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Crosstrap
''Crosstrap'' is a 1962 British B-movie crime film, starring Laurence Payne, Jill Adams and Gary Cockrell, and marking the directorial debut of Robert Hartford-Davis. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by John Newton Chance. The film was reportedly unusually graphic for its time in its on-screen depiction of violence, with one reviewer describing a "climactic blood-bath where corpses bite the dust as freely as Indians in a John Ford western".75 Most Wanted - ''Crosstrap'' BFI National Archive. ''Retrieved 09-09-2010'' Plot Novelist Geoff (Cockrell) and his wife Sally (Adams) rent an isolated countryside bungalow to enable Geoff to finish his latest book without the distractions of life in London. On their arrival, they are horrified to find a dead man in the property; b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Newton Chance
John Richard Newton Chance (1911 – 3 August 1983), who wrote as John Lymington, was born in London. He was a prolific writer of Short story, short stories, children's literature, Mystery fiction, mystery and science fiction novels. An obituary in Ansiblcredits Lymington with writing over 150 novels, 'including 20+ SF potboilers', adding that he 'made a steady income by delivering thrillers to Robert Hale and Company, Robert Hale (the publisher) at a chapter a week'. Lymington's first book, ''Wheels in the Forest,'' was written in 1935. Pseudonyms used by Lymington throughout his career included John Drummond, David C. Newton, Desmond Reid (see '#Sexton Blake, Sexton Blake') and Jonathan Chance. Brian Stableford suggested in the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (pp. 208) that the name Lymington was chosen 'in a blatant attempt to cash in' on John Wyndham's popularity. Chance was educated in a private school in London, and subsequently attended a technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI 75 Most Wanted
The BFI 75 Most Wanted is a list compiled in 2010 by the British Film Institute of the most sought-after British feature films not held in the BFI National Archive, and classified as "missing, believed lost". The films chosen range from quota quickies and B-movies to lavish prestige productions of their day. The list includes lost works by major directors and those featuring top-name actors; also films that were top box-office successes in their time but have since disappeared, and works that are believed to be historically significant for some aspect of style, technique, subject matter or innovation. BFI National Archive. ''Note: For references and further information for individual films, follow this link then click on the appropriate film name.'' The earliest film on the list dates from 1913, the latest from 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Adams
Jill Adams (22 July 1930 – 13 May 2008) was an English actress, artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s. Life Jill Adams was born Jill Siggins in London in 1930, the daughter of the silent-screen actress Molly Adair (real name Mary Marguerite Potter). Jill's New Zealand-born father, Arthur James Siggins, had met the Irish-American Adair when she was on location filming '' The Blue Lagoon'' (1923). Siggins, a former member of the British South Africa Police and an expert animal handler, worked on the film ''The Four Feathers'' (1921), and later wrote a book about the experience, ''Shooting with Rifle and Camera''. Jill was one of four children. When she was six years old, Jill moved to Wales where she continued her education, after which she worked for four years on a farm. Her ambition was to become an artist, and she moved to London to pursue that career, taking work as a sales assistant, secretary, and window dresser. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Race
Stephen Russell "Steve" Race OBE (1 April 192122 June 2009) was a British composer, pianist and radio and television presenter. Biography Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, the son of a lawyer, Race learned the piano from the age of five.Spencer Leig"Steve Race: Musician and broadcaster best known for his association with the programme 'My Music'" ''The Independent'', 24 June 2009 He was educated (1932–37) at Lincoln School, where he formed his first jazz group, which included a young Neville Marriner, later a major figure in the world of classical music. At sixteen, he attended the Royal Academy of Music, studying composition under Harry Farjeon and William Alwyn. After leaving the academy, Race (encouraged by the classical music critic of the ''News Chronicle'', Scott Goddard) wrote occasional dance band reviews for ''Melody Maker'' and, in 1939, joined the Harry Leader dance band as pianist, succeeding Norrie Paramor. Race joined the Royal Air Force in 1941, and formed a jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rediscovered Films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films which were not wholly lost. For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized. Silent films Many films of the silent era have been lost. The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy. 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s Sound films 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also * ''Bezhin Meadow'', directed by Sergei Eisenstein, the production was halted in 1937 by the Soviet government; it was thought lost in World War II, but cuttings and partia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hartford-Davis
Robert Hartford-Davis (born William Henry Davis, 23 July 1923 – 12 June 1977) was a British born producer, director and writer, who worked on film and television in both in the United Kingdom and United States. He is also sometimes credited as Michael Burrowes or Robert Hartford. Biography Hartford-Davis was born in Ramsgate, Kent in 1923 as William Henry Davis; he changed his name on becoming a television director in 1955. His television career encompassed drama, comedy and entertainment shows. Bob, as he liked to be called, started his career as an electrician in a South London film studio, where he went on to develop his skills as a cameraman. During the fifties he made a number of short films. These were innovative with the choice of cast and script content. In the late fifties he became an agent and worked for Roy Rogers, amongst others (in England). His talents included co-writing many scripts for 'exploitation' movies and he used media events and people to forward his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron (29 December 1921 – 14 September 1997) was a French-born British film and television actor. Often cast as police officers, he had a long-running role on ''Dixon of Dock Green'' as Detective Inspector Cherry.The Guinness Book of Classic British TV p.217 Selected filmography Film * '' Night Beat'' (1947) - Police Recruit (uncredited) * '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Chiltern Hundreds'' (1949) - Sergeant * ''Stage Fright'' (1950) - Policeman (uncredited) * '' State Secret'' (1950) - State Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) - Doorman at the French Embassy (uncredited) * ''Highly Dangerous'' (1950) - Soldier at Barrier During Fire (uncredited) * ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (1951) - French Mate on 'Witch of Endor' (uncredited) * ''Trent's Last Case'' (1952) - Police Constable (uncredited) * ''Down Among the Z Men'' (1952) - Sergeant Bullshine * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) - Det. Sgt. Hadley * ''Five on a Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Deeley
Michael Deeley (born 6 August 1932) is an Academy Award-winning British film producer known for such motion pictures as ''The Italian Job'' (1969), ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), and ''Blade Runner'' (1982). He is also a founding member and Honorary President of British Screen Forum. Biography Deeley's father was a director at McCann Erickson advertising agency, and his mother was a PA to several film producers. He attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. After national service in Malaysia during the time of the Malayan Emergency, Deeley gained a job through his mother's connections as an assistant editor at a company run by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. While editing the TV show ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', with his editing partner Harry Booth, the two men decided to branch into a producing partnership. They raised funds to produce a 26-minute short starring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, ''The Case of the Mukkinese Battle Horn'' (1956). This launched Deeley's producing care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Faulkner (actor)
Max Faulkner was an English stuntman and actor. Career Max Faulkner did stunt/double work in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and appeared as a clerk in one episode but was mainly known for his credited work on Doctor Who during the 1970s where he appeared in ''The Ambassadors of Death'' (as a UNIT soldier), '' The Monster of Peladon'' (as a miner), ''Planet of the Spiders'' (as a Guard Captain), ''Genesis of the Daleks'' (as a Thal Guard), ''The Android Invasion'' (as Corporal Adams), ''The Sun Makers'' as one of Mandrel's rebels, and ''The Invasion of Time'' (as Nesbin). He also served as the fight arranger for ''The Hand of Fear''. Selected filmography *'' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) - British Sentry (uncredited) *'' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Steward (uncredited) *'' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - German officer in train corridor (uncredited) *''Danger Within'' (1959) - Hamlet Play POW (uncredited) *''The Giant Behemoth'' (1959) - PLA Radio Operator (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Taylor (actor)
Larry Taylor (13 July 1918 – 6 August 2003) was an English actor and stuntman. He spent a dozen years in the army before World War II. After demobilization he got a job in the film industry. He was the father of Rocky Taylor. Taylor mainly played villainous supporting roles in dozens of UK films and television episodes from the 1950s until the early 1970s, when he moved to South Africa in the mid-1970s, and from then on he appeared in a mixture of international movies filmed there and domestic South African films and television episodes. Selected filmography * '' The Captive Heart'' (1946) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) - Cop (uncredited) * '' Silent Dust'' (1949) - Lorry driver in flashback sequence (uncredited) * '' The Glass Mountain'' (1949) - Sleeping Man (uncredited) * ''Cardboard Cavalier'' (1949) - Rider (uncredited) * ''The Case of Charles Peace'' (1949) - Prison Guard on train (uncredited) * ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) - Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zena Marshall
Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya. Early years Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent. Though born in Kenya, after her father's death and her mother's remarriage, Zena Marshall was brought up in Leicestershire, England. Career Marshall attended St Mary's, Ascot and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with Ensa (the Entertainments National Service Association) during the Second World War. Marshall first acted on stage. Her film career began with a small role in '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945), with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. Her exotic looks resulted in her being cast in "ethnic" roles, such as Asian women, including her role as the Chinese character Miss Taro, in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962). She also appeared in ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965) as the Countess Ponticelli, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nagy (actor)
Bill Nagy (1921–1973) was a Canadian-born film and television actor who settled and worked in Britain. He began working on the London stage, appearing in the West End production of ''South Pacific. Selected filmography Film * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) - G.I. at Table (uncredited) * ''River Beat'' (1954) - Eddie * ''Hands of Destiny'' (1954) - Captain Scott * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) - Charlie * ''Shadow of a Man'' (1955) - Paul Bryant * ''Joe MacBeth'' (1955) - Marty * ''The Stolen Airliner'' (1955) - Luiz * ''Cloak Without Dagger'' (1956) - Mario Oromonda * ''Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (1956) - U.S.Officer (uncredited) * ''Assignment Redhead'' (1956) - Marzotti * ''The Eternal Question'' (1956) * ''High Tide at Noon'' (1957) - Sandy McNab (uncredited) * ''Confess, Killer'' (1957) - John Digby * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) - Paul Scarff * ''A King in New York'' (1957) - Television Announcer (uncredited) * ''The Mark of the Hawk'' (1957) - Fred * '' Man with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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