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Gypsy Melody
''Gypsy Melody'' is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Lupe Vélez, Alfred Rode and Jerry Verno. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.90 The sets were designed by art director John Mead. The film was a remake of the 1935 French film '' Juanita''. Synopsis Due to a complex series of events a Guards Officer in a small European country is imprisoned. He manages to escape in the company of an idiotic milliner and they briefly take shelter with some gypsies, where the Captain falls in love with a young woman. Having been discovered by an American promoter while performing with gypsy orchestra in a tavern, the three accompany him to London as the latest new musical sensation. A great success, they begin a European-wide tour when their plane is forced down by bad weather in their homeland. Here events are satisfactorily resolved. Cast * Lupe Vélez as Mila * Alfred Rode as Captain Eric Danilo * Jerry Verno as Madame Beatrice * Raymond L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond T
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Juanita (1935 Film)
''Juanita'' is a 1935 French musical comedy film directed by Pierre Caron and starring Mireille Perrey, Alfred Rode and André Berley. The following year it was remade in Britain as '' Gypsy Melody'' directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Lupe Vélez and Alfred Rode.Vogel p.196-97 Partial cast * Mireille Perrey as Juanita * Alfred Rode as Alex Bratlesco * André Berley as The King * Alice Tisson as The Queen * Milly Mathis as Giuliana * Albert Duvaleix Albert Duvaleix (1893-1962) was a French stage and film actor. Bessy & Chirat p.138 A character actor he appeared in a number of supporting roles in French comedies and drama films. His son Christian Duvaleix also became an actor. Selected filmo ... as Colonel Bratlesco * Nane Germon as Elaine Georgesco References Bibliography * Vogel, Michelle. ''Lupe Velez: The Life and Career of Hollywood's Mexican Spitfire''. McFarland, 2012. External links * 1935 films French musical comedy films French black-and-white f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Musical Comedy Films
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white Films
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British Musical Comedy Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as ''The Merry Widow'' and ''The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, ''Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – ''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyn Weaver
Wyn is a Welsh surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: people with the surname: *A. A. Wyn (1898–1967), American magazine publisher *Aled Wyn Davies (born 1974), classical tenor from Powys, Wales * Alun Wyn Davies, Welsh rugby union footballer *Alun Wyn Jones (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player *Cerith Wyn Evans (born 1958), conceptual artist, sculptor and film maker * Dyfed Wyn-Evans (born 1969), baritone opera singer who grew up in Wales *Owain Wyn Evans (born 1984), Welsh meteorologist, and drummer; weather presenter for the BBC * Eirug Wyn (1950–2004), Welsh satirical novelist who wrote in Welsh * Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn) (1867–1926), Welsh language poet *Elizabeth Wyn Wood (1903–1966), Canadian sculptor, born in Orillia *Emyr Wyn Lewis (born 1982), Welsh rugby union footballer * Eurig Wyn (1944–2019), Welsh politician *Geraint Wyn Davies (born 1957), Welsh-Canadian actor *Hedd Wyn (1887–1917), Merionethshire farmer and Welsh language p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monti DeLyle
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Monti may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Monti (given name) * Monti (surname) Places *Monti, Lazio, the first rione (historic district) of Rome, Italy *Monti, Sardinia, Italy, a ''comune'' and town *Monti, Iowa, United States, a town See also *Monte (other) *Montie (other) *Monty (other) Monty is a masculine given name and nickname and also occasionally a surname. Monty may also refer to: Music * The Monty (band), a UK party covers band * Monty (singer) or Jacques Bulostin (born 1943), French singer and songwriter * "Monty" (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Darnley , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
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Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Abbas
Hector Abbas (9 November 1884 – 11 November 1942) was a Dutch film actor who appeared mainly in British films after emigrating to the United Kingdom. Partial filmography * ''The First Men in the Moon'' (1919) * ''A Prince of Lovers'' (1922) * ''The Wandering Jew'' (1923) * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''The School for Scandal'' (1930) * ''Madame Guillotine'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * ''Rembrandt'' (1936) * '' Gypsy Melody'' (1936) * ''The Man Who Made Diamonds'' (1937) * ''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' (1941) * ''The Common Touch'' (1941) * '' "Pimpernel" Smith'' (1941) * ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' (stylized onscreen as ''......one of our aircraft is missing'') is a 1942 British black-and-white war film, mainly set in the German-occupied Netherlands. It was the fourth collaboration between the British writ ...'' (1942) References External links * 1884 births 1942 deaths Dutch male film actors Male actors from Amste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Duprez
Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American actor, comedian and singer who performed in vaudeville, phonograph record and film. He made phonograph recordings in the US and the UK in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. Most of the films he appeared in were British. He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce ''My Wife's Family (play), My Wife's Family'', filmed three times in Britain, firstly in The Wife's Family, 1931; once in Sweden in 1932; and once in Finland, in Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee, 1933. Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez. Partial filmography * ''Heads We Go'' (1933) - George Anderson * ''Meet My Sister'' (1933) - Hiram Sowerby * ''My Old Duchess'' (1934) - Jesse Martin * ''Without You (film), Without You'' (1934) - Baron Gustav von Steinmeyer * ''Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film), Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) - Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Yarde
Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's Romance'' (1913) - Woman * '' The Only Way'' (1925) - The Vengeance * ''London'' (1926) - Eliza Critten * '' Night Birds'' (1930) - Mrs. Hallick * '' The Woman Between'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) - Mrs. Clutterbuck * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) - Bride's Mother * '' Michael and Mary'' (1931) - Mrs. Tullivant * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) - Mrs. Smith * ''The Good Companions'' (1933) - Mrs. Mounder * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) - Lady Tapleigh * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Kate Browne * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) - Mrs. Hubbard * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) - Mrs. Clappit * ''Trouble in Store'' (1934, Short) - Landlady * '' Guest of Honour'' (1934) - Emma T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
