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Arthur Hambling
Arthur Hambling (14 March 1888 – 6 December 1952) was a British actor, on stage from 1912, and best known for appearances in the films ''Henry V'' (1944) and ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951). In 1939 he appeared in the West End in N.C. Hunter's comedy ''Grouse in June''. Selected filmography * ''The W Plan'' (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Greek Street'' (1930) - Alfie * '' Other People's Sins'' (1931) - Fireman * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''A Night in Montmartre'' (1931) - Inspector Brichot * ''Detective Lloyd'' (1932) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Something Always Happens'' (1934) - First Duped Waiter (uncredited) * ''Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934) - Man On BBC Reception Desk (uncredited) * ''The Scoop'' (1934) - Inspector Stephenson * ''Lorna Doone'' (1934) - Soldier * ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1934) - Captain of the Guard (uncredited) * ''Look Up and Laugh'' (1935) - Sam (uncredited) * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) - First Lieute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading, Berkshire
Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, Southeast England, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers River Thames, Thames and River Kennet, Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway serve the town. Reading is east of Swindon, south of Oxford, west of London and north of Basingstoke. Reading is a major commercial centre, especially for information technology and insurance. It is also a regional retail centre, serving a large area of the Thames Valley with its shopping centre, the The Oracle, Reading, Oracle. It is home to the University of Reading. Every year it hosts the Reading and Leeds Festivals, Reading Festival, one of England's biggest music festivals. Reading has a professional association football team, Reading F.C., and participates in many other sports. Reading dates from the 8th century. It was an important trading and ecclesiastical centre in the Middle Ages, the site of Reading Abbey, one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Doone (1934 Film)
''Lorna Doone'' is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, John Loder and Margaret Lockwood. It is based on the 1869 novel ''Lorna Doone'' by R. D. Blackmore. This was the third screen version of the novel, and the first with sound; a further cinema adaptation followed in 1951. It was shot partly on location in Somerset. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Carrick. Cast * Victoria Hopper as Lorna Doone * John Loder as John Ridd * Margaret Lockwood as Annie Ridd * Roy Emerton as Carver Doone * Mary Clare as Mistress Sara Ridd * Edward Rigby as Reuben 'Uncle Ben' Huckaback * Roger Livesey as Tom Faggus * George Curzon as King James II * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Counsellor Doone * Laurence Hanray as Parson Bowden * Amy Veness as Betty Muxworthy * Eliot Makeham as John Fry * Wyndham Goldie as Chief Judge Jeffries * Frank Cellier as Captain Jeremy Stickles * Herbert Lomas as Sir Ensor Doone * Arthur Hambling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Plus Ten (film)
''Kate Plus Ten'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Jack Hulbert, Genevieve Tobin and Noel Madison. It was adapted from the Edgar Wallace novel '' Kate Plus Ten''. It was also released as ''Queen of Crime''. Production The film was an independent production shot at Shepperton Studios. The final third of the film makes extensive use of railway locations. Among these, the main line between Bath and Westbury (Wiltshire) was employed, with a stolen train smashing through fake level crossing gates at Freshford station. The branch line through Limpley Stoke and Camerton was also featured, and a closed colliery in the Somerset coalfield was the location for the scene in which a steam locomotive crashes through wooden shed doors. Plot summary Kate, the leader of a gang of criminals, works as secretary to an aristocrat allowing her to pick up vital information. However, the police soon become suspicious of her and Scotland Yard's Inspector Pembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost A Honeymoon (1938 Film)
''Almost a Honeymoon'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Tommy Trinder, Linden Travers and Edmund Breon. It was based on the 1930 play '' Almost a Honeymoon'' by Walter Ellis, previously filmed in 1930. Its plot is about a young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry him. It was shot at the Welwyn Studios of Associated British outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Cast * Tommy Trinder as Peter Dibley * Linden Travers as Patricia Quilter * Edmund Breon as Aubrey Lovitt * Frederick Burtwell as Charles * Vivienne Bennett as Rita Brent * Arthur Hambling as Adolphus * Aubrey Mallalieu as Clutterbuck * Ian Fleming as Sir James Hooper * Betty Jardine as Lavinia Pepper * Wally Patch as Bailiff Critical reception Allmovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See Ice
''I See Ice'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now". Plot The farcical adventures of a prop man (George Formby) with a touring ice ballet. Inventing a new sort of candid camera in his spare time, and concealing it in a bow-tie, our hero gets into a mess of trouble when he takes an incriminating photo of an important man; pulls a communication cord; winds up in jail; referees a hockey match; finds himself in a stage show dressed as a cossack; woos an attractive young ice skater (Kay Walsh); and eventually wins a job on a newspaper. Cast * George Formby as George Bright * Kay Walsh as Judy Gaye * Cyril Ritchard as Paul Martine * Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Hunter * Garry Marsh as Galloway * Frederick Burtwell as Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Riding (film)
''South Riding'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd. It was the film debut of a 15-year-old Glynis Johns. It is based on the 1936 novel '' South Riding'' by Winifred Holtby. The BBC produced a TV adaptation in 2011. Plot A squire becomes involved in local politics. Cast *Edna Best as Sarah Burton *Ralph Richardson as Robert Carne *Edmund Gwenn as Alfred Huggins *Ann Todd as Madge Carne *Marie Lohr as Mrs. Beddows *Milton Rosmer as Alderman Snaith * John Clements as Joe Astell *Edward Lexy as Mr. Holly *Joan Ellum as Lydia Holly *Glynis Johns as Midge Carne (first credited film appearance) *Josephine Wilson as Mrs. Holly *Gus McNaughton as Tadman * Herbert Lomas as Castle *Peggy Novak as Bessie Warbuckle *Lewis Casson as Lord Sedgmire *Felix Aylmer as Chairman of Council *Jean Cadell as Miss Dry *Skelton Knaggs as Reginald Aythorne Critical reception ''TV Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance In Flanders
''A Romance in Flanders'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It was also released under the alternative title of ''Lost on the Western Front''. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith by the independent Franco-London Films. ''Halliwell's Film Guide'' describes it as "rose-coloured romantic hokum".Halliwell p.878 Cast * Paul Cavanagh as John Morley * Marcelle Chantal as Yvonne Berry * Garry Marsh as Rodd Berry * Olga Lindo as Madame Vlandermaere * Alastair Sim as Colonel Wexton * Evelyn Roberts as Captain Stanford * Kynaston Reeves as Major Burke * Arthur Hambling as Colonel Kennedy * C. Denier Warren as Bill Johnson * Frank Atkinson as Joe Stuggins * Bobbie Comber as Chauffeur * Andreas Malandrinos as Mayor * Denise Sydney as Muriel * Kathleen Weston as Bessie * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Chance (1937 Film)
''The Last Chance'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Frank Leighton, Judy Kelly and Laurence Hanray. Its plot involves a gunrunner who makes a jail break in order to gather evidence to prove he is innocent of murder.Chibnall p.295 It was made as a supporting feature at British International Pictures' second studio at Welwyn. Cast * Frank Leighton as Alan Burmister * Judy Kelly as Mary Perrin * Laurence Hanray as Mr. Perrin * Wyndham Goldie as John Worrall * Franklyn Bellamy as Inspector Cutts * Aubrey Mallalieu as Judge Croyle * Billy Milton as Michael Worrall * Jenny Laird as Betty * Charles Sewell as Brough * Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * ''A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' ... as Ivor Connell References Bibliography * Chibnall, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In The Taxi (1937 Film)
''The Girl in the Taxi'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Frances Day, Henri Garat and Lawrence Grossmith. It was based on the stage musical ''The Girl in the Taxi'' and was part of a trend of operetta films produced during the decade. It was shot at Ealing Studios in London.Wood p.95 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. A separate French-language version '' Chaste Susanne'' was shot at the same time by Berthomieu, with Henri Garat being the only actor to appear in both versions. Synopsis In Paris the head of a purity league is in fact leading a far from model lifestyle. Cast * Frances Day as Suzanne Pommarel * Henri Garat as René Boislurette * Lawrence Grossmith as Baron des Aubrais * Jean Gillie as Jacqueline * Mackenzie Ward as Hubert * John Deverell as Emile Pomarel * Helen Haye as Delphine * Ben Field as Dominique * Albert Whelan as Alexis * Laurence Hanray as Charencey * Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Leave (1937 Film)
''French Leave'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Betty Lynne, Edmund Breon and John Longden. It was based on a play by Reginald Berkeley which had previously been made into a film of the same title in 1930. It was made at Welwyn Studios.Wood p.95 Cast * Betty Lynne as Dorothy Glennister * Edmund Breon as Colonel Root * John Longden as Lt. Glennister * John Wickham as Lt. Graham * Arthur Hambling as Corporal Sykes * Frederick Burtwell as Nobby * Michael Morel as Jules Marnier * Margaret Yarde Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's ... as Dernaux References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Spaniard
''The House of the Spaniard'' is a 1936 British comedy thriller film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Peter Haddon, Brigitte Horney and Allan Jeayes. It is set in Lancashire and Spain, during the ongoing Spanish Civil War. It was shot at Ealing Studios in west London, England, and on location in Lancashire and Spain. Art direction was by Holmes Paul. It was based on a novel of the same title by Arthur Behrend, which was published in 1935. Synopsis An unemployed and seemingly dull-witted young man named David Grey stays with his friend Johnny Gilchrist in Liverpool while he looks for work. Due to a mistake, he is hired by a Spanish-owned shipping company whose owner "Don" Pedro de Guzman lives in a lonely, mysterious house in the marshes outside Liverpool. Grey's curiosity is aroused by the unexplained death of a man whom he had spoken to on the marshes, close to the house. His investigations lead to his abduction and detention on one of Guzman's steamers, which takes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whom The Gods Love (1936 Film)
''Whom the Gods Love'', also known as ''Mozart'', is a 1936 British biographical film directed by Basil Dean and starring Stephen Haggard, Victoria Hopper and John Loder (actor), John Loder. The film portrays the life of the Eighteenth Century Austrian Empire, Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Cast * Stephen Haggard as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Victoria Hopper as Constanze Mozart, Constance Mozart * John Loder (actor), John Loder as Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz, Prince Lobkowitz * Liane Haid as Aloysia Weber, Aloysia * Jean Cadell as Anna Maria Mozart, Frau Mozart * Hubert Harben as Leopold Mozart * Frederick Leister as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor * Marie Lohr as Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Empress * Laurence Hanray as Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Archbishop of Salzburg * George Curzon (actor), George Curzon as Lorenzo Da Ponte * Richard Goolden as Weber * Muriel George as Frau Weber * Raymond Huntley as Langer * Leueen MacGrath as Josepha Weber, Josefa Weber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
