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Cameron Hall (actor)
Cameron Hall (6 January 1897 – 19 December 1983) was an English actor. He was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, and died, aged 86, in Sidmouth, Devon Selected filmography * ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (1935) * ''First a Girl'' (1935) - Cast Member (uncredited) * '' Dark World'' (1935) * ''The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) - Cast Member (uncredited) * ''This'll Make You Whistle'' (1936) - Furnishings Salesman (uncredited) * ''Conquest of the Air'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Lilac Domino'' (1937) - Arnim * ''Adventure's End'' (1937) - Slivers * ''The Citadel'' (1938) - Man Who Buys Microscope (uncredited) * ''Yes, Madam?'' (1939) - Catlett * ''The Stars Look Down'' (1940) - Cinema Commissionaire (uncredited) * '' Contraband'' (1940) - Naval Officer (uncredited) * ''A Window in London'' (1940) - Hotel Doorman (uncredited) * ''Three Silent Men'' (1940) - Badger Wood * ''Neutral Port'' (1940) - Charlie Baxter * '' Spellbound'' (1941) - Mr. Nugent * ''East of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingston Upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east of York, the historic county town. With a population of (), it is the fourth-largest city in the Yorkshire and the Humber region after Leeds, Sheffield and Bradford. The town of Wyke on Hull was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool. Renamed ''Kings-town upon Hull'' in 1299, Hull had been a market town, military supply port, trading centre, fishing and whaling centre and industrial metropolis. Hull was an early theatre of battle in the English Civil Wars. Its 18th-century Member of Parliament, William Wilberforce, took a prominent part in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain. More than 95% of the city was damaged or destroyed in the blitz and suffered a perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Window In London
''A Window in London'' is a 1940 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Michael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Sally Gray, Paul Lukas and Hartley Power. It is a remake of the French film ''Metropolitan (1939 film), Metropolitan'' (1939). The plot focuses on a man who becomes drawn to the wife of a jealous magician - after spotting what appears to be a murder in their flat. The film is set in London, and was made when Waterloo Bridge was still under construction. It was released in the US in 1942 under the title ''Lady in Distress''. Plot Pat (Patricia Roc) is a hotel switchboard operator at an exclusive London apartment block (the exterior location is actually Dolphin Square). She completes her night shift exhausted and has forgotten to give a client his 6am alarm call. She walks cheerfully home to her new husband, Peter (Michael Redgrave) a crane operator. They are a happy, well-meaning couple. However, because of their different shifts during the day they have n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See A Dark Stranger
''I See a Dark Stranger'' – released as ''The Adventuress'' in the United States – is a 1946 British World War II spy film with touches of light comedy, by the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Deborah Kerr and Trevor Howard. As the film was made during the war the final section of the film "Peace" is clearly either an additional or alternative ending. It is a strange movie to judge where the empathy of the British audience is meant to lie. Bridie herself, who is Irish and openly anti-British is willing to help the Germans at the outset and through most of the film. Plot In May 1944, during World War II, a young Irishwoman, Bridie Quilty, turns 21 and sets out to fulfil a lifelong dream born in listening to her late father's stories of the Irish Revolution. She leaves her rural village and goes to Dublin. On the way, she shares a train compartment with J. Miller, but believing him to be English, she is very brusque with him. On arrival, she se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Turn To You
''I'll Turn to You'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Geoffrey Faithfull and starring Terry Randall, Don Stannard and Harry Welchman. It was one of a number of films dealing with the problems of returning servicemen.Spicer p.91 Whilst not a musical it has a long concert section at the end allowing the title song to close the story. It was shot at the Walton Studios west of London. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Paterson. It was made by Butcher's Film Service as a higher budget film than usual, and like many of the company's output is named after a traditional song of the same title. Cast * Terry Randall as Aileen Meredith * Don Stannard as Roger Meredith * Harry Welchman as Mr. Collins * Ann Codrington as Mrs. Collins * Ellis Irving as Henry Browning * Irene Handl as Mrs. Gammon * George Merritt as Cecil Joy * Nicolette Roeg as Flora Fenton * Anthony Pendrell as Dick Fenton * Leslie Perrins as Mr. Chigwell * Grace Arnold as Nurse * Hal Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beware Of Pity
''Beware of Pity'' is a 1946 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilli Palmer, Albert Lieven and Cedric Hardwicke. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefan Zweig. A paraplegic young baroness mistakes compassion for love. The film's costumes were designed by Cecil Beaton. It was made by Two Cities Films at Islington Studios. The film was not a great popular success outside the Soviet Union. Plot The film opens with a framing device set in post-Second World War Britain. When a young man comes to aged Anton Marek (Albert Lieven) for romantic advice, Marek tells him a story from his own past, which leads to a flashback. In the days leading up to the First World War, Lieutenant Marek is assigned to an Austro-Hungarian cavalry regiment stationed in a small town. There he meets Baroness Edith de Kekesfalva (Lilli Palmer), a young woman who is a paraplegic as the result of a horse riding accident. Noticing how the young man has cheered up his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyal Heart
''Loyal Heart'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont. The film portrays rivalry in the sheep farming community. It was made by the independent film, independent company British National Films as a supporting feature. Location filming took place in Cumberland during summer 1944 but it was a further year before the studio-shot scenes were completed. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was released on a double bill with the Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood costume film ''The Strange Woman''.Chibnall & McFarlane p.290 Main cast * Percy Marmont as John Armstrong * Harry Welchman Harry Welchman (24 February 1886 – 3 January 1966) was an English star of musical theatre. He made several appearances in non-musical plays, but was remembered as, in the words of ''The Times'', "perhaps the most popular musical comedy hero on th ... as Sir Ian * Patricia Marmont as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Demetrio London
''San Demetrio London'' is a 1943 British World War II docudrama based on the true story of the 1940 salvage of the tanker MV ''San Demetrio'' by some of her own crew, who reboarded her after she had been set on fire by the German heavy cruiser ''Admiral Scheer'' and then abandoned, during the Battle of the Atlantic. The film was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios and directed by Charles Frend. Plot The film is a reconstruction of the story of the salvage of the British tanker, MV ''San Demetrio''. Carrying a cargo of oil home from Galveston, Texas, she was abandoned by her crew having been set on fire by shells from the German cruiser ''Admiral Scheer''. Of the three lifeboats which escaped the damaged tanker, two were picked up by other ships. After drifting for three days, the occupants of the third, who included the chief engineer and the second officer, reboarded the burning ''San Demetrio'', extinguished the fires, and, having managed to restart the engines, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Arthur Was A Gentleman
''King Arthur Was a Gentleman'' is a 1942 British, black-and-white, comedy, musical film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey. It was produced by Edward Black and Maurice Ostrer for Gainsborough Pictures. Synopsis Set during World War II, the plot involves the undersized Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excalibur. Armed with this talisman Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht. Cast * Arthur Askey as Arthur King * Max Bacon as Maxie * Al Burnett as Slim * Evelyn Dall as Susan Ashley * Vera Frances as Vera * Peter Graves as Lance * Brefni O'Rorke as Colonel Duncannon * Anne Shelton as Gwen Duncannon * Ronald Shiner as Sergeant * Jack Train as Jack * Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Steel
''Hard Steel'' is a 1942 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Betty Stockfeld and John Stuart. It was based on the novel ''Steel Saraband'' by Roger Dataller. The film was one of four made by G.H.W. Productions backed by the Rank Organisation.Murphy p.63 The film follows the rise of an ambitious steel worker as he is appointed to run his local steel mill. He soon outrages the employees with his ruthless behaviour - and his negligence leads to the accidental death of one of the workers. As the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ... breaks out he realises what he has become, and seeks a chance of redemption. Cast References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South American George
''South American George'' is a 1941 British, black-and-white, comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner as Swifty, Mavis Villiers and Herbert Lomas. It was produced by Columbia (British) Productions. Synopsis A press agent hurries to bring in a substitute after a South American opera star flops. A lookalike takes over from the tenor, but chaos ensues when the bogus singer finds himself hunted by paid assassins. Cast *George Formby as George Butters/Gilli Vanetti *Linden Travers as Carole Dean *Enid Stamp-Taylor as Frances Martinique *Jacques Brown as Enrico Richardo *Felix Aylmer as Mr Appleby *Ronald Shiner as Swifty *Alf Goddard as Slappy *Gus McNaughton as George White * Mavis Villiers as Mrs Durrant * Herbert Lomas as Mr Butters * Cameron Hall as Muriel George * Eric Clavering as Mr Durrant *Beatrice Varley as Mrs Butters Critical reception According to ''TV Guide T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Thank You (film)
''I Thank You'' is a 1941 black and white British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott. It was produced by Edward Black at Gainsborough Pictures. Plot summary The film is set in London during the Second World War at the time of the Blitz. The leads are a couple of out of work variety entertainers who use great ingenuity in their efforts to get financial assistance to "put on a show". Hoping to put their proposal to the formidable Lady Randall, ex-music hall star Lily Morris, they infiltrate her house in the guise of a servant (Murdoch) and cook (Askey - in drag). After some farcical interludes, they achieve their aim after Lady Randall is persuaded to sing an old music hall standard "Waiting at the Church" at an impromptu show located underground at Aldwych tube station, - used during wartime as an underground bomb shelter. As the ex-music hall star, Lily Morris plays herself. The title of the film i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of Piccadilly
''East of Piccadilly'' released in the US as ''The Strangler'' is a 1941 British mystery film based on a story by Gordon Beckles. It was directed by Harold Huth and starring Judy Campbell, Sebastian Shaw, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Edwards, Martita Hunt, Charles Victor and Frederick Piper. Plot A series of murders in the West End of London baffle the officers of Scotland Yard and draw the interest of a crime reporter to the case. Cast * Judy Campbell as Penny Sutton * Sebastian Shaw as Tamsie Green * Niall MacGinnis as Joe * Henry Edwards as Inspector * George Pughe as Oscar Kuloff * Martita Hunt as Ma * George Hayes as Mark Struberg * Cameron Hall as George * Edana Romney as Sadie Jones * Bunty Payne as Tania * Charles Victor as Editor * Frederick Piper as Ginger Harris * Bill Fraser as Maxie Critical reception While ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
