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For Better, For Worse (1954 Film)
''For Better, for Worse'' is a 1954 British comedy film in Eastmancolor directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen and Cecil Parker. It was based on Arthur Watkyn's play of the same title which had run for over 500 performances in the West End starring Leslie Phillips and Geraldine McEwan. It was released in the United States as ''Cocktails in the Kitchen''. Plot A young couple – Tony and Anne (Dirk Bogarde and Susan Stephen) decide to get married, however Tony does not have the required prospects that her father (Cecil Parker) insists on, so he sets his future son-in-law some conditions before allowing the wedding. Cast * Dirk Bogarde as Tony Howard * Susan Stephen as Anne Purves * Cecil Parker as Anne's Father * Eileen Herlie as Anne's Mother * Athene Seyler as Miss Mainbrace * Dennis Price as Debenham * Pia Terri as Mrs. Debenham * James Hayter as the Plumber * Thora Hird as Mrs. Doyle * George Woodbridge as Alf * Charles Victor as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Harper
Kenneth Harper (1913–1998) was an English film producer. He produced 13 films between 1954 and 1973. He was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. He produced the first films of Peter Yates and Ken Russell and four films starring Cliff Richard. In a 1964 interview he said he found producing "fascinating - finding the story, the director and the cast: mixing people, you know? It's like being a chef in the kitchen." Biography Harper's first credit as producer was a Dirk Bogarde comedy, '' For Better, for Worse'' (1954) directed by J. Lee Thompson for Associated British. Harper and Thompson reunited on ''Yield to the Night'' (1956) a drama with Diana Dors. Harper teamed up with George Willoughby and made '' Action of the Tiger'' (1957) at MGM, directed by Terence Young, and ''Passionate Summer'' (1958) for Rank. Harper had a big hit with '' The Young Ones'' (1961) starring Cliff Richard and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It was the second most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Price
Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnicompetent valet Jeeves in 1960s television adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's stories. Biography Early life Price was born in Ruscombe in Berkshire. He had distant Welsh family connections, and was the son of Brigadier-General Thomas Rose Caradoc Price (1875–1949) CMG DSO (who was a great-grandson of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet and, through his mother, a descendant of the Baillie baronets of Polkemmet, near Whitburn, West Lothian) and his wife Dorothy, née Verey, daughter of Sir Henry Verey, Official Referee of the Supreme Court of Judicature."Mr Dennis Price – An actor of style", ''The Times'', 8 October 1973, p. 19Gaye, p. 1076 He attended Copthorne Prep School, Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford. He studied acting at the Embassy Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Stevens (actor)
Ronald Stevens (2 September 1925 – 11 November 2006) was an English revue artist, character actor and voice artist credited professionally as Ronnie Stevens. Life and career Stevens was born in London, England, the son of Fanny Elizabeth (Carpenter) and Henry Edward Stevens. He served in World War II in both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Engineers of the British Army.Ronnie Stevens - Gifted and versatile character actor at home in theatre, films and television. ''''. Retrieved July 24, 2021. He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including '' |
Geoffrey Hibbert
Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor. Biography He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's ''The Common Touch'' (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, ''Love on the Dole'' and ''The Shipbuilders''. After the war he appeared in supporting roles in films as well as many television performances. He was also active at the Players' Theatre in the 1950s and 60s, acting in, among other things, the musical revue "Child's Play" with all words by Sean Rafferty. He was also in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's '' The Boyfriend'', starring Julie Andrews, which ran for over a year at the Royale Theatre, in 1954–1955. He was the father of the actor Edward Hibbert Edward Hibbert (born 9 September 1955) is an American-born British actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV series ''Frasier''. He also voiced Zazu in both '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' and ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby Wolfe
James Digby Wolfe (4 June 19292 May 2012) was a British actor. After a successful career in the UK and Australia, his later career was based in the US. Early life James Digby Wolfe was born to a father who was an international banker and a mother who was a Vogue magazine artist. His mother named him after a character in ''Beau Geste''. When he was four, his father died after being hit by a golf ball, and he was brought up by his mother in Felixstowe. Film and television career He made his film debut in the 1948 film ''The Weaker Sex''. He began writing and performing in comedy series in England in the 1950s. Together with Jimmy Wilson he wrote a revue, with music by John Pritchett and Norman Dannatt, for the Irving Theatre. He appeared alongside Ronnie Corbett, Hattie Jacques and Charles Hawtrey, in his own television show '' Wolfe at the Door'' before moving to Sydney in 1959, where he made frequent television appearances and was host of the variety shows, ''Revue '61'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Bailey
William Henry Mettam "Robin" Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Often cast in upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Television's ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', Bailey is also known for his portrayal of Uncle Mort in '' I Didn't Know You Cared'', the BBC's adaptation of Peter Tinniswood's stories about an extended Yorkshire family. The television series ran from 1975 to 1979. Bailey continued to play Uncle Mort in a series of radio programmes. Bailey also collaborated with Tinniswood on the television and radio series ''Tales from a Long Room'', playing the Brigadier, an eccentric cricket-lover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players. Early life and education Bailey was born at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, the son of china and glass merchant George Henry Bailey and Thirza Ann (née Mettam). He was educated at the Henry Mellish Grammar School, Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa. On 23 May 1917, he married Elsie Mackay otherwise known as silent film actress Poppy Wyndham. Her elopement caused her father James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape to disinherit her. The marriage was annulled in 1922. Partial filmography * ''Lorna Doone'' (1920) * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1922) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1929) * '' Juno and the Paycock'' (1930) * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) * ''Who Killed Doc Robin?'' (1931) * ''The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' (1931) * ''Carmen'' (1931) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1932) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * ''The Stolen Necklace'' (1933) * '' Money Mad'' (1934) * ''Immortal Gentleman'' (1935) * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * '' Lonely Road'' (1936) * ''Sensation'' (1936) * ''You Must Get Marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Sharp (actor)
Leonard Sharp (24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English actor. He was married to the actress Nora Gordon. Their daughter is the actress Dorothy Gordon. He was sometimes credited as Len Sharp. He starred in the 1946 BBC television series ''Pinwright's Progress'' as the messenger "boy" Ralph, who is a deaf octogenarian. The series is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy on British television. Selected filmography * '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1935) - Whitey (uncredited) * '' Rembrandt'' (1936) - Burgher at Auction (uncredited) * ''Windbag the Sailor'' (1936) - Crew Member (uncredited) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) - Mr. Peabody (uncredited) * ''It's Never Too Late to Mend'' (1937) - Prisoner Bradshaw (uncredited) * ''Owd Bob'' (1938) - Bookmakers Assistant (uncredited) * '' Bank Holiday'' (1938) - Jack - Petrol Pump Attendant (uncredited) * ''Convict 99'' (1938) - Convict (uncredited) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Styles
Edwin Styles (13 January 1899 – 20 December 1960) was a British stage comedian, pantomime actor, radio and TV performer and film actor. Partial filmography * ''Hell Below'' (1933) - Herbert Standish - Flight Comdr. * ''On the Air'' (1934) - Edwin Styles * '' Road House'' (1934) - Archie Hamble * ''Patricia Gets Her Man'' (1937) - Brian Maxwell * ''The Five Pound Man'' (1937) - Richard Fordyce * ''Adam and Evelyne'' (1949) - Bill Murray * ''The Lady with a Lamp'' (1951) - Mr. Nightingale * '' Derby Day'' (1952) - Sir George Forbes * ''Penny Princess'' (1952) - Chancellor - Cobbler * ''Top Secret'' (1952) - Barworth Superintendent * ''The Accused'' (1953) - Solicitor * ''The Weak and the Wicked'' (1954) - Seymour * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1954) - Anne's Boss * ''Isn't Life Wonderful!'' (1954) - Bamboula * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) - Observer At Trials * ''Up in the World'' (1956) - Conjuror * ''The Full Treatment ''The Full Treatment'' (also known as ''The Treatment'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jones (actor)
Peter Geoffrey Francis Jones (12 June 1920 – 10 April 2000) was an English actor, screenwriter and broadcaster. Early life and early career Peter Jones, born in Wem, Shropshire, was educated at Wem Grammar School and Ellesmere College, making his first appearance as an actor in Wolverhampton at the age of 16 and then appeared in repertory theatre in East Anglia. In 1942 he acted on the West End stage in '' The Doctor's Dilemma'' and in 1942 he made an uncredited film appearance in '' Fanny by Gaslight''. An early film credit was as a Xenobian trade delegate in '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1950). He appeared in the 1949 comedy ''Love in Albania'' by Eric Linklater. He co-wrote the 1954 play ''The Party Spirit'' which ran in the West End with Ralph Lynn and Robertson Hare. Radio Between 1952 and 1955 Jones starred alongside Peter Ustinov in the BBC radio comedy ''In All Directions''. The show featured Jones and Ustinov as themselves in a car in London perpetually searching fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid James
Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series. Born to a middle-class Jewish family in South Africa, James started his career in his native country before finding his greatest success in the UK. Beginning his screen career playing bit parts in films from 1947, he was cast in numerous small and supporting roles into the 1950s. He appeared in the film ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' in 1951, starring Alec Guinness. His profile was raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in ''Hancock's Half Hour'', first in the radio series and later when it was adapted for television and ran from 1954 to 1960. Afterwards, he became known as a regular performer in the Carry On films, appearing in 19 films of the series, with the top billing roles in 17 (in the other two he was cast below Frankie Howerd). His starring roles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Victor
Charles Victor (10 February 1896 – 23 December 1965) was a British actor who appeared in many film and television roles between 1931 and 1965. He was born Charles Victor Harvey. Born in Southport, Lancashire, England, Victor was a fourth-generation English music hall entertainer. He left school when he was 15 to team with his father in a song-and-dance act for five years. After leaving that act, he briefly worked with his brother in an automobile agency before going into English musical comedy. In 1929, he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, which was headed by Barry Jackson, and stayed with it for 10 years. Victor appeared in just over 100 films between 1938 and 1966. The size and importance of his roles varied greatly. For example, in 1957 he played the lead role, with top billing, in the comedy ''There's Always a Thursday'', whilst in the same year he had a bit part in the biopic '' After the Ball''. Late in life, Victor toured internationally in the role of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
