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Andrew Mazzei
Andrew Mazzei (1887–1975) was a French-born British art director who designed the sets for more than sixty films during his career. Mazzei began his career in the late 1920s during the silent era including on the futuristic ''High Treason''. By the 1930s he was working for Gainsborough Pictures, designing backdrops for the critically acclaimed train-set thriller ''Rome Express'' in 1932. His 1940s work includes Gainsborough Melodramas such as '' Madonna of the Seven Moons'' and '' The Magic Bow'' as well as the Film Noirs ''The Upturned Glass'' and '' They Made Me a Fugitive''. In 1947 he was employed on the Technicolor film '' The Man Within''.Spicer p. 67 Most of his final films during the early 1950s were lower budget crime thrillers. Early life Andrew Mazzei was born André Jean Louis Mazzei in Le Havre, France on 2 August 1887 to Italian / French parentage. His father, Giovanni Mazzei (born 1 August 1852 in Colognora di Val di Roggio, Pescaglia, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Mazzei (1931)
Andrew Mazzei (1887–1975) was a French-born British art director who designed the sets for more than sixty films during his career. Mazzei began his career in the late 1920s during the silent era including on the futuristic ''High Treason''. By the 1930s he was working for Gainsborough Pictures, designing backdrops for the critically acclaimed train-set thriller ''Rome Express'' in 1932. His 1940s work includes Gainsborough Melodramas such as ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' and ''The Magic Bow'' as well as the Film Noirs ''The Upturned Glass'' and ''They Made Me a Fugitive''. In 1947 he was employed on the Technicolor film '' The Man Within''.Spicer p. 67 Most of his final films during the early 1950s were lower budget crime thrillers. Early life Andrew Mazzei was born André Jean Louis Mazzei in Le Havre, France on 2 August 1887 to Italian / French parentage. His father, Giovanni Mazzei (born 1 August 1852 in Colognora di Val di Roggio, Pescaglia, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy - died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Upturned Glass
''The Upturned Glass'' is a 1947 British film noir psychological thriller directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason, Rosamund John and Pamela Kellino. The screenplay concerns a leading brain surgeon who murders a woman he believes to be responsible for the death of the woman he loved. It was made at Gainsborough Pictures' Islington Studios, with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was made as an independent production overseen by Sydney Box, then head of Gainsborough. Plot Michael Joyce, a Harley Street brain specialist, unhappily married and separated from his wife, falls in love with Emma Wright when she brings her young daughter Ann for consultation. Unfortunately, neither is free to marry, so the affair ends almost as soon as it begins. Later, however, Emma dies after a fall from her country manor's second-story bedroom window. Upon hearing of the tragedy, Michael attends the coroner's inquest, where Ann and Emma's sister-in-law, Kate Howard, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flight Commander (film)
''The Flight Commander'' is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Alan Cobham, Estelle Brody and John Stuart. It was made by British Gaumont at their Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The celebrated First World War pilot Alan Cobham appeared as himself. It is also known by the alternative title of ''With Cobham to the Cape''. The film focused on the bombardment of a Chinese town. It was built with great publicity in Hendon.Low p.173 Cast * Alan Cobham as Himself * Estelle Brody as Mary * John Stuart as John Massey * Humberston Wright as James Mortimer * Vesta Sylva as Babette * Alf Goddard as Tommy * John Longden as Ivan * Cyril McLaglen as Sammy * William Pardue as Pierre * A. Bromley Davenport Arthur Henry Bromley-Davenport (29 October 1867 – 15 December 1946), better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK. Bromley-Davenport made appearances in at least 77 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palais De Danse (film)
''Palais de danse'' is a 1928 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mabel Poulton, John Longden and Robin Irvine. Cast * Mabel Poulton as No. 16 * John Longden as No. 1 * Robin Irvine as Tony King * Hilda Moore as Lady King * Chili Bouchier as No. 2 * Jerrold Robertshaw as Sir William King References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1928 films British drama films British silent feature films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
''Mademoiselle Parley Voo'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, John Stuart and Alf Goddard. It was made as a sequel to Elvey's earlier hit '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926), and was equally successful.Low p.173 Both films refer to the popular First World War song ''Mademoiselle from Armentières''. It was made at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Cast * Estelle Brody as Mademoiselle * John Stuart as John * Alf Goddard as Fred * John Longden as Le Beau * John Ashby as Their Son * Humberstone Wright as The Old Soldier * Wallace Bosco Wallace Charles Bosco (31 January 1880 in St Pancras, London – 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" i ... as Bollinger References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glad Eye (1927 Film)
''The Glad Eye'' is a 1927 British silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, Mabel Poulton and Jeanne de Casalis. It was a remake of '' The Glad Eye'', a 1920 film based on the play ''Le Zebre'' by Paul Armont. It was made at Twickenham Studios. Cast * Estelle Brody - Kiki * Mabel Poulton - Suzanne * Jeanne de Casalis - Lucienne * Hal Sherman - Chausette * Aubrey Fitzgerald - The Footman * A. Bromley Davenport - Galipau * John Longden - Floquet * John Stuart - Maurice * Humberston Wright Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secre ... - Gaston References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arcadians (film)
''The Arcadians'' is a 1927 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville (his directorial debut), and starring Ben Blue, Jeanne De Casalis and Vesta Sylva. It is a silent adaptation of the musical '' The Arcadians''. It is on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of missing films, but the British Film Institute has reported that an "incomplete and deteriorating nitrate print ... was apparently viewed prior to July 2008". It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. Cast * Ben Blue as Simplicitas Smith * Jeanne De Casalis as Mrs. Smith * Vesta Sylva as Eileen Cavanaugh * John Longden as Jack Meadows * Gibb McLaughlin as Peter Doody * Humberston Wright as Sir George Paddock * Cyril McLaglen as The Crook * Doris Bransgrove as Sombra * Nancy Rigg as Chrysea * Phyllis Calvert Phyllis Hannah Murray-Hill (née Bickle; 18 February 1915 – 8 October 2002), known professionally as Phyllis Calvert, was an English film, stage and television actress. She was one of the leading sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roses Of Picardy (film)
''Roses of Picardy'' is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart and Humberston Wright. The title is a reference to the popular First World War song Roses of Picardy. It was based on the novels ''The Spanish Farm'' (1924) ''Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four'' (1925) by R.H. Mottram. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis - Madame Vanderlynden * John Stuart - Lieutenant Skene * Humberston Wright - Jerome Vanderlynden * Jameson Thomas - Georges d'Archeville * Marie Ault - Baroness d'Archeville * A. Bromley Davenport - Baron d'Archeville * Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ... - Uncle References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinneys (1927 Film)
''Quinneys'' is a 1927 British romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Longden, Alma Taylor and Henry Vibart. It is an adaptation of the play '' Quinneys'' by Horace Annesley Vachell. David Lean worked on the film as a camera assistant.Philips p.17 It was made by Gaumont British at their Lime Grove Studios. Plot The screenplay concerns a British furniture salesman who buys some chairs from an American dealer, only to discover that they are fakes. Cast * John Longden - Joseph Quinney * Alma Taylor - Susan Quinney * Henry Vibart - Lord Melchester * Cyril McLaglen - Jim Miggott * Ursula Jeans - Mabel Dredge * Frances Cuyler - Posy * Wallace Bosco Wallace Charles Bosco (31 January 1880 in St Pancras, London – 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film actor and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer ... - Tomlin References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindle Wakes (1927 Film)
''Hindle Wakes'' is a 1927 British silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film is adapted from Stanley Houghton's 1912 stage play of the same name, and reunites Brody and Stuart following their hugely popular pairing in the previous year's '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres''. The film was also released under the title ''Fanny Hawthorne''. In its time, Houghton's play was considered extremely controversial and provocative in its message. It is seen as proto-feminist in tone, with its assumption that women as well as men could enjoy a brief sexual fling for what it was, without any sense of obligation on either side, and further that a woman was capable of making her own decisions, ignoring familial and societal strictures if necessary. ''Hindle Wakes'' was filmed four times, twice as a silent (the first version, also directed by Elvey, made in 1918) and twice in sound (in 1931 and 1952). The 1927 production was well-budgeted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flag Lieutenant (1926 Film)
''The Flag Lieutenant'' is a 1926 British war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Henry Edwards, Lilian Oldland and Dorothy Seacombe. It is based on the play ''The Flag Lieutenant'' by W.P. Drury. Its sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. The film proved to be one of the hits of the year at the British box office.Richards p.39 Sequels In 1927 Edwards starred in a sequel ''The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant''. The play was adapted into a film again in 1932, also starring Edwards. Cast * Henry Edwards as Dicky Lascelles * Lilian Oldland as Sybil Wynne * Dorothy Seacombe as Mrs Cameron * Fred Raynham as Major Thesiger * Fewlass Llewellyn as Admiral Wynne * Hayford Hobbs as D'Arcy Penrose * Forrester Harvey as Dusty Miller * Humberston Wright Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mademoiselle From Armentieres (film)
''Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' is a 1926 British World War I silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, John Stuart and Alf Goddard. The film was Elvey's first collaboration with screenwriter Victor Saville. It was followed by a 1928 sequel ''Mademoiselle Parley Voo''. Plot The unnamed Mademoiselle (Brody) helps her aunt to run a restaurant in Armentières. British soldier Johnny (Stuart) has fallen in love with her, and she shows signs of reciprocation. The local liaison officer asks Mademoiselle whether she can find out anything about a customer named Branz, who has aroused suspicion. By working her charms on him to gain his confidence, she discovers that he is a German spy. Mademoiselle has to keep her mission secret to avoid giving away her real motives. However Johnny misinterprets the attention she pays to Brandt, assuming her to be fickle. Johnny is summoned to the fighting line before Mademoiselle can explain herself. Once she has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |