Viney * Harry Locke as Amis * Roy Purcell as Brennan * Kenneth Fortescue as Secretary, C.I.D. * Hazel Hughes The hazel (''Corylus'') is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'' on television in the United States. Synopsis Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios. In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be The Malpas Mystery while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see ''German crimis''), there was no atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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