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Alec Mango
Alec Mango (16 March 1911 – 7 November 1989) was an English actor. He is best known for portraying El Supremo in the 1951 ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'', he also appeared in ''South of Algiers'' (1953), ''The Strange World of Planet X'' (1958), ''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' (1958), ''Danger Man'' (1961), and ''Frankenstein Created Woman'' (1967). He also appeared in the TV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. One of his last TV appearances was Channel 4's TV Movie The Gourmet as Rossi on 4th of January 1987. Partial filmography * '' Fiddlers Three'' (1944) - Secretary (uncredited) * '' Snowbound'' (1948) - Italian Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited) * ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) - El Supremo * ''His Excellency'' (1952) - Jackie * ''South of Algiers'' (1953) - Mahmoud * ''They Who Dare'' (1954) - Patroklis * ''Up to His Neck'' (1954) - Bandit General * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) - Guido Rosetti * '' Lust for Life'' (1956) - Dr. Rey (uncredited) * ''Zarak'' (1956) - Akbar (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency (1952 Film)
''His Excellency'' is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry and Susan Stephen. It follows a blunt Yorkshireman and former trade union leader, who is sent to take over as Governor of a British-ruled island in the Mediterranean. It was based on the 1950 play of the same name by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie. The play was also filmed for Australian television in 1958. The film was produced at Ealing Studios under the general oversight of Michael Balcon. The sets were designed by the art director Jim Morahan. Location shooting took place in Sicily around Palermo. The film was scored by Ernest Irving who incorporated a number of themes by Handel. Cast Critical reception ''Britmovie'' quoted George Perry from his book ''Forever Ealing'', "''His Excellency'' retains a stagebound atmosphere. Its other great fault lies in the way it wastes the theme’s potential in a glib and artificial treatment. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lust For Life (1956 Film)
''Lust for Life'' is a 1956 American biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Irving Stone which was adapted for the screen by Norman Corwin. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by John Houseman. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, with Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, and Anthony Quinn. Douglas won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance, while Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Vincent has trained to be a minister, like his father, but the church authorities find him unsuitable. He pleads with them to be allowed some position and they place him in a very poor mining community. Here he becomes deeply absorbed in the miners' plight and begins sketching their daily life. The religious leaders do not like his approach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Playbirds
''The Playbirds'' is a 1978 British sexploitation film, made by Irish-born director Willy Roe and starring 1970s pin-up Mary Millington alongside Glynn Edwards, Suzy Mandel and Windsor Davies. It was the official follow-up to '' Come Play with Me'', one of the most successful of the British sex comedies of the 1970s, which also starred Millington. Plot In London, an unidentified serial killer targets female models, strangling each woman and marking the forehead with the number of the victim. Scotland Yard detectives Jack Holbourne and Harry Morgan are assigned to investigate and discover that all of the women had recently appeared in the pornographic magazine ''Playbirds''. Four suspects are identified: the magazine's publisher, Harry Dougan; photographer Terry Day; a street preacher called Hern; and anti-pornography campaigner George Ransome MP. Dougan and Day are quickly discounted. Lena Cunningham, ''Playbirds'' next star model, is given round-the-clock police protection, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steptoe And Son (film)
''Steptoe and Son'' is a 1972 British comedy drama film and a spin-off from the popular British television comedy series of the same name about father-and-son rag-and-bone dealers. It starred Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett as the eponymous characters, Albert and Harold Steptoe respectively, and features Carolyn Seymour. A sequel, ''Steptoe and Son Ride Again'', was released the following year. Plot During a stag do at a local football club, Harold meets one of the acts, a stripper called Zita. After a whirlwind romance, the couple are married, although the actual wedding ceremony is delayed when Albert, acting as best man, loses the ring somewhere in the yard. They eventually find it in a pile of horse manure, and since they have no time to clean up, the smell of the manure on their clothes has noses twitching in church. Harold and Zita fly to Spain for their honeymoon, but Albert refuses to be left behind. His constant presence begins to drive a wedge between Harold and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some May Live
''Some May Live'', also known as ''In Saigon Some May Live'', is a 1967 British war film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Cushing, Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. During the Vietnam War, a security leak in Saigon has to be plugged, when American decoder Kate Meredith is faced with the dilemma of her husband pressuring her to give him information. Cast * Peter Cushing as John Meredith * Joseph Cotten as Colonel Woodward * Martha Hyer as Kate Meredith * John Ronane as Captain Elliott Thomas * David Spenser as Inspector Sung * Alec Mango as Ducrai * Walter Brown as Major Matthews * Kim Smith as Allan Meredith * Burnell Tucker as Lawrence * Carol Cleveland as Minor role Critical reception Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perhaps best kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khartoum (film)
''Khartoum'' is a 1966 British epic war film written by Robert Ardrey and directed by Basil Dearden. It stars Charlton Heston as British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon and Laurence Olivier as Muhammad Ahmed (a Sudanese leader whose devotees proclaimed him the Mahdi), with a supporting cast that includes Richard Johnson and Ralph Richardson. The film is based on historical accounts of Gordon's defence of the Sudanese city of Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdist army, during the 1884–1885 Siege of Khartoum.Duiker and Spielvogel, 2015, p. 621 The opening and closing scenes are narrated by Leo Genn. ''Khartoum'' was filmed by cinematographer Edward Scaife in Technicolor and Ultra Panavision 70, and was exhibited in 70 mm Cinerama in premiere engagements. A novelization of the film's screenplay was written by Alan Caillou. The film had its Royal World Premiere at the Casino Cinerama Theatre, in the West End of London, on 9 June 1966, in the presence of H.R.H. Prince ... [...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] |
We Shall See
''We Shall See'' is a 1964 British drama film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook and Alec Mango. It was adapted from a 1926 novel ''We Shall See!'' by Edgar Wallace, and was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries. Plot Alva (Faith Brook), the mentally unbalanced wife of airline pilot Evan Collins (Maurice Kaufmann), wants her husband to leave his job. However, she is tragically killed when someone throws a hive of bees into her bedroom. Police deduce that whoever was responsible knew that Alva was allergic to the insects. Each member of the household, both relatives and staff, comes under suspicion, as her psychotic behaviour has both alienated and given everyone a personal interest in her demise. Partial cast * Maurice Kaufmann - Evan Collins * Faith Brook - Alva Collins * Alec Mango - Ludo * Alex Macintosh - Greg Thomas * Hugh Paddick - Connell * Talitha Pol - Jirina * Bridget Armstrong - Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Story Of David
''A Story of David'' is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul. It was one of the first films made for television. Plot Saul becomes jealous of the popularity of his protege David and tries to kill him. David goes into hiding. Cast * Jeff Chandler - David * Basil Sydney - King Saul * Peter Arne - Doeg * David Knight - Jonathan * Barbara Shelley - Abigail * Donald Pleasence - Nabal * Richard O'Sullivan - Abiathar * Robert Brown - Jashobeam * David Davies - Abner * Angela Browne - Michal * John Van Eyssen - Joab * Martin Wyldeck - Hezro * Charles Carson - Ahimilech * Zena Marshall - Naomi * Alec Mango - Kudruh * Peter Madden - Chief Herder Production The film was a co-production between ABC-TV and William Goetz. It was shot in Israel and London. It was intended that the film be released as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 3 Worlds Of Gulliver
''The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' is a 1960 Eastmancolor Columbia Pictures fantasy film loosely based upon the 1726 novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' by Jonathan Swift. The film stars Kerwin Mathews as the title character, June Thorburn as his fiancée Elizabeth, and child actress Sherry Alberoni as Glumdalclitch. Filmed in England and Spain, ''The 3 Worlds of Gulliver'' was directed by Jack Sher and featured stop-motion animation and special visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. The cast includes Martin Benson as Flimnap, Lee Patterson as Reldresal, Jo Morrow as Gwendolyn, Mary Ellis as the Queen of Brobdingnag, Marian Spencer as the Empress of Lilliput, Peter Bull as Lord Bermogg and Alec Mango as the Minister of Lilliput. Plot In 1699, Dr Lemuel Gulliver is an impoverished surgeon who seeks riches and adventure as a ship's doctor on a voyage around the world. His fiancée Elizabeth strongly wishes for him to settle down, and the two quarrel. Gulliver embarks on the voyage and soon discov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angry Hills (film)
''The Angry Hills'' is a 1959 American-British war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker and Elisabeth Müller. It is based on the novel by Leon Uris. Plot Set in Greece in 1941, before and after the Axis invasion, the film follows an American journalist who possesses a list of Greek resistance leaders. Having memorized the list he destroys it and is then pursued by various groups of people keen to have it: Communist resistance fighters, the Gestapo and Greek collaborators. Cast * Robert Mitchum as Mike Morrison * Stanley Baker as Conrad Heisler * Elisabeth Müller as Lisa Kyriakides * Gia Scala as Eleftheria * Theodore Bikel as Dimitrios Tassos * Sebastian Cabot as Chesney * Peter Illing as Leonides * Leslie Phillips as Ray Taylor * Donald Wolfit as Dr. Stergion * Marius Goring as Colonel Elrick Oberg * Jocelyn Lane as Maria Tassos * Kieron Moore as Andreas * George Pastell as Papa Panos * Patrick Jordan as Bluey * Marita Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Inside (1958 Film)
''The Man Inside'' is a 1958 British crime film, crime adventure film brought to the screen by Warwick Film Productions. The screenplay from David Shaw was based on a novel by M. E. Chaber and was directed by John Gilling. The film was Bonar Colleano's last role before he died in a car accident. Plot Sam Carter (Nigel Patrick) is a jeweller's clerk who dreams of stealing a fortune in diamonds and eventually does so but kills a man in the process. He then embarks on the highlife but is pursued across Europe by Milo March (Jack Palance), a private detective who suspects that not all is above board. However, March is not alone in his pursuit, as Trudi Hall (Anita Ekberg) has her own ideas as to how the money would be best spent. Also two thugs, Martin Lomer (Bonar Colleano) and Gerard Heinz (Robert Stone), are after the largest diamond in the stolen hoard. All of these characters end up fighting and trying to outwit each other over the largest diamond, which is worth $700,000, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
