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Edgar Driver
Edgar Driver (1 November 188515 September 1964) was a British actor. at BFI. Selected filmography * '''' (1933) * '''' (1933) * '' Say It with Flowers'' (1934) * '''' (1934) * '' |
Clapton, London
Clapton is a district of East London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. Clapton is divided into Upper Clapton, in the north, and Lower Clapton to the south. Clapton railway station lies north-east of Charing Cross. Geography and origins The hamlet of Clapton emerged in the manor and Ancient Parish of Hackney. Origins The hamlet of Clapton was, from 1339 (when first recorded) until the 18th century normally rendered as Clopton, meaning the "farm on the hill". The Old English ''clop'' - "lump" or "hill" - presumably denoted the high ground which rises from the River Lea. Clapton grew up as a linear hamlet along the road subsequently known as Lower and Upper Clapton Road. As the area became urbanised, the extent of the area called Clapton eventually increased to encompass most of the north-eastern quarter of Hackney. Scope Because Clapton has never been an administrative unit, it has never had any defined boundaries, though the E5 postcode area (established in 1917) has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset In Vienna
''Sunset in Vienna'' is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Tullio Carminati, Lilli Palmer and John Garrick. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.97 A shortened version of the film was released in the United States in 1940 and this year and running time are sometimes listed. Premise An Italian officer marries an Austrian, but the outbreak of the First World War devastates their relationship. Cast * Tullio Carminati as Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti * Lilli Palmer as Gelda Sponek * John Garrick as Lt. Adolphe Sponek * Geraldine Hislop as Wanda * Davina Craig as Deaf lady * Hubert Harben as Austrian general * Edgar Driver as Alfred * Alice O'Day as Maddalena * Eileen Munro as Superintendent of V.A.D. * Patrick Barr as Ludwig * Peter Bull Peter Cecil Bull, (21 March 1912 – 20 May 1984) was a British character actor who appeared in supporting roles in such films as '' The African Queen'', ''Tom Jones'', and ''Dr. Strangelove''. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Male Actors From London
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to at least one ovum from a female, but some organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Most male mammals, including male humans, have a Y chromosome, which codes for the production of larger amounts of testosterone to develop male reproductive organs. Not all species share a common sex-determination system. In most animals, including humans, sex is determined genetically; however, species such as ''Cymothoa exigua'' change sex depending on the number of females present in the vicinity. In humans, the word ''male'' can also be used to refer to gender in the social sense of gender role or gender identity. Overview The existence of separate sexes has evolved independently at different times and in different lineages, an example o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motors, Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day (Panama), Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playback (1962 Film)
''Playback'' is a 1962 British crime film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Margit Saad, Barry Foster (actor), Barry Foster and Nigel Green. It was based on a short story by Edgar WallaceGoble p.486 Part of the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' film series made at Merton Park Studios, the film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins (art director), Peter Mullins. Cast * Margit Saad as Lisa Shillack * Barry Foster (actor), Barry Foster as Dave Hollis * Victor Platt as Inspector Gorman * Dinsdale Landen as Joe Ross * George Pravda as Simon Shillack * Nigel Green as Ralph Monk * Jerold Wells as Inspector Parkes * Grace Arnold as Miss Wilson * Donald Tandy as Police Sergeant * Kenneth Fortescue as First Tennis Player * Peter Stephens (actor), Peter Stephens as First Drunk * Barry Warren as Second Tennis Player * Billy Milton as Second Drunk * Peter Thomas (actor), Peter Thomas as Constable Wilkie * Edgar Driver as Porter * Edward Davies (actor), Edward Davies as Wait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private's Progress
''Private's Progress'' is a 1956 British comedy film based on the novel by Alan Hackney. It was directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, from a script by John Boulting and Frank Harvey. Plot During the Second World War, young undergraduate Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael), is conscripted into the British Army. Unlike his friend, Egan ( Peter Jones), Windrush is a most reluctant soldier and struggles through basic training at Gravestone Barracks under Sgt. Sutton (William Hartnell) (Author Hackney spent the first year of his National Service at Maidstone Barracks). Failing his officer selection board, he is posted to a holding unit, under the command of Major Hitchcock (Terry-Thomas). Most of the soldiers there are malingerers and drop-outs, with one of them Private Cox (Richard Attenborough) becoming his mentor in escaping work details and riding on the railway without a ticket. Windrush is finally posted to train as a Japanese interpreter, where he becomes the prize p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Secret (film)
''Dark Secret'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dinah Sheridan, Emrys Jones and Irene Handl. It was a remake of the 1933 film ''The Crime at Blossoms'', also directed by Rogers. Plot Ex-pilot Chris and his wife Valerie move into an attractive country cottage, only to become obsessed with the murdered woman who used to live there. Cast * Dinah Sheridan as Valerie Merryman * Emrys Jones as Chris Merryman * Irene Handl as 'Woody' Woodman * Hugh Pryse as A Very Late Visitor * Barbara Couper as Mrs. Barrington * Percy Marmont as Vicar * Geoffrey Sumner as Jack Farrell * Mackenzie Ward as Artist * Charles Hawtrey as Arthur Figson * John Salew as Mr. Barrington * George Merritt as Mr. Lumley * Stanley Vilven as Mr. Woodman * Grace Arnold as Housewife * Esme Beringer as Elderly Lady * Edgar Driver as George - Barman * Molly Hamley-Clifford as Fat Woman * Laurence Naismith as Mr. Grossmith * Terry Randall as Daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Escapade
''The Grand Escapade'' is a 1946 British family adventure film directed by John Baxter and starring The Artemus Boys, James Harcourt, Patric Curwen and Peter Bull. Plot Three boys join an old traveller on his journey through Southern England, eventually helping to expose and capture some smugglers. Cast * The Artemus Boys - Themselves * James Harcourt - Old Traveller * Patric Curwen - Author * Peter Bull - Jennings * Edgar Driver - Night Watchman * Ernest Sefton - Simon Archer * Ben Williams - Jack Barrow * Howard Douglas - Mark Han * Ivor Barnard Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first L ... - Fisherman * Charles Rolfe - First Farmhand * Arthur Denton - Second Farmhand References External links * 1946 films 1946 adventure films 1940s English-language films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Agitator
''The Agitator'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by John Harlow and starring William Hartnell, Mary Morris and John Laurie. Its plot follows a young mechanic who unexpectedly inherits the large firm where he works and tries to run it according to his socialist political beliefs. It was based on the 1925 novel ''Peter Pettinger'' by William Riley. It was made by British National Films at the company's Elstree Studios, with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. Cast * William Hartnell as Peter Pettinger * Mary Morris as Lettie Shackleton * John Laurie as Tom Tetley * Moore Marriott as Ben Duckett * J.H. Roberts as Mr. Ambler * George Carney as Bill Shackleton * Frederick Leister as Mark Overend * Joss Ambler as Charles Sheridan, Manager of Overend Works * Elliott Mason as Mrs. Pettinger * Cathleen Nesbitt as Mrs. Montrose * Joyce Heron as Helen Montrose * Edward Rigby as Charlie Branfield * Philip Godfrey as Bert Roberts * Moira Lister as Joan Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headline (film)
''Headline'' is a 1944 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Anne Crawford, William Hartnell and John Stuart. It was based on the 1933 novel ''Reporter!'' by Ken Attiwill.Goble p.18 Its plot involves a crime reporter who searches for a mystery woman who has witnessed a murder. It was shot at the Riverside Studios Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production. Having closed for redevelopment i ... in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1944 films British thriller films 1940s thriller films Films directed by John Harlow British black-and-white films Films about journalists Films shot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mother Riley's Circus
''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Longden. Old Mother Riley takes over a struggling circus and makes a huge success of it. The trade ad poster proclaims, "A LAUGH - A YELL - A ROAR - A LUCANQUAKE!" The film was made at the Rock Studios in Elstree by British National Films. It was the final film by Bentley, who had been a leading British director during the silent era and early sound era. Plot summary Old Mother Riley is the ringmaster after taking over a big top with flagging fortunes. Although the circus is plagued by the disappearance of its owner, and the bailiffs are at the door, the show somehow manages to go on. Money starts to pour in, financial disaster is avoided, and Mother Riley discovers her long-lost daughter is in fact the star of the show. Cast * Arthur Lucan as Mrs. Riley * Kitty McShane as Kitty Riley * John Longden as Bill * Edgar Driver as Bobo the Clown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
