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Gibb McLaughlin
George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor. Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull where he sang in the Holy Trinity Church choir. He joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society and played the part of Koko in The Mikado. After that he appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and they had a turn to themselves on the stage of the Palace Theatre. He performed as a comedian and monologist in music halls. In 1915, McLaughlin married Eleanor Morton, youngest daughter of William Morton, formerly manager of the Egyptian Hall, London and the Greenwich Theatre. Film work He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was known for The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Oliver Twist (1948) and Hobson's Choice (1954). He had a rare leading role as the sleuth J.G. Reeder in Edgar Wallace's '' Mr Reeder in Room 13'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland, Tyne And Wear
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the historic county of Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea. The river also flows through Durham roughly south-west of Sunderland City Centre. It is the only other city in the county and the second largest settlement in the North East after Newcastle upon Tyne. Locals from the city are sometimes known as Mackems. The term originated as recently as the early 1980s; its use and acceptance by residents, particularly among the older generations, is not universal. At one time, ships built on the Wear were called "Jamies", in contrast with those from the Tyne, which were known as "Geordies", although in the case of "Jamie" it is not known whether this was ever extended to people. There were three original settlements by the River's mouth which are part of the modern-day city: Monkwearmouth, settled in 674 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London (1926 Film)
''London'' is a 1926 British silent romantic drama film, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish. The film was adapted by Wilcox from a short story by popular author Thomas Burke. The British Film Institute considers this to be a lost film. Background ''London'' belongs in the canon of "Limehouse" silent films, pioneered by 1919's hugely successful '' Broken Blossoms'' which starred Gish's sister Lillian. These films were set in what was then London's Chinatown, an area which was generally perceived as dangerous, crime-ridden, decadent and immoral; as alien, impenetrable and exotic to most Londoners as if it had been on the other side of the world. Limehouse films, invariably featuring a young, beautiful and innocent English girl falling prey to shady, sinister characters who wished her ill, found a huge market both in the UK and overseas, and became an ongoing feature of 1920s silent cinema. The Limehouse genre was as popular in the U.S. as in the UK, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Such Is The Law (1930 Film)
''Such Is the Law'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Frances Day, C. Aubrey Smith and Kate Cutler. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.70 Premise A mother attempts to save her daughter's marriage. Cast *Kate Cutler as Mother * Frances Day as Wife *Maud Gill as Aunt's Maid *Carl Harbord as Vivian Fairfax *Gibb McLaughlin as Valet *Nancy Price as Aunt *Miriam Seegar as Other Woman *C. Aubrey Smith as Sir James Whittaker *Wyndham Standing as Doctor *Lady Tree Helen Maud Holt (5 October 1863 – 7 August 1937), professionally known as Mrs Beerbohm Tree and later Lady Tree, was an English actress. She was the wife of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and the mother of Viola Tree, Felicity Tree and Ir ... as Granny * Janice Adair as Marjorie Majoribanks *Pamela Carme as Mrs. Majoribanks *Bert Coote as Sir George *James Fenton as Solicitor *Rex Maurice as Philip Carberry Production The film was adopted from the silent film '' The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty (1929 Film)
''Kitty'' is a 1929 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film was adapted from the 1927 novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping and marked the third co-star billing of Brody and Stuart, who had previously proved a very popular screen pairing in '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926) and '' Hindle Wakes'' (1927). ''Kitty'' was initially planned and filmed as a silent, but after its original release Saville decided to reshoot the latter part with sound. As no suitable facilities were yet available in Britain, Saville, Brody and Stuart travelled to New York to shoot the new sequences at RKO Studios. BFI Screen Online. ''Retrieved 18 August 2010'' The film was released in the form of a silent which switched to sound three quarters of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Over Men
''Power Over Men'' is a 1929 British silent mystery film directed by George Banfield and starring Isabel Jeans, Jameson Thomas and Wyndham Standing. It was made at Walthamstow Studios in London. Cast * Isabel Jeans as Marion Delacour * Jameson Thomas as Philippe Garnier * Wyndham Standing as Émile Delacour * Gibb McLaughlin as Alexandre Billot * Jerrold Robertshaw as Fournier * James Knight as Cesa * Franklyn Bellamy as Bottomley * Gabrielle Morton Gabrielle may refer to: * Gabrielle (given name), a French female given name derived from Gabriel Film and television * ''Gabrielle'' (1954 film), a Swedish film directed by Hasse Ekman * ''Gabrielle'' (2005 film), a French film directed by P ... as Maid References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1929 films British mystery films British silent feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent House (1929 Film)
''The Silent House'' (also released as ''The House of Silence'') is a 1929 British silent mystery film directed by Walter Forde (his first horror film), and starring Mabel Poulton, Gibb McLaughlin and Arthur Pusey. It was made in 1928 at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames and released in January 1929. The film was written by H. Fowler Mear, based on a hit stage play by John C. Brandon and George Pickett, but it was not a success at the box office.Low p.175 The Oriental character played by Gibbs McLaughlin in the film resembled ''Fu Manchu'', not surprising as Sax Rohmer's ''Fu Manchu'' character was very popular among filmgoers in 1929. A print of the film exists in the National Film Archives in London. Plot The film takes place in an "old dark house" sporting hidden panels, clutching hands, a snake pit and a secret panel leading to a room used to conceal dead bodies. A Chinese mandarin named Chang Fu (Gibbs McLaughlin) uses his Svengali-like powers to hypnotize a wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glorious Youth
''Glorious Youth'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton and William Freshman. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Eileen of the Trees''. It was one of two films Cutts made with the Czech actress Anny Ondra. The film is based on the novel ''Eileen of the Trees'' by Henry De Vere Stacpoole and was made at Elstree Studios. Cast * Anny Ondra - Eileen * William Freshman William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays an ... * Randle Ayrton * Gibb McLaughlin * A. Bromley Davenport * Forrester Harvey * Arthur Roberts (comedian), Arthur Roberts * Jerrold Robertshaw References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1929 films B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Divorce
The Power of One (film) ''The Price of Divorce'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Miriam Seegar, Wyndham Standing and Frances Day. The screenplay concerns a doctor's wife who wishes to marry her lover, and so concocts a charge of adultery against her husband in order to divorce him. The film was based on a novel by Reginald Fogwell. It was made at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures. ''The Price of Divorce'' was never released as a silent film, but was adapted for sound and released two years later as '' Such Is the Law'' (1930). Cast * Miriam Seegar as The Other Woman * Wyndham Standing as The Doctor * Frances Day as The Wife * Rex Maurice as The Other Man * Gibb McLaughlin as The Valet * Johnny Ashby as The Child * Nancy Price as The Aunt * Frances Rose Campbell as The Nurse * James Fenton James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Quite A Lady
''Not Quite a Lady'' is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Mabel Poulton, Janet Alexander and Barbara Gott. The screenplay concerns a wealthy woman who, unhappy with her son's choice of fiancée, holds a boring house party to try to put her off marrying into the family. Cast * Mabel Poulton - Ethel Borridge * Janet Alexander - Mrs.Cassilis * Barbara Gott - Mrs. Borridge * Maurice Braddell - Geoffrey Cassilis * Dorothy Bartlam - Mabel Marchmont * George Bellamy - Maj. Warrington * Gibb McLaughlin George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor. Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a sales ... - The Vicar * Sam Wilkinson - Mr. Borridge References External links * 1928 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Farmer's Wife
''The Farmer's Wife'' is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker. It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet and playwright Eden Phillpotts, best known for a series of novels based on Dartmoor, in Devon. ''The Farmer's Wife'' is produced by British International Pictures at Elstree studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. The film was remade as a 1941 film '' The Farmer's Wife'' directed by Leslie Arliss. Plot Tibby, the wife of Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) dies, and shortly afterwards his daughter marries and leaves home, leaving him on his own with his two servants. His wife had told him that he should remarry after her death, so he pursues some local spinsters who were at his daughter's wedding after he and his housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) make out a list of possibilities. First is Widow Louisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Sheik (1928 Film)
''The White Sheik'', also known as ''King's Mate'', is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Jameson Thomas and Warwick Ward. It was based on the novel '' King's Mate'' by Rosita Forbes. Synopsis While spending the winter in the Moroccan city of Fez young Englishwoman Rosemary encounters a vile man Martengo who tries to force his attentions on her. Escaping to the desert she becomes lost and is rescued by a mysterious Englishman known as the White Sheik. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis as Rosemary Tregarthen * Jameson Thomas as Westwyn * Warwick Ward as Martengo * Clifford McLaglen as Manheebe * Gibb McLaughlin as Jock * Forrester Harvey as Pat * Julie Suedo as Zarita Release For its December 1929 New York City premiere at the Little Carnegie Playhouse it was accompanied by the Hal Roach Studios comedy ''Feed ’em and Weep'' and the Universum Film AG documentary short ''Strange Prayers''. Reception The ''New York Times' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppies Of Flanders
''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile. Cast * Jameson Thomas as Jim Brown * Eve Gray as Beryl Kingwood * Henry Vibart as Earl of Strangeways * Gibb McLaughlin as Shorty Bill * Daisy Campbell as Countess of Strangeways * Malcolm Tod Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Malcolm 1897 births Year of death unknow ... as Bob Standish * Cameron Carr as Merrick * Tubby Phillips as Fat Man References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Arthur Maude British drama films British silent feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
