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Henrietta Watson
Henrietta Watson (11 March 187329 September 1964) was a Scottish actress. She was born in Dundee, Scotland, on 11 March 1873, into a theatrical family. Her maternal grandfather was actor J.B. Johnston, whom Edmund Yates considered to be “the most sterling actor on the English stage.” After the death of her father she went onto the stage, as did most of her four brothers and two sisters. Career She first appeared on stage was at the age of seven as the "son" of Lady Isabel Carlyle in ''East Lynne'', a play adapted from the 1861 novel by Ellen Wood of the same name. By the time she turned 16 she was experienced enough to take "second lead" in comedies and modern dramas. As she grew older she given larger parts and was sometimes the understudy of the leading lady. She toured Britain for a year as the ingénue in the comedy farce '' Our Flat''. One of her more emotionally demanding roles was playing Nellie Denver in '' The Silver King''. She was playing the part of Stephanie i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Henrietta may refer to: * Henrietta (given name), a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry Places * Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean * Henrietta, Mauritius * Henrietta, Tasmania, a locality in Australia United States * Henrietta, Missouri * Henrietta, Johnson County, Missouri * Henrietta, New York * Henrietta, Ohio * Henrietta, Pennsylvania * Henrietta, Texas * Henrietta, West Virginia * Henrietta, Wisconsin, a county subdivision ** Henrietta (ghost town), Wisconsin, a ghost town * Henrietta Township: ** Henrietta Township, Michigan ** Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota ** Henrietta Township, Lorain County, Ohio ** Henrietta Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota Fictional characters * Henrietta de Tristain a fictional character from the Japanese light novel/anime ''Zero no Tsukaima'' * Henrietta the coach, a fictional character of ''The Railway Series'' * Henrietta (Gunslinger), a fictional character from the Japanese manga/anime ''Gunsling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reveille (film)
''Reveille'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson. It follows some British soldiers during and after the First World War, though Pearson wrote in a January 1924 letter to his cast and crew: There is no story, as such. I hate the well-made Story with its Exposition, Denouement, Crisis, etc., as material for my elusive Screen. I confess I cannot write one. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" lost films, though at least some sequences survive in private hands. It is sometimes confused with the 1925 German film '' Reveille: The Great Awakening''. Cast * Betty Balfour as Mick * Stewart Rome as Nutty * Ralph Forbes as The Kid * Sydney Fairbrother as Sophie Fitch * Frank Stanmore as Whelks * Henrietta Watson as The Mother * Guy Phillips as Fred * Walter Tennyson as Captain * Charles Ashton as Sam * Donald Searle as Ted * Buena Bent as Amelia Fitch * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motors, Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day (Panama), Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat the United States Army. * February 11 – The Spanish Cortes deposes King Amadeus I, and proclaims the First Spanish Republic. * February 12 ** Emilio Castelar, the former foreign minister, becomes prime minister of the new Spanish Republic. ** The Coinage Act of 1873 in the United States is signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant; coming into effect on April 1, it ends bimetallism in the U.S., and places the country on the gold standard. * February 20 ** The University of California opens its first medical school in San Francisco. ** British naval officer John Moresby discovers the site of Port Moresby, and claims the land for Britain. * March 3 – Censorship: The United States Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (1939 Film)
''The Four Just Men'', also known as ''The Secret Four'', is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Edward Chapman and Frank Lawton. It is based on the 1905 novel '' The Four Just Men'' by Edgar Wallace. There was a previous silent film version in 1921. This version was produced by Ealing Studios, with sets designed by Wilfred Shingleton. ''The Four Just Men'' was re-released in 1944 with an updated ending featuring newsreel of Winston Churchill and the Allied war effort as a fulfilment of the ideals of the Four. The adviser on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom scenes was Aneurin Bevan. Premise The Four Men are British World War I veterans who unite to work in secret against enemies of the country. They aren't above a spot of murder or sabotage to achieve their ends, but they consider themselves true patriots. Cast * Hugh Sinclair – Humphrey Mansfield * Griffith Jones – James Brodie * Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brown Wallet
''The Brown Wallet'' is a 1936 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Patric Knowles. ''The Brown Wallet'', adapted from a short story by Stacy Aumonier, was one of over 20 quota quickies directed by Powell between 1931 and 1936. It is among eleven of these films of which no extant print is known to survive, and its current status is "missing, believed lost". Plot Publisher John Gillespie (Patric Knowles) faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the firm's assets. Facing ruin, he reluctantly approaches a wealthy aunt for assistance but is met with a stony-faced refusal. Returning home in a taxi, he finds a wallet containing £2,000 left behind by a previous passenger. He takes the wallet, but rather than confiding in his wife he rents a room in which he secretes the money, telling her he needs the room for business purposes. Shortly afterwards his aunt is found murdered, with her safe having been broken into and robbed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cardinal (1936 Film)
''The Cardinal'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Eric Portman and June Duprez. The film depicts a power battle in sixteenth-century Rome between the leading church-statesman Giuliano de' Medici and one of his rivals. Other themes in the film are the Italian Wars against France and the construction of the new St. Peter's Basilica to a design by Michelangelo. The film was based on the 1901 play ''The Cardinal'' by Louis N. Parker. It was made at Welwyn Studios as an independent production, but released by a leading distributor Associated British. Reception ''Variety'' considered the film to be weak apart from the performance of Matheson Lang in the title role. Questions have been raised about the historical accuracy of the film, which appears to borrow people and events from different time periods.Klossner p.61 Cast * Matheson Lang as Cardinal de' Medici * Eric Portman as Giuliano de' Medici * Robert Atkins as Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guv'nor (film)
''The Guv'nor'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring George Arliss, Gene Gerrard and Viola Keats. Arliss in the title role is a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank. It was a remake of the 1934 French film '' Rothchild''. The film was re-released in England in 1944 and 1949. It was released in the US as ''Mr. Hobo''. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Plot Monsieur Barsac ( Frank Cellier) is in a great deal of trouble - the Paris bank of which he is president is bankrupt, though nobody else knows yet. He tells his secret to his crony Dubois (George Hayes), since he needs his help. Dubois is to purchase an iron mine that is supposedly played out. However, Barsac's mining engineer has found rich, untapped deposits of ore. The mine is 51% owned by the widow Mrs. Granville (Henrietta Watson) and her daughter Madeleine ( ... [...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] |
Things Are Looking Up (film)
''Things Are Looking Up'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville, produced by Michael Balcon for Gaumont British and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Max Miller and William Gargan. It was made at Islington Studios by British Gaumont, an affiliate of Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The film was distributed by Gaumont British Distributors. Courtneidge plays a dual role as the sisters Bertha and Cicely Fytte. Bertha is a dour schoolteacher, while the bubbly Cicely runs a nearby circus. When Bertha elopes, Cicely takes her place at the school to prevent her from getting the sack. It was the film debut for Vivien Leigh. ''Things Are Looking Up'' was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in 1935. Plot Cicely Fytte is a circus equestrienne and the twin sister of Bertha Fytte who disapproves of her. Bertha is a strict schoolteacher at a girls' boarding school and not well liked by the girls. One day Bertha elo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pointing Finger (1933 Film)
''The Pointing Finger'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and Leslie Perrins. The screenplay concerns a man who plots to murder his half-brother so he can claim his earldom and an inheritance. The film was made by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. It was distributed by RKO Pictures as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.275 Based on the novel ''The Pointing Finger'' (1907) by "Rita," it was a remake of the 1922 film The Pointing Finger (1922 film), of the same name. Cast * John Stuart as Lord Rollestone * Viola Keats as Lady Mary Stuart * Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Hobbies Perrins and wife Violet w ... as Honorable James Mallory * Michael Hogan (British actor), Michael Hogan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Shot In The Dark (1933 Film)
''A Shot in the Dark'' is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures. Synopsis When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local priest suspects something and begins to investigate. Cast * Dorothy Boyd as Alaris Browne * O. B. Clarence as Reverend John Makehan * Jack Hawkins as Norman Paull * Michael Shepley as Vivien Waugh * Davy Burnaby as Colonel Michael Browne * A. Bromley Davenport as Peter Browne * Russell Thorndike as Doctor Stuart * Hugh E. Wright as George Yarrow * Henrietta Watson as Angela Browne * Margaret Yarde as Kate Browne Critical reception ''Britmovie'' noted a "typical multi-suspect “quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
