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Edwin John Fancey
Edwin John Fancey (1902–1980) was a British film producer and film distributor, distributor.Chibnall & McFarlane p.117 He owned the production company E.J. Fancey Productions, and the distribution company DUK (film distributor), DUK. He specialised largely in producing B-film, supporting films and short subjects, often edited from or compiled from material appearing in earlier films produced by others, such as musical numbers or comedy routines. Selected filmography Producer * ''The Balloon Goes Up'' (1942) * ''Up with the Lark'' (1943) * ''Soho Conspiracy'' (1950) * ''Hangman's Wharf'' (1950) * ''London Entertains'' (1951) * ''Down Among the Z Men'' (1952) * ''Behind the Headlines (1953 film), Behind the Headlines'' (1953) * ''Forces' Sweetheart (film), Forces' Sweetheart'' (1953) * ''Flannelfoot'' (1953) * ''Calling All Cars (1954 film), Calling All Cars'' (1954) * ''Johnny on the Spot'' (1954) * ''Action Stations (film), Action Stations'' (1956) * ''Flight from Vienna (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flannelfoot
''Flannelfoot'' is a 1953 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ronald Howard (British actor), Ronald Howard, Mary Germaine and Jack Watling.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.119 It was made at Walton Studios. The film's sets were designed by John Stoll. The film reflects the media interest in the notorious and elusive cat burglar of the 1930s Harry Edward Vickers who was nicknamed Flannelfoot because he would cover his boots with cloth to silence his footsteps. The title and the burglar's use of cloth on his boots are the only two resemblances between the actual case and the film's plot, with the latter instead mainly set in the early 1950s. Plot At New Scotland Yard Inspector Duggan returns to duty, still suffering from memory loss after having a wall toppled on him in the American sector of post-war Berlin many years previously whilst trailing a jewel thief. He is assigned to the 'Flannelfoot' jewel-thief case, which bears many similarities to the thief in Berlin. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girls Of The Latin Quarter
''Girls of the Latin Quarter'' is a 1960 British musical film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Bernard Hunter, Jill Ireland and Sheldon Lawrence. Plot Under the terms of a will, a young man stands to inherit a fortune if he can he turn the prospects of the family farm around. He comes up with a scheme to raise money by putting on a Show. Cast * Bernard Hunter as Clive Smedley * Jill Ireland as Jill * Sheldon Lawrence as Mac * Danny Green as Hodgson * Joe Baker as Finch * Sonya Cordeau as Herself - Singer * Cuddly Dudley as Himself - Singer * Mimi Pearce as Herself - Dancer * Cherry Wainer Cherry Wainer (March 2, 1935 – November 14, 2014) was a South African-born musician, best known as a member of Lord Rockingham's XI and a soloist on the Hammond organ. Biography Wainer was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the d ... as Herself - Organist References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot To Kill (1960 Film)
''Shoot to Kill'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Michael Winner and starring Dermot Walsh, Joy Webster and John M. East. It was Winner's first film as a director and featured Lynn Redgrave's first speaking role.SHOOT TO KILL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 28, Iss. 324, (Jan 1, 1961): 12. Plot Cast * Dermot Walsh as Mike Roberts * Joy Webster as Lee Fisher * John M. East as Boris Altovitch * Frank Hawkins as Neale Patterson * Zoreen Ismail as Anna * Theodore Wilhelm as Nikolai * Victor Beaumont as Nauman * Ronald Adam General Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, (30 October 1885 – 26 December 1982) was a senior British Army officer. He had an important influence on the conduct of the British Army during the Second World War as a result of his long tenure ... as Wood References Bibliography * Robert Shail. ''British Film Directors: A Critical Guide''. Edinburgh University Press, 2007. External links * 1960 films 1960 directoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traitor (1957 Film)
''The Traitor'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Jane Griffiths and Anton Diffring. Premise A former resistance fighter tries to discover the traitor who has betrayed his colleagues in the German resistance during the Second World War. Cast * Donald Wolfit as Colonel Charles Price * Robert Bray as Major Shane * Jane Griffiths as Vicki Toller * Carl Jaffe as Professor Stefan Toller * Anton Diffring as Joseph Brezina * Christopher Lee as Doctor Neumann * Oscar Quitak as Thomas Rilke * Karel Štěpánek as Mayor Friederich Suderman * Frederick Schiller as Alfred Baum * Rupert Davies as Clinton, the butler * John Van Eyssen as Lieutenant Bobby Grant * Colin Croft as Theodore Dehmel Theme music The film's title music, "Prelude Without A Name", and incidental music were written and conducted by Jackie Brown. The solo pianist was Dennis Wilson. Critical reception ''Sky Movies''wrote, "The specially writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight From Vienna (film)
''Flight from Vienna'', also known as ''Escape from the Iron Curtain,'' is a 1955 second feature British film directed by Denis Kavanagh and starring Theodore Bikel and John Bentley. Plot Colonel Sandor Kosice is a Hungarian police chief who escapes to Vienna seeking political asylum. However, his motives are under suspicion. He is sent back to Budapest to organise the escape of a scientist, whom he brings back to Vienna. Kosice is flown to London, where he survives an attempt made on his life. His motives are no longer questioned and he is granted asylum. Cast * Theodore Bikel as Colonel Sandor Kosice * John Bentley as Captain Lawton * Donald Gray as Colonel George Gordon * Carina Helm as Irma Kosice * Adrienne Scott * Oscar Wegerstek * George Roderick * Geoffrey Wilmer * Harold Jamieson * J. van Boolen * Paul Homer * Sybil Rares Critical reception '' The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "A simple political thriller of modest pretensions, quite competently made and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Stations (film)
''Not to be confused with the 1943 Canadian World War II documentary of the same name.'' ''Action Stations'' (also known as ''Pasaporte al infierno'' and ''East of Barcelona'') is a 1959 British/Spanish co-production action drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson (English language prints) and Ramón Quadreny (Spanish language prints) and starring Paul Carpenter, María Martín and Joe Robinson. It was filmed in 1956 but unreleased until 1959. Plot Bob Reynolds and Pete Archer are smugglers ferrying contraband to Spanish ports in their small sailing ship. They meet Anna Braun, the daughter of a master engraver in hiding from a gang led by Kleivar, and decide to help her. When she is kidnapped Reynolds and Archer force one of the gang to reveal the location of their mountain headquarters. Kleivar and his gang meet their end when their car falls from a cliff. Cast * Paul Carpenter as Bob Reynolds * María Martín as Anna Braun (as Mary Martin) * Joe Robinson as Pete Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny On The Spot
''Johnny on the Spot'' is a 1954 British crime drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh McDermott, Elspet Gray and Paul Carpenter. It was shot at Bushey Studios and on location in London. It was produced as a second feature.Chibnall & McFarlane p.291 Cast * Hugh McDermott as Johnny Breakes * Elspet Gray as Joan Ingram * Paul Carpenter as Paul Carrington * Jean Lodge as Sally Erskine * Ronald Adam as Inspector Beveridge * Valentine Dyall as Tyneley * Graham Stark as Stevie * Bruce Beeby as Hotel Garage Attendant (uncredited) * Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Jeremy Oulton (uncredited) * Conrad Phillips Conrad Philip Havord (13 April 1925 – 13 January 2016), known professionally as Conrad Phillips, was an English television and film actor. He is best known for playing William Tell in the adventure series ''The Adventures of William Tell'' (1 ... as Police Sergeant (uncredited) References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calling All Cars (1954 Film)
''Calling All Cars'' is a 1954 short film directed by Maclean Rogers, starring Cardew Robinson and John Fitzgerald. The film also features Spike Milligan voicing the thoughts of "Freddie", an old taxicab featured in the film. Something of a curiosity, the film is a strange mixture of semi-documentary about the port of Dover and a comedy about two young men (Robinson and Fitzgerald) who decide to chat up two girls and follow them to Dover in an old cab. The former 'Fantail' restaurant building, where the two principal actresses stop for tea, en route to Dover, still stands in Locksbottom, Kent. Cast * Spike Milligan as Freddie, The Taxi (voice) * Cardew Robinson as Reggie Ramsbottom * John Fitzgerald as Tom Lester * Adrienne Scott as Beryl Grant * Pauline Olsen as Marjorie Grant * Margot Bryant Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant (8 March 1897 – 1 January 1988), known professionally as Margot Bryant, was an English stage, teleivison and actress best known for playing Minni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forces' Sweetheart (film)
''Forces' Sweetheart'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hy Hazell, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. The plot revolves around two gormless soldiers, played Secombe and Bentine who become infatuated with a female entertainer called Judy (Hazell). Plot Recently arrived back home from entertaining British troops in Korea, forces sweetheart Judy James meets with her agent, who has arranged a West End show centred on her and funded by an eccentric English chewing gum magnate Aloysius Dimwitty. Meanwhile, both fantasising that Judy is their fiancée, Flight Lieutenant John Robinson and Private Harry Llewellyn make their way to London to try to meet her. Just before the pair arrive, her actual boyfriend, Lieutenant John Robinson of the Royal Navy, arranges a meeting with her. This allows Llewellyn (who had previously unwittingly decided on the pseudonym Lieutenant John Robinson) and the Flight Lieutenant to be mistaken for their namesake and thus bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |