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Albert Parker (director)
Albert Parker (May 11, 1885 – August 10, 1974) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He directed 36 films between 1917 and 1938. In the early 1930s Parker left Hollywood for England where he continued to direct films and also opened an actors' agency office. One of his later clients in the 1960s was actress Helen Mirren. He was born in New York, USA, and died in London, England. Selected filmography * ''American Aristocracy'' (1916) (as actor) * ''In Again, Out Again'' (1917) (as actor) * '' For Valour'' (1917) * ''Her Excellency, the Governor'' (1917) * '' The Haunted House'' (1917) * ''The Man Hater'' (1917) * ''Shifting Sands'' (1918) * '' The Secret Code'' (1918) * ''Arizona'' (1918) * ''Annexing Bill'' (1918) * ''From Two to Six'' (1918) * '' The Other Woman'' (1918) * '' Waifs'' (1918) * ''The Knickerbocker Buckaroo'' (1919) * ''Eyes of Youth'' (1919) * '' The Branded Woman'' (1920) * ''Sherlock Holmes'' (1922) * '' Second Youth'' (1924) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Johnston
Margaret Johnston (10 August 1914 – 19 June 2002) was an Australian actress. Johnston was best known for her stage performances, but also appeared in 12 films and a handful of TV productions before retiring from acting in 1968 to devote herself to running a Talent agent, theatrical agency. Early life Johnston was the second of three daughters born in Australia to English parents. She was educated at the North Sydney Girls High School, then at the University of Sydney where she studied law.Obituary in ''The Independent'' 12 July 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2010 Johnston had shown an interest and aptitude for drama from an early age acting in various school productions before working professionally in Sydney's theatres. It was reported tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Branded Woman
''The Branded Woman'' is a 1920 American silent drama film released by First National Pictures. It stars Norma Talmadge who also produced the film along with her husband Joseph Schenck through their production company, Norma Talmadge Productions. The film is based on a 1917 Broadway play ''Branded'', by Oliver D. Bailey and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Albert Parker who also directed. Plot As described in a film magazine, Ruth Sawyer (Talmadge) is the unhappy victim of a notorious marriage between her parents. Her grandfather Judge Whitlock (Fawcett) disowns his son and makes the wife Dot Belmar (Studdiford) swear never to claim her daughter. The judge adopts Ruth under the name Sawyer and is known to her only as her guardian. Dot is now associated with Velvet Craft (Serrano) who runs a gambling house. Dot decides to hit at the judge through Ruth by breaking her promise and goes to see her at a fashionable boarding school. Dot is recognized as a notorious woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troubled Waters (1936 Film)
''Troubled Waters'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Albert Parker and starring James Mason, Virginia Cherrill, Alastair Sim, Raymond Lovell and Sam Wilkinson. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film. Premise A government agent (James Mason) exposes smugglers in a British town with a dwindling spring mineral water business. Cast *Alastair Sim as Mac MacTavish *Virginia Cherrill as June Elkhardt * James Mason as John Merriman *Raymond Lovell as Carter *Bellenden Powell as Dr Garthwaite - * Sam Wilkinson as Lightning * Peter Popp as Timothy Golightly *W.T. Ellwanger as Ezra Elkhardt Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corpora ...'' gave the film two out of four stars, and wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Man's Bluff (1936 Film)
''Blind Man's Bluff'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Enid Stamp-Taylor and James Mason. The film was a quota quickie made at Wembley Studios by the Hollywood studio Fox's British subsidiary.Wood p.89 Premise A doctor invents a cure for blindness. Cast * Basil Sydney as Dr. Peter Fairfax * Enid Stamp-Taylor as Sylvia Fairfax * James Mason as Stephen Neville * Barbara Greene as Vivki Sheridan * Iris Ashley as Claire * Ian Colin as Philip Stanhope * Wilson Coleman as Dr. Franz Morgenhardt * Warburton Gamble Evelyn Charles Warburton Gamble (16 December 1882 – 27 August 1945) was a British stage and film actor. Gamble was born on 16 December 1882 in London and acted on stage professionally as early as 1905. His work on stage included a season o ... as Tracy References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Extra
''Late Extra'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring James Mason (his film debut), Virginia Cherrill, and Alastair Sim. It was made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company as a quota quickie. Chibnall p.284 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... Ralph W. Brinton. Cast References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films 1935 crime films British crime films Films directed by Albert Parker Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Lilac
''The White Lilac'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn, Claude Dampier and Percy Marmont. It is based upon the play of the same name by Ladislas Fodor. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Chibnall p.286 Plot Several people are suspected of the murder of an unpopular villager. Cast * Basil Sydney as Ian Mackie * Judy Gunn as Mollie * Claude Dampier as Percy * Percy Marmont as Tollitt * Gwenllian Gill as Muriel * Leslie Perrins as Iredale * Constance Travers as Jessie * Billy Holland as Harvey * Marjorie Hume Marjorie Hume (27 January 1893 – 13 March 1976) was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Doing His Bit'' (1917) * '' Red Pottage'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' Lady ... as Mrs Lyall References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Riverside Murder
''The Riverside Murder'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Judy Gunn and Zoe Davis. A woman reporter helps an inspector solve the deaths of four financiers on the eve of a group shareout. The film was shot at Wembley Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Ralph W. Brinton. A quota quickie, it was produced and distributed by Fox Film. It is based on the 1931 novel ''The Six Dead Men'' by Belgian author Stanislas-André Steeman, which was later adapted into the 1941 French film ''The Last of the Six''. The film shifted the setting from France to London. It marked the film debut of Alastair Sim. Plot summary Robert Norman is shot dead at his home. Inspector Winton arrives on the scene to investigate the murder and finds that it has occurred shortly before an important meeting between a group of five financiers of whom Norman was one. Budding journalist Claire Haines also manages to talk her way into the house in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Clue
''The Third Clue'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont and Raymond Lovell. The film was based on Neil Gordon's novel ''The Shakespeare Murders'', which also inspired '' The Claydon Treasure Mystery'' (1938). It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox. Synopsis The screenplay concerns two criminals who try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house. Cast * Basil Sydney as Reinhardt Conway * Molly Lamont as Rosemary Clayton * Robert Cochran as Peter Kerrigan * Alfred Sangster as Rupert Clayton * C. M. Hallard as Gabriel Wells * Raymond Lovell as Robinson, the butler * Adela Mavis as Zeta * Frank Atkinson as Lefty * Ernest Sefton as Newman * Ian Fleming as Mark Clayton * Bruce Lester as Derek Clayton * Mabel Terry-Lewis Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) ( 28 October 1872 – 28 November 1957) was an English actress and a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling In Money
''Rolling in Money'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Albert Parker and starring Isabel Jeans, Leslie Sarony and John Loder. It was made at Ealing Studios by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.Wood p.83 It was not a quota quickie like much of the subsidiary's output at the time. It was an adaptation of the play ''Mr. Hopkinson'' by R. C. Carton. Synopsis The screenplay concerns an impoverished duchess who arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber. Cast * Isabel Jeans as Duchess of Braceborough * Leslie Sarony as Hopkinson * John Loder as Lord Gawthorpe * Horace Hodges as Earl of Addleton * Lawrence Grossmith as Duke of Braceborough * Garry Marsh as Dursingham * Anna Lee as Lady Eggleby * René Ray as Eliza Dibbs * C. M. Hallard Charles Maitland Hallard (26 October 1865 – 21 April 1942) was a Scottish actor. In 1895 he appeared in the popular drama ''Trilby (play), Trilby'' with Herbert Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right To Live (1933 Film)
''The Right to Live'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starred Davy Burnaby, Pat Paterson and Francis L. Sullivan. It was made at Ealing Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Fox Film. Premise A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical. Cast *Davy Burnaby George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film ''The Devil's Maze''. He die ... as Sir George Kessler * Pat Paterson as June Kessler * Richard Bird as Richard Fulton * Francis L. Sullivan as Roger Stoneham *Lawrence Anderson as Hugh Latimer * Frank Atkinson as Harry Woods References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Of Sunya
''The Love of Sunya'' (also known as ''The Loves of Sunya'') is an American silent drama film made in 1927. It was directed by Albert Parker, and was based on the play ''The Eyes of Youth'' by Max Marcin and Charles Guernon. Produced by and starring Gloria Swanson, it also stars John Boles and Pauline Garon. A copy of ''The Love of Sunya'' survives in the Paul Killiam collection. The film is in the public domain in the United States both because it was not renewed, and because the play it is based on from 1918 is also in the public domain. Plot The film depicts a young woman (Swanson) given by a mystic an occasional glimpse into her future, notably her future with different men. Cast *Gloria Swanson as Sunya Ashling * John Boles as Paul Judson *Pauline Garon as Anna Hagan *Ian Keith as Louis Anthony * Andres de Segurola as Paola deSalvo *Anders Randolf as Robert Goring *Hugh Miller as The Outcast *Robert Schable as Henri Picard *Ivan Lebedeff as Ted Morgan *John Miltern as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Pirate
''The Black Pirate'' is a 1926 American silent action adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a "company" of pirates. Directed by Albert Parker, it stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Billie Dove. In 1993, ''The Black Pirate'' was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Plot The film begins with the looting of a ship already captured and badly mauled, by the pirates. After relieving the ship and crew of valuables, the pirates fire the ship, blowing up the gunpowder on board, sinking her. While the pirates celebrate, two survivors wash up on an island, an old man and his son. Before dying, the older man gives his signet ring to his son (Douglas Fairbanks). His son buries him, vowing vengeance. The Pirate Captain and Lieutenant bring some crew to the other side of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |