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Eve Gray
Eve Gray (27 November 1900 – 23 May 1983) was an English film actress. Born Fanny Evelyn Garrett, she was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London stage at Daly's Theatre in Madame Pompadour. A film contract soon followed, although she continued to appear on stage in the West End in plays such as Charles Bennett's ''Sensation''. Partial filmography * '' The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'' (1927) - Showgirl Victim (uncredited) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1927) - Lettie Deans * ''Poppies of Flanders ''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile. Cast * Jameson Thomas as Jim Brown * Eve Gray as Beryl Kingwood ...'' (1927) - Beryl Kingwood * ''One of the Best (film), One of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bromwich
West Bromwich ( ) is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is north-west of Birmingham. West Bromwich is part of the area known as the Black Country, in terms of geography, culture and dialect. West Bromwich had a population of 77,997 in the 2011 Census. Initially a rural village, West Bromwich's growth corresponded with that of the Industrial Revolution, owing to the area's natural richness in ironstone and coal, as well as its proximity to canals and railway branches. It led to the town becoming a centre for coal mining, brick making, the iron industry and metal trades such as nails, springs and guns. The town's primary economy developed into engineering, manufacturing and the Automotive industry in the United Kingdom, automotive industry through the early 20th century. During the World War II, Second World War, West Bromwich experienced Birmingham Blitz, bombing from the Luftwaffe, German Luftwaffe. It als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Adversary (film)
''The Secret Adversary'' is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin. Reviews were generally positive on this adventure, which manages to keep the identity of the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder At Monte Carlo
''Murder at Monte Carlo'' is a British 1934 mystery crime thriller film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Errol Flynn, Eve Gray, Paul Graetz and Molly Lamont, the production was Flynn's debut film in a lead role in England. The film is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" lost films. Plot A Fleet Street reporter (Errol Flynn) investigates the claim of Dr Becker, a professor of mathematics, to possess an infallible system of beating the roulette wheel at Monte Carlo. He refuses to take his fiancee Gilian (Eve Gray) along, but she decides to go anyway and report on the story for a rival paper. Dr Becker winds up dead and it looks like suicide, but Gilian is convinced it is murder. The finale involves Gilian getting all the suspects into one room and re-enacting the crime. Cast * Errol Flynn as Dyter * Eve Gray as Gilian * Paul Graetz as Doctor Heinrich Becker * Molly Lamont as Margaret Becker * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What's In A Name? (1934 Film)
''What's in a Name?'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Carol Goodner, Barry Clifton and Reginald Purdell. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.84 Cast * Carol Goodner as Marta Radovic * Barry Clifton as George Andrews * Reginald Purdell as Harry Stubbs * Gyles Isham as Schultz * Eve Gray as Mrs. Schultz * Ernest Sefton as Light * George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ... as Foot * Winifred Oughton as Maid References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1934 films British comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s English- ... [...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 Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz. Selected filmography * ''Just ... as Spike * Maude Zimbla 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] |
Guest Of Honour (1934 Film)
''Guest of Honour'' is a 1934 UK, British comedy film directed by George King (film director), George King and starring Henry Kendall (actor), Henry Kendall, Miki Hood, Edward Chapman (actor), Edward Chapman and Joan Playfair. In the film, an aristocracy (class), aristocrat unmasks a blackmailer. It is based on Thomas Anstey Guthrie, F. Anstey's 1903 play ''The Man from Blankley's'' which had been made as a 1920 Paramount Pictures, Paramount silent ''The Fourteenth Man'' and the 1930 John Barrymore talkie ''The Man from Blankley's''. References 1934 comedy films 1934 films British black-and-white films British comedy films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...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] |
Smithy (1933 Film)
''Smithy'' is a 1933 British comedy drama film directed by George King and starring Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Novak and D. A. Clarke-Smith. It was made as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at their Teddington Studios.Wood p.79 Cast * Edmund Gwenn as John Smith * Peggy Novak as Jane * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Boyd * Eve Gray as Daughter * Clifford Heatherley as Sir Olds * Viola Compton Viola Maud Compton–Mackenzie (26 November 1886 – 7 April 1971), known as Viola Compton, was an English film actress. Born in Fulham, London, she was the second of three siblings born to the actors Edward Compton and Virginia Frances Batem ... as Lucy * Charles Hickman as Son * Charles Hawtrey References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films British comedy-drama films 1933 comedy-drama films Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flaw (1933 Film)
''The Flaw'' is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Norman Walker and starring Henry Kendall, Eric Maturin and Phyllis Clare. It was made as a quota quickie at Wembley Studios, and was remade in 1955 with the same title. Cast * Henry Kendall as John Millway * Eric Maturin as James Kelver * Phyllis Clare as Laura Kelver * Eve Gray as Irene Nelson * Douglas Payne as Inspector Barnes * Sydney Seaward as Sergeant * Vera Gerald as Mrs. Mamby * Elsie Irving * E.A. Williams 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 set, or t ...'' called it a "Nicely constructed thriller," and gave it two out of five stars. References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bermondsey Kid
''The Bermondsey Kid'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton. A newsboy enters a boxing championship where he is matched with a sick friend. Cast * Esmond Knight as Eddie Martin * Ellis Irving as Joe Dougherty * Pat Peterson as Mary * Ernest Sefton as Lou Rodman * Clifford McLaglen as Bates * Eve Gray as Toots * Syd Crossley as Porky * Winifred Oughton as Mrs Bodge * Len Harvey as himself * Henry Mason as himself * Val Guest Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he direct ... as minor role References External links * 1933 films 1933 drama films British drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wickham Mystery
''The Wickham Mystery'' is a 1931 British mystery film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Eve Gray, John Longden and Lester Matthews. It was based on a play by John McNally. It was shot at Isleworth Studios in London and distributed by United Artists. Cast * Eve Gray as Joan Hamilton * John Longden as Harry Crawford * Lester Matthews as Charles Wickham * Wallace Bosco as Edward Hamilton * Sam Livesey Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Life Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary. The two had six ... as Inspector Cobb * John Turnbull as Howard Clayton * Doris Clemence as Mrs Wickham * Walter Piers as George Beverley References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1931 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight (1931 Film)
''Midnight'' is a 1931 British comedy crime film directed by George King and starring Eve Gray, George Bellamy and Ellen Pollock. It was a quota quickie made at Nettlefold Studios for distribution by the British subsidiary of the American Fox Film Company.Wood p.69 Cast * Eve Gray as Dorothy Harding * George Bellamy as Max Strubel * Ellen Pollock Ellen Pollock (29 June 1902 – 29 March 1997) was a British character actress who mainly appeared on stage in London's West End. She also appeared in several films and TV productions. A devotee of Bernard Shaw, she was president of the Shaw S ... as Sonia Strubel * Kiyoshi Takase as Ching References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1931 films Films directed by George King 1930s crime comedy films British crime comedy films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Fox Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
