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Basil Gill
Basil Gill (10 March 1877 – 23 April 1955) was a British stage actor and film actor. His stage career included many roles in plays of Shakespeare. Life He was a son of the Rev. John Gill, of Cambridge.Obituary, ''The Glasgow Herald'', page 9, 25 April 1955. His first stage appearance, in Bury, Lancashire in 1897, was in '' The Sign of the Cross'' (Wilson Barrett's most successful play); the following year he appeared in this play in London. He then toured Australia and the USA with ''The Sign of the Cross'' and '' Ben-Hur''. In 1903 he joined Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company at His Majesty's Theatre, London, and appeared in plays of Shakespeare, playing several important roles. He left the company in 1907. He continued to perform, into the 1930s, in Shakespeare's plays during his career. As well as being a Shakespearean actor, he was regarded as a matinée idol and played romantic parts in modern plays. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 88,818. Birkenhead Priory and the Mersey Ferry were established in the 12th century. In the 19th century, Birkenhead expanded greatly as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution. Birkenhead Park and Hamilton Square were laid out as well as the first street tramway in Britain. The Mersey Railway connected Birkenhead and Liverpool with the world's first tunnel beneath a tidal estuary; the shipbuilding firm Cammell Laird and a seaport were established. In the second half of the 20th century, the town suffered a significant period of decline, with containerisation causing a reduction in port activity. The Wirral Waters development is planned to regenerate much of the dockland. Toponymy The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Banks Of Allan Water
''On the Banks of Allan Water'' is a 1916 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy.Low p.297 Cast * Basil Gill as Richard Warden * J. Hastings Batson as Sir John Warden * Roy Byford Roy Byford (12 January 1873 – 31 January 1939) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' The Little Damozel'' (1916) * '' On the Banks of Allan Water'' (1916) * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * '' The D ... as David Graeme * F.G. Clifton as James Hart * Violet Graham as Elsie Graeme * Grania Gray as Lady Ida Barrington References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films British drama films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Lordship (1936 Film)
''His Lordship'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring George Arliss, Romilly Lunge and Rene Ray. It was released with the alternative title ''Man of Affairs'' in the United States. Plot Its plot involves Arliss as a British Foreign secretary swapping identities with his black sheep twin brother (also Arliss), and the rescuing of Britain from war with an Arab nation. Production The film was based on the 1931 play ''The Nelson Touch'' by Neil Grant. It was made the Lime Grove Studios in London, with sets designed by art director Alfred Junge. Cast * George Arliss as Richard Fraser / Lord Duncaster * Romilly Lunge as Bill Howard * Rene Ray as Vera * Allan Jeayes as Barak * Jessie Winter as Lady Duncaster * John Ford as Ibrahim * Lawrence Anderson as Nahil * Bernard Merefield as Phillpotts * John Turnbull as Stevenson * Basil Gill as Abdullah Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote "The best thing about the film is some nice split-screen work, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaol Break
''Gaol Break'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Ince, Basil Gill and Raymond Lovell. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.86 Cast * Ralph Ince as Jim Oakley * Pat Fitzpatrick as Mickie Oakley * Basil Gill as Dr. Walter Merkin * Raymond Lovell as Duke * Lorna Hubbard as Daisy Oakley * Roy Findlay as Louie * Elliott Mason as Euphie * Desmond Roberts Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actorLeibfried & Lane p. 105. who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey. He was born in Hampstead, and died in Eastbourne. Partial filmograph ... as Paul Kendall 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembrandt (1936 Film)
''Rembrandt'' is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Bíró based on a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal. Plot Cast * Charles Laughton as Rembrandt van Rijn * Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dircx * Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels * Edward Chapman as Carel Fabritius * Walter Hudd as Frans Banning Cocq * Roger Livesey as Beggar Saul * John Bryning as Titus van Rijn * Sam Livesey as Auctioneer * Herbert Lomas as Gerrit van Rijn * Allan Jeayes as Dr. Tulp * John Clements as Govert Flinck * Raymond Huntley as Ludwick * Abraham Sofaer as Dr. Menasseh * Laurence Hanray as Heertsbeeke * Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand-Coeur * Edmund Willard as Van Zeeland * Henry Hewitt as Jan Six * Marius Goring as Baron Leivens (un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Cavalcade
''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Marcel Varnel. The film features Marie Lohr, Hermione Baddeley, Owen Nares, Robert Hale, Austin Trevor, James Carew, Edward Chapman and Ronald Shiner as the Soldier in Trenches. The film was presented by Associated British Pictures Corporation. Synopsis The film portrays a dramatised pastiche of great events that occurred during the reign of George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother .... It was made to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of his succession to the throne. Cast References External links * * * 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immortal Gentleman
''Immortal Gentleman'' is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller and Dennis Hoey.Wood p.82 It was a low-budget B film, which usually did not have historical settings. Synopsis In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a Southwark tavern and begin discussing the other customers who remind them of characters from Shakespeare's plays. Cast * Basil Gill as William Shakespeare / Malvolio * Rosalinde Fuller as Ophelia / Juliet / Lady * Dennis Hoey as Soldier / Toby Belch * Anne Bolt as Jane / Maria * Edgar Owen as Ben Jonson / Mercutio * Hubert Leslie as Michael Drayton * Laidman Browne as Gambler / Petruchio / Feste * Terence de Marney as Harry Morton / Hamlet / Romeo * Derrick De Marney as James Carter / Tybalt * Fred Rains as Miser * Dennis Wyndham as Voyager * Ivan Berlyn as Father / Aguecheek * Leo Genn as Merchant / Shylock * Roy By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Spark
''The Divine Spark'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Marta Eggerth, Phillips Holmes, Benita Hume and Donald Calthrop. An Italian-language version '' Casta Diva'' was shot simultaneously. Both films were made at the Tirrenia Studios in Italy. Cast * Marta Eggerth as Maddalena Fumaroli * Phillips Holmes as Vincenzo Bellini * Benita Hume as Giuditta Pasta * Donald Calthrop as Judge Fumaroli * Arthur Margetson as Ernesto Tosi * Edmund Breon as Gioacchino Rossini * Basil Gill as Romanie * Hugh Miller as Niccolo Paganini * Edward Chapman as Saverio Mercadante * John Clements as Fiorino * John Deverell as King * Felix Aylmer as Butler * Peter Gawthorne as Felice Romani Giuseppe Felice Romani (31 January 178828 January 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist betw ... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The School For Scandal (1930 Film)
''The School for Scandal'' is a 1930 British historical comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming. It is the first sound film adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play ''The School for Scandal''. It is also the only feature-length film shot using the unsuccessful Raycol colour process, and marked the screen debut of Sally Gray. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. It ended up being released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.262 The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films. Cast * Basil Gill as Sir Peter Teazle * Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle * Ian Fleming as Joseph Surface * Henry Hewitt as Charles Surface * Edgar K. Bruce as Sir Oliver Surface * Hayden Coffin as Sir Harry Bumper * Hector Abbas as Moses * Dodo Watts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God's Good Man
''God's Good Man'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Peggy Carlisle and Barry Bernard. It was based on a 1904 novel by Marie Corelli. Its plot involves an heiress who marries a much poorer man. Cast * Basil Gill as Reverend John Walden * Peggy Carlisle as Maryilla Vancourt * Barry Bernard as Julien Adderley * Hugh Dabernon-Stoke as Oliver Leach * Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' The Splendid Cow ... as Bainton * Julian Henry as Lord Roxmouth * Temple Bell as Cicely Bourne * Kate Gurney as Mrs. Spice References External links * * 1919 films British silent feature films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels Films based on works by Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rocks Of Valpre (1919 Film)
''The Rocks of Valpre'' is a 1919 British silent film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Peggy Carlisle and Cowley Wright. It is an adaptation of the 1913 novel '' The Rocks of Valpré'' by Ethel M. Dell. Cast * Basil Gill as Trevor Mordaunt * Peggy Carlisle as Christine Wyndham * Cowley Wright as Bertrand de Montville * 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 ... as Captain Rodolphe * Barry Bernard as Noel Wyndham * Hugh Dabernon-Stoke as Rupert Wyndham * William Saville as Jack Forrest * Winifred Sadler as Aunt References External links * 1910s historical drama films British historical drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Maurice Elvey British black-and-white films Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soul Of Guilda Lois
''The Soul of Guilda Lois'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson, Basil Gill and Cameron Carr.Low p.455 It is based on a novel by Newman Flower and is often known by the alternative title of ''A Soul's Crucifixion''. Cast * Violet Hopson as Guilda Lois * Basil Gill as Julian Neave * Cameron Carr as Paul Brian * Richard Buttery as Dicky Tremayne * Clifford Pembroke as Major Hardene * J. Hastings Batson as Gregoire * Hilda Bayley Hilda Christabel Bailey (29 June 1888 – 26 May 1971) was a British theatre and film actress. On stage from 1913, she was in both stage and film versions of ''Carnival'' in 1918 and 1921, respectively; and in the controversial crime film ''Coca ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films British drama films Films directed by Frank Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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