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Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh (21 June 1902 – 6 March 1981) was an English stage and film actor. Born Leslie Marsh Gerahty in St Margarets, Surrey, his parents were George and Laura. His elder brothers were the author Digby George Gerahty and the journalist Cecil Gerahty. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles. During the War he served as a Flying Officer in the RAF. In the mid-1950s, he chronicled his wartime adventures in North Africa in the memoir ''Sand in My Spinach''. Marsh married Adele Lawson in 1920 in Kensington, London. He married for the second time to Muriel Martin-Harvey in 1926 in Chelsea, London before divorcing in 1935. Selected filmography * ''Long Odds'' (1922) – Pat Malone * '' Night Birds'' (1930) – Archibald Bunny * '' The Professional Guest'' (1931, Short) – Seton Fanshawe * '' Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) – Arthur Tolhurst * '' Third Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margarets, London
St Margarets is a suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between these rivers. Land and buildings closer to Richmond Bridge than the eponymous railway station are, traditionally distinctly, known as East Twickenham. Both places go by their post town and traditional parish, Twickenham quite often; in the 19th century the south of St Margarets was marked on maps as Twickenham Park. The area hosts a house that J. M. W. Turner saw built during his painting career and St Margarets railway station is within of Marble Hill House. Uniquely in London among the few places prefixed ''Saint'' it is named after a house. Specifically it is named after a large house together with appurtenant land of an 18th century Scottish-English aristocrat, rather than a church which began in 1930. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man They Couldn't Arrest
''The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh and Dennis Wyndham. Based on a novel by "Seamark" (Austin J. Small, it was made by Gainsborough Pictures at Islington Studios in London. Plot summary An amateur detective goes on the trail of a gang of violent criminals. Cast * Hugh Wakefield as John Dain * Gordon Harker as Tansey * Garry Marsh as Delbury * Nicholas Hannen as Lyall * Robert Farquharson as Count Lazard * Renee Clama Renee Clama (1908–1990) was a British actress of Italian parentage. She appeared, often in leading roles, in eleven British films of late 1920s and early 1930s including ''The Great Game'' (1930) and ''Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) Many of he ... as Marcia * Dennis Wyndham as Shaughnessy References Bibliography *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links 1931 films British crime fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling For You (film)
''Falling for You'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and Jack Hulbert, and starring Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge. Plot Rival journalists Jack and Minnie (Hulbert and Courtneidge) compete for a scoop about a missing heiress (Tamara Desni). When they track her down to Switzerland, Jack falls for her and Minnie gets to write up the story. Cast * Jack Hulbert as Jack Hazeldon * Cicely Courtneidge as Minnie Tucker * Tamara Desni as Sondra von Moyden * Garry Marsh as Archduke Karl * Alfred Drayton as News editor * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Aunt Alice (as Tonie Bruce) *O. B. Clarence Oliver Burchett Clarence (25 March 1870, Hampstead, London – 2 October 1955, Hove, Sussex) was an English actor. Following his education at Dover College and University College Hospital, he made his stage debut in 1890. His experience includ ... as Trubshawe * Morton Selten as Caldicott *Ivor McLaren as The Sweep (as Ivor McClaren) * Leo Sheffield as The Butler Criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Chord (1933 Film)
''The Lost Chord'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Stuart, Elizabeth Allan and Jack Hawkins. The screenplay concerns a musician who becomes embroiled in the domestic rows of an aristocratic family. It was inspired by the Arthur Sullivan song '' The Lost Chord''. Two earlier films directed by Wilfred Noy, '' The Lost Chord'' (1917) and '' The Lost Chord'' (1925), were both also based on the song. The film was made at Twickenham Studios. Cast * John Stuart as David Graham * Elizabeth Allan as Joan Elton * Mary Glynne as Countess Madeleine * Anne Grey as Pauline * Leslie Perrins as Count Carol Zara * Jack Hawkins as Dr. Jim Selby * Garry Marsh as Joseph Mendel * Betty Astell as Madge * Frederick Ranalow as Beppo * Barbara Everest as Mother Superior * Bernard Ansell as Benito Levina * Eliot Makeham as Bertie Pollard * Tudor Davies as The Singer * Billy Mayerl William Joseph Mayerl (31 May 1902 – 25 March 1959) was an English pia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forging Ahead (film)
''Forging Ahead'' is a 1933 British comedy mystery film directed by Norman Walker and starring Margot Grahame, Garry Marsh and Anthony Holles. Its plot involves a gang of criminals who pretend a house is haunted in order to keep people away. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.74 Cast * Margot Grahame as Crystal Grey * Garry Marsh as Honorable Horace Slimminger * Anthony Holles as Percival Custard * Clifford Heatherley as Professor Bowe * Clifford Makeham as Abraham Lombard * Melville Cooper as Smedley * Edgar Norfolk as Lieutenant-Colonel Fair * Edith Saville as Lady Leverton References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth 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, 1986. External links * 1933 films 1930s English-language films Films directed by No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi To Paradise
''Taxi to Paradise'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Binnie Barnes, Garry Marsh and Henry Wilcoxon. It was made as a quota quickie at Wembley Studios.Wood p.76 Cast * Binnie Barnes as Joan Melhuish * Garry Marsh as George Melhuish * Henry Wilcoxon as Stephen Randall * Jane Carr as Claire * Sebastian Shaw as Tom Fanshawe * Picot Schooling as Manson * Vincent Holman Vincent Holman (22 September 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a British stage, film and television actor. On stage, he was in the original cast of Arnold Ridley's '' The Ghost Train'' at Brighton's Theatre Royal and London's St. Martin's Theatre i ... as Dunning 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 Films directed by Adrian Brunel Films shot at Wembley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Be A Dummy
''Don't Be a Dummy'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring William Austin, Muriel Angelus and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at their Teddington Studios base.Wood p.74 Cast * William Austin as Lord Tony Probus * Muriel Angelus as Lady Diana Summers * Garry Marsh as Captain Fitzgerald * Georgie Harris Georgie Harris (1898–1986) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * '' Don't Be a Dummy'' (1932) * '' Doctor's Orders'' (1934) * '' Radio Parade of 1935'' (1934) * ''The Stoker'' (1935) * ''Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' One Good Turn' ... as Dodds * Mike Johnson as Tramp * Sally Stewart as Florrie * Catherine Watts as Connie Sylvester * Charles Castella References Bibliography *Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maid Of The Mountains (film)
''The Maid of the Mountains'' is a 1932 film based on the long-running stage musical '' The Maid of the Mountains''. It was directed by Lupino Lane. Cast * Nancy Brown as Teresa * Harry Welchman as Baldasare *Betty Stockfeld as Angela Malona *Albert Burdon Albert Burdon (4 July 1900–13 April 1981) was a British actor and comedian, He was born in South Shields, County Durham.Richard Anthony Baker, ''Old Time Variety: an illustrated history'', Pen & Sword, 2011, , p.103 He started his career pla ... as Tonio * Garry Marsh as Beppo * Renee Gadd as Vittoria * Wallace Lupino as Crumpet * Dennis Hoey as Orsino * Gus McNaughton as General Malona * Val Guest as Party Guest Critical reception Perth's '' The West Australian'' wrote in November 1932, "the most important production for some time from the British International studios at Elstree, was screened to the trade in London on September 17 last and was enthusiastically received by exhibitors and the trade Press. 'The Maid o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fires Of Fate (1932 Film)
''Fires of Fate'' is a 1932 British adventure film directed by Norman Walker and starring Lester Matthews, Kathleen O'Regan and Dorothy Bartlam. It was adapted from the 1909 play ''Fires of Fate'' by Arthur Conan Doyle which was in turn based on his 1898 novel '' The Tragedy of the Korosko''. Cast * Lester Matthews as Lt. Col Egerton * Kathleen O'Regan as Nora Belmont * Dorothy Bartlam as Kay Byrne * Jean Cadell as Miss Byrne * Donald Calthrop as Sir William Royden * Hubert Harben as Rev. Mark Royden * Clifford Heatherley Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mys ... sa Abdullah * Arthur Chesney as Mr. Braddell * Jack Raine as Filbert Frayne * Garry Marsh as Captain Archer References External links * 1932 films 1932 adventure films British adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Number Seventeen
''Number Seventeen'' is a 1932 comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring John Stuart, Anne Grey and Leon M. Lion. The film, which is based on the 1925 burlesque stage play ''Number Seventeen'' written by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, concerns a group of criminals who commit a jewel robbery and hide their loot in an old house over a railway leading to the English Channel. The film's title is derived from the house's street number. Plot Along a coastline in rural England, police Detective Barton arrives at a house marked for sale or rent. The door is unlocked and he wanders in. An unknown person with a candle is wandering about and a dead body is found. When confronted, the mysterious person claims innocence of the murder. Barton, who introduces himself as Forsythe, asks the stranger about the contents of his pockets before the shadow of a hand is shown reaching for a doorknob. The stranger, who later introduces himself as Ben, a homeless derelict, searches the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Office Hours (1932 Film)
''After Office Hours'' is a 1932 British romantic drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Frank Lawton, Viola Lyel and Garry Marsh. The film was based on the 1931 play ''London Wall'' by John Van Druten with several of the cast reprising their roles from the original stage production. The film was produced by the British film studio British International Pictures at their Elstree Studios. Premise Office romance, in which Hec is in love with secretary Pat, and fellow secretary Miss Janus, older and wiser, takes it upon herself to concoct a plan to help him receive the empty-headed Pat's affections. Cast * Frank Lawton as Hec * Heather Angel as Pat * Viola Lyel as Miss Janus * Garry Marsh Garry Marsh (21 June 1902 – 6 March 1981) was an English stage and film actor. Born Leslie Marsh Gerahty in St Margarets, Surrey, his parents were George and Laura. His elder brothers were the author Digby George Gerahty and the journalist ... as Brewer * Eileen Peel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamboul (film)
''Stamboul'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Warwick Ward, Rosita Moreno, Margot Grahame, and Garry Marsh. It was shot at the Elstree Studios outside London. It was released by the British division of Paramount Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter, Hermann Warm and R. Holmes Paul. The film is based on the novel ''L'homme qui assasina'' (1906) by Claude Farrère and on a play by Pierre Frondaie. Buchowetski also co-directed ''El hombre que asesino'' with Fernando Gomis, the Spanish-language version of the film, also released by Paramount. Premise In the lead-up to the First World War, a French military attaché falls in love with the wife of a prominent German in Stamboul (the central part of Constantinople, now known in entirety as Istanbul) in the Ottoman Empire. Cast * Warwick Ward as Col André de Sevigne * Rosita Moreno as Baroness von Strick * Margot Grahame as Countess Elsa Talven * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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