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Henry Oscar
Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an English stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based in the Royal Albert Hall, London. He appeared in a wide range of films, including '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934), '' Fire Over England'' (1937), '' The Four Feathers'' (1939), ''Hatter's Castle'' (1942), ''Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1948), ''Beau Brummell'' (1954), '' The Little Hut'' (1957), '' Beyond This Place'' (1959), ''Oscar Wilde'' (1960), ''Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962), '' The Long Ships'' (1963) and '' Murder Ahoy!'' (1964). Selected filmography * '' After Dark'' (1933) as Higgins * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) (uncredited) * ''Brides to Be'' (1934) as Laurie Randall * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) as Raglan * '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934) as George Barbor, Dentist (uncredited) * ''The Case of Gabriel P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornsey
Hornsey is a district of north London, England in the London Borough of Haringey. It is an inner-suburban, for the most part residential, area centred north of Charing Cross. It adjoins green spaces Queen's Wood and Alexandra Park to the north. Known locally as Hornsey Village (to avoid confusion with the original borough of Hornsey) it is London's oldest recorded village, first recorded in 1202, according to the Place Names of Middlesex. Locale Hornsey is relatively old, being originally a village that grew up along Hornsey High Street, at the eastern end of which is the churchyard and tower of the formeSt Mary's parish church which was first mentioned i1291 At the western end is Priory Park. This was the administrative centre of the historically broad parish. North of Hornsey High Street, and immediately to its south, some of the area is public sector housing, surrounded by the late Victorian terraces developed by builders such as John Farrer. Between the western end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Ships (1963 Film)
''The Long Ships'' is a 1964 Anglo– Yugoslav adventure film shot in Technirama directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Russ Tamblyn and Rosanna Schiaffino. Background The film was very loosely based on the Swedish novel ''The Long Ships'' by Frans G. Bengtsson (1941–1945), retaining little more than the title (of the English translation) and the Moorish settings of Orm's first voyage. Although the protagonist is named Rolfe, the film was released in Sweden with the title ''Röde Orm och de långa skeppen'' (Red Orm and the Long Ships), in a further attempt to exploit the popularity of the novel. It was also intended to capitalise on the success of recent Viking and Moorish dramas such as '' The Vikings'' (1958) and '' El Cid'' (1961) and was later followed by '' Alfred the Great'' (1969). Plot The story centres on an immense golden bell named the Mother of Voices, which may or may not exist. Moorish king Aly Mansuh ( Sidney Poitier) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Sinners (1936 Film)
''Seven Sinners'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings and Felix Aylmer. In the U.S. it was known under this title and also as ''Doomed Cargo''. The screenplay concerns an American detective and his sidekick, who travel from France to England to take on a gang of international criminals. The film was made at Lime Grove Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.Wood p. 92 Its sets were designed by the Hungarian art director Ernö Metzner. Plot During Carnival in Nice, somewhat drunk, New York private detective Ed Harwood accidentally stumbles into the hotel room of Heinrich Wagner, who had helped him earlier that evening. He finds Wagner dead, but by the time he fetches the hotel manager and others, the corpse has disappeared. They all assume Harwood imagined it, including Caryl Fenton, a Worldwide Insurance Company employee sent to take him to Scotland to investigate a robbery. Unable to convince anyone otherwis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Exile
''Love in Exile'' is a 1936 British romantic adventure film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Helen Vinson, Clive Brook and Mary Carlisle. Production The film was shot at Isleworth Studios in west London by the independent producer Max Schach.Wood p.91 It was based on the novel ''His Majesty's Pajamas'' by Gene Markey. The film's art direction was by John Mead. Cast * Helen Vinson as Countess Xandra St. Aurion * Clive Brook as King Regis VI * Mary Carlisle as Emily Stewart * Ronald Squire as Paul * Cecil Ramage as John Weston * Will Fyffe as Doc Tate * Tamara Desni as Tanya * Edmund Breon as Baron Zarroy * Henry Oscar as Dictator * Barbara Everest Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film ''The Man Without a Soul''. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 his ... as Anna References Bibliography *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton Blake And The Bearded Doctor
''Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring George Curzon, Henry Oscar and Tony Sympson. It is based on the novel ''The Blazing Launch Murder'' by Rex Hardinge, and was one of George Curzon's three big screen outings as the fictional detective. Premise Sexton Blake investigates the death of a top classical musician. Cast * George Curzon - Sexton Blake * Henry Oscar - Doctor Gibbs * Tony Sympson - Tinker * Gillian Maude - Janet * Philip Ray - Jim Cameron * John Turnbull - Inspector Donnell * Edward Dignon - Hawkins * James Knight - Red * Donald Wolfit Sir Donald Wolfit, KBE (born Donald Woolfitt; Harwood, Ronald"Wolfit, Sir Donald (1902–1968)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edn, January 2008; accessed 14 July 2009 20 April 1902 ... - Percy References External links * 1935 films British mystery films 1935 mystery films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father O'Flynn
''Father O'Flynn'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Wilfred Noy and Walter Tennyson and starring Thomas F. Burke, Jean Adrienne and Robert Chisholm. It was made Shepperton Studios.Wood p.85 Cast * Thomas F. Burke as Father O'Flynn * Jean Adrienne as Macushla Westmacott * Robert Chisholm as Nigel Robertson * Henry Oscar as Westmacott * Ralph Truman as Fawcett * Dorothy Vernon as Bridget O'Flynn * Denis O'Neil as Tim Flannagan * Johnnie Schofield as Cassidy * Louis Goodrich as Sir John Robertson * Billy Holland as Muldoon, mob leader * Esma Lewis as Marie, French maid * Clifford Buckton * Robert Hobbs * Stanley Kirby * Ethel Revnell * The Sherman Fisher Girls The Sherman Fisher Girls were a British dance troupe active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Active in variety shows on the Music Hall circuit, they also featured at the Royal Variety Show. In 1938 and 1939 they were part of the hit revue ''These Fool ... as Dancers * Gracie West * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tunnel (1935 Film)
''The Tunnel'', also known as ''Transatlantic Tunnel'' in the United States, is a 1935 British science fiction film directed by Maurice Elvey and stars Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, C. Aubrey Smith and Basil Sydney. It is based on the 1913 novel '' Der Tunnel'' by Bernhard Kellermann, about the building of a transatlantic tunnel between New York and London. The script was written by Curt Siodmak, L. du Garde Peach and Clemence Dane. The film, produced at a time when the threat of war loomed in Europe, emphasized international cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom. Plot A group of wealthy industrialists gather in the home of Mr. Lloyd, a millionaire who introduces them to Richard "Mack" McAllan, the engineer who successfully spearheaded the construction of the Channel Tunnel (the story takes place in the unspecified near future, though it is noted in the film that the Channel Tunnel is built "in 1940") and the Bahamas-Miami tunnel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Marlborough
''Me and Marlborough'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by Victor Saville, and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker. Plot Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a deserter drummer boy. When he finds the lad, Kit leads the pub patrons in attacking the sergeant's men, and the young man gets away, for which she is put in stocks. While there, she plans her impending wedding to Dick Welch. However, Cummings gets his revenge. On the night of the wedding, he tricks Dick into taking a shilling, which means he has enlisted in the army. She watches as a ship takes him to the fighting. Undaunted, she disguises herself as a man named Simon and joins up with the Duke of Marlborough's army in Flanders to find her missing husband. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'', Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Mail (1935 Film)
''Night Mail'' is a 1935 British thriller film. It is not to be confused with the 1936 documentary ''Night Mail''. Plot On the overnight Aberdeen mail train, demented violinist Mancini (Henry Oscar) attempts to murder judge Sir Jacob March (C.M. Hallard) for refusing to grant him a divorce. Cast *Henry Oscar as Mancini * Hope Davy as Wendy March *C. M. Hallard as Sir Jacob March * Richard Bird as Billy *Jane Carr as Lady Angela Savage *Garry Marsh as Capt. Ronnie Evans *Edmund Breon as Lord Ticehurst Critical reception ''TV Guide'' rated the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "This thriller is helped along by its quick pacing and unusual assortment of quirky characters. The sort of underhanded conniver portrayed here by Oscar was his specialty. References External links''Night Mail''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of Gabriel Perry
''The Case of Gabriel Perry'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo and Margaret Lockwood. Plot An unstable Victorian doctor murders a woman. Cast * Henry Oscar as Gabriel Perry * Olga Lindo as Mrs Perry * Margaret Lockwood as Mildred Perry * Franklin Dyall as Prosecution * Raymond Lovell as Defence * John Wood as Godfrey Perry * Martita Hunt as Mrs Read * Rodney Ackland as Tommy Read * Percy Walsh as William Read * Ralph Truman as Inspector White * Alastair Sim as Minor role Critical reception '' Allmovie'' described it as a "rusty-dusty British courtroom drama." References External links *''The Case of Gabriel Perry''at TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of A ... Films directed by Albert de Courv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Ensign (film)
''Red Ensign'' is a 1934 film directed by British filmmaker Michael Powell. It is an early low-budget "quota quickie". Plot In 1933, David Barr is the manager and chief designer of Glasgow shipbuilding firm Burns, McKinnon & Co. He comes up with a radical new ship design that can carry 25% more cargo for the tonnage and use less fuel at a time when the industry as a whole is in recession. Barr decides to build not just one ship, as Lord Dean advises, but twenty (to bring the costs down to a manageable level). Manning, a rival shipbuilder Barr loathes, hears rumors and sends two men undercover to find out what they can. They manage to get themselves hired. Manning then offers to purchase either the design or all the ships they can build. Both offers are rejected. With the support of June McKinnon, the chief shareholder, Barr proceeds, despite the opposition of Lord Dean and other members of the board. He receives a severe setback when the Government declines to give him a contrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brides To Be
''Brides to Be'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Betty Stockfeld, Constance Shotter and Ronald Ward. The film was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British branch of Paramount Pictures. Chibnall p.277 Cast * Betty Stockfeld as Audrey Bland * Constance Shotter as Maisie Beringer * Ronald Ward as George Hutton * Olive Sloane as Phyllis Hopper * Henry Oscar as Laurie Randall * Ivor Barnard Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first L ... as John Boyle * Gorgon McLeod as Snell 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. ''Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
