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Carl Harbord
Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor. Stage When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play ''The Happy Husband'', which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England. In 1933, he first appeared in a play in Australia. His first Broadway appearance was in 1934, in a production of Noël Coward's ''Conversation Piece'' at the 44th Street Theatre. Film Harbord entered the film industry during the final stage of the silent era. He appeared in several early sound films for British International Pictures such as '' The Informer''. One of his most prominent roles was in Anthony Asquith's First World War film '' Tell England''. Harbord later went to Hollywood where he played supporting, but sometimes significant minor roles. Partial filmography * ''Bolibar'' (1928) - Lt. Gunther * '' Young Woodley'' (1928) - Ainger * ''The American Prisoner'' (1929) - Lt. Burnham * '' The Informer'' (1929) - Francis McPhil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Stanley Hopkins
This article describes minor characters from the '' Sherlock Holmes'' stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and from non-canonical derived works. The list excludes the titular character as well as Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty, Inspector Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Colonel Moran, the Baker Street Irregulars, and characters not significant enough to mention. Inspectors Inspector Baynes Inspector Baynes of the Surrey force appears in the two-part story "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge", subtitled (i) "The Singular Experience of Mr John Scott Eccles", and (ii) "The Tiger of San Pedro". He is the only official policeman in the books to have ever matched Sherlock Holmes in his investigative skills. He is described as a very heavy man with a "puffy" face, but very intelligent eyes. In this story, the reader finds that, despite working along different lines, Holmes and Baynes both arrive at the correct conclusion and solve the case at the same time. In fact, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British International Pictures
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned approximately 500 cinemas in Britain by 1943, and in the 1950s and 60s owned a station on the ITV television network. The studio was partly owned by Warner Bros. from about 1940 until 1969; the American company also owned a stake in ABPC's distribution arm, Warner-Pathé, from 1958. It formed one half of a vertically integrated film industry duopoly in Britain with the Rank Organisation. History From 1927 to 1945 The company was founded during 1927 by Scottish solicitor John Maxwell after he had purchased British National Pictures Studios and its Elstree Studios complex and merged it with his ABC Cinemas circuit, renaming the company British International Pictures. The Wardour Film Company, with Maxwell as chairman, was the distributor of BI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Pretty Lady
''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel '' Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film '' Carnival''. Plot During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval. Cast * Ann Casson as Jenny Pearl * Carl Harbord as Maurice Avery * Michael Hogan as Castleton * Moore Marriott as Mr. Raeburn * Flora Robson as Mrs. Raeburn * Leonard Brett as Alf * Norman Claridge as Jack Danby * Sunday Wilshin as Irene * René Ray as Elsie * Eva Llewellyn as Aunt Mabel * Marie Rambert Dancers as Dancers * Wendy Toye as Dancer * Alban Conway * Hermione Gingold Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (; 9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fascination (1931 Film)
''Fascination'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Madeleine Carroll, Carl Harbord and Dorothy Bartlam. It was made by British International Pictures at the company's Elstree Studios near London.Wood p.71 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Clarence Elder and David Rawnsley. It features minor performances from the future stars Freddie Bartholomew and Merle Oberon. Cast * Madeleine Carroll as Gwenda Farrell * Carl Harbord as Larry Maitland * Dorothy Bartlam as Vera Maitland * Kay Hammond as Kay * Kenneth Kove as Bertie * Louis Goodrich as Colonel Farrington * Roland Culver as Ronnie * Freddie Bartholomew as Child * John Kove as Child * Merle Oberon Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). After her success in ''The Scarle ... as Flower Seller * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such Is The Law
''Such Is the Law'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Frances Day, C. Aubrey Smith and Kate Cutler. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.70 Premise A mother attempts to save her daughter's marriage. Cast *Kate Cutler as Mother *Frances Day as Wife *Maud Gill as Aunt's Maid *Carl Harbord as Vivian Fairfax *Gibb McLaughlin as Valet *Nancy Price as Aunt *Miriam Seegar as Other Woman *C. Aubrey Smith as Sir James Whittaker *Wyndham Standing as Doctor *Lady Tree as Granny *Janice Adair as Marjorie Majoribanks *Pamela Carme as Mrs. Majoribanks *Bert Coote as Sir George *James Fenton as Solicitor *Rex Maurice as Philip Carberry Production The film was adopted from the silent film ''The Price of Divorce The Power of One (film) ''The Price of Divorce'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Miriam Seegar, Wyndham Standing and Frances Day. The screenplay concerns a doctor's wife who wishes to marry her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Obvious Situation
''An Obvious Situation'' is a 1930 British crime film directed by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Sunday Wilshin, Walter Sondes and Carl Harbord. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios for release by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.262 Cast * Sunday Wilshin as Cella Stuart * Walter Sondes as John Stuart * Carl Harbord as Michael Turner * Marjorie Jennings as Betty Chase * Michael Hogan as Trimmett * Iris Ashley as Babe Carson * Mina Burnett as Manette * Harold Huth Harold Huth (20 January 1892 – 26 October 1967) was a British actor, film director and producer. Biography Early life He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1892. He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee. Fo ... as Gustave 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hate Ship
''The Hate Ship'' is a 1929 British mystery film directed by Norman Walker and starring Jameson Thomas, Jean Colin and Jack Raine. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.67 Cast * Jameson Thomas as Vernon Wolfe * Jean Colin as Sylvia Paget * Jack Raine as Roger Peel * Henry Victor as Count Boris Ivanoff * Randle Ayrton as Captain MacDonnell * Edna Davies as Lisette - Maid * Carl Harbord as Arthur Wardell * Allan Jeayes as Dr. Saunders * Maria Minetti as Countess Olga Karova * Charles Dormer as Nigel Menzies * Ivo Dawson as Colonel Paget * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as Rigby - Valet * Charles Emerald as Bullock References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Prisoner (film)
''The American Prisoner'' is a 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry. It was adapted from the 1904 novel '' The American Prisoner'' by Eden Phillpotts. It was originally conceived as a silent film, but was converted into a Talkie in line with widespread practice at British International Pictures during 1928–1929.Low p.117 Premise An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the American War of Independence manages to escape and fall in love with a local Squire's daughter. Cast *Carl Brisson as Lt. Stark *Madeleine Carroll as Grace Malherb *Cecil Barry as Peter Norcutt * Carl Harbord as Lt. Burnham * A. Bromley Davenport as Squire Malherb *Nancy Price as Lovey Lee * Reginald Fox as Captain Mainwaring *Charles Ashton as Carberry *Harry Terry Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Woodley (1928 Film)
''Young Woodley'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Marjorie Hume, Sam Livesey and Robin Irvine. The film was never released, and was subsequently remade by Bentley as a sound film '' Young Woodley'' in 1930. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.66 It was based on the play '' Young Woodley'' by John Van Druten. This silent version was released to the home movie market running 8 x 200 ft reels, standard 8mm on Amber Stock. Premise The wife of a school headmaster becomes romantically involved with one of his pupils. Cast * Marjorie Hume as Laura Simmons * Sam Livesey as Doctor Simmons * Robin Irvine as Woodley * Carl Harbord as Ainger * Gerald Rawlinson as Vining * John Cromer as Mr Woodley * Tom Helmore Tom Helmore (4 January 1904 – 12 September 1995) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Helmore was born in London, Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolibar
''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Elissa Landi, Michael Hogan, and Carl Harbord. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by Leo Perutz. It was made by British Instructional Films at Cricklewood Studios. Also outside scenes shot on the island of Malta with hundreds of Maltese extras. Cast * Elissa Landi as Françoise-Marie / La Monita * Michael Hogan as Lt. Donop * Hubert Carter as Col. Bellay * Carl Harbord as Lt. Gunther * Jerrold Robertshaw as The Marquise of Bolibar * Cecil Barry as Dapt. Egolstein * Evelyn Roberts as Captain Brockendorf * Gerald Pring as Captain O'Callaghan * Charles Emerald as Colonel * Hector Abbas as Artist See also *''The Marquis of Bolibar ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' (German: ''Der Marquis von Bolibar'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Friedrich Porges and starring Hans Schindler. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by Leo Perutz. The film' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a metonymy, shorthand reference for the Cinema of the United States, U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was Merger (politics), consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis (publisher), Harrison Gray Otis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell England (film)
''Tell England'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Fay Compton, Tony Bruce and Carl Harbord. It is based on the 1922 novel '' Tell England'' by Ernest Raymond which featured two young men joining the army, and taking part in the fighting at Gallipoli. Both directors had close memories of Gallipoli, as did Fay Compton's brother, Compton Mackenzie. Asquith's father H. H. Asquith had been Prime Minister at the time of the Gallipoli Landings, a fact which drew press attention to the film, while Barkas had personally fought at Suvla Bay in the Gallipoli campaign. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''The Battle of Gallipoli''. Production The film had originally been intended to be made as a silent film, but was delayed. It was made at Welwyn Studios using the German Klangfilm process. Much of the film was shot on location in Malta, standing in for Gallipoli. Cast * Fay Compton as Mrs. Doe * Tony B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
