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Gerald Pring
Gerald Pring (1888 – 1970) was a British stage and film actor. He played a number of supporting roles in British and American films during the silent and sound eras. In 1930 he appeared in the West End in the comedy '' Almost a Honeymoon''.Wearing p.8 Selected filmography * ''The Lady of the Photograph'' (1917) * ''Milestones'' (1920) * ''The Palace of Darkened Windows'' (1920) * '' The Nut'' (1921) * ''Desert Blossoms'' (1921) * '' Live and Let Live'' (1921) * '' The Bronze Bell'' (1921) * ''The Fighting Streak'' (1922) * ''Man Under Cover'' (1922) * ''June Madness'' (1922) * ''Confidence'' (1922) * '' Broken Chains'' (1922) * ''Always the Woman'' (1922) * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''Three Witnesses'' (1935) * ''Well Done, Henry'' (1936) * '' The Dark Eyes of London'' (1939) * ''The Echo Murders'' (1945) * ''Loyal Heart'' (1946) * ''Black Memory ''Black Memory'' is a 1947 British crime film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Michael Atkinson, Myra O'Connell and Michael M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham
Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the borough council's administrative headquarters are located in the area. The population, including St Margarets and Whitton, was 62,148 at the 2011 census. Twickenham is the home of the Rugby Football Union, with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium each year. The historic riverside area has a network of 18th-century buildings and pleasure grounds, many of which have survived intact. This area has three grand period mansions with public access: York House, Marble Hill and Strawberry Hill House. Another has been lost, that belonging to 18th-century aphoristic poet Alexander Pope, who was known as the ''Bard of Twickenham''. Strawberry Hill, the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole is linked with the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Let Live (1921 Film)
''Live and Let Live'' is a 1921 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Harriet Hammond, George Nichols, and Dulcie Cooper, and was released on July 3, 1921. Cast list * Harriet Hammond as Mary Ryan * George Nichols as Judge Loomis * Dulcie Cooper as Jane Loomis * Harris Gordon as Donald Loomis * Gerald Pring as Albert Watson * Dave Winter as Dr. Randall * Helen Lynch as Lillian Boland * Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Boland * Cora Drew Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872) was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in ''The Burned Hand'' (1915), '' The Honor System'' (1917), and '' Southern Pride'' (1917). She expressed frustration ... as Mrs. Randall * Helen Muir as The Widow Jones References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Film Booking Offices of America films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyal Heart
''Loyal Heart'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont. The film portrays rivalry in the sheep farming community. It was made by the independent film, independent company British National Films as a supporting feature. Location filming took place in Cumberland during summer 1944 but it was a further year before the studio-shot scenes were completed. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was released on a double bill with the Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood costume film ''The Strange Woman''.Chibnall & McFarlane p.290 Main cast * Percy Marmont as John Armstrong * Harry Welchman Harry Welchman (24 February 1886 – 3 January 1966) was an English star of musical theatre. He made several appearances in non-musical plays, but was remembered as, in the words of ''The Times'', "perhaps the most popular musical comedy hero on th ... as Sir Ian * Patricia Marmont as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Echo Murders
''The Echo Murders'' is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar and Dennis Price. It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being ''Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945). Plot summary A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake. Cast * David Farrar as Sexton Blake *Dennis Price as Dick Warren *Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan *Julien Mitchell as James Duncan *Cyril Smith as Police Constable Smith *Dennis Arundell as Rainsford *Ferdy Mayne as Dacier *Johnnie Schofield as Purvis *Paul Croft as Marat *Kynaston Reeves as Beales *Desmond Roberts as Cotter * Danny Green as Carl *Patric Curwen as Dr. Grey *Tony Arpino as Fox *Vincent Holman as Col. Wills * Gerald Pring Gerald Pring (1888 – 1970) was a British stage and film actor. He played a number of supporting roles in British and American films during the silent and sound eras. In 1930 he appeared in the West E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Eyes Of London (film)
''The Dark Eyes of London'' is a 1939 British horror film produced by John Argyle and directed by Walter Summers, and starring Béla Lugosi, Hugh Williams, and Greta Gynt. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is about a scientist named Dr. Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money, while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme. It was released in November 1939 in Britain, where it became the first British film to receive the "H" rating meaning "Horrific for Public Exhibition" (persons aged 16 or above will only be admitted). It was released in the United States in 1940 by Monogram Pictures under the title ''The Human Monster''. Plot In London, Dr. Orloff (Bela Lugosi) runs a life insurance agency where he loans money on his customers' policies. Scotland Yard begins finding bodies in the Thames River, all of them insured by Orloff with the Dearborn Home for the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Done, Henry
''Well Done, Henry'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Will Fyffe, Cathleen Nesbitt and Charles Hawtrey. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London.Wood p.93 The film's art direction was by Duncan Sutherland Duncan Sutherland (1 August 1905 – 1967) was a Scottish-born art director, based in England where he designed the sets for over eighty films and television series between the early 1930s and mid-1960s. Sutherland spent much of the 1940s employ .... Cast References Bibliography *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films 1936 comedy films British comedy films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Films directed by Wilfred Noy British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Witnesses (film)
''Three Witnesses'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie.Low p.88 The screenplay concerns a man who arrested on suspicion of murdering his brother. Premise After one of the partners in a haulage company is murdered, his brother is arrested on suspicion of the crime. A solicitor sets out to prove his innocence. Cast * Henry Kendall as Leslie Trent * Eve Gray as Margaret Truscott * Sebastian Shaw as Roger Truscott * Garry Marsh as Charles Rowton * Gerald Pring as Mark Boddington * Richard Cooper as Claude Pember * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Diane Morton * Noel Dryden as Cyril Truscott * Ralph Truman as Mr Albert Bellman * Gladys Hamer Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films. Selected filmography * '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolibar
''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Elissa Landi, Michael Hogan, and Carl Harbord. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by Leo Perutz. It was made by British Instructional Films at Cricklewood Studios. Also outside scenes shot on the island of Malta with hundreds of Maltese extras. Cast * Elissa Landi as Françoise-Marie / La Monita * Michael Hogan as Lt. Donop * Hubert Carter as Col. Bellay * Carl Harbord as Lt. Gunther * Jerrold Robertshaw as The Marquise of Bolibar * Cecil Barry as Dapt. Egolstein * Evelyn Roberts as Captain Brockendorf * Gerald Pring as Captain O'Callaghan * Charles Emerald as Colonel * Hector Abbas as Artist See also *''The Marquis of Bolibar ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' (German: ''Der Marquis von Bolibar'') is a 1922 Austrian silent film directed by Friedrich Porges and starring Hans Schindler. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by Leo Perutz. The film' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always The Woman
''Always the Woman'' is a 1922 American silent romance drama film produced by and starring Betty Compson and directed by Arthur Rosson. The film is incomplete and preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot Celia Thaxter (Compson) is an American vaudeville actress who is on a journey to Egypt, becoming engaged to Reginald Stanhope (Gerald Pring) during the voyage. Once they reach the Sahara desert, the couple becomes part of a treasure hunt led by another passenger native to the region, Kelim Pasha (Macey Harlam). During the trek, Pasha starts coming on to Celia, while Stanhope does nothing to help her, as it's revealed that he was merely a tool of Pasha. Celia is eventually saved by another woman in the party, who kills Pasha, and Celia finds true romance at last with an American whose life she had saved during her voyage. Cast * Betty Compson as Celia Thaxter * Emory Johnson as Herbert Boone * Doris Pawn as Adele Boone * Gerald Pring as Reginald Stanhope * Richar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Chains (film)
''Broken Chains'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Allen Holubar. Starring Colleen Moore, Malcolm McGregor, and Ernest Torrence, it was based on the winning story from a scenario contest held by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and the ''Chicago Daily News''. A print of ''Broken Chains'' is preserved at the George Eastman House archive. Plot Wealthy Peter Wyndham is useless in attempting to prevent the theft of Hortense Allen's jewelry. A butler is killed during the robbery, and unable to face his cowardice, Peter heads west. He takes a job working for his father's lumber mill. Meanwhile, elsewhere Mercy Boone's newborn child has died. Boyan Boone, her husband is callous towards the loss. He is a thug, and ne'er-do-well with a band of thieves working with him. When Mercy attempts to escape she meets Peter before Boyan returns her to his cabin where he chains her. Peter finds her and they begin a romance under Boyan's nose. Boyan learns and beats up Peter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence (1922 Film)
''Confidence'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Harriet Hammond and Lincoln Plumer.Munden p.144 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Bob Mortimer * Harriet Hammond as Miriam Wiggins * Lincoln Plumer as Prof. Lang * William A. Carroll as Homer Waldron * Otto Hoffman as Josiah Wiggins * William Robert Daly as Ephraim Bates * Hallam Cooley as Elmer Tuttle * John Steppling as Henry Tuttle * Melbourne MacDowell as J.D. Sprowl * Gerald Pring as Henry Taylor * Robert Milasch as Bige Miller * Margaret Campbell Margaret Campbell (April 24, 1883 – June 27, 1939) was an American character actress in silent films. In her later years she was the secretary of the Baháʼí Spiritual Assembly of Los Angeles. Career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Campbel ... as Mrs. Waldron * Sam Allen as Const. Kittering References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Madness
''June Madness'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Bryant Washburn, and Gerald Pring.Munden p. 398. Cast * Viola Dana as Clytie Whitmore * Bryant Washburn as Ken Pauling * Gerald Pring as Cadbury Todd II * Léon Bary as Hamilton Peeke * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Whitmore * Snitz Edwards as Pennetti * Anita Fraser Anita or ANITA may refer to: Arts * ''Anita'' (1967 film), an Indian film * ''Anita'' (2009 film), an Argentine film * ''Anita'' (2021 film), a Hong Kong film *'' Anita: Swedish Nymphet'', a 1973 erotic film People *Anita (given name), people w ... as Mamie O'Gallagher References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * * 1922 films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Harry Beaumont American silent feature films 1920s English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
