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David Evans (writer)
David Evans (August 7, 1893 – May 20, 1966) was a British screenwriter and novelist. He entered the British film industry during the 1930s where he worked on a number of quota quickies. During the 1940s he was employed on several more prestigious films such as Terence Fisher's ''Portrait from Life'' (1948).Nelmes p.88 From the mid-1950s he switched to the United States working on a final screenplay ''Strange Intruder'' (1956) before switching to television. Selected filmography * ''Boomerang'' (1934) * ''You Must Get Married'' (1936) * ''Landslide'' (1937) * '' Against the Tide'' (1937) * ''Macushla'' (1937) * '' Wise Guys'' (1937) * ''Passenger to London'' (1937) * ''Member of the Jury'' (1937) * ''There Was a Young Man'' (1937) * ''The Five Pound Man'' (1937) * ''Murder in the Family'' (1938) * '' The Londonderry Air'' (1938) * '' Second Thoughts'' (1938) * '' Irish and Proud of It'' (1938) * ''The Villiers Diamond'' (1938) * ''Who Goes Next?'' (1938) * ''What Would You Do, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger To London
''Passenger to London'' is a 1937 British espionage thriller film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring John Warwick, Jenny Laird and Paul Neville. Cast * John Warwick - Frank Drayton * Jenny Laird - Barbara Lane * Paul Neville - Vautel * Ivan Wilmot - Veinberg * Aubrey Pollock - Sir James Garfield * Victor Hagen - Carlton * Nigel Barrie - Sir Donald Frame External links * 1937 films 1930s thriller films British black-and-white films Films directed by Lawrence Huntington British thriller films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When You Come Home
''When You Come Home'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by John Baxter (director), John Baxter and starring Frank Randle, Leslie Sarony and Leslie Holmes (comedian), Leslie Holmes. It had a larger production budget than Randle's previous films, which had been made in Manchester.Murphy p.173 Premise When the music hall where he works is threatened with closure, a handyman organises an effort to save it. Cast References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48''. Routledge, 1992. External links * 1948 films 1948 comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by John Baxter British comedy films British black-and-white films Films scored by Percival Mackey 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man Is Mine (1946 Film)
''This Man Is Mine'' is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Tom Walls, Glynis Johns and Jeanne De Casalis. The screenplay concerns a Canadian soldier who is billeted with a British family for the Christmas holidays. It was based on the hit West End play '' A Soldier for Christmas'' by Reginald Beckwith.Baskin & Enser p.421 The film was shot at Pinewood Studios with sets designed by the art director George Provis. It was the final film of French director Varnel, known for his many comedies featuring music hall stars including Will Hay and George Formby, who died in a car accident following the shooting of the film. Premise The wealthy Ferguson family are planning a quiet Christmas at their home in the countryside of Southern England. A series of disruptions begin with the arrival of the married elder daughter, who has fled her London home after a row with her husband. This is followed successively by Millie a WAAF NAAFI girl who used to be a ser ... [...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] |
What Would You Do, Chums?
''What Would You Do, Chums?'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Syd Walker, Jean Gillie, Cyril Chamberlain and Peter Gawthorne. It was made at Elstree Studios. The film's title was the popular catchphrase of comedian Syd Walker in BBC radio's ''Band Waggon'' series. Cast * Syd Walker as Himself/Narrator * Jean Gillie as Lucy * Cyril Chamberlain as Mike Collins * Jack Barty as Joe Barker * Wally Patch as Tom * Gus McNaughton as Harry Piper * Peter Gawthorne as Sir Douglas Gordon KC * Julian Vedey as Mossy * Arthur Finn as Slim Barton * Andreas Malandrinos Andreas Malandrinos ( el, Ανδρέας Μαλανδρίνος; 14 November 1888, in Greece – 11 July 1970, in Surrey) was a Greek-born actor who started appearing in British films from 1930, until his death 40 years later in Surrey, England ... as Pop * Leonard Morris as Ernie Parsons * George Street as Inspector Wedge References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s ... [...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] |
The Villiers Diamond
''The Villiers Diamond'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Birch. The screenplay concerns a man who is threatened with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond. Cast * Edward Ashley as Captain Dawson * Evelyn Ankers as Joan Raymond * Frank Birch as Silas Wade * Liam Gaffney as Alan O'Connel * Leslie Harcourt as Henry Barker * Julie Suedo as Mrs Forbes * Sybil Brooke as Miss Waring * Bill Shine as Joe * Margaret Davidge as Mrs. Benson * Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mlle. Dulac Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...'' dismissed it as "A vapid crime story." References External links * 1938 films 1938 crime films Films directed by Bernard Mainw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish And Proud Of It (film)
''Irish and Proud of It'' is a 1936 British-Irish comedy film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Richard Hayward, Dinah Sheridan and Liam Gaffney. In the film, a popular London-based Irish singer announces one evening how much he would love to go home to his home village in rural Ireland. For a prank, some of his friends take him up on this offer. He is kidnapped and deposited on a wild moor. He returns to the village of his youth, slightly disorientated, and battles an American gangster who has taken control of the settlement. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Chibnall p.289 Cast * Richard Hayward as Donogh O'Connor * Dinah Sheridan as Moira Flaherty * Gwenllian Gill as Mary Johnson * George Pembroke as Mike Finnegan * Liam Gaffney Liam Gaffney (22 June 1911 – July 1994) was an Ireland, Irish stage, film actor, film and television actor. His stage work included appearances with Dublin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Thoughts (1938 Film)
''Second Thoughts'', also released as ''The Crime of Peter Frame'', is a 1938 British drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Frank Fox, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Allenby and Joan Hickson. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox. Synopsis The screenplay concerns a chemist who is left unhinged following a laboratory explosion and begins to plot a murder. Cast * Frank Fox as Tony Gordon * Evelyn Ankers as Molly Frame * Frank Allenby as Peter Frame * A. Bromley Davenport as George Gaunt * Marjorie Fielding as Mrs Gaunt * Joan Hickson as Ellen * Bill Shine as Minor Role 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 sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corpora ...'' called it an "Undistinguished second feature in spite of all the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Londonderry Air (film)
''The Londonderry Air'' is a 1938 British romance film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Sara Allgood, Liam Gaffney and Phyllis Ryan. It was based on a play by Rachel Field. Plot summary A young woman abandons her plans to settle down in a respectable marriage and runs off with a travelling fiddler she falls in love with. Cast * Sara Allgood as Widow Rafferty * Liam Gaffney Liam Gaffney (22 June 1911 – July 1994) was an Ireland, Irish stage, film actor, film and television actor. His stage work included appearances with Dublin's Abbey Theatre, and in London's West End (theatre), West End. Selected filmography * ' ... as The Pedlar * Phyllis Ryan as Rose Martha * Jimmy Mageean as Sheamus * Maureen Moore as Mrs. Murphy * Grenville Darling as Auctioneer * Kitty Kirwan as Deaf Woman References External links * 1930s romance films Films directed by Alex Bryce British black-and-white films British romance films 1930s English-language films 1930s British fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder In The Family
''Murder in the Family'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy and Evelyn Ankers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Carmen Dillon. It was adapted from a 1936 novel of the same title by James Ronald.Chibnall p.296 Plot summary After a wealthy woman is killed, her extended family all fall under suspicion of murder. Cast * Barry Jones as Stephen Osborne * Jessica Tandy as Ann Osborne * Evelyn Ankers as Dorothy Osborne * Donald Gray as Ted Fleming * Jessie Winter as Edith Osborne * David Markham as Michael Osborne * Glynis Johns as Marjorie Osborne * Roddy McDowall as Peter Osborne * Annie Esmond as Aunt Octavia * Rani Waller as Miss Mimms * Charles Childerstone Charles Childerstone (3 July 1872 – 29 May 1947) was an English operatic tenor and actor who after a career on the stage including a period with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company from 1896 to 1903 later had a career on the music halls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |