|
Deadlock (1943 Film)
''Deadlock'' is a 1943 British crime film starring John Slater in a dual role as twin brothers. A quota quickie, it was listed on the British Film Institute's BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films; as a result, it was rediscovered. Cast *John Slater as Fred Bamber / Allan Bamber * Cecile Chevreau as Eileen * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Martha * Hugh Morton as Arkell *Gordon Edwards Gordon Edwards is a Canadian scientist and nuclear consultant. Edwards was born in Canada in 1940, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 with a gold medal in Mathematics and Physics and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. At the Unive ... as Geoffrey * Mirren Wood as a village girl * Richard Lindsay as the judge * George Dewhurst as Slaks References External linksBFI 75 Most Wanted entry with extensive notes * British crime films British black-and-white films 1943 crime films 1943 films 1940s rediscovered films Rediscovered British films 1940s British films {{1940s-crime-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Slater (actor)
John Slater (22 August 1916 – 9 January 1975) was an English character actor who usually portrayed lugubrious, amiable cockney types. Biography Slater's father was an antiques dealer. After attending St Clement Danes Grammar School in Hammersmith, Slater began acting in farce at the Whitehall Theatre. He first appeared on film in 1938, remaining active in the industry up to his death. He was a familiar face in British films of the 1940s and appeared in many classic films of the period, including ''The Day Will Dawn'' (1942, US title ''The Avengers''), ''Went the Day Well?'' (1942), ''We Dive at Dawn'' (1943), ''A Canterbury Tale'' (1944), ''The Seventh Veil'' (1945), ''It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) and ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949). He was also a singer, and made three solo 78rpm records for Columbia in 1953 and 1954. The first of these was a cover of "(How Much is) That Doggie in the Window?", followed by "Travelling Alone", his own composition. The latter was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Lindsay (actor)
Richard Lindsay may refer to: * Richard Lindsay (West Virginia politician) Richard David Lindsay II was a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve st ..., member of the West Virginia Senate * Richard P. Lindsay, Utah politician and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Richard C. Lindsay, United States Air Force general See also * Richard Lindsey, member of the Alabama House of Representatives {{hndis, Lindsay, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |