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Claud Conolly Cowan
Claude Dampier (born Claud Conolly Cowan; 23 November 1878 – 1 January 1955) was an English film actor and popular character comedian in the early 20th century. Life He was born in Clapham, South London as Claud Conolly Cowan.Richard Anthony Baker, ''Old Time Variety: an illustrated history'', Pen & Sword, 2011, , pp.66-67 After gaining some theatrical experience in Britain, from the mid-1890s, he toured Australia with Edward Branscombe's Dandies troupes between 1910 and 1917. He revisited the country in 1921, touring in revue shows with Hilda Attenboro, and starred in two Australian films. Claude Dampier, Australian Variety Theatre Archive, 2018 Retrieved 17 April 2022 He also worked in South Africa. Following an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashford, Middlesex
Ashford is a town almost wholly in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, with a small area contained within the boundaries of the London Borough of Hounslow, approximately west-southwest of central London. Its name derives from a crossing point of the River Ash, a distributary of the River Colne. Historically part of Middlesex, the town's wards have been part of Surrey County Council since 1965. Ashford consists of relatively low density low- and medium-rise buildings, none of them being high rise. If excluding apartments (at the last census 27% of the housing stock) most houses are semi-detached. Ashford railway station, on the Waterloo to Reading Line, is served by South Western Railway. Heathrow Airport is north of the town. A leading gymnastics club, HMP Bronzefield and one of the sites of Brooklands College are in the town. Ashford Hospital, which began as a workhouse, is to the north of the town centre. Ashford Common has a parade of shops and is a more residential wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hullo Marmaduke
''Hullo Marmaduke'' is a 1924 Australian film comedy drama from director Beaumont Smith about a naive Englishman (Claude Dampier) who comes to Australia as a remittance man. It is considered a lost film. Plot Marmaduke (Claude Dampier) is the youngest son of a noble English family who is sent out to Australia on the RMS Osterley with his faithful valet Huggett (Jimmy Taylor). At Fremantle he is swindled by two card sharps out of most of his money. He then goes to Adelaide and makes his way to the gold fields. On the voyage he meets up with barmaid Mrs Mary Morton (Constance Graham) and her young daughter Margie who are looking for Mary's husband Mike (Mayne Lynton). Mrs Morton is killed by some burglars, including her husband, and with her dying breath asks Maramduke to look after her daughter. Marmaduke makes a fortune prospecting, spends the money on Margie and falls in love with her as Margie grows up (Lucille Lisle). Margie is taken prisoner by a lunatic who puts her on board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riding High (1937 Film)
''Riding High'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Claude Dampier, John Garrick, Kathleen Gibson and Helen Haye. It is very loosely based on the story of the inventor Thomas McCall, who came up with a radically new design for a bicycle in Victorian Britain. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.96 Cast * Claude Dampier as Septimus Earwicker * Helen Haye as Miss Ada Broadbent * John Garrick as Tom Blake * Kathleen Gibson as Grace Meadows * John Warwick as George Davenport * Billy Merson as Popping * Mae Bacon as Mrs. Winterbottom * Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upo ... as Sir Joseph Wilmot * Billy Holland as Jack Adamson * Billy Bray as Ted Rance * Aileen Latham as Fanny * The Georgian Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Shall Have Music
''She Shall Have Music'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Claude Dampier. Hylton played himself in a story built around a millionaire shipowner who hires a band (led by Hylton) to publicise his ships. It was also released as ''Wherever She Goes''. The film was made at Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter. For distribution in the United States, to comply with the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code scenes involving portions of two songs and a dance featuring "an undue amount of nudity" were removed. Partial cast * Jack Hylton as Himself - Bandleader * June Clyde as Dorothy Drew * Claude Dampier as Eddie * Brian Lawrance as Brian Gates * Gwen Farrar as Miss Peachum * Marjorie Brooks as Mrs. Marlowe * Edmund Breon as Freddie Gates * Felix Aylmer Sir Felix Edward Aylmer Jones, OBE (21 February 1889 – 2 September 1979) was an English stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted!
''Wanted!'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Zasu Pitts, Claude Dampier and Mark Daly. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.298 Premise The Oatfields, a married couple, are mistaken for jewel thieves and forced to go to a party. The husband accidentally turns on the burglar alarm and the real criminals are apprehended. Cast * Zasu Pitts as Winnie Oatfield * Claude Dampier as Henry Oatfield * Mark Daly as Mr. Smithers * Norma Varden as Mrs. Smithers * Finlay Currie as Uncle Mart * Kathleen Harrison as Belinda * Billy Holland as Harry the Hick * Stella Bonheur as Baby Face * Billy Bray as Sparrow Hawkins * Arthur Goullet as Bonelli * Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * ''A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing As You Swing
''Sing as You Swing'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham, Bill Dwyer and Claude Dampier. It was made as a quota quickie and features turns from a variety of radio and revue stars with little background narrative.Chibnall p.291 The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It was shot at Joe Rock's Elstree Studios. Cast * Charles Clapham as Himself * Bill Dwyer as Himself * Claude Dampier as Pomphrey Featherstone-Chaw * Billie Carlyle as Telephone Operator * The Mills Brothers as Themselves * Evelyn Dall as Cora Fane * Mantovani as Himself * Lu Ann Meredith as Sally Bevan * Brian Lawrance as Jimmy King * Carol Chilton as Herself * Maceo Thomas as Himself * Nat Gonella and His Georgians as Themselves * Beryl Orde as Herself * H. F. Maltby as Drake * Edward Ashley as Harrington * Rio & Santos as Themselves * Jimmy Godden * Eric Maturin * The Sherman Fisher Girls as Themselves References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Knew What She Wanted
''She Knew What She Wanted'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Albert Burdon, Claude Dampier and Googie Withers. It was based on the stage musical ''Funny Face''. Premise An amoral young dancer falls in love with the band leader. Cast * Albert Burdon as Dugsie * Betty Ann Davies as Frankie * Claude Dampier as Jimmy Reeves * W.H. Berry as Herbert * Fred Conyngham as Peter Thurston * Ben Welden as Chester * Googie Withers Georgette Lizette Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011), known professionally as Googie Withers, was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actress with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. ... as Dora * Hope Davy as June * Sybil Grove as Mme. Piccard * Albert le Fre as Butler References External links * 1936 films 1930s English-language films British musical comedy films 1936 musical comedy films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Castle (1936 Film)
''King of the Castle'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring June Clyde, Claude Dampier and Billy Milton. It was shot at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.86 Cast * June Clyde as Marilyn Bean * Claude Dampier as Pullen * Billy Milton as Monty King * Cynthia Stock as Elsie * Wally Patch as Trout * Arthur Finn as Henry Bean * Paul Blake as Sir Percival Trellis * H. F. Maltby as Mr. Crow * Mavis Villiers as Billie * Jimmy Godden Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the ... as Bailiff References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films British comedy films 1936 comedy films Films shot at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Nuisance No
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkeit'' or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science, psychology, marketing, and advertising. In public relations and communication science, it is one of the more ambiguous concepts in the field. Although it has definitions in the theory of the field that have been formulated from the early 20th century onwards, and suffered more recent years from being blurred, as a result of conflation of the idea of a public with the notions of audience, market segment, community, constituency, and stakeholder. Etymology and definitions The name "public" originates with the Latin '' publicus'' (also '' poplicus''), from ''populus'', to the English word 'populace', and in general denotes some mass population ("the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In (film)
''All In'' is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh. The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It is also known by the alternative title ''Tattenham Corner'', from the play on which it is based. The film was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. It was based on a play, ''Tattenham Corner'', by Philip Merivale and Brandon Fleming, which takes its name from a sharp bend on Epsom Racecourse, where the Derby is run. Cast * Ralph Lynn as Archie Slott * Gina Malo as Kay Slott * Jack Barty as Tingaling Tom * Claude Dampier as Toop * Sydney Fairbrother as Genesta Slott * Garry Marsh as Lilleywhite * Robert Nainby as Eustace Slott * O. B. Clarence as Hemingway * Gibb McLaughlin as Reverend Cuppleditch * Glennis Lorimer as Kitty * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such Is Life (1936 Film)
''Such Is Life'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Randall Faye and starring Gene Gerrard, Claude Dampier and Jean Colin. It was made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.92 Main cast * Gene Gerrard as Jack Rayner * Claude Dampier as Green * Jean Colin as Betty Blair * Eve Gray as Vicky * Frank Birch as Mockett * MacArthur Gordon as Chapman * Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ... as Sallust * Paul Sheridan as Mandeville * Billie Carlisle as Secretary References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films British comedy films 1936 comedy films Films shot at Shepperton Studios Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Will Be Boys (1935 Film)
''Boys Will Be Boys'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine which stars Will Hay, Gordon Harker and Jimmy Hanley. The film is set at Narkover School, where headmaster Doctor Alec Smart (Will Hay) becomes involved in the disappearance of a valuable necklace. The setting is loosely based on the works of Beachcomber, where Narkover is a school specializing in gambling and extortion, and the headmaster is a "Dr. Smart-Allick". Plot Alec Smart, who is engaged teaching in a prison, applies for the job of headmaster at a nearby public school to replace the previous headmaster who has been convicted of writing forged cheques and has just been sent to prison. Smart appeals to the Governor to write him a good reference which he pretends to. Afterwards he writes his real recommendation which is very negative about Smart's talents. The trustee who works as the Governor's secretary, Faker Brown, "accidentally" gets the two letters mixed up and delivers the one praising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
