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Desmond Roberts
Desmond Roberts (5 February 1894 – 11 January 1968) was a British stage and film actorLeibfried & Lane p. 105. who also played first-class cricket, 1913–1936, for Surrey. He was born in Hampstead, and died in Eastbourne. Partial filmography * '' A Woman in Pawn'' (1927) - David Courthill * '' The City of Youth'' (1928) * '' A Reckless Gamble'' (1928) - Dick Beresford * '' Way for a Sailor'' (1930) - Canadian Queen Captain (uncredited) * '' The Royal Bed'' (1931) - Major Blent * '' The Squaw Man'' (1931) - Hardwick (uncredited) * '' But the Flesh Is Weak'' (1932) - Findley * '' Cavalcade'' (1933) - Ronnie James * '' The King's Vacation'' (1933) - Dolan - Sergeant Footman (uncredited) * '' Christopher Strong'' (1933) - Bryce Mercer * '' Headline Shooter'' (1933) - Beauty Contest Judge (uncredited) * '' Captured!'' (1933) - British Officer in the Trench (uncredited) * '' Blind Adventure'' (1933) - Harvey (uncredited) * ''Mandalay'' (1934) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead
Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the London Borough of Camden, a borough in Inner London which for the purposes of the London Plan is designated as part of Central London. Hampstead is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical, and literary associations. It has some of the most expensive housing in the London area. Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.Wade, David"Whatever happened to Hampstead Man?" ''The Daily Telegraph'', 8 May 2004 (retrieved 3 March 2016). History Toponymy The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon words ''ham'' and ''stede'', which means, and is a cognate of, the Modern English "homestead". To 1900 Early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unready to the monastery of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captured!
''Captured!'' (aka ''Fellow Prisoners'') is a 1933 American pre-Code film about World War I prisoners of war in a German camp. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ''Captured!'' was based on the short story "Fellow Prisoners" (1930) by Sir Philip Gibbs."View: 'Captured!'." ''American Film Institute'', 2019. Retrieved: June 29, 2019. Plot British Captain Fred Allison bids farewell to his new wife, Monica, whom he has only known for six days, and sets out to serve in World War I. He ends up a prisoner of war (POW), tortured by the fact that his wife has not written to him since the early days of his two year ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menace (1934 American Film)
Menace is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Ralph Murphy. Cast * Gertrude Michael - Helen Chalmers * Paul Cavanagh - Col. Leonard Crecy * Henrietta Crosman - Sybil Thornton * John Lodge - Ronald Cavendish * Ray Milland - Freddie Bastion * Berton Churchill - Norman Bellamy * Halliwell Hobbes - Skinner * Robert Allen - Andrew Forsythe * Forrester Harvey - Wilcox * Montagu Love - Police Inspector * Arletta Duncan Arletta Duncan (31 December 1914 – 28 October 1985), was an American actress. After being selected from a photo contest, she attended Universal Pictures' "little red school house," a film school for aspiring actors and actresses. She was de ... - Gloria Chalmers References External links * 1934 mystery films Films directed by Ralph Murphy American mystery films American black-and-white films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films {{mystery-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fountain (1934 Film)
''The Fountain'' is a 1934 film starring Ann Harding. It was directed by John Cromwell and distributed by RKO Pictures. This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. Plot "A romantic drama concerning an exiled Englishwoman living in Holland during the First World War, who has to tell her wounded German husband that she has fallen in love with an interned British flyer (and childhood friend)."Canham, 1976 p. 122: Filmography section. The entire plot summary is paraphrased here from Canham source. Cast * Ann Harding as Julie von Marwitz * Brian Aherne as Lewis Alison * Paul Lukas as Rupert von Marwitz * Jean Hersholt as Baron Van Leyden * Ralph Forbes as Ballaster * Violet Kemble Cooper as Baroness Van Leyden * Sara Haden as Susie * Richard Abbott as Allard Van Leyden * Barbara Barondess as Geof's wife * Rudolph Anders as Geof Van Leyden * Betty Alden as Allard's wife * Ian Wolfe as Van Arkel * Frank Reicher as Doctor * Douglas Wood as de Greve * Ferike Boros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Eyre (1934 Film)
''Jane Eyre'' is a 1934 American romantic drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Virginia Bruce and Colin Clive. It is based on the 1847 novel ''Jane Eyre'' by Charlotte Brontë, and is the first adaptation to use sound. Plot A Victorian orphan secures a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with her employer. Cast Production Production began 17 May 1934 at General Service Studios. Critical reception Critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 2 stars (out of four), describing it as a " in version of the oft-filmed Bronte novel, produced by Monogram, of all studios ..Still, it's not uninteresting as a curio." Soundtrack * Adele sings the "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Missouri
''The Girl from Missouri'' (originally called ''Born to Be Kissed'') is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone. The movie was written by Anita Loos and directed by Jack Conway. Plot Eadie (Jean Harlow) lives in Kansas City, working as a waitress-slash-dance partner at a beer joint owned by her abusive stepfather. She runs away to New York City with her man-hungry friend Kitty ( Patsy Kelly). On the train, she tells Kitty that she has ideals and plans to marry a somebody so she can accomplish something worthwhile. A millionaire seems just right to her. Any millionaire. She lands a job as one of the chorus girls entertaining guests at a stag party at the mansion of wealthy Frank Cousins (Lewis Stone). There, she manages to see Cousins alone; knowing he is about to commit suicidae over unplayable debts, he offers her expensive gifts, including a pair of expensive star ruby cufflinks, but she refuses to accept them until they become e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Monte Cristo (1934 Film)
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. Based on the 1844 novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him. When he finally escapes, he seeks revenge against the greedy men who conspired to put him in prison.''Variety'' film review; October 2, 1934, p. 37.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; September 8, 1934, p. 143. This is the first sound film adaptation of Dumas' novel—five silent films preceded it. Plot In 1815, a French merchant ship stops at the island of Elba. A letter from the exiled Napoleon is given to the ship's captain to deliver to a man in Marseille. Before he dies of a sickness, the captain entrusts the task to his first officer, Edmond Dantès (Donat). However, the city magistrate, Raymond de Villefort, Jr. (Calhern), is tipped off by an informe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canary (film)
''Grand Canary'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Madge Evans and Marjorie Rambeau. It is an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1933 novel of the same title.Goble p.99 Synopsis A British Doctor is forced to leave England after three of his patents die during experimental treatment. He boards a freighter from Liverpool and lands in the Canary Islands. He encounters the Lady Mary Fielding, wife of one of the wealthiest landowners in the area, and explains to her that the patients died ''before'' he could administer his new serum to them, and he has been falsely scapegoated by the medical profession. When a yellow fever outbreak threatens the health of many on the island, including Lady Fielding, he takes a key role in quelling the disease. In this time he bonds with Suzan Tranter, running a medical mission, who he has known for some years. Lady Fielding returns to her husband and the Doctor finds happiness with Susan. Cast * Warn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Human Bondage (1934 Film)
''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and regarded by critics as the film that made Bette Davis a star. The screenplay by Lester Cohen is based on the 1915 novel ''Of Human Bondage'' by W. Somerset Maugham. Plot Sensitive, club-footed artist Philip Carey is a Briton who has been studying painting in Paris for four years. His art teacher tells him his work lacks talent, so he returns to London to become a medical doctor, but his moodiness and chronic self-doubt make it difficult for him to keep up in his schoolwork. Philip falls passionately in love with tearoom waitress Mildred Rogers, even though she is disdainful of his club foot and his obvious interest in her. Although he is attracted to the anaemic and pale-faced woman, she is manipulative and cruel toward him when he asks her for a date. Her constant response to his romantic invitations is "I don't mind", an expression so uninterested that it infuriates him – which only causes her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Key (1934 Film)
''The Key'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was re-issued as ''High Peril'' (pre-release title ''Sue of Fury'') in 1960. The story, concerning a love triangle, is set during the Irish War of Independence. Plot Captain Bill Tennant (William Powell) is a British officer stationed in Dublin in 1920. Tennant had a month long tryst with Norah, the wife of his friend, British intelligence officer Captain Andrew Kerr, three years ago before Norah and Andy met. Tennant's first assignment is to capture a notorious Sinn Féin member, Peadar Conlan. His first attempt is a failure, and Kerr is ordered to relieve Tennant overnight. Norah is frightened by his assignment and begs her husband not to go. After Kerr leaves, we see a flashback to when Tennant and Norah were involved, several years before. Kerr leads the search for Conlan. He finds and captures him. When he arrives home, very late, Norah is still up and still dressed. Tennant is also there an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan And His Mate
''Tarzan and His Mate'' is a 1934 American pre-Code action adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Cedric Gibbons, it was the second in the Tarzan film series and starred Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. In 2003, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Tarzan and Jane live in the jungle, along with their chimpanzee Cheeta. Harry Holt and his business partner Martin Arlington, leading a large party of locals, meet them on their way to take ivory from an elephant burial ground. Holt had visited the burial ground with Tarzan on an earlier trip, during which he had also met Jane. Holt had sought Tarzan out, as he was the only one who knew the way to the burial ground. On this trip, Holt tries to convince Jane t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riptide (1934 Film)
''Riptide'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery and Herbert Marshall, written and directed by Edmund Goulding, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was released a few months before the Production Code was enforced. This film had a noteworthy appearance by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, a famous stage actress known for her friendship and correspondence with playwright George Bernard Shaw and her creation of Eliza Doolittle in Shaw's play ''Pygmalion''. afi.com; accessed June 6, 2022. Plot In a hotel room at the Ritz, Lord Rexford ( Herbert Marshall) struggles with a bizarre insect m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
