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Frank Pettingell
Frank Edmund George Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original version of ''Gaslight'' (1940), ''Kipps'' (1941 - as Old Kipps), and ''Becket'' (1964 - as the Bishop of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent. He also had an extensive collection of serial fiction and penny-dreadfuls, and this can now be found in the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books in Toronto. Collection Pettingell was an avid collector of popular playscripts and other literature which range from the 18th century to the early 20th century. In 1966, the Bodleian Library in Oxford purchased Pettingell’s collection of 800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crooked Lady
''The Crooked Lady'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George Graves, Isobel Elsom, Ursula Jeans and Austin Trevor. A quota quickie, it was filmed at Twickenham Studios. Cast * George Graves as Sir Charles Murdoch * Isobel Elsom as Miriam Sinclair * Ursula Jeans as Joan Collinson * Austin Trevor as Captain James Kent * Alexander Field as Slim Barrett * Edmund Willard as Joseph Garstin * S. J. Warmington as Inspector Hilton * Frank Pettingell as Hugh Weldon * Moore Marriott as Crabby * Henry B. Longhurst Henry B. Longhurst (February 1891 in Brighton, Sussex – 11 April 1970 in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Berkshire) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''Chin Chin Chinaman'' (1931) - Purser * ''The Crooked Lady'' (1932) - John Morla ... as John Morland * Paddy Browne as Susie Plot An ex army officer is forced to resort to a life of crime. References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep It Quiet
''Keep it Quiet'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Bertha Belmore, Frank Pettingell, Cyril Raymond and Davy Burnaby. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Plot summary Joe Puddlefoot becomes involved with criminals trying to steal valuable jade pieces belonging to the distinguished Sir Charles Goode. Cast * Frank Pettingell as Joe Puddlefoot * Jane Carr as Nancy * Davy Burnaby as Sir Charles Good * Cyril Raymond as Jack * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Vendervell * Bertha Belmore Bertha Belmore (22 December 1882 – 14 December 1953) was an English stage and film actress. Part of the Belmore family of British actors through her marriage to actor Herbert Belmore, she began her career as a child actress in British pantomim ... as Mrs. Puddlefoot 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] |
The Medicine Man (1933 Film)
''The Medicine Man'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson, and Ben Welden. It was produced at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for distribution by the American company RKO Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter. Plot summary A young man impersonates a doctor. Cast * Claud Allister as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire * Frank Pettingell as Amos Wells * Pat Paterson as Gwendoline Wells * Ben Welden as Joe Garbel * Jeanne Stuart as Flossie * Viola Compton as Mrs. Wells * George Mozart as Sir Timothy Rugg * Drusilla Wills as Boadicea Briggs * Ronald Simpson as Dr. Wesley Primus * Victor Stanley as Bitoff * Syd Crossley as A Commissionaire * Andreas Malandrinos as A Hotel Manager * Betty Astell Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime productions on stage, screen, and radio wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Wagon (film)
''Red Wagon'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Charles Bickford, Anthony Bushell and Greta Nissen. The screenplay involves a circus owner who falls in love with a lion tamer. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International PicturesWood p.79 and adapted from the 1930 novel '' Red Wagon'' by Lady Eleanor Smith. The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... John Mead. Cast 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 Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Paul L. Stein 1933 drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Cuckoo In The Nest (film)
''A Cuckoo in the Nest'' is a 1933 British film, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. It is a screen adaption of the original 1925 Aldwych farce of the same title. The film was remade in 1954 as '' Fast and Loose''. It was made at Lime Grove Studios. The film's sets were designed by Alfred Junge. Synopsis Peter and Barbara Wyckham plan to travel by railway from London to a country house in Somerset, but Peter misses the train. Another intending traveller in a similar plight is Marguerite Hickett, an old friend of Peter's from the days before their marriages. They decide to hire a motor car and drive to Somerset, but the car breaks down and they seek refuge at the local inn. Only one bedroom is available, and as it is very clear that the landlady, Mrs Spoker, will not admit an unmarried couple, Peter and Marguerite check in as husband and wife. Barbara jumps to the conclusion that Peter and Marguerite have run away together. First her parents, Major and Mrs Bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Week Of Grace
''This Week of Grace'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. The screenplay concerns a poor, unemployed woman who is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy duchess. It was promoted with the tagline " Cinderella in modern dress". It includes songs written by Harry Parr-Davies, including "My Lucky Day" and "Happy Ending". Plot Grace Milroy loses her job working at a factory. However, through a strange set of circumstances, she is taken on as housekeeper at the nearby Swinford Castle the home of the eccentric Duchess of Swinford. She is initially coldly received by the other staff but she soon wins them over with her personality and hard work. While working there she falls in love with the Duchess' nephew, Viscount Swinford and eventually marries him. Later when she wrongly believes him to have married her under the mistaken impression she is rich she leaves him and goes to take a job on the stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excess Baggage (1933 Film)
''Excess Baggage'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Sydney Fairbrother, Rene Ray, Gerald Rawlinson and Viola Compton. Its plot concerns a British army Colonel mistakenly who thinks he has killed his superior officer while hunting down a ghost. It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London as a quota quickie for distribution as a second feature by RKO Pictures.Chibnall p.267 Cast * Claud Allister as Colonel Murgatroyd * Frank Pettingell as Major General Booster * Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Toop * Rene Ray as Angela Murgatroyd * Gerald Rawlinson as Clive Worthington * 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 Martha Murgatroyd * O. B. Clarence as Lord Grebe * Maud Gill as Duchess of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's My Wife (1933 Film)
''That's My Wife'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Betty Astell and Davy Burnaby. It was made as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios. The film's art direction was by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Claud Allister as Archie Trevor * Frank Pettingell as Josiah Crump * Betty Astell as Lillian Harbottle * Davy Burnaby as Major Harbottle * Helga Moray as Queenie Sleeman * Hal Walters as Bertie Griggs * Thomas Weguelin as Mr. Sleeman * Jack Vyvian as Sam Griggs 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 1933 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott British comedy films Quota quickies Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Companions (1933 Film)
''The Good Companions'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews, John Gielgud and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J.B. Priestley. Plot A group of widely divergent characters meet up with a broken-down touring concert-party, throw in their lot with them, and eventually triumph after temporary setbacks. This British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of the floundering theatrical troupe. School teacher Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) with his talent for songwriting, and recently unemployed Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) with his theatrical ambitions, together persuade Miss Trant (Mary Glynne), an older single woman looking for adventure, to fund them as they attempt to bring "The Dinky Doos" back into the spotlight. Susie Dean (Jessie Matthews) is a chorus girl who dreams of stardom, and when she's made the new leader of the show, it looks as if her dreams may finally come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes, Madam (1933 Film)
''Yes, Madam'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Frank Pettingell, Kay Hammond and Harold French. It was a quota quickie made at Beaconsfield Studios.Low p.76 Cast * Frank Pettingell as Albert Peabody * Kay Hammond as Pansy Beresford * Harold French as Bill Quinton * Muriel Aked as Mrs. Peabody * Hugh Tolliver as Peter Haddon * Wyn Weaver as Mr. Mountain * 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 Catlett 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 films 1933 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films shot at Beacons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lucky Number
''The Lucky Number'' is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham and Frank Pettingell. The screenplay concerns a professional footballer who attempts to recover a winning pools ticket. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn StudiosWood p.75. with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London. Cast *Clifford Mollison as Percy Gibbs *Gordon Harker as A Hackney Man *Joan Wyndham as Minnie Sullivan *Frank Pettingell as Mr Brown *Joe Hayman as Mr MacDonald *Hetty Hartley as Mrs MacDonald *Esme Percy as Chairman *Hay Petrie as Photographer *Alfred Wellesley as Pickpocket *Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
