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Gordon Harker
William Gordon Harker (7 August 1885 – 2 March 1967) was an English stage and film actor. Harker was one of the sons of Sarah Elizabeth Harker, née Hall, (1856–1927), and Joseph Harker (1855–1927), a much admired set painter for the theatre for whom the ''Dracula'' character Jonathan Harker was named. Harker had a long career on the stage, from 1902 to the 1950s. In addition, he appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and in several scenes in ''Elstree Calling'' (1930), a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock. He was known for his performance as Inspector Hornleigh in a trilogy of films produced between 1938 and 1940, as well in ''Saloon Bar'' (1940), based on a stage play he had starred in and another one of his stage successes The Poltergeist made into the film ''Things Happen at Night'' (1947), a poltergeist comedy he co-starred in with Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare. His last major screen role was as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Harker
Joseph Cunningham Harker (17 October 1855 – 15 March 1927) was a British scene painter and theatrical designer in London. Bram Stoker, the author of '' Dracula'', named one of the leading characters ( Jonathan Harker) in the novel after him. Career Harker was born on 17 October 1855 to Maria (née O'Connor) and William Pierpont Harker, from an Irish theatre family who at the time were performing at the Theatre Royal in Manchester. Harker played child parts, including Fleance in William Shakespeare's '' Macbeth'', before being apprenticed to his uncle's trade of scenery painting. Harker subsequently became a scene painter for a number of major English theatres. While best known for his work at the Lyceum alongside Hawes Craven and William Telbin (1846–1931), he was also responsible for the complete scenery for Richard Wagner's ''Parsifal'' at Covent Garden; for ''A Life of Pleasure'' performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane in September 1893 and then at the Prince' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi For Two
''Taxi for Two'' is a 1929 part talkie British romantic comedy film drama directed by Denison Clift and Alexander Esway and starring Mabel Poulton and John Stuart. Produced by Gainsborough Pictures, it was the first sound film made by Gainsborough to be released. This film also marked Poulton's first speaking role. The film revealed Poulton to have a strident voice with a strong Cockney accent, quite at odds with the fey, winsome persona she had cultivated in her silent film appearances. She would become a notable casualty of the advent of talkies, as offers of screen work quickly dried up once her unappealing tones were revealed. Plot Working-class girl Molly (Poulton) finds a necklace and hands it in to the police. It turns out that the necklace is an extremely valuable piece belonging to Lady Devenish (Grace Lane), who is impressed by Molly's honesty and invites her to her home to present her with a substantial cash reward. Molly informs Lady Devenish that she has always ... [...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 as Marcia * 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 marrie ... as Shaughnessy References Bibliography *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links 1931 films British crime films 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Calendar (1931 Film)
''The Calendar'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest. It was released as ''Bachelor's Folly'' in the United States. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.71 It was based on '' The Calendar'', a 1929 play and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A remake was released in 1948. Cast * Herbert Marshall as Gerry Anson * Edna Best as Jill Panniford * Anne Grey as Wenda Panniford * Gordon Harker as Sam Hillcott * Nigel Bruce as Lord Willie Panniford * Alfred Drayton as John Dory * Leslie Perrins as Henry Lascarne * Allan Aynesworth as Edmund Garth * Melville Cooper George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973) was an English actor. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sport Of Kings (1931 Film)
''The Sport of Kings'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Leslie Henson, Hugh Wakefield and Gordon Harker. It was based on the 1924 play of the same title by Ian Hay. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures at British and Dominions Elstree Studios.Wood p.70 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton. Premise A stern Justice of the Peace takes over a firm of bookmakers. Cast * Leslie Henson as Amos Purdie * Hugh Wakefield as Algernon Sprigg * Gordon Harker as Bates * Jack Melford as Sir Reginald Toothill * Willie Graham as Albert * Dorothy Boyd as Dulcie Primrose * Renee Clama as Jane * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Purdie * Barbara Gott as Cook * Daphne Scorer as Lizzie * 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 on the music hall stages i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1931 Film)
''The Ringer'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Patric Curwen, Esmond Knight, John Longden and Carol Goodner. Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England. The film was based on the 1925 Edgar Wallace story ''The Gaunt Stranger'', which is the basis for his play ''The Ringer''. Forde remade the same story in 1938 as ''The Gaunt Stranger''. There was also a silent film of ''The Ringer'' in 1928, and a 1952 version starring Donald Wolfit. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios in Buckinghamshire by Gainsborough Pictures in a co-production with British Lion Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. The author's son Bryan Edgar Wallace acted as a production manager. Cast * Patric Curwen as Dr. Lomond * Esmond Knight as John Lenley * John Longden as Inspector Wembury * Carol Goodner as Cora Ann Milton * Gordon Harker as Samuel Hackett * Franklin Dyall as Maurice Meister * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Time Lucky (1931 Film)
''Third Time Lucky'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Dorothy Boyd and Gordon Harker. It was made at Islington StudiosWood p.70 and based on the 1929 West End play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton. Premise A young country vicar is spurred into action to protect his young ward, when she is blackmailed. Main cast * Bobby Howes as Rev. Arthur Fear * Dorothy Boyd as Jennifer Elling * Gordon Harker as Bill Meggitt * Henry Mollison as Stanley Crofts * Garry Marsh as Capt. Adrian Crowther * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Clutterbuck * Harry Terry as Gregg * Marie Ault as Mrs. Midge * Clare Greet as Mrs. Scratton * Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engin ... as I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stronger Sex
''The Stronger Sex'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Colin Clive, Adrianne Allen and Gordon Harker. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at the company's Islington Studios in London.Wood p.70 Synopsis The screenplay concerns a man who rescues his wife's lover during a disaster at a coal mine. Cast * Colin Clive as Warren Barrington * Adrianne Allen as Mary Thorpe * Gordon Harker as Parker * Martin Lewis as John Brent * Renee Clama as Joan Merivale * Elsa Lanchester Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British-American actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.Obituary '' Variety'', 31 December 1986. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the F ... as Thompson References Bibliography *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films British films based on plays Films directed by Garet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows (1931 Film)
''Shadows'' (also known as ''Press Gang'' and ''My Wife's Family'') is a 1931 British crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Jacqueline Logan, Bernard Nedell and Gordon Harker. The screenplay involves the estranged son of a newspaper owner, who returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of criminals. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Fay Melville * Bernard Nedell as Press Rawlinson * Gordon Harker as Earole * Derrick De Marney as Peter * Molly Lamont as Jill Dexter * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Gruhn * Wally Patch as Cripps * Mary Clare as Lily * Mark Lester as Herb * Roy Emerton Roy Emerton (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British film actor. Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and miner and served in the First World War. He played in a great number of popular London stage p ... as Captain References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional Guest
''The Professional Guest'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Gordon Harker, Pat Paterson and Richard Bird. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Fox Film.Wood p.73 Cast * Gordon Harker as Joe * Pat Paterson as Marjorie Phibsby * Richard Bird as The Guest * Garry Marsh as Seton Fanshawe * Barbara Gott as Lady Phibsby * Hay Plumb as Sir Alfred Phibsby * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London in 1885, Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian. He appeared in more than 110 films, often cast as a butler, between 1925 an ... as Crump 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 British comedy films 1931 comedy films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape! (1930 Film)
''Escape!'' is a 1930 British crime film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best and Gordon Harker. It was based on the 1926 play of the same title by John Galsworthy, which was adapted again as a film in 1948. Plot Captain Matt Denant (Gerald du Maurier) is a former army officer who had been pursued by Germans during the war. He is riding at a hunt and, though he enjoys the sport, he empathises with the fox who stands little chance against the hounds. Later, after a dinner in London he decides to walk on his own through a busy Hyde Park. Denant begins talking with a girl in the park ( Mabel Poulton), who reveals herself to be a prostitute. Denant declines the woman's proposition and turns to continue on his walk. At that moment a plain clothes police officer ( George Curzon) accosts the woman and accuses her of harassing Denant. Denant protests her innocence, maintaining that she had committed no crime. Denant then distracts the policeman, in ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The W Plan
''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Seton. When the film was released in the United States, Aherne was appearing in ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' on Broadway, and receiving praise for his performance as Robert Browning. The film was a critical success, but did not do well at the box office. Plot Colonel Duncan Grant (Brian Aherne) is a British officer during World War I. When the British high command get wind of a German plan, titled The W Plan, from the lips of a dying German officer, Major Ulrich Muller (George Merritt), they send Grant behind enemy lines to learn the details. After successfully being dropped by airplane near the German town of Essen, where he makes his way to home of the dead German who was responsible f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |