|
Edward Evans (actor)
Albert Edward Walker Evans (4 June 1914 – 20 December 2001) was an English film and television actor. During the Second World War, he served with the British Army in North Africa and Italy, attaining the rank of Captain. Evans featured as Bob Grove in the 1950s soap opera ''The Grove Family'' and played the role of Lionel Petty in ''Coronation Street'' during 1965–66. He also appeared in episodes of ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Saint'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Z-Cars'' and ''Dad's Army''. Selected filmography * ''London Belongs to Me'' (1948) - Detective Sergeant Taylor * ''The Small Voice'' (1948) - Police Inspector * ''The Case of Charles Peace'' (1949) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Mr. Denning Drives North'' (1952) - Second Patrolman * '' Secret People'' (1952) - Plain Clothes Man * '' 13 East Street'' (1952) - Van Driver (uncredited) * ''I Believe in You'' (1952) - Clerk of the Court (uncredited) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1952) - Chauffeur * ''Cosh Boy'' (1953) - Sgt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putney
Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient parish which covered in the Hundred of Brixton in the county of Surrey. Its area has been reduced by the loss of Roehampton to the south-west, an offshoot hamlet that conserved more of its own clustered historic core. In 1855 the parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works and was grouped into the Wandsworth District. In 1889 the area was removed from Surrey and became part of the County of London. The Wandsworth District became the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth in 1900. Since 1965 Putney has formed part of the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London. The benefice of the parish remains a perpetual curacy whose patron is the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral. The church, founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand National Night
''Grand National Night'' is a 1953 British thriller film brought to the screen by George Minter, produced by Phil C. Samuel, and based on a play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. It was directed by Bob McNaught and starred Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister and Beatrice Campbell (Patrick's wife) with support from Michael Hordern, Noel Purcell and a cameo role from Colin Gordon. The film was shot at Walton Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Frederick Pusey. Cinematography was by Jack Asher. Previous to this film version Grand National Night had been presented as a BBC Radio serial as well as the original stage play, which was produced in 1945 and 1946. The cast of the original play was headed by Leslie Banks as Gerald Coates. Plot Racehorse trainer Gerald Coates argues with his alcoholic wife Babs on the evening after his horse has won the Grand National. She attacks him with a knife and there is a struggle with the knif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Nightshade (film)
''Deadly Nightshade'' is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by John Gilling. It stars Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall and John Horsely. A convict on the run (Emrys Jones) switches identities with a lookalike, only to find himself in even deeper trouble. Cast * Emrys Jones as Matthews / Barlow *Zena Marshall as Ann Farrington * John Horsely as Inspector Clements *Joan Hickson as Mrs. Fenton *Hector Ross as Canning *Roger Maxwell as Col. Smythe *Lesley Deane as Mrs. Smythe *Marne Maitland as Heinz *Frederick Piper as Mr. Pritchard Critical reception ''TV Guide'' thought the idea was "done much better in Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...'s '' The Passenger'' (1975)," but found the film, "still occasionally entertaining"; while the '' Radio Times'' wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appointment In London
''Appointment in London'' (known as ''Raiders in the Sky'' in the U.S.) is a 1953 British war film set during the Second World War and starring Dirk Bogarde. The film was directed by Philip Leacock and based on a story by John Wooldridge, who as an RAF bomber pilot flew 108 operational sorties over Europe.Coldstream 2005, p. 181. Wooldridge, who after the war established himself as a successful film composer before his untimely death in a car accident, also wrote the film score and participated in writing the screenplay for 'Appointment in London'. ''Appointment in London'' is set in an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943 and tells of a wing commander's attempt to finish his third and final tour of 30 operations. A sub-plot involves his relationship with a widowed Wren in whom an American observer attached to his airfield is also interested. Plot Wing Commander Tim Mason (Dirk Bogarde) commands a squadron of Avro Lancasters based in England. He is nearing the end of his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Yellow Balloon (film)
''The Yellow Balloon'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Andrew Ray, William Sylvester, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth More and Hy Hazell. It was Thompson's second feature as director. It was distributed by Associated British and produced by the company's Marble Arch Productions. It was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Robert Jones. Location shooting took place around Bayswater and Chelsea. Plot The film is set in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, in London's East End, amongst the bomb sites. 12-year-old Frankie Palmer (Andrew Ray) loses the sixpence his father has given him to buy a large yellow balloon from a street seller which the boy has set his heart on. He sees that a friend of his, young Ronnie Williams (Stephen Fenemore), has already bought one and Frankie snatches it off him and runs off with it, with Ronnie in hot pursuit. Ronnie chases Frankie into a large, bombed-out house and they are r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Bomb (1953 Film)
''Time Bomb'' is a 1953 British film noir thriller film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring Glenn Ford, Anne Vernon and Maurice Denham. It was produced by MGM at the company's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge. In the United States it was released under the title ''Terror on a Train''. Plot In Birmingham, Railway Police Constable Charles Baron (John Horsley) is involved in a confrontation with a man believed to be a local vagrant. The man gets away, but he is soon found out to have been a saboteur, who has left a suitcase full of detonators and bomb-making components at the railway yard. Police realize that the man was attempting to sabotage a trainload of sea mines, destined for the Royal Navy Yard at Portsmouth. The train is stopped as soon as possible in case an explosion is imminent, but a residential area is nearby and the police have to evacuate local residents. The local authorities get in contact with former World War Two Royal Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosh Boy
''Cosh Boy'' (released in the United States as ''The Slasher'') is a 1953 British film noir directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring James Kenney and Joan Collins. It was made at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. Plot Based on an original play by Bruce Walker, the film tells of the exploits of 16-year-old delinquent youth Roy Walsh (James Kenney) and his gang in post-World War II London. The gang starts off by mugging women. Later, Roy becomes infatuated with Rene (Joan Collins), the sister of one of the gang members; but, already having a boyfriend, Brian, she rejects Roy, to his fury. Later the gang beats up Brian. Roy menaces Rene, who eventually submits to him. When she informs him that he has made her pregnant and urges him to marry her, he decides he wants nothing more to do with her. Roy's mother, Elsie Walsh (Betty Ann Davies), is involved with Canadian Bob Stevens (Robert Ayres), who urges her to marry him so he can take Roy "in hand" before it's too late. Roy hates Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindle Wakes (1952 Film)
Hindle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abel James Hindle (1870–1954), Canadian farmer and politician *Art Hindle (born 1948), Canadian actor and film director * Ben Hindle (born 1974), Canadian bobsledder * Bradley Hindle (born 1980), Maltese squash player * Emma Hindle (born 1975), British equestrian * Frank Hindle (born 1925), English footballer * Frederick Hindle (other), multiple people * John Hindle (1857–?), Australian politician * John Hindle (businessman) (1934 - c. 2013), British property developer and Olympic Games hockey player * Kathleen Hindle (born 1948), Scottish chess master *Madge Hindle (born 1938), English actress * Matt Hindle (born 2007), English media star * Matt Hindle (born 1974), Canadian bobsledder * Owen Hindle (born 1940), English chess master *Tom Hindle Tom Hindle (22 February 1921 – 15 August 2011) was an English footballer who played as a winger in The Football League for Leeds United, York City, Halifax To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Believe In You (film)
''I Believe in You'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Michael Relph and Basil Dearden. It stars Celia Johnson and Cecil Parker and is based on the book ''Court Circular'' by Sewell Stokes. Inspired by the recently successful ''The Blue Lamp'', Relph and Dearden used a semi-documentary approach in telling the story of the lives of probation officers and their charges. Plot Henry Phipps, a retired Colonial Serviceman, takes on the job of a probation officer, and finds it a challenge. Various characters' lives are examined as Phipps and his colleagues attempt to reform (amongst others), a hardened criminal and a juvenile delinquent. Cast * Celia Johnson as Matty Matheson * Cecil Parker as Henry Phipps *Godfrey Tearle as Judge Pyke *Harry Fowler as Charlie Hooker *George Relph as Mr. Dove *Joan Collins as Norma Hart *Laurence Harvey as Jordie Bennett *Ernest Jay as Judge Quayle *Ursula Howells as Hon Ursula *Sid James as Sergeant Body * Katie Johnson as Miss Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 East Street
''13 East Street'' is a 1952 British crime thriller film directed by Robert S. Baker and starring Patrick Holt, Sandra Dorne and Sonia Holm.Mackillop & Sinyard p.180 It was shot at Twickenham Studios with some location shooting around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a second feature by Tempean Films which specialised in producing films designed to support the main feature on a double bill during the early 1950s. Synopsis In order to break up a gang trading in stolen goods, a Scotland Yard detective goes undercover. He robs a jewellery shop and is sentenced to prison so that he can gain the confidence of the gang's leaders and infiltrate their organisation. Cast * Patrick Holt as Insp. Gerald Blake * Sandra Dorne as Judy * Sonia Holm as Joan Blake * Robert Ayres as Larry Conn * Dora Bryan as Valerie * Michael Balfour as Joey Long * Hector MacGregor as Supt. Duncan * Michael Brennan as George Mack * Alan Judd as Sg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret People (film)
''Secret People'' is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Thorold Dickinson and produced by Sidney Cole for Ealing Studios, with a screenplay from Thorold Dickinson, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Joyce Carey and Christianna Brand. ''Secret People'' stars Valentina Cortese, Serge Reggiani and Audrey Hepburn and premiered in the U.K. on 8 February 1952. The film provided Audrey Hepburn with her first significant film role, leading to her big breakthrough in ''Roman Holiday''. Plot In 1930, Maria Brentano (Valentina Cortese) and her younger sister Nora (Audrey Hepburn) flee to London as their father is about to be executed by his country's dictator. Seven years later, Maria unexpectedly meets Louis (Serge Reggiani), her childhood sweetheart, who is engaged in a plot to assassinate the dictator. Maria is persuaded to play an active part in the plan, but it all goes horribly wrong when the bomb they plant kills an innocent waitress, causing Maria much distress. Cast Audrey Hepburn After hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
