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Ernest Sefton
Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) * '' The Bermondsey Kid'' (1933) * '' Radio Parade'' (1933) * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) * '' Strike It Rich'' (1933) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1933) * ''Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * ''Great Stuff'' (1933) * ''Double Wedding'' (1933) * ''I'll Stick to You'' (1933) * '' Murder at Monte Carlo'' (1934) * ''The Third Clue'' (1934) * '' What's in a Name?'' (1934) * ''Big Business'' (1934) * '' No Limit'' (1935) * ''Hello, Sweetheart'' (1935) * '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1935) * '' Look Up and Laugh'' (1935) * ''Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' It's in the Bag'' (1936) * '' Cheer Up'' (1936) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) * '' Double Alibi'' (1937) * '' Millions'' (1937) * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) * ''The Fatal Hour'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Holiday (film)
''Bank Holiday'' (also known as ''Three on a Weekend'') is a 1938 British drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring John Lodge, Margaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams and Kathleen Harrison. Plot On a 1930s bank holiday weekend, a number of people rush for trains to head to the seaside. They include: *an unmarried couple, nurse Catherine Lawrence and her boyfriend Geoffrey. Catherine is distracted by thoughts of Stephen Howard, widower of a patient who died in childbirth; *May and Arthur and their working-class family; *two female friends, Doreen and Milly, looking for romance. Cast * John Lodge as Stephen Howard * Margaret Lockwood as Catherine Lawrence * Hugh Williams as Geoffrey * Rene Ray as Doreen Richards * Merle Tottenham as Milly * Linden Travers as Ann Howard * Wally Patch as Arthur * Kathleen Harrison as May * Garry Marsh as 'Follies' manager * Jeanne Stuart as Miss Mayfair * Wilfrid Lawson as Police sergeant * Felix Aylmer as Surgeon * Leonard Sharp as Jack, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Stick To You
''I'll Stick to You'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jay Laurier, Betty Astell, Louis Hayward and Hal Walters. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute (2007), p. 273 Cast * Jay Laurier as Adam Tipper * Betty Astell as Pauline Mason * Louis Hayward as Ronnie Matthews * Ernest Sefton as Mortimer Moody * Hal Walters as Wilkins * Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ... as Eve Oglethorpe * Charles Childerstone as Pilgrim References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Alibi (1937 Film)
''Double Alibi'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Ernest Sefton, John Warwick and Linden Travers. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Fox.Chibnall p.288 Plot The seemingly watertight alibi of a criminal is wrecked by the testimony of a woman connected with a rival gang. Cast * Ernest Sefton as Crayshaw * John Warwick as Charlie * Paul Neville as Dawkin * Linden Travers as Rita * Mavis Villiers as Miss Grant * Margaret Scudamore as Mrs. Havilland * Charles Eaton as Davidson * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Chelsea Life'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ... as Chauffeur References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf's Clothing (1936 Film)
''Wolf's Clothing'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Claude Hulbert, Gordon Harker and Lilli Palmer. The screenplay concerns a blundering group of secret agents who mistake a Foreign Office official for a dangerous international assassin. It was made at Shepperton Studios by the independent producer Richard Wainwright.Wood p.88 Cast * Claude Hulbert as Ambrose Girling * Gordon Harker as Prosser * Lilli Palmer as Lydia * George Graves as Sir Roger Balmayne * Peter Gawthorne as Sir Hector * Helen Haye as Mildred Girling * Joan Swinstead as Mary Laming * Frank Birch as Reverend John Laming * Ernest Sefton as Finden Charvet * George Hayes as Yassiov * Shayle Gardner Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor. Partial filmography * ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * '' Sailors Don't Car ... as Babo * Violet Gould a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheer Up (film)
''Cheer Up'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Stanley Lupino, Sally Gray and Roddy Hughes. It was made at Ealing Studios by Lupino's own independent production company.Wood p.85 An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid. Cast * Stanley Lupino as Tom Denham * Sally Gray as Sally Gray * Roddy Hughes as Dick Dirk * Gerald Barry as John Harman * Kenneth Kove as Wilfred Harman * Wyn Weaver as Mr. Carter * Marjorie Chard as Mrs. Carter * Ernest Sefton as Tom Page * Syd Crossley as Waiter * Arty Ash Arty Ash, real name Arthur Richard Dodge (14 April 1895 – 6 February 1954) was a British actor. He is well known for appearing with Leslie Sarony in ''Clonk!'' (1928), a short comedy film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Ash was bo ... as Head Porter * Arthur Rigby as Bill Ratchett * Doris Rogers as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's In The Bag (1936 Film)
''It's in the Bag'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox and Jack Barty. Two low-level workers acquire some money and decide to open a nightclub together. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.90 Art direction was by Peter Proud. Plot summary Cast * Jimmy Nervo as Jimmy * Teddy Knox as Teddy * Jack Barty Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ... as Bert * George Carney as Blumfield * Rene Hunter as Ethel * Ursula Hirst as Vi * Aubrey Dexter as Peters * Hal Gordon as Boss * Ernest Sefton as Jerry Gee * C. Denier Warren as Emery * Glen Alyn as Fifi References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Marshall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Illegal
''Strictly Illegal'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Leslie Fuller, Betty Astell and Georgie Harris. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.84 Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill the Bookie * Betty Astell as Mrs. Bill * Georgie Harris as Bert the Runner * Cissy Fitzgerald as Lady Percival * Glennis Lorimer as The Girl * Mickey Brantford as The Boy * Ernest Sefton as The Colonel * Alf Goddard as The Cop * Humberston Wright as The Reverend * Syd Courtenay Syd Courtenay was a South African-born British actor and screenwriter. He was a frequent collaborator with the comedian Leslie Fuller. Courtenay first met Fuller in 1919 in Margate and they soon struck up a partnership with routines featuring the ... * T. Arthur Ellis References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look Up And Laugh
''Look Up and Laugh'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Alfred Drayton and Douglas Wakefield. The film is notable for featuring an appearance by Vivien Leigh in an early supporting role. Plot Gracie Pearson (Fields) is a singer/comedian who returns home to enjoy a little holiday, but there is trouble brewing. First, she has to use all of her hard-earned money to pay for part of what her brother owes to a money lender. Then when they go to see their father, they find he has collapsed due to the Plumborough Market (where he has a stall) is threatened with demolition to make way for a department store. She receives a telegram offering a West End singing job, but decides to try to save the market instead. As time runs out, Gracie rallies the stall keepers together through a series of ever more hilarious schemes in their attempts to save their livelihoods. Cast * Gracie Fields as Gracie Pearson * Vivien Leigh as Marjorie Belfer * Douglas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say It With Diamonds (1935 Film)
''Say It with Diamonds'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Frank Pettingell, Eve Becke and Vera Bogetti. It was shot as a quota quickie at Walton Studios for distribution by the British subsidiary of MGM.Chibnall p.280 Cast * Frank Pettingell as Ezra Hopkins * Eve Becke as Sylvia * Vera Bogetti as Kay * Gerald Rawlinson as Richard * Eileen Munro as Fanny Hopkins * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Chi ... as Mocket * Arthur Finn as Montana References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello, Sweetheart
''Hello, Sweetheart'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Claude Hulbert, Gregory Ratoff and Jane Carr. The film was made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at the company's Teddington Studios.Wood p.86 It is based on the play ''The Butter and Egg Man'' by George S. Kaufman. Plot A poultry farmer is persuaded to invest in a film company. Cast * Claude Hulbert as Henry Pennyfeather * Gregory Ratoff as Joseph Lewis * Jane Carr as Babs Beverley * Nancy O'Neil as Helen Taylor * Olive Blakeney as Daisy Montrose * Cyril Smith as Mac McGuire * Morris Harvey as F.Q. Morse * Felix Aylmer as Peabody * Phyllis Stanley * Johnny Nitt * Marriott Edgar * Carroll Gibbons as Orchestra Leader * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Limit (1935 Film)
''No Limit'' is a 1935 British musical comedy starring George Formby and Florence Desmond. The film, which was directed by Monty Banks, was made on location at the TT motorcycle race on the Isle of Man. It was the first of eleven films that Formby made for Associated Talking Pictures. Although Formby had already made two moderately successful films (''Boots! Boots!'' and ''Off the Dole''), ''No Limit'' was the film that put him on the road to stardom. Plot George Shuttleworth (Formby) is a chimney sweep from Wigan who dreams of winning the Isle of Man TT. Unfortunately, George's attempts to secure a factory ride with the Rainbow Motorcycle Company are unsuccessful and consequently he resorts to entering his own machine the "Shuttleworth Snap", a motorcycle derived from an old Rainbow machine. Whilst running the engine of his machine, George inadvertently knocks the motorcycle off its stand and crashes into the fence of his next door neighbour, Mr Hardacre, who goads George ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Business (1934 Film)
''Big Business'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Claude Hulbert, Eve Gray and Ernest Sefton. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.81 This is notably the second film of the same name that James Finlayson starred in. Plot summary Cast * Claude Hulbert as Reggie Pullett / Shayne Carter * Eve Gray as Sylvia Brent * Ernest Sefton as Mac * James Finlayson as P.C. * Hal Walters as Spike * Maude Zimbla Maude may refer to: Places *Maude, New South Wales, a village on the lower Murrumbidgee River in Australia *Maude, South Australia, a locality in South Australia * Maude, Victoria, a town in Australia *Cape Maude, a high ice-covered cape forming ... as Nina References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * * * 1934 films 1934 comedy films British comedy films Films directed by Cyril Gardner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
