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Charles Eaton (British Actor)
Charles Eaton is an English actor known for his stiff upper lip roles in British films of the 1930s and 40s. He appeared in a number of films by the director Maurice Elvey, his most prominent role being that of Captain Royde in Elvey's ''Who Goes Next?'' (1938). Filmography * ''D'Ye Ken John Peel'' (1935) * '' Double Alibi'' (1937) *''Who Goes Next?'' (1938) *''The Gaunt Stranger'' ''(The Phantom Strikes)'' (1938) * '' Blondes for Danger'' (1938) * ''Lightning Conductor'' (1938) *''Sword of Honour'' (1938) *'' Sons of the Sea'' (1939) *''Under Your Hat ''Under Your Hat'' is a 1940 British musical comedy spy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Austin Trevor. Production The film was an independent production made at Isleworth Studios. It was based on a ...'' (1940) English male film actors {{England-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He also produced more than fifty films - his own as well as films directed by others.Rachael Low:''The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918'' Linked 2015-03-18 Biography Born William Seward Folkard in Stockton-on-Tees, he ran away from home at the age of nine, seeking his fortune i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Goes Next?
''Who Goes Next?'' is a 1938 British war drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart and Jack Hawkins. The story was inspired by the real-life escape of 29 officers through a tunnel from Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Saxony, Germany, in July 1918. Premise During the First World War, a number of captured British officers attempt to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp. Main cast * Barry K. Barnes as Maj. Hamilton * Sophie Stewart as Sarah Hamilton * Jack Hawkins as Capt. Beck * Charles Eaton as Capt. Royde * Andrew Osborn as F/O Stevens * Frank Birch as Capt. Grover * Roy Findlay as Lt. Williams * Alastair Macintyre as Lt. Mackenzie * Meinhart Maur as Commandant Production The film was made at Wembley Studios by Twentieth Century Fox. It was a more expensive production than the quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Alibi (1937 Film)
''Double Alibi'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Ernest Sefton, John Warwick and Linden Travers. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Fox.Chibnall p.288 Plot The seemingly watertight alibi of a criminal is wrecked by the testimony of a woman connected with a rival gang. Cast * Ernest Sefton as Crayshaw * John Warwick as Charlie * Paul Neville as Dawkin * Linden Travers as Rita * Mavis Villiers as Miss Grant * Margaret Scudamore as Mrs. Havilland * Charles Eaton as Davidson * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Chelsea Life'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ... as Chauffeur References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gaunt Stranger
''The Gaunt Stranger'' (released as ''The Phantom Strikes'' in the US) is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Walter Forde. It stars Sonnie Hale, Wilfrid Lawson and Alexander Knox. Plot A notorious killer, long believed to have died in Australia, returns to England seeking revenge for the death of his sister. The "Ringer" threatens to murder the criminal mastermind Maurice Meister. Detective Inspector Alan Wembury is assigned to the case and, despite his strong dislike for Meister, attempts to protect him with the reluctant assistance of another criminal, Sam Hackett, who has been released from prison as he is the only man able to identify the "Ringer". Even with his help, Wembury struggles to unmask their target before the time at which Meister is due to be killed. Cast *Sonnie Hale as Samuel Cuthbert "Sam" Hackett * Wilfrid Lawson as Maurice Meister * Louise Henry as Cora Ann Milton *Alexander Knox as Dr Lomond *Peter Croft as John Lenley * George Merritt as Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondes For Danger
''Blondes for Danger'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios for release by British Lion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Premise London cabbie Alf Huggins finds himself caught up in the world of espionage and assassination. When a British executive's monopoly of the oil industry is threatened, Alf is set up as the patsy for his attempt on a Middle-Eastern Prince's life. Cast * Gordon Harker as Alf Huggins * Enid Stamp-Taylor as Valerie * Janet Johnson as Ann Penny * Ivan Brandt as Captain Berkeley * Percy Parsons as Quentin Hearns * Everley Gregg as Hetty Hopper * Henry Wolston as Doctor * Charles Eaton as Prince Boris Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightning Conductor (film)
''Lightning Conductor'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, John Lodge and Sally Gray. The screenplay concerns a London bus driver who becomes embroiled in a plot by foreign agents to steal secret documents. It was made at Pinewood Studios. Cast * Gordon Harker as Albert Rughouse * John Lodge as Anderson * Sally Gray as Mary * Ernest Thesiger as Professor * George Moon as George * Steven Geray as Mortley * Charles Eaton as Royle * Arthur Hambling as Bus Inspector * Roy Findlay as Dakers Critical reception Allmovie noted a "breezy British action comedy...No mere programmer, The Lightning Conductor is exceptionally well cast, with such reliables as John Lodge, Sally Gray, Ernst Thesiger and Steven Geray going through their usual expert paces." and ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Honour (1939 Film)
''Sword of Honour'' is a 1939 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Geoffrey Toone, Sally Gray, Dorothy Dickson. The screenplay concerns a recruit at Sandhurst who initially makes a poor impression, but goes on to prove himself by riding in the Grand National. Location shooting took place at Sandhurst, while interiors were shot at Walton Studios. Shortly afterwards, Elvey shot another military-themed film '' Sons of the Sea'' at Dartmouth Naval College.Mackenzie p.22 Cast * Geoffrey Toone as Bill Brown * Sally Gray as Lady Moira Talmadge * Dorothy Dickson as Mrs Stanhope * Donald Gray as Stukely * Wally Patch as Pomeroy Brown * Peter Gawthorne as Lord Carhampton * Frederick Culley as Duke of Honiton * Maire O'Neill as Biddy * Gordon Begg as Grandpa Brown * Cyril Smith as Bright * Charles Eaton as Cameo * Tommy Woodrooffe as Commentator * Patrick Holt Patrick Holt (31 January 1912 – 12 October 1993) was an English film and television actor. Biograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sons Of The Sea (1939 Film)
''Sons of the Sea'' is a 1939 British colour drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Leslie Banks, Kay Walsh, Mackenzie Ward and Cecil Parker. Plot In Britain in 1939, the head of Dartmouth Naval College is murdered. His successor, Captain Hyde, believes that he himself was in fact the intended target of the assassination. He soon begins to realise that both British and foreign intelligence agents are at work. He enlists the help of his son, a reluctant sea cadet, to smoke them out. Cast * Leslie Banks as Captain Hyde * Kay Walsh as Alison Devar * Mackenzie Ward as Newton Hulls * Cecil Parker as Commander Herbert * Simon Lack as Philip Hyde * Ellen Pollock as Margaret Hulls * Peter Shaw as John Strepte * Nigel Stock as Rudd * Kynaston Reeves as Professor Devar * Charles Eaton as Commander-in-Chief Production ''Sons of the Sea'' was filmed during the summer of 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, something explored in the themes of the film.The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Your Hat
''Under Your Hat'' is a 1940 British musical comedy spy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Austin Trevor. Production The film was an independent production made at Isleworth Studios. It was based on a popular stage musical starring Hulbert and Courtneidge, a husband-and-wife team who had made a series of successful comedy films during the 1930s. The sets were designed by art director James A. Carter. Musical numbers included "Can't Find That Tiger" sung by The Rhythm Brothers. Synopsis The film is set in pre-Second World War England where a leading film star Jack Millett and his wife Kay attempt to recover a secret carburettor stolen by enemy agents. Suspicious that Jack may be embarking on an affair with his glamorous co-star Carole Markoff, Kay follows him to the South of France, where in fact he is due to receive the carburettor from a contact at a night club, as he has actually been recruited as an undercover man for the governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |