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Barry MacKay (actor)
Barry MacKay (born Barry Leonard Graham Reay-Mackey; 8 January 1906 – 12 December 1985) was an English actor. He was most prominently seen in light comedic roles in the British cinema of the 1930s and is perhaps best known as Jessie Matthews' leading man in ''Evergreen'' (1934), ''Gangway'' (1937) and ''Sailing Along'' (1938). On Stage he performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in the Green Room Rags of 2 December 1934; opposite Ann Todd in the sketch ''Every Twenty Thousand Years''. Other notable roles include Lieutenant Somerville in '' Brown on Resolution'' (1935) and as Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in MGM's film ''A Christmas Carol'' (1938), the latter being one of two films he made in the US; the other was the lead role in a B-picture, '' Smuggled Cargo'' (1939). After these films and serving in the Canadian navy during WW II, followed by stage work, there was a long gap in his film career until he reappeared as a character actor in the 1950s, making his last film (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Shadows
''Passing Shadows'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Edmund Gwenn, Barry MacKay and Aileen Marson. It was made as Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.83 The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Edmund Gwenn as David Lawrence * Barry MacKay as Jim Lawrence * Aileen Marson as Mary Willett * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Stranger * Viola Lyel as Mrs. Willett * Wally Patch as Sergeant * John Turnbull as Inspector Goodall * Barbara Everest as Mrs. Lawrence * Beatrice Marsden Beatrice may refer to: * Beatrice (given name) Places In the United States * Beatrice, Alabama, a town * Beatrice, Humboldt County, California, a locality * Beatrice, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beatrice, Indiana, an unincorporate ... as Mrs. Smith References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders Are Orders (1955 Film)
''Orders Are Orders'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi, and featuring Brian Reece, Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, and Bill Fraser. Eric Sykes contributed to the script and appears in a minor role. It was a remake of the film ''Orders Is Orders'' (1933), itself based on the play '' Orders Are Orders'' by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. Plot A film production company decides to make a new space adventure film close to an army barracks, using the soldiers as extras. This does not go down well with the commanding officer, who attempts to make life as difficult as possible for the film crew. Cast * Brian Reece — Captain Harper * Margot Grahame — Wanda Sinclair * Raymond Huntley — Colonel Bellamy * Sid James — Ed Waggermeyer * Tony Hancock — Lt Wilfred Cartroad, the bandmaster * Peter Sellers — Private Goffin * Clive Morton — General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Round Table (film)
''Knights of the Round Table'' is a 1953 British adventure historical film made by MGM in England and Ireland. Directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman, it was the first film in CinemaScope made by the studio. The screenplay was by Talbot Jennings, and Noel Langley from Sir Thomas Malory's '' Le Morte d'Arthur'', first published in 1485 by William Caxton. The film was the second in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring Robert Taylor, coming between ''Ivanhoe'' (1952) and ''The Adventures of Quentin Durward'' (1955). All three were made at MGM's British studios at Borehamwood, near London and partly filmed on location. The cast included Robert Taylor as Sir Lancelot, Ava Gardner as Queen Guinevere, Mel Ferrer as King Arthur, Anne Crawford as Morgan Le Fay, Stanley Baker as Modred and Felix Aylmer as Merlin. The film uses the Welsh spelling for Arthur's nemesis, ''Modred'', rather than the more common ''Mordred''. In addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand National Night
''Grand National Night'' is a 1953 British thriller film brought to the screen by George Minter, produced by Phil C. Samuel, and based on a play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. It was directed by Bob McNaught and starred Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister and Beatrice Campbell (Patrick's wife) with support from Michael Hordern, Noel Purcell and a cameo role from Colin Gordon. The film was shot at Walton Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick Pusey. Cinematography was by Jack Asher. Previous to this film version Grand National Night had been presented as a BBC Radio serial as well as the original stage play, which was produced in 1945 and 1946. The cast of the original play was headed by Leslie Banks as Gerald Coates. Plot Racehorse trainer Gerald Coates argues with his alcoholic wife Babs on the evening after his horse has won the Grand National. She attacks him with a knife and there is a struggle with the knif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pickwick Papers (1952 Film)
''The Pickwick Papers'' is a 1952 British historical comedy drama film written and directed by Noel Langley and starring James Hayter, James Donald, Nigel Patrick and Joyce Grenfell. It is based on the Charles Dickens’s 1837 novel of the same name. It was made by Renown Pictures who had successfully released another Dickens adapation '' Scrooge'' the previous year. The film was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames. Shot in black-and-white, the film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick Pusey with costumes by Beatrice Dawson. It premiered at the Gaumont Cinema at Haymarket in London on 14 November 1952. In 1954, the Soviet Union paid £10,000 for the distribution rights, and it became the first British film to be shown in the Soviet Union after the Second World War, premiering on 29 July 1954 in a number of cities with a dubbed soundtrack. The film was followed a month later by a Russian reprint of Dickens' book, in 150,000 copies. Cast * Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dickensian Characters
This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z , __NOTOC__ A *Adams The top student David Copperfield's class at Dr Strong's school in Canterbury. *Aged Parent is the very old and very deaf father of John Wemmick in ''Great Expectations''. *Allen, Arabella is the sister of Benjamin Allen, and eventually Mr Winkle's wife, in ''The Pickwick Papers''. *Allen, Benjamin is a medical student and later a doctor in ''The Pickwick Papers''. Brother of Arabella Allen. *Artful Dodger (alias Jack Dawkins) is a street-smart pickpocket and criminal. He is the most successful and interesting of Fagin's thieves. He shows Oliver the ropes of the pickpocket game and is later captured and sentenced to transportation in '' Oliver Twist''. *Ayresleigh, Mr is a prisoner in ''The Pickwick Papers''. *Avenger, The is a servant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Killed John Savage?
''Who Killed John Savage?'' is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman. The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake of the 1932 Michael Powell-directed film ''Rynox''. Premise A businessman is found dead, leaving police detectives to work out whether it was suicide or murder. Cast *John Savage - Nicholas Hannen *Anthony Benedict - Barry MacKay *Inspector Chortley - Edward Chapman *Kate Savage - Kathleen Kelly *Woolrich - Henry Oscar *Smith - Ross Landon *Prout - George Kirby *Scruggs - C. Denier Warren Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...'' gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "though sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamorous Night (film)
''Glamorous Night'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Mary Ellis, Otto Kruger and Victor Jory. It is an adaptation of the play ''Glamorous Night'' by Ivor Novello. In a mythical European kingdom, King Stefan clashes with his prime minister and falls in love with the gypsy Melitza. Cast * Mary Ellis as Melitza Hjos * Otto Kruger as King Stefan * Victor Jory as Baron Lyadeff * Barry MacKay as Anthony Allan * Trefor Jones as Lorenti * Maire O'Neill as Phoebe * Anthony Holles as Maestro * Charles Carson as Otto * Felix Aylmer as Diplomat * Finlay Currie as Angus MacKintosh * Raymond Lovell as Ship's Officer Critical reception '' Sky Movies'' wrote, "The story creaks like a dowager's stays in this torrid tale of Ruritanian romance and skulduggery based on Ivor Novello's stage success. There are compensations, however, in the tuneful music and elegant production values, to say nothing of gipsies who appear to be addicted to ballet danci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Barrier (film)
''The Great Barrier'' is a 1937 British historical drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Richard Arlen, Lilli Palmer and Antoinette Cellier. The film depicts the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was based on the 1935 novel '' The Great Divide'' by Alan Sullivan. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton. Cast * Richard Arlen as Hickey * Lilli Palmer as Lou * Antoinette Cellier as Mary Moody * Barry MacKay as Steve * Roy Emerton as Moody * J. Farrell MacDonald as Major Rogers * Ben Welden as Joe * Jock MacKay as Bates * Ernest Sefton as Magistrate * Henry Victor as Bulldog Kelly * Reginald Barlow as James Hill * Arthur Loft as William Van Horne * Frank McGlynn Sr. as Sir John MacDonald Production It was one of a series of British Empire-related movies made by Gaumont around this time, others including ''Rhodes of Africa'', ''The Flying Doctor'' and ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Secretary (1935 Film)
''The Private Secretary'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edward Everett Horton, Barry MacKay, Judy Gunn and Oscar Asche. It is an adaptation of the play ''The Private Secretary'' by Charles Henry Hawtrey. It was made at Twickenham Studios. Premise A timid and dim-witted clergyman is duped into helping a playboy avoid his creditors, inherit his uncle's fortune and get the girl. Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Reverend Robert Spalding * Barry MacKay as Douglas Cattermole * Judy Gunn as Edith Marsland * Oscar Asche as Robert Cattermole * Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Ashford * Michael Shepley as Henry Marsland * Alastair Sim as Nebulae * Aubrey Dexter as Gibson * O. B. Clarence as Thomas Marsland * Davina Craig as Annie Critical reception ''TV Guide'' felt the comedy of the Victorian farce "didn't translate well into later times. Horton and Sim (in a secondary role) serve as the film's saving graces with some nice comic moments", and Sky Movies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Marlborough
''Me and Marlborough'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by Victor Saville, and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker. Plot Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a deserter drummer boy. When he finds the lad, Kit leads the pub patrons in attacking the sergeant's men, and the young man gets away, for which she is put in stocks. While there, she plans her impending wedding to Dick Welch. However, Cummings gets his revenge. On the night of the wedding, he tricks Dick into taking a shilling, which means he has enlisted in the army. She watches as a ship takes him to the fighting. Undaunted, she disguises herself as a man named Simon and joins up with the Duke of Marlborough's army in Flanders to find her missing husband. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'', Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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