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Eliot Makeham
Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an English film and television actor. Career Makeham was born in London, England. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, in 115 films and in 11 television productions. He played a small number of leading roles in the 1930s, but was more regularly seen in cameos as harassed officials or henpecked husbands. Personal life Married three times, Makeham's third wife was British character actress, Betty Shale. Selected filmography * ''Rome Express'' (1932) - Mills * ''I'm an Explosive'' (1933) - Prof. Whimperly * ''Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Abraham Lombard * ''The Lost Chord'' (1933) - Bertie Pollard * '' I Lived with You'' (1933) - Mr. Wallis * ''I Was a Spy'' (1933) - Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Henry Jackson * '' The Roof'' (1933) - John Rutherford * '' The Laughter of Fools'' (1933) - John Gregg * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) - James Merrick * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Million Pound Note
''The Million Pound Note'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Jane Griffiths. It is based on the 1893 Mark Twain short story ''The Million Pound Bank Note'', and is a precursor to the 1983 film ''Trading Places''. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art directors John Box and Jack Maxsted. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors. The American release was handled by United Artists under the alternative tile ''Man with a Million''. Plot In 1903, American seaman Henry Adams is stranded penniless in Britain and gets caught up in an unusual wager between two wealthy, eccentric brothers, Oliver and Roderick Montpelier. They persuade the Bank of England to issue a one million pound banknote, which they present to Adams in an envelope, only telling him that it contains some money. Oliver asserts that the mere existence of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday The Thirteenth (1933 Film)
''Friday the Thirteenth'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Muriel Aked. Plot The film depicts the lives of several passengers in the hours before they are involved in a bus crash. Cast * Jessie Matthews as Millie * Sonnie Hale as Alf the Conductor * Muriel Aked as Miss Twigg * Cyril Smith - Fred the Driver * Richard Hulton as Johnny * Max Miller as Joe * Alfred Drayton as The Detective * Hartley Power as American tourist * Percy Parsons as American tourist * Ursula Jeans as Eileen Jackson * Eliot Makeham as Henry Jackson * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Max * Gibb McLaughlin as Florist * Edmund Gwenn as Mr Wakefield * Mary Jerrold as Flora Wakefield * Gordon Harker as Hamilton Briggs * Emlyn Williams as William Blake * Frank Lawton as Frank Parsons * Belle Chrystall as Marry Summers * O. B. Clarence as Clerk * Robertson Hare as Ralph Lightfoot * Martita Hunt as Agnes Lightfoot * Leonora Corbett as Dolly * Ralph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Hearts In Harmony
''Two Hearts in Harmony'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat. Cast * Bernice Claire - Micky * George Curzon - Lord Sheldon * Enid Stamp-Taylor - Sheila * Nora Williams - Lil * Gordon Little - Joe * Guy Middleton - Mario * Paul Hartley - Bobby * Eliot Makeham - Wagstaff * Julian Royce - Carstairs * Jack Harris and his Band - Themselves * Sheila Barrett - Dodo * Rex Curtis - Butler * Victor Rietti Victor Rietti (29 February 1888 – 3 December 1963) was an Italian-born actor and director who became known through his work in television, especially through the many live television productions of the Italian play ''To Live in Peace'' during ... - Calvazzi * Betty Thumbling - Pam References External links * 1935 films 1935 comedy-drama films 1930s English-language films Films directed by William Beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Last Affaire
''Her Last Affaire'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Viola Keats, Cecil Parker and Googie Withers. The wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn. It was based on the play ''S.O.S.'' by Walter Ellis. Cast * Hugh Williams as Alan Heriot * Viola Keats as Lady Avril Weyre * Francis L. Sullivan as Sir Julian Weyre * Sophie Stewart as Jodie Weyre * Felix Aylmer as Lord Carnforth * Cecil Parker as Sir Arthur Harding * John Gardner as Boxall * Henry Caine as Inspector Marsh * Gerrard Tyrell as Martin * John Laurie John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 – 23 June 1980) was a Scottish actor. In the course of his career, Laurie performed on the stage and in films as well as television. He is perhaps best remembered for his role in the sitcom '' Dad's Army'' (19 ... as Robb * Googie Withers as Effie External links * * * Reviews and articlesat thPowell & Pressburger Pages 1935 films 1930s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg Of Old Drury
''Peg of Old Drury'' is a 1935 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke and Margaretta Scott. The film is a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play ''Masks and Faces'' by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor. It contains passages of eighteenth century Shakespearian performance, from ''The Merchant of Venice'', ''Richard III'' and ''As You Like It''. The film was voted the third best British movie of 1936. Wilcox said the film "was enormously successful both here and in the States, artistically as well as at the box office." Plot The film is a very affectionate look at the life of Peg, and her relationship with David Garrick. It is a lavish costume drama and recreates a Hogarth-type atmosphere of contemporary London in the mid 18th century. It is laced with snippets of legendary history such as Lord Sandwich's invention of the sandwich. Peg is generally more popular with the men than with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Doone (1934 Film)
''Lorna Doone'' is a 1934 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, John Loder and Margaret Lockwood. It is based on the 1869 novel ''Lorna Doone'' by R. D. Blackmore. This was the third screen version of the novel, and the first with sound; a further cinema adaptation followed in 1951. It was shot partly on location in Somerset. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Carrick. Cast * Victoria Hopper as Lorna Doone * John Loder as John Ridd * Margaret Lockwood as Annie Ridd * Roy Emerton as Carver Doone * Mary Clare as Mistress Sara Ridd * Edward Rigby as Reuben 'Uncle Ben' Huckaback * Roger Livesey as Tom Faggus * George Curzon as King James II * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Counsellor Doone * Laurence Hanray as Parson Bowden * Amy Veness as Betty Muxworthy * Eliot Makeham as John Fry * Wyndham Goldie as Chief Judge Jeffries * Frank Cellier as Captain Jeremy Stickles * Herbert Lomas as Sir Ensor Doone * Arthur Hambling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling In Love (1935 Film)
''Falling in Love'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Charles Farrell, Mary Lawson, Diana Napier and Gregory Ratoff. The film was shot at Walton Studios.Wood p.81 It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title ''Trouble Ahead''. Plot The manager of an American film star struggles to cope with her behaviour. Cast * Charles Farrell as Howard Elliott * Mary Lawson as Ann Brent * Gregory Ratoff as Oscar Marks * H. F. Maltby as Cummins * Diana Napier as Gertie * Cathleen Nesbitt as Mother * Patrick Aherne as Dick Turner * Margot Grahame as June Desmond * Sally Stewart as Winnie * Monty Banks as Film Director * Marion Harris as Cafe Singer * Pat Fitzpatrick as Jackie * Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra as Themselves * Eliot Makeham as Caretaker * Miles Malleson as Minor Role * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unfinished Symphony (film)
''Unfinished Symphony'' is a 1934 British-Austrian musical drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Mártha Eggerth, Helen Chandler, Hans Jaray, and Ronald Squire. The film is based on the story of Franz Schubert who, in the 1820s left his symphony unfinished after losing the love of his life. The film's alternate German-language version was called ''Gently My Songs Entreat''. This title refers to the first line of the Lied "Ständchen" (Serenade) from Schubert's collection ''Schwanengesang'', "the most famous serenade in the world", performed by Mártha Eggerth in the film. Cast * Mártha Eggerth as Caroline Esterhazy * Hans Jaray as Franz Schubert * Cecil Humphreys as Antonio Salieri * Helen Chandler as Emmie Passenter * Ronald Squire as Count Esterhazy * Esmé Percy as Huettenbrenner * Eliot Makeham as Joseph Passenter * Paul Wagner as Lieutenant Folliot * Hermine Sperler as Princess Kinsky * Beryl Laverick as Mary Esterhazy * Brember Wills as Esterhazy's Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bypass To Happiness
''Bypass to Happiness'' is a 1934 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Tamara Desni, Maurice Evans and Kay Hammond. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London and distributed by Fox Film.Wood p.81 Cast *Tamara Desni as Tamara * Maurice Evans as Robin * Kay Hammond as Dinah * Mark Daly as Wallop * Eliot Makeham as Miller * Nellie Bowman as Jane * John Teed as Stephen * Billy Holland as Jim References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External linksBypass to Happinessat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1934 films British romantic comedy films 1930s British films 1934 romantic com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders Is Orders
''Orders Is Orders'' is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the film concerns the interaction between the American crew and the British officers. It is based upon the 1932 play '' Orders Are Orders'' by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge. It was remade in 1954 as '' Orders Are Orders'' starring Peter Sellers, Sid James and Tony Hancock. Cast *Charlotte Greenwood as Wanda Sinclair * James Gleason as Ed Waggermeyer * Cyril Maude as Col. Bellamy * Finlay Currie as Dave * Percy Parsons as Zingbaum * Cedric Hardwicke as Brigadier * Donald Calthrop as Pavey * Ian Hunter as Capt. Harper * Jane Carr as Patricia Bellamy * Ray Milland as Dashwood * Edwin Lawrence as Quartermaster * Eliot Makeham as Pvt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Charming (film)
''Princess Charming'', also known as ''Alexandra'', is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Evelyn Laye, Henry Wilcoxon, and Yvonne Arnaud. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by Ernő Metzner. It is part of the operetta film genre that was popular during the era. Plot A Ruritanian Ruritania is a fictional country, originally located in central Europe as a setting for novels by Anthony Hope, such as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1894). Nowadays the term connotes a quaint minor European country, or is used as a placeholder name f ... princess is betrothed to the king of a neighbouring country, but falls in love with the army officer sent to escort her there. Meanwhile, a revolution breaks out. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1934 films 1934 musical comedy films British black-and-white films British musical comedy films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Candle
''The Crimson Candle'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Eve Gray, Eliot Makeham and Kenneth Kove. It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Chibnall p.271 Plot A doctor attempts to prove that a maid is a murderer. Cast * Eve Gray as Mavis * Eliot Makeham as Doctor Gaunt * Kenneth Kove as Honorable Horatius Chillingsbotham * Derek Williams as Leonard Duberley * Kynaston Reeves as Inspector Blunt * Eugene Leahy as Detective * Audrey Cameron as Maid * Arthur Goullet Arthur Goullet (1894–1978) was a British stage, film and television actor. He played the role of Sebastian Moran in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' Silver Blaze''.Nollen p.298 Selected filmography * '' Down River'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman o ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |