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Daniel Birt
Daniel Birt (23 June 1907 – 15 May 1955) was an English film director and editor. Career Birt began his career as an editor in 1932 with an assistant credit on '' The Lucky Number'' and went on to edit 12 films during the 1930s. World War II brought a career hiatus and Birt didn't return to the film industry until the late 1940s. Having worked as supervising editor on '' Green Fingers'' and ''The Ghosts of Berkeley Square'', he was given his first directorial assignment in 1947 - ''The Three Weird Sisters'', a pseudo-Gothic tale set in a decaying Welsh mansion. This was followed in 1948 by '' No Room at the Inn'' (co-scripted, like the previous film, by Dylan Thomas), a powerful and unsparing film dealing with child cruelty in an evacuee household during the war. Birt directed a further ten films in the crime/thriller genre, mostly second features, before his early death, aged 47, in May 1955. He also directed three episodes of the first series of the ITV television dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersham
Mersham is a mostly agricultural large village and civil parish near Ashford in Kent, England. The population of the civil parish includes the area of Cheesman's Green now known as Finberry. History In the mid 19th century, John Marius Wilson's '' Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Mersham in the following terms: Until the early 20th century Mersham was for its majority a farming and orchard-tending community with close ties to the local market town of Ashford. The small village dates back to Saxon times and is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book''. The village was owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury for over 500 years. The Anglican church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and is in the highest category of listed building, at Grade I. retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invader (1935 Film)
''The Invader'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Buster Keaton, Lupita Tovar and Lyn Harding. The film follows the same plot as its remake ''Pest from the West'' (1939), with a millionaire setting out to win a local girl in Mexico. The film was produced as a quota quickie at Isleworth Studios by British & Continental as part of a contract to supply films for MGM to meet its annual quota set by the British government. The film is also known under the alternative title ''An Old Spanish Custom'', Cast * Buster Keaton as Leander Proudfoot * Lupita Tovar as Lupita Melez * Lyn Harding as Gonzalo Gonzalez * Esme Percy as Jose * Andreas Malandrinos as Carlos the barman * Clifford Heatherley as Cheeseman * Hilda Moreno as Carmita * Webster Booth as Cantina Singer References External links * ''The Invader''at the International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnt Evidence
''Burnt Evidence'' is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray. The film was produced by Ronald Kinnoch for ACT Films. It was made as a second feature. Shooting took place at Beaconsfield Studios and on location in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ray Simm. Plot Diana Taylor is considering leaving her husband, Jack, who has been trying but failing to build his own business as a builder/decorator. Her suitor, Jimmy Thompson, is Jack's army friend. Jack deduces the relationship and, when Jimmy comes to Jack's business to discuss the situation, a fight ensues. A gun is produced and one of them is killed, but a subsequent fire makes it difficult to determine which man has died. While the police search for the survivor, Diana struggles with her feelings. Cast * Jane Hylton as Diana Taylor * Duncan Lamont as Jack Taylor * Donald Gray as Jimmy Thompson * Meredith Edwards as Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Background (1953 Film)
''Background'' (U.S. ''Edge of Divorce'') is a 1953 British domestic drama film dealing with the effects of divorce, directed by Daniel Birt and starring Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend and Norman Wooland. It was based on the 1950 play of the same title by Warren Chetham-Strode, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was made at Southall Studios, with sets designed by the art director Michael Stringer. A contemporary review in the ''Glasgow Herald'' gave the film a muted response, describing Hobson as "shrill" and Wooland as "too sympathetic", adding : " A heroic effort is made to apportion the blame fairly...yet intrinsically, one has to admit, the film has no great success." Plot John and Barbie Lomax (Friend and Hobson) have been married for almost 20 years, but the marriage has seemingly reached breaking point. After leaving the army, John has been working hard on making a career for himself as a barrister, which takes up all of his time and attention, leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Steps In The Dark
''Three Steps in the Dark'' is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair and Sarah Lawson. It was produced as a second feature and shot at the Kensington Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Robinson. Plot A rich but disliked uncle invites his relatives to a family reunion at his home. Once the gathering is complete, he announces enigmatically that he intends to change his will before he dies, should not one of the heirs fulfill a condition. Before he can do this, he is murdered. His niece (Gynt), a detective story writer, has to put her theories into practice by solving a real-life murder mystery. Cast * Greta Gynt as Sophie Burgoyne * Hugh Sinclair as Philip Burgoyne * Sarah Lawson as Dorothy * Elwyn Brook-Jones as Wilbraham * John Van Eyssen as Henry Burgoyne * Nicholas Hannen as Arnold Burgoyne * Hélène Cordet as Esme * Alastair Hunter as Inspector Forbes * Katie Johnson as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circumstantial Evidence (1952 Film)
''Circumstantial Evidence '' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rona Anderson, Patrick Holt and Frederick Leister. The film was produced by Phil Brandon for Act Films Ltd.Action! Fifty Years in the Life of a Union. Published: 1983 (UK). Publisher: ACTT. . ACT Films Limited - Ralph Bond p81 (producer listed as Phil Brandon) - "There were, of course, far more cinemas than there are today. To give a few examples, ''Night Was Our Friend'' secured 1,335 bookings...''Circumstantial Evidence'' 1,568..." It was made as second feature and shot at Shepperton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Plot A woman seeks evidence held by her husband that might prevent her divorce, so she can marry another man. Cast * Rona Anderson as Linda Harrison * Patrick Holt as Michael Carteret * John Arnatt as Steve Harrison * John Warwick as Pete Hanken * Frederick Leister as Sir Edward Carteret * Ronald Adam as Sir William Harrison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Shall Have Murder
''She Shall Have Murder'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Rosamund John, Derrick De Marney and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a law office clerk who becomes a detective. Premise A law office clerk who aspires to be a crime writer, turns into a detective when someone at her work is murdered. Cast * Rosamund John as Jane Hamish * Derrick De Marney as Dagobert Brown * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Robjohn * Felix Aylmer as Mr. Playfair * Joyce Heron as Rosemary Proctor * Jack Allen as Maj. Stewart * Henryetta Edwards as Sarah Swinburne * Harry Fowler as Albert Oates * John Bentley as Douglas Robjohn * Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Hawthorne * June Elvin as Barbara Jennings * Jack McNaughton as Barman * Olaf Pooley as Mr. White * Dennis Val Norton as Pub Landlord * Francis de Wolff as Police Inspector * Jonathan Field as Darts Player * Jimmy Rhodes as Racing Man * Tony Hilton as Steward * Frances Leak as Shooting Gallery Attendant * Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Interrupted Journey
''The Interrupted Journey'' is a 1949 British thriller film directed by Daniel Birt and starring Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd, Christine Norden and Tom Walls. The railways scenes were shot at Longmoor in Hampshire. The film includes a train crash occurring after someone pulls the emergency cord, as had happened in the Winsford train crash the previous year. Plot John North (Todd), a struggling writer, plans to elope with his mistress, Susan Wilding (Norden), following an incidental quarrel that morning with his wife Carol (Hobson) who is frustrated that her husband refuses employment offered by her father, considering their perilous finances. After meeting Susan in London, he suspects they are being followed both in the street and at the railway cafe where they have a cup of tea, though Susan is dismissive of his concerns. Once they are on the train, he cannot rid himself of his unease as they sit discussing their new life together. John is guilt-ridden while recollecting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman To Woman (1947 Film)
''Woman to Woman'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Douglass Montgomery, Joyce Howard and Adele Dixon.Goble p.1021 It is based on the 1921 play '' Woman to Woman'' by Michael Morton which had previously been made into films twice during the 1920s. A Canadian officer and a French dancer engage in a doomed romance. It was shot at British National's Elstree Studios Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was given a German release in 1950. Main cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1947 films 1947 drama films British black-and-white films British drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracles Do Happen
''Miracles Do Happen'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jack Hobbs, Bruce Seton and Marjorie Taylor. It was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.101 Cast * Jack Hobbs as Barry Strangeways * Bruce Seton as Rodney Gilmore * Marjorie Taylor as Peggy Manning * Aubrey Mallalieu as Prof. Gilmore * George Carney as Mr. F. Greenlaw * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Mrs. Greenlaw * Anthony Holles as Proctor * Douglas Stewart * Derek Farr as Greenlaw's Secretary * Andreas Malandrinos as Headwaiter * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough ... as Morning Comet Reporter References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mother Riley, MP
''Old Mother Riley, MP'' is a 1939 British comedy film starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane, which forms part of the Old Mother Riley series of films. The film's plot centres on Old Mother Riley standing for election to the House of Commons. Plot summary Concerning Old Mother Riley's fight against her landlord, and as a means of defeating a corrupt politician intent on demolishing her street and the local pub along with it, Mother Riley taking to the soapbox. Local crowds cheer her on, and she finds herself elected to Parliament, and eventually promoted to Cabinet Minister for Strange Affairs. Cast *Old Mother Riley - Arthur Lucan *Kitty Riley - Kitty McShane *Jack Nelson - Torin Thatcher *Henry Wicker - Henry Longhurst *Archie - Patrick Ludlow *Emperor of Rocavia - Dennis Wyndham *Littleman - Rex Alderman *The Supervisor - Cynthia Stock *Brownlow - Kenneth Henry Critical reception *Mary Haberstroh writes in Britmovie, "“Old Mother Riley, MP” synthesizes slapstick come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |