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Harvey Braban
Harvey Braban (19 May 1883, in Brighton, Sussex, UK – 1943) was a British stage actor. He also appeared in films between 1920–1938. Braban performed regularly in West End plays, and also occasionally on Broadway. From 1920 he began appearing in silent films made by the leading British studios Stoll Pictures and the Ideal Film Company. Braban played the Chief Inspector in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Blackmail'' (1929) and thereafter often portrayed policemen or other official figures of authority on screen. One of his final roles was that of the Victorian Prime Minister Lord Salisbury in the 1938 film ''Sixty Glorious Years''. Selected filmography * '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921) * '' The Yellow Claw'' (1921) - Gaston Max * '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) - Gwylim Rhys * ''The Prince and the Beggarmaid'' (1921) - King Hildred * ''Shirley'' (1922) - Nunnally * ''Bentley's Conscience'' (1922) - Richard Glym * '' Man and His Kingdom'' (1922) * ''Diana of the Crossways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor Harvey Braban
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley (1922 Film)
''Shirley'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Carlotta Breese, Clive Brook, Elizabeth Irving and Mabel Terry-Lewis. It is based on the 1849 novel ''Shirley'' by Charlotte Brontë. Cast * Carlotta Breese as Shirley * Clive Brook as Robert Moore * Elizabeth Irving as Caroline Helston * Mabel Terry-Lewis Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (born as Mabel Gwynedd Lewis) ( 28 October 1872 – 28 November 1957) was an English actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the 19th and 20th centuries. After a successful career in her twe ... as Mrs. Prior * Harvey Braban as Nunnally * Joe Nightingale * David Miller References External links * 1922 films British drama films Films based on British novels Films based on works by Charlotte Brontë Films directed by A. V. Bramble Ideal Film Company films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1922 drama films Adaptations of works by the Brontë fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomerang (1934 Film)
''Boomerang'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Lester Matthews, Nora Swinburne, and Harvey Braban. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.81 Cast * Lester Matthews as David Kennedy * Nora Swinburne as Elizabeth Stafford * Harvey Braban * Wallace Geoffrey * Charles Mortimer Charles Mortimer (1885–1964) was a British actor. Son of Charles Neil Mortimer - actor. Husband of Greta Wood - actress. Filmography * ''Watch Beverly'' (1932) (film debut) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * ' ... * Millicent Wolf 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 drama films 1934 drama films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Films directed by Arthur Maude Quota quickies British black-and-white films Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carsta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Path Of Glory
''The Path of Glory'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Dallas Bower and starring Maurice Evans, Valerie Hobson, Felix Aylmer, Henry Daniell and Athole Stewart. Two European countries plan a war, both hoping to lose it. A "quota quickie", ''The Path of Glory'' is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" lost films. Cast * Maurice Evans as Anton Maroni * Valerie Hobson as Maria * Felix Aylmer as President of Thalia * Henry Daniell as King Maximillian * Athole Stewart as General Ferranzi * Stafford Hilliard as Ferraldi * John Deverell as Paul * David Burns as Ginsberg * Frederick Burtwell Augustus Frederick Burtwell (23 December 1894 – 16 November 1948) was an English actor, on stage from 1914, who featured in supporting roles in over 40 British films of the 1930s and 1940s. Partial filmography * ''Other People's Sins'' ( ... as Pedro * Harvey Braban as Colonel Conti Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Money (1934 Film)
''Easy Money'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Lilian Oldland, Gerald Rawlinson and George Carney. It was a quota quickie made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios.Wood p.81 Cast * Lilian Oldland as Joan Letchworth * Gerald Rawlinson as Jock Durant * George Carney as Boggie * Laurence Hanray as Mr. Pim * Hubert Leslie as Colonel Hinckley * Harvey Braban as Williams * Gladys Hamer as Maggie * René Ray as Typist * Margot Grahame Margot Grahame (born Margaret Clark; 20 February 1911 – 1 January 1982) was an English actress most noted for starring in '' The Informer'' (1935) and ''The Three Musketeers'' (1935). She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen app ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Callbox Mystery
''The Callbox Mystery'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Warwick Ward, Harold French and Wendy Barrie. It was made at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.266 Cast * Warwick Ward as Leo Mount * Harold French as Inspector Layton * Wendy Barrie as Iris Banner * Gerald Rawlinson Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor. Selected filmography *''The Hellcat'' (1928) *''Life's a Stage'' (1928) *'' The Rising Generation'' (1928) *'' Young Woodley'' (1928) *'' The Silent House'' (1929) *''The Devil's Maze'' (192 ... as David Radnor * Harvey Braban as Inspector Brown * Daphne Mowbray as Rose * Tom Shenton as Pearce * Myno Burney as Paul Grayle References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl In The Night
''The Girl in the Night'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Dorothy Boyd and Sam Livesey. It was made at Elstree Studios. It was released as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.263 Cast * Henry Edwards as Billie * Dorothy Boyd as Cecile * Sam Livesey as Ephraim Tucker * Reginald Bach as Schmidt * Eric Maturin as Fenton * Diana Wilson as Mrs. Fenton * Charles Paton as Prof. Winthrop * Harvey Braban as Inspector * Hal Gordon Hal Gordon (1894–1946) was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles. He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut i ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alibi (1931 Film)
''Alibi'' is a 1931 British mystery film, mystery detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, and Elizabeth Allan. The film was adapted from the 1928 play ''Alibi (play), Alibi'' by Michael Morton (dramatist), Michael Morton which was in turn based on the 1926 Agatha Christie novel ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' featuring her famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Austin Trevor once claimed he was cast as Poirot because he could speak with a French accent. It was the first of three Poirot adaptations made by Twickenham Film Studios in the 1930s, followed by ''Black Coffee (1931 film), Black Coffee'' the same year, and ''Lord Edgware Dies (1934 film), Lord Edgware Dies'' in 1934, all starring Trevor as Poirot. He later appeared in ''The Alphabet Murders'', a 1965 Christie film, playing a minor role. It is now considered to be a lost film.Aldridge p.20 Plot summary Cast * Austin Trevor as Hercule Poirot * Franklin Dyall as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl Of London
''A Girl of London'' is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Genevieve Townsend, Ian Hunter and Nora Swinburne. Its plot concerns the son of a member of parliament, who is disowned by his father when he marries a girl who works in a factory. Meanwhile, he tries to rescue his new wife from her stepfather who operates a drugs den. It was based on a novel by Douglas Walshe.Low, p.372-3 Cast * Genevieve Townsend as Lil * Ian Hunter as Peter Horniman * Harvey Braban as George Durran * G. H. Mulcaster as Wilson * Nora Swinburne Leonora Mary Johnson (24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000), known professionally as Nora Swinburne, was an English actress who appeared in many British films. Early years Swinburne was born in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson a ... as Vee-Vee * Edward Irwin as Lionel Horniman * Bernard Dudley as Lawton * Nell Emerald as Mother References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Well
''The Great Well'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Henry Kolker and starring Thurston Hall, Seena Owen and Lawford Davidson. It was based on the 1923 play ''The Great Well'' by Alfred Sutro. Cast * Thurston Hall - Peter Starling * Seena Owen - Camilla Challenor * Lawford Davidson - Major Dereth * Joan Morgan - Annette * Eva Moore - Mrs. Starling * Cameron Carr - John * Harvey Braban - Eric * Simeon Stuart - Sir Wilmot * Hugh Dempster Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a British theatre and film actor. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included ''Vice Versa'', ''Anna Karenin ... - Dick References External links * 1924 films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Henry Kolker 1924 drama films British films based on plays Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romany
''The Romany'' is a 1923 British silent adventure film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Victor McLaglen, Irene Norman and Harvey Braban. Cast * Victor McLaglen as The Chief * Irene Norman as Valia * Harvey Braban as Andrew MacDonald * Peggy Hathaway as Flora * 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 Robbie * Ida Fane as Zilla * Hugh E. Wright * Harry Agar Lyons * N. Watt-Phillips References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1923 films 1923 adventure films British adventure films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1920s British fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loves Of Mary, Queen Of Scots
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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