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Gordon McLeod (actor)
Charles Gordon McLeod (27 December 1890 – 16 October 1963) was an English actor. He was born in Market Giffard, Ivybridge, Devon. His film appearances include '' Chance of a Lifetime'' and '' The Silent Passenger'', but he is best known for his recurring appearance as the character Claud Eustace Teal in films such as '' The Saint Meets the Tiger''. Filmography * ''A Smart Set'' (1919) * '' Mixed Doubles'' (1933) * ''Brides to Be'' (1934) * ''Borrow a Million'' (1934) * '' The Case for the Crown'' (1934) * ''Lucky Loser A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injur ...'' (1934) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1934) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) * '' Talk of the Devil'' (1936) * '' Nothing Like Publicity'' (1936) * '' The Frog'' (1937) * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) * '' Victoria t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saint Meets The Tiger
''The Saint Meets the Tiger'' is the title of a crime thriller produced by the British unit of RKO Pictures, produced in 1941, but not released until 1943. This was to be the last of the eight films in RKO's film series about the crimefighter the Saint. After ''The Saint's Vacation'' (1941), Hugh Sinclair makes his second (and final) appearance as Templar in this adventure, which sees Templar investigating a dead body left on his doorstep. This leads him to a quiet seaside village in Cornwall where he pursues a mysterious villain known as The Tiger. Co-starring in the film is Jean Gillie as Templar's love interest, Patricia Holm. Although this character made many appearances in the book series, this is to date the only film in which she appears. The character next appears on screen portrayed by Eliza Dushku in an unaired pilot for a ''Saint'' TV series produced in the 2010s. Because of a dispute between RKO and the Saint's creator, Leslie Charteris, the film was put on hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Like Publicity
''Nothing Like Publicity'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring William Hartnell, Marjorie Taylor and Moira Lynd. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.91 Cast * William Hartnell as Pat Spencer * Marjorie Taylor as Denise Delorme * Moira Lynd as Miss Bradley * Ruby Miller as Sadie Sunshine * Max Adrian as Bob Wharncliffe * Isobel Scaife as Maid * Gordon McLeod as Sir Arthur Wharncliffe * Dorothy Hammond as Lady Wharncliffe * Aubrey Mallalieu as Mr. Dines * Rex Alderman as First reporter * Billy Bray as Billy Merrick * Neal Arden * Michael Ripper Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gou ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana Ridge (film)
''Banana Ridge'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Walter C. Mycroft and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Isabel Jeans. The film is based on a 1938 stage play of the same name by Ben Travers. It was made at Welwyn Studios. Michael Denison accompanied his wife Dulcie Gray for her screen test for the film, which led some years later to his casting in his breakthrough role in '' My Brother Jonathan''.Warren p.91 The film was a success at the box office. Hare and Drayton appeared together in another comedy '' Women Aren't Angels'' the following year. Two colleagues come to worry that a mysterious young man may be their son from liaisons with the same woman during the First World War. They are persuaded to give him a job at "Banana Ridge" one of the company's rubber plantations in the Malay States. The young man's romance with the bosses' daughter threatens this plan, as does his mother's plan to reveal who is his real father. Cast * Robertson Hare as W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prime Minister (film)
''The Prime Minister'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It depicts his long marriage to Mary Disraeli and his relationship with various other public figures of the era including William Gladstone, Lord Melbourne and Queen Victoria. Gielgud would later reprise his role as Disraeli in the ITV television drama ''Edward the Seventh'' (1975). The film was shot at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The company had previously made a successful biopic of the Prime Minister as ''Disraeli'' in 1929. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Plot The film is not a remake of the 1929 film Disraeli, which depicted only one incident late in Disraeli's career. Instead, ''The Prime Minister'' is an episodic biography of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man Is Dangerous
''This Man Is Dangerous'' (U.S. title: ''The Patient Vanishes'') is a 1941 British thriller film, directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring James Mason and Gordon McLeod. The film is based on the 1934 novel ''They Called Him Death'' by David Hume. This film was long thought entirely lost, but a dubbed Italian version has been traced. Having named the film on their "BFI 75 Most Wanted" list, the British Film Institute subsequently screened a discovered American reel of the film under its American title of 'The Patient Vanishes' in 2017 at its Big Thrill event - the first time the film had been shown on reel in the United Kingdom in seventy years. Plot Mick Cardby (Mason) earns a living as a self-employed private detective, to the exasperation of his father, Detective Inspector Cardby of Scotland Yard (McLeod), who would much prefer his son to enrol as a regular policeman. A policeman is killed while on duty in Hyde Park and Scotland Yard are keen to catch the killer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two For Danger
''Two for Danger'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by George King and starring Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt and Ian McLean. It was made at Teddington Studios as a second feature by Warner Brothers.Chibnall & McFarlane p.3 Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Tony Grigson * Greta Gynt as Diana * Ian McLean as Australian * Gordon McLeod as German * Tony Shaw as American * David Keir as Professor Shaw * Vera Bogetti as Lady * Peter Glenville as Young Latin * Peter Gawthorne as Assistant commissioner * George Merritt as Inspector Canway * Wilfrid Caithness as Meason * Cecil Parker Cecil Parker (born Cecil Schwabe, 3 September 1897 – 20 April 1971) was an English actor with a distinctively husky voice, who usually played supporting roles, often characters with a supercilious demeanour, in his 91 films made between ... as Sir Richard * Kynaston Reeves as Doctor George Frencham * Henry Oscar as Claude Frencham * Gus McNaughton as Braithwaite References Bibliogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's The Ticket
''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsis Two nightclub cloakroom attendants become entangled with an enemy spy ring in an adventure that takes them to Paris. Cast * Sid Field as Ben Baker * Hal Walters as Nosey * Betty Lynne as Fifi * Gus McNaughton as Milkbar Monty * Gordon McLeod as Ferdinand * Charles Castella as The Bull * Gibb McLaughlin as The Count * Ian McLean as Hercule * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * '' The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Ch ... as Marchand References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48''. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoots Mon! (1940 Film)
''Hoots Mon!'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Max Miller, Florence Desmond and Hal Walters. It follows an English comedian who attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer. Miller sings "The Charabanc Song" and his signature tune " Mary from the Dairy". Production The film was produced at Teddington Studios by Warner Brothers' British subsidiary. To comply with the 1927 Films Act the company was obliged to distribute a number of British-made films each year, and during the 1930s the company produced a large quantity of films at Teddington. It was the ninth and final film that the music hall star Miller made for Warner Brothers. The film's sets were by Norman Arnold, the resident art director at Teddington. Cast * Max Miller as Harry Hawkins * Florence Desmond as Jenny McTavish * Hal Walters as Chips * Davina Craig as Annie * Garry Marsh Garry Marsh (21 June 1902 – 6 March 1981) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky To Me
''Lucky to Me'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Stanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks and Barbara Blair. It was based on Lupino's own 1928 stage show ''So This is Love'' which he had co-written with actor Arthur Rigby. The film was made by ABPC at its Elstree Studios. It was the last film of Lupino who had made a string of successful musical comedies during the Thirties.Low p.233 Cast * Stanley Lupino as 'Potty' Potts * Phyllis Brooks as Pamela Stuart * Barbara Blair as Minnie 'Mousey' Jones * Gene Sheldon as Hap Hazard * Antoinette Cellier as Kay Summers * David Hutcheson as Peter Malden * Bruce Seton as Lord 'Tiny' Tyneside * Geoffrey Sumner Geoffrey Sumner (20 November 1908, Ilfracombe, Devon – 29 September 1989, Alderney, Channel Islands) was a British actor. As well as appearing in a number of films, he was also a commentator for British Movietone News., His parents were Edmu ... as Fanshaw * Rosamund John as Girl * Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Or Quits (1938 Film)
''Double or Quits'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Frank Fox, Patricia Medina and Hal Walters. It was shot at Teddington Studios. It was made as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.294 Synopsis A reporter on a transatlantic cruise ship is accused of theft. In attempting to clear his name he discovers a more serious conspiracy. Cast * Frank Fox as Bill Brooks / Scotty Tucker * Patricia Medina as Caroline * Hal Walters as Alf * Ian Fleming as Sir Frederick Beal * Gordon McLeod as School * Jack Raine as Roland * Philip Ray as Hepworth * Charles Paton as Mr. Binks * Mae Bacon Mae Bacon (1897–1981) was a British actress. She was often credited as Mai Bacon. She was the eldest daughter of Hartley Bacon, who was living in Roundhay, Leeds at the time of The Great War. Early acting career During the early stages of W ... as Mrs. Binks References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I See Ice
''I See Ice'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a London newspaper. It features the songs "In My Little Snapshot Album", "Noughts And Crosses" and "Mother What'll I Do Now". Plot The farcical adventures of a prop man (George Formby) with a touring ice ballet. Inventing a new sort of candid camera in his spare time, and concealing it in a bow-tie, our hero gets into a mess of trouble when he takes an incriminating photo of an important man; pulls a communication cord; winds up in jail; referees a hockey match; finds himself in a stage show dressed as a cossack; woos an attractive young ice skater (Kay Walsh); and eventually wins a job on a newspaper. Cast * George Formby as George Bright * Kay Walsh as Judy Gaye * Cyril Ritchard as Paul Martine * Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Hunter * Garry Marsh as Galloway * Frederick Burtwell as Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Medicine
''Dangerous Medicine'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Elizabeth Allan and Cyril Ritchard. It is now classed as a lost film. British Pictures Article Archive. Plot Secretary Victoria Ainswell (Allan) marries her wealthy elderly boss. Soon after the wedding he dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, and the autopsy reveals that the police have a murderer on their hands. Everything points to Victoria as the only person with means, opportunity and motive, and as she can provide no sensible explanation as to who else could have killed her husband, she is arrested and put on trial for murder. Victoria is found guilty and sentenced to hang. As she is being driven back to prison, the car is involved in a serious road accident. Victoria is critically ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |