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Gus McNaughton
Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire. He is sometimes credited as Gus MacNaughton. He appeared on stage from 1899, as a juvenile comedian with the Fred Karno company, the influential British music hall troupe. In films, McNaughton was often cast as the "fast-talking sidekick", and he appeared in several popular George Formby comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. He also appeared twice for director Alfred Hitchcock in both ''Murder!'' (1930) and '' The 39 Steps'' (1935). Filmography * ''Comets'' (1930) - Himself * ''Murder!'' (1930) - Tom Trewitt (uncredited) * '' Children of Chance'' (1930) - H.K. Zinkwell * '' Lucky Girl'' (1932) - Hudson E. Greener * ''The Last Coupon'' (1932) - Lord Bedlington * ''The Maid of the Mountains'' (1932) - General Malona * '' His Wife's Mother'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 39 Steps (1935 Film)
''The 39 Steps'' is a 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. It is very loosely based on the 1915 adventure novel '' The Thirty-Nine Steps'' by John Buchan. It concerns a Canadian civilian in London, Richard Hannay, who becomes caught up in preventing an organisation of spies called "The 39 Steps" from stealing British military secrets. After being mistakenly accused of the murder of a counter-espionage agent, Hannay goes on the run to Scotland and becomes tangled up with an attractive woman while hoping to stop the spy ring and clear his name. Since its initial release, the film has been widely acknowledged as a classic. Filmmaker and actor Orson Welles referred to it as a "masterpiece." Screenwriter Robert Towne remarked, "It's not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with ''The 39 Steps''." Plot At a London music hall theatre, Richard Hannay is watching a demonst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Parade
''Radio Parade'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Beville and Archie de Bear and featuring an ensemble cast including Florence Desmond, Claude Hulbert, Jeanne De Casalis and the comedy double act Clapham and Dwyer. A revue film, it was made by British International Pictures who had produced a similarly formatted film ''Elstree Calling'' in 1930. It contained many of the leading radio stars of the era.Street p.229 A further revue film ''Radio Parade of 1935'' also followed. Cast * Doris Arnold as Self - pianist * Elsie Carlisle as Self * Charles Clapham as Self * Mabel Constanduros as Grandma Buggins * Carlyle Cousins as Themselves * Jeanne De Casalis as Mrs. Feather * Florence Desmond as Self * Bill Dwyer as Self * Roy Fox as Roy Fox and his band * Reginald Gardiner as Self * Leonard Henry as Self * Billie Houston as Self * Renee Houston as Self * Claude Hulbert as Self * Mario 'Harp' Lorenzi as Self * B.C. Hilliam as Self * Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invitation To The Waltz (film)
''Invitation to the Waltz'' is a 1935 British historical musical film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Lilian Harvey, Wendy Toye and Carl Esmond. It was based on a play by Eric Maschwitz. Production It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by John Mead and Clarence Elder. Much of the film's score consists of extracts of classical music arranged by Walter Goehr. It was the only film made in Britain by the London-born German star Harvey. Harvey had returned from Hollywood and signed a three-film contract with British International Pictures, but after making only this film she returned to Germany and agreed a new contract with UFA.Bock & Bergfelder p. 51–52 Synopsis In London Jenny, an aspiring ballet dancer, meets an aide to the Duke of Wuerttemberg who is in Britain for a marriage alliance and financial treaty to supply troops to Britain for the war against Napoleon. After being discovered by an Italian impresario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle Bill (1935 Film)
''Barnacle Bill'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Archie Pitt, Joan Gardner and Gus McNaughton. A conflicted sailor tries to balance his family life with his time at sea. Cast * Archie Pitt as Bill Harris * Joan Gardner as Jill Harris * Gus McNaughton as Jack Baron * Jean Adrienne as Mary Bailey * Sybil Jason as Jill as a child * Denis O'Neil as Shorty * O. B. Clarence as Uncle George * Henrietta Watson as Aunt Julia * Minnie Rayner Minnie Rayner (2 May 1869 – 13 December 1941) was a British stage and film actress. In 1889, while in South Africa, she acted in the comic opera '' Falka'' as Edwige, the fiery Gipsey girl and sister of the brigand chief. The play was staged ... as Mrs Bailey * Iris Darbyshire as Florrie * Tully Comber as Harry Fordyce References External links * 1935 films Films directed by Harry Hughes British drama films 1935 drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring In The Air
''Spring in the Air'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and Norman Lee and starring Edmund Gwenn, Zelma O'Neal and Theo Shall.Wood p.64 It was made at Elstree Studios. Cast * Edmund Gwenn as Franz * Zelma O'Neal as Ila * Theo Shall as Paul * Lydia Sherwood as Vilma * Gus McNaughton as Max * Mary Jerrold as Albertina * Winifred Oughton as Minna * Jane Welsh Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ... as Rosa References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1934 films British comedy films 1934 comedy films Films directed by Norman Lee Films directed by Victor Hanbury Films shot at Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There Goes Susie
''There Goes Susie'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford and starring Gene Gerrard, Wendy Barrie, and Zelma O'Neal. Based on a story by Charlie Roellinghoff and Hans Jacoby, it was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.84 It is a remake of the 1933 German film '' Marion, That's Not Nice''. A separate Italian version '' Model Wanted'' was also made. In 1935 the film was given an American release under the title ''Scandals of Paris''. Cast * Gene Gerrard as Andre Cochet * Wendy Barrie as Madeleine Sarteaux * Zelma O'Neal as Bunny * Gus McNaughton as Brammel * Henry Wenman as Otto Sarteaux * Gibb McLaughlin as Advertising Manager * Bobbie Comber Edmund Comber (8 January 1886 – 1 March 1942),5 March 1942, "Chit Chat", ''The Stage'', p.4, accessed viThe Stage Archive2 February 2014 known professionally as Bobbie Comber, was a British comedian, singer and actor. He was born in Bury St E ... as Uncle Osc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Luck Of A Sailor
''The Luck of a Sailor'' is a 1934 British romance film directed by Robert Milton and starring Greta Nissen, David Manners and Clifford Mollison. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.78 Cast * Greta Nissen as Queen Helena * David Manners as Captain Colin * Clifford Mollison as Shorty * Camilla Horn as Louise * Hugh Wakefield as King Karl * Lawrence Grossmith as Silvius * Reginald Purdell as Jenkins * H. F. Maltby as Admiral * Jimmy Godden as Betz * Jean Cadell as Princess Rosanna * Cecil Ramage as Owner * Gus McNaughton as Official * Arnold Lucy Arnold Lucy (born Walter George Campbell, 8 August 1865 – 15 December 1945) was a British theatre and film actor, best known as Professor Kantorek in ''All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1930). Life ... * J.H. Roberts References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Man (1934 Film)
''Master and Man'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by John Harlow. Plot Two tramps come to the rescue of a lady by saving her house from arsonists. Cast * Wallace Lupino ... Wally * Barry Lupino ... Barry * Gus McNaughton ... Blackmailer * Faith Bennett ... Lady Sinden * Syd Crossley ... Coffee Stall Keeper * Hal Gordon ... Gamekeeper * Harry Terry Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in Londo ... ... Tiny * George Humphries ... Slim References External links * 1934 films Films shot at Welwyn Studios Films directed by John Harlow 1934 comedy films British comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language comedy films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeing Is Believing (film)
''Seeing Is Believing'' is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring William Hartnell, Gus McNaughton and Faith Bennett. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures.Wood p.79 Cast * William Hartnell as Ronald Gibson * Gus McNaughton as Geoffrey Cooper * Faith Bennett as Marion Harvey * Vera Bogetti as Nita Leonard * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was a Welsh actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wrote w ... as Sir Robert Gibson * Joana Pereira as Mme. Bellini * Elsie Irving as Lady Mander * Pat Baring References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Their Night Out
''Their Night Out'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Claude Hulbert, Renee Houston and Gus McNaughton. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.76 The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Cast * Claude Hulbert as Jimmy Oliphant * Renee Houston as Maggie Oliphant * Gus McNaughton as Fred Simpson * Binnie Barnes as Lola * Jimmy Godden as Archibald Bunting * Amy Veness as Gertrude Bunting * Judy Kelly as Betty Oliphant * Ben Welden as Crook * Hal Gordon as Sgt. Bert Simpson * Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born as Mary Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester. England. Ault was a star in many British films of the silent era but is ... as Cook References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Nest (1933 Film)
''The Love Nest'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Gene Gerrard, Camilla Horn and Nancy Burne. Plot summary On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond. Cast * Gene Gerrard as George * Camilla Horn as Fifi * Nancy Burne as Angela * Gus McNaughton as Fox * Garry Marsh as Hugo * Amy Veness as Ma * Charles Paton as Pa * Marian Dawson as Mrs. Drinkwater * Judy Kelly Julie Aileen Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991), known professionally as Judy Kelly, was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, wh ... as Girl References External links * 1933 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley 1933 comedy films British comedy films Films set in England British black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy (1933 Film)
Happiness, in the context of Mental health, mental or emotional states, is positive or Pleasure, pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. Since the 1960s, happiness research has been conducted in a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including gerontology, social psychology and positive psychology, Clinical research, clinical and medical research and happiness economics. Definitions "Happiness" is subject to debate on usage and meaning, and on possible differences in understanding by culture. The word is mostly used in relation to two factors: * the current experience of the feeling of an affect (psychology), emotion (affect) such as pleasure or joy, or of a more general sense of 'emotional condition as a whole'. For instance Daniel Kahneman has defined happiness as "''what I experience here and now''". This usage is prevalent in dictionary definiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
