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Carroll Gibbons
Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era. Image of Gibbons from the W.D. & H.O. Wills ''Radio Celebrities'' cigarette card series">cigarette_card.html" ;"title="W.D. & H.O. Wills ''Radio Celebrities'' cigarette card">W.D. & H.O. Wills ''Radio Celebrities'' cigarette card series Early life and career He was born and raised in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States, one of three children of Peter and Mary Gibbons. In his late teens he travelled to London to study at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1924, he returned to London as a relief pianist with the Boston Orchestra for an engagement at the Savoy Hotel in the Strand. He liked Britain so much that he settled there, and later became the co-leader (with Howie Jacobs) of the Savoy Orpheans and the bandleader of the New MayFair Orchestra, which recorded for the Gramophon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Dance Band
British dance band is a genre of popular jazz and dance music that developed in British dance halls and hotel ballrooms during the 1920s and 1930s, often called a Golden Age of British music, prior to the Second World War. Thousands of miles away from the origins of jazz in the United States, British dance bands of this era typically played melodic, good-time music that had jazz and big band influences but also maintained a peculiarly British sense of rhythm and style which came from the music hall tradition. Often comedians of the day or music hall personalities would sing novelty recordings backed by well-known British dance band leaders. Some of the British dance band leaders and musicians went on to fame in the United States in the swing era. Thanks to Britain's continuing ballroom dancing tradition and its recording copyright laws, British dance music of the pre-swing era still attracts a modest audience, which American dance music of the same period does not. Notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Clinic
The London Clinic is a private healthcare organisation and registered charity based on the corner of Devonshire Place and Marylebone Road in central London. According to HealthInvestor, it is one of England's largest private hospitals. History The London Clinic was established by a group of Harley Street doctors; the building was designed by Charles Henry Biddulph-Pinchard and officially opened by the Duchess of York in 1932. The Queen opened a new cancer centre, built at a cost of £80 million, at the London Clinic in April 2010. After an inspection in December 2014 by the Food Standards Agency the organisation was given only two stars - the only hospital in London to perform so poorly - but the poor standard of hygiene was addressed and, after a further inspection in June 2015, the Clinic was awarded five stars. In November 2015 it secured a £65 million revolving credit facility from HSBC which was used to increase theatre capacity, boost technology investment and renovat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live In Grosvenor Square
''I Live in Grosvenor Square'' is a British comedy-drama romance war film directed and produced by Herbert Wilcox. It was the first of Wilcox's "London films" collaboration with his wife, actress Anna Neagle. Her co-stars were Dean Jagger and Rex Harrison. The plot is set in a context of US-British wartime co-operation, and displays icons of popular music with the purpose of harmonising relationships on both sides of the Atlantic. An edited version was distributed in the United States, with two additional scenes filmed in Hollywood, under the title ''A Yank in London''. Plot In the summer of 1943, after he is taken off combat operations for medical reasons, American SSgt John Patterson ( Dean Jagger), an Army Air Force gunner, is billeted in the London home of the Duke of Exmoor ( Robert Morley) in London's Grosvenor Square. He is befriended by the Duke and British paratrooper Major David Bruce (Rex Harrison). The latter has taken leave from the army to contest a parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Gynt
Greta Gynt (born Margrethe Woxholt; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films '' The Dark Eyes of London'', ''Mr. Emmanuel'', ''Take My Life'', ''Dear Murderer'' and '' The Ringer''. She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and early 40s, and by the late 40s she appeared in major films. The Rank Organisation tried to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also attempted a career in the US, starring in MGM's ''Soldiers Three'' (1951) before returning to Britain. Her most famous films are the 1939 Bela Lugosi film '' The Dark Eyes of London'' as the tough heroine, heroic as an underground leader in '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943), touching as Jewish Elsie Silver in ''Mr. Emmanuel'' (1944), forceful as loyal wife proving her husband's innocence in the thriller ''Take My Life'', a promiscuous murderess in ''Dear Murderer'', both in 1947, and as a nightclub singer singi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Common Touch
''The Common Touch'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Geoffrey Hibbert, Harry Welchman, Greta Gynt, and Joyce Howard. The film is a remake by the director of his 1933 film ''Doss House''. Pianist Mark Hambourg appears in a small role. Plot At the age of 18 Peter Henderson is orphaned and has to leave school in the middle of the term (after winning a cricket match) to take over the father's firm, "Henderson's", one of the most important in the City of London. The directors are shocked by his youth. Cartwright, one of the company directors, tries to retain control of the decision-making, but Peter follows his father's explicit instructions to learn about the business. One day, Peter asks an employee about what occupies a certain city block his firm wants to demolish. (Cartwright and his cronies are secretly trying to enrich themselves.) The man tells him about Charlie's, a dosshouse. Peter and a former schoolmate disguise themselves as down-and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling All Stars (1937 Musical)
''Calling All Stars'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Arthur Askey, Evelyn Dall and Max Bacon. The film is a revue, featuring a number of musical acts playing themselves. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release as a quota quickie. The film's art direction is by Norman G. Arnold. Plot After a set of master discs is dropped, the recording artists are gathered with each providing a portion of their composition. Partial cast * Arthur Askey - Waiter * Bert Ambrose - Himself * Carroll Gibbons - Himself * Evelyn Dall - Herself * Max Bacon - Himself * Sam Browne - Himself * Leon Cortez Leon Cortez (27 May 1898 – 31 December 1970) was a British musician and actor who appeared regularly on stage and in films and television in a career that spanned five decades. Biography Leon Cortez was born in London as Richard Alfred Chalklin ... and His Coster Band References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, Sweetheart
''Hello, Sweetheart'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Claude Hulbert, Gregory Ratoff and Jane Carr. The film was made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at the company's Teddington Studios.Wood p.86 It is based on the play ''The Butter and Egg Man'' by George S. Kaufman. Plot A poultry farmer is persuaded to invest in a film company. Cast * Claude Hulbert as Henry Pennyfeather * Gregory Ratoff as Joseph Lewis * Jane Carr as Babs Beverley * Nancy O'Neil as Helen Taylor * Olive Blakeney as Daisy Montrose * Cyril Smith as Mac McGuire * Morris Harvey as F.Q. Morse * Felix Aylmer as Peabody * Phyllis Stanley * Johnny Nitt * Marriott Edgar * Carroll Gibbons as Orchestra Leader * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling In Love (1935 Film)
''Falling in Love'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Charles Farrell, Mary Lawson, Diana Napier and Gregory Ratoff. The film was shot at Walton Studios.Wood p.81 It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title ''Trouble Ahead''. Plot The manager of an American film star struggles to cope with her behaviour. Cast * Charles Farrell as Howard Elliott * Mary Lawson as Ann Brent * Gregory Ratoff as Oscar Marks * H. F. Maltby as Cummins * Diana Napier as Gertie * Cathleen Nesbitt as Mother * Patrick Aherne as Dick Turner * Margot Grahame as June Desmond * Sally Stewart as Winnie * Monty Banks as Film Director * Marion Harris as Cafe Singer * Pat Fitzpatrick as Jackie * Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra as Themselves * Eliot Makeham as Caretaker * Miles Malleson as Minor Role * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance In Rhythm
''Romance in Rhythm'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Phyllis Clare and David Hutcheson, David Burns. It was made at Cricklewood Studios. The screenplay concerns a songwriter who is accused of murdering a nightclub manager.Chibnall p.280 Cast * Phyllis Clare as Ruth Lee * David Hutcheson as Bob Mervyn * David Burns as Mollari * Queenie Leonard as Skye Gunderson * Paul Tillett * Geoffrey Goodheart * Philip Strange * Julian Vedey * Carroll Gibbons as Himself with his Savoy Orpheans References Bibliography *Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ..., 2007. *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Mame
''Call Me Mame'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring Ethel Irving, John Batten and Dorothy Bartlam. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.271 Cast * Ethel Irving as Mame * John Batten as Gordon Roantree * Dorothy Bartlam as Tess Lennox * Winifred Oughton as Victoria * Julian Royce as Poulton * Arthur Maude as Father * Alice O'Day as Mother * Pat Fitzpatrick as Child * Carroll Gibbons Carroll Richard Gibbons (January 4, 1903 – May 10, 1954) was an American-born pianist, bandleader and popular composer who made his career primarily in England during the British dance band era. Image of Gibbons from the W.D. & H.O. Wills ... as Leader of the Savoy Orpheans 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, 1927-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking On The Bright Side
''Looking on The Bright Side'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film It was directed by Graham Cutts and Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Richard Dolman and Julian Rose. Plot summary Gracie (Fields) and Laurie (Dolman) are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress. Cast * Gracie Fields as Gracie * Richard Dolman as Laurie * Julian Rose as Oscar Schultz * Wyn Richmond as Josie Joy * Tony De Lungo as Delmonico * Betty Shale as Hetty Hunt * Viola Compton as Police Sergeant * Bettina Montahners as Bettina * Charles Farrell as Released criminal Home media The film was released on DVD as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which, in addition to this film, includes the films '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931), '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934), ''Sing As We Go'' (1934), ''Look Up and Laugh'' (1935), ''Queen of Hearts The queen of hearts is a pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet & Swing
''Sweet & Swing'' is a radio programme broadcast on Manx Radio, featuring music from the big band era. The show is presented by Howard Caine (known as "H"), having previously been a joint presentation with the late Jim ''"The Jazz"'' Caine, the programme's creator. In January 2017 Manx Radio introduced a sister programme to ''Sweet & Swing'' titled '' Jumpin' In''. Originally the sister programmes alternated on Manx Radio's Friday night schedule over a fixed schedule period until October 2019, when ''Jumpin' In'' was allocated its own designated transmission slot on Saturday night. This was revised in June 2022, following a reshuffle of Manx Radio’s evening programme schedule, which resulted in ''Jumpin’ In'' returning to the Friday 9pm spot whilst ''Sweet & Swing'' moved to the Tuesday evening slot which had been vacated following the announcement of the suspension of '' The Folk Show.'' The revision proved to be only temporary, and ''Sweet & Swing'' resumed its Friday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
