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Edward Lexy
Edward Lexy (18 February 1897, in London – 31 January 1970, in Dublin) was a British actor. He was born Edward Little. Career He made his London stage début in 1936, and his first film the following year. His film roles were a mixture of substantial supporting parts and minor bit parts. He retired in 1958.https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-lexy-p42271. Selected filmography * ''Action for Slander'' (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Mademoiselle Docteur'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''Farewell Again'' (1937) - Sgt. Brough * ''Knight Without Armour'' (1937) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Smash and Grab'' (1937) - Inspector McInerney * ''Under Secret Orders'' (1937) - Carr's Orderly * ''The Green Cockatoo'' (1937) - (uncredited) * '' South Riding'' (1938) - Mr. Holly * ''The Divorce of Lady X'' (1938) - Peters - Club Attendant (uncredited) * ''Second Best Bed'' (1938) - Murdock * '' The Drum'' (1938) - Sgt. Major Kernel (uncredited) * ''The Terror'' (1938) - Inspector Dobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spotlight (Casting Services Company)
Spotlight is the largest Casting (performing arts), casting resource in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1927, it has over 70,000 actors, actresses, presenters, dancers, and stunt performers in its database. It is used by thousands of production companies, broadcasters, advertisement agencies, and casting directors. Clients range from large organisations such as the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV, and Channel 4 to smaller production companies. It publishes its "Contacts" handbook both in hard copy and as an e-book. It includes listings for over 5,000 companies, services, and individuals across all branches of film, television, stage, video games, and voice acting. Spotlight is one of the most successful companies in casting, generating over £10 million per year. Although established since 1927, it only registered as a limited company in 2010. It does not disclose its profits publicly. References External links Spotlight website Directories 1927 establishments in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Journey (film)
Night Journey may refer to: * Isra and Mi'raj, a Night Journey taken by Muhammad in 621, an event of major importance in Islam * ''Night Journey'', 1941 spy thriller by Winston Graham * Night Journey (film), ''Night Journey'' (film), a 1987 Turkish drama film * Night Journey (1938 film), ''Night Journey'' (1938 film) directed by Oswald Mitchell * Night Journeys, 1979 children's book by Avi (Edward Irving Wortis) * Night Journey (ballet), ''Night Journey'' (ballet), a Martha Graham ballet * The Night Journey (novel), ''The Night Journey'' (novel), a 1981 novel by Kathryn Lasky See also * Night Flight (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal For The General
''Medal for the General'' (US title: ''The Gay Intruders'') is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The screenplay by Elizabeth Baron is based on the novel of the same title by James Ronald (published in the U.S. under the title ''Old Soldiers Never Die''). Plot The title character is General Victor Church, a proud World War I veteran who lives alone in a large house with his WW1 batman, Bates, and a few servants. Church was highly decorated in WWI, including a Victoria Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. At the onset of WW2 he goes to Whitehall to talk Major-General Lord Ottershaw (who was his adjutant in WW1) at the War Office to seek an active role in the War, after his numerous letters went unanswered. Despite their mutual respect, Ottershaw tells Church that he is too old, his experience out of date and that there was no vacancy for him. Church is subsequently ridiculed by some junior Army officers at his Club and although deflated, he decides to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Bill And Son
''Old Bill and Son'' is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy war film directed by Ian Dalrymple. Centred on the First World War cartoon figure Old Bill and his escapades in the early Phoney War of World War II and with that character's creator Bruce Bairnsfather as one of its screenwriters, it stars Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare and Ronald Shiner as Herbert 'Bert' Smith. It is executive produced by Alexander Korda for Legeran Films. Plot Old Bill, an old First World War soldier, argues with his son Young Bill about the latter not holding down a job. Soon afterwards the Second World War breaks out and Young Bill and the family lodger Sally both join up. Envious of them and despite his wife Maggie's entreaties not to, Old Bill attempts to join up but is turned down at the recruiting office and by his old commanding officer, who Old Bill had hoped would pull strings for him. He is finally successful, joining the Royal Pioneer Corps, and both he and his son are sent to Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spare A Copper
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Spare or Spares may refer to: Common meanings * Spare (bowling), a term for knocking down all the pins using two bowling balls * short for spare part ** Spare tire People * Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), English artist and occultist * Richard Spare (born 1951), British artist * Charlie Spares (1917–1958), British jockey Other uses * Spāre Station, a railway station in Spāre, Latvia * ''Spare'' (memoir), upcoming 2023 memoir by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex * ''Spares'', a 1996 novel by Michael Marshall Smith Michael Paul Marshall Smith (born 3 May 1965) is an English novelist, screenwriter and short story writer who also writes as Michael Marshall, M. M. Smith and Michael Rutger. Biography Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, Smith moved with his family a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy (1940 Film)
''Convoy'' is a 1940 British war film, produced by Ealing Studios, directed by Pen Tennyson and starring Clive Brook, John Clements and Edward Chapman. ''Convoy'' was Tennyson's last film before he was killed in an aircraft crash, while serving in the Royal Navy. Plot A Royal Navy cruiser, ''HMS Apollo'' commanded by Lt. Tom Armitage (Clive Brook) returns to base to find all leave has been cancelled and they are to start out straight away for a special mission. Supplemented with a new first officer, Lieutenant Cranford ( John Clements) who turns out to have caused the captain's divorce a few years earlier, they are sent to meet a convoy in the North Sea and escort it safely into British coastal waters. One stubborn freighter captain from the SS ''Seaflower'', who has a cargo hold full of Polish refugees, mainly Jews, lags the main convoy and is stopped by a U-boat. At first they bluff their way past claiming to be a neutral ship. However they are tailed by the U-boat as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spider (1940 Film)
The Spider is an American pulp-magazine hero of the 1930s and 1940s. The character was created by editor Harry Steeger and written by a variety of authors for 118 monthly issues of ''The Spider'' from 1933 to 1943. A 119th Spider novel manuscript, ''Slaughter Incorporated'', had been completed but was not published until decades later. A complete list of all 119 Spider pulps in the original series is available online at fan sites. ''The Spider'' sold well during the 1930s, and copies are valued by modern pulp magazine collectors. Hulse has stated "Today, hero-pulp fans value ''The Spider'' more than any single-character magazine except for ''The Shadow'' and ''Doc Savage''."Ed Hulse, ''The Blood 'n' Thunder Guide to Collecting Pulps''. Murania Press, 2009, (pp. 78-82). Creation and publication history The Spider was created in 1933 by Harry Steeger at Popular Publications as direct competition to Street and Smith Publications' vigilante hero, the Shadow. Steeger said he got t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proud Valley
''The Proud Valley'' is a 1940 Ealing Studios film starring Paul Robeson. Filmed in the South Wales coalfield, the principal Welsh coal mining area, the film is about a seaman who joins a mining community. It includes their passion for singing as well as the dangers and precariousness of working in a mine. Plot David Goliath is an African-American sailor who deserts his ship when it arrives in Wales. He climbs onto the back of a freight train and meets Bert, who is work-shy and scoffs at David's determination to seek employment. The train arrives at a small mining town and the two men briefly attempt to busk before being scolded by Mrs Parry for making unpleasant noise outside her shop. They stop outside a building where a male choir are rehearsing and David begins singing along. The choir conductor, Dick Parry, is determined to make David a member and offers him lodgings at his house. Despite his wife, Mrs Parry, objecting to the idea, her protests are moot when their sons and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh It Off (1940 Film)
''Laugh It Off'' is a 1940 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and Wallace Orton, and starring Tommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Anthony Hulme and Marjorie Browne. It was filmed at Walton Studios starting in November 1939, just after the outbreak of war. Plot At the start of World War II, Concert party entertainer Tommy Towers is drafted into service. He immediately gets on the wrong side of commanding officer Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise Tommy is granted a commission. Cast * Tommy Trinder as Tommy Towers * Jean Colin as Sally * Anthony Hulme as Somers * Marjorie Browne as Peggy * Edward Lexy as Sergeant Major Slaughter * Ida Barr as Mrs McNab * Charles Victor as Colonel * Peter Gawthorne as General * Wally Patch as Sergeant * Warren Jenkins as Pat * John Laurie as Jock * Henry Lytton, Jr. as George Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traitor Spy
''Traitor Spy'' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Bruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara Desni and Edward Lexy. It was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by Ian White. It has also been released under the title ''The Torso Murder Mystery''. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Jacques Pendower. Premise Both Scotland Yard and the security services are on the trail of some stolen blueprints and believe there is a link with a headless body discovered in Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is .... Cast References External links * 1939 films British mystery thriller films British spy thriller films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Walter Summers Films set in London Films set in Devon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man In Paris
''This Man in Paris'' is a 1939 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson and Alastair Sim. It was a sequel to the 1938 film ''This Man Is News''. It was made at Denham Studios. Premise A British journalist and his wife travel to France to investigate a counterfeiting ring involving a British aristocrat. Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Simon Drake * Valerie Hobson as Pat Drake * Alastair Sim as Lochlan Macgregor * Edward Lexy as Holly * Garry Marsh as Sergeant Bright * Max Michel as Emile Beranger * Mona Goya as Torch Bernal * Anthony Shaw as General Craysham * Cyril Chamberlain as Swindon * Charles Oliver as Gaston * Paul Sheridan as reception clerk 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 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Dangerous To Live
Too or TOO may refer to: * Threshold of originality, a concept in copyright law * ''Too'' (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), the fourth studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine * ''Too'' (FIDLAR album), the second studio album by American skate punk band Fidlar * ''Too'' (Kingdom Come album), the seventh album by the band Kingdom Come * ''Too'' (Madita album), the second solo album by Matida * ''Too'' (S.O.S. Band album), the second album by the band The S.O.S. Band * To1, a South Korean boy band, formerly known as TOO People with the surname Too * David Kimutai Too (1968–2008), a Kenyan politician and National Assembly member for the Orange Democratic Movement * Too Too (born 1990), a Burmese fighter See also * To (other) * Toon (other) * Toos (other) * Tootoo, an Inuit surname * TU (other) * Two (other) 2 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 2, two or II may also refer to: * AD 2, the second year of the AD era * 2 BC, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
