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Idris Lewis
Idris Lewis (21 November 1889 – 15 April 1952) was a Welsh conducting, conductor and composer. He worked on the film scores of a number of productions during the 1930s, when he was employed by British International Pictures. He was the Director of Music for the BBC Wales, Welsh Region of the BBC. Biography Idris Lewis was born in Birchgrove, Swansea, Birchgrove near Swansea on 21 November 1889, the son of a coal miner. He was interested in music as a child, and when he was sixteen he won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London. In 1911 and 1912, after completing his studies at the Royal College, Lewis toured India and the Far East, giving piano recitals. He became assistant director at Daly's Theatre in London, and musical director at the Lyric Theatre, London, Lyric and Gaiety Theatre, London, Gaiety Theatres. He was also organist at the Charing Cross Road Welsh Presbyterian Chapel and conductor of the London Welsh Choral Society and of the London W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birchgrove, Swansea
Birchgrove ( cy, Y Gellifedw) is a suburb and community in Swansea, Wales, UK. It is situated about 4.5 miles (7 km) north-east of Swansea city centre, between the flood plain of the River Tawe and Mynydd Drumau (Drummau Mountain). The community of Birchgrove had a population of 7,392 in 2011. Locality Long vistas of the Swansea, Neath and Blaengwynfi valleys are to be had from the top of Mynydd Drumau, as well as a clear view of the Devon coast across the Bristol Channel. Education Birchgrove has a primary and a comprehensive secondary school, both of which are state-run, mixed, and non-denominational. Birchgrove Comprehensive School was opened in 1991 in the grounds of the old junior school. It serves the areas of Birchgrove, Glais, and Clydach. Most of the pupils attending Birchgrove Primary School move on to Birchgrove Comprehensive at age 11. However, many pupils from Glais and Clydach attend Cwmtawe Community School in nearby Pontardawe, while a number of pupils f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansel Thomas
Mansel Treharne Thomas, (12 June 1909 – 8 January 1986) was a Welsh composer and conductor, who worked mainly in South Wales. He was one of the most influential musicians of his generation, known as a composer, conductor and adjudicator. He was for many years employed by the BBC and promoted the careers of many composers and performers. He himself wrote vocal, choral (mixed, female, children's and male voices), instrumental (solo and chamber), band and orchestral music, specialising in setting songs and poetry. Many of his orchestral and chamber music pieces are based on Welsh folk songs and dances. Biography He was born on 12 June 1909 in Pontygwaith near Tylorstown, Rhondda, in a house in Llywellyn Street, where a plaque was later placed by the Rhondda Civic Society. At the age of sixteen, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied under Benjamin Dale. He joined the BBC in 1936, but interrupted his career to serve in World War II. From 1946 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart's Desire (1935 Film)
''Heart's Desire'' is a 1935 British musical drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Richard Tauber, Leonora Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, Diana Napier and Frank Vosper. Its plot involves a young opera singer who is discovered in Vienna and brought to London where he rises to stardom. The film was made at Elstree Studios in April/May 1935, and had its charity premiere at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London on 17 October that year. It was part of a cycle of British operetta films. Cast * Richard Tauber as Karl August Franz Ludwig Josef Steidler * Leonora Corbett as Frances Wilson * Carl Harbord as Oliver Desmond * Paul Graetz as Florian * Kathleen Kelly as Anna * George Graves as Granville Wilson * C. Denier Warren as Ted Mayer * Diana Napier as Diana Sheraton * Frank Vosper as Van Straaten * Viola Tree as Lady Bennington * Hilda Campbell-Russell as Steidler's Maid Critical reception In a contemporary review, ''The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Mornin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blarney Stone (film)
''The Blarney Stone'' (also known as ''The Blarney Kiss'') is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Anne Grey, Robert Douglas, Zoe Palmer and Peter Gawthorne. The screenplay concerns a penniless Irishman who becomes the business partner of an English aristocrat with a penchant for high-stakes gambling. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.Wood p.74 Cast * Tom Walls as Tim Fitzgerald * Anne Grey as Lady Anne Cranton * Robert Douglas as Lord Breethorpe * W.G. Fay as The Leader * J.A. O'Rourke as Sir Arthur * George Barret * Robert Horton * Haidee Wright as Countess Eleanor * Dorothy Tetley as Muriel Atkins * Louis Bradfield as Mackintosh * Zoe Palmer as Diana * Charles Carson as Sir Arthur * Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawtho ... [...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] |
Letting In The Sunshine
''Letting in the Sunshine'' is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Albert Burdon, Renee Gadd and Molly Lamont. It was based on a story by Anthony Asquith.Sutton p.218 The film was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. The sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley. The theme song "Letting in the Sunshine" was written by the composer Noel Gay. Synopsis A window cleaner and his housemaid girlfriend try to thwart a gang's plan to steal a valuable necklace during a society dance. Cast * Albert Burdon as Nobby Green * Renee Gadd as Jane * Molly Lamont as Lady Anne * Henry Mollison as Duvine * Herbert Langley as Foreman * Eric Le Fre as Bill * Ethel Warwick as Housekeeper * Syd Crossley as Jenkyns * Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strip! Strip! Hooray!!!
''Strip! Strip! Hooray!!!'' is a 1932 British short comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Ken Douglas, Betty Norton and Albert E. Raynor. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios as a second feature.Chibnall p.269 Premise A specialist sunbathing camp is threatened by a campaign by the leader of the 'Wear More Clothes League'. Cast * Ken Douglas as Benny Clements * Betty Norton as Janet * Albert E. Raynor as Sir Hector * Muriel White as Snowdrop * Hal Gordon as Hoodlum * June Seymour as Dance Band Leader * Binnie Barnes as Spanish Lady * Muriel Aked as Bit Part * Freddie Bartholomew Frederick Cecil Bartholomew (March 28, 1924 – January 23, 1992), known for his acting work as Freddie Bartholomew, was an English-American child actor. One of the most famous child actors of all time, he became very popular in 1930s Hollywoo ... as Boy * Charles Castella as Superintendent * Eric Pavitt as Boy * Anita Sharp-Bolster as Bit P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Explain, Dear
''Let Me Explain, Dear'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller (1891–1950), Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play ''A Little Bit of Fluff (play), A Little Bit of Fluff'' by Walter Ellis. It was made by British International Pictures. Plot summary A man tries to fake an accident in order to claim insurance money, but things soon go awry. Cast * Gene Gerrard as George Hunter * Viola Lyel as Angela Hunter * Claude Hulbert as Cyril Merryweather * Jane Carr (actress, born 1909), Jane Carr as Mamie * Amy Veness as Aunt Fanny * Henry Longhurst (actor), Henry B. Longhurst as Dr. Coote * Hal Gordon as Parrott * C. Denier Warren as Jeweller * Reginald Bach as Taxi Driver References External links * 1932 films British comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios British films based on plays 1932 comedy films Films directed by Frank Miller (screenwriter) Films di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother Alfred
''Brother Alfred'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancée ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin brother. Cast * Gene Gerrard as George Lattaker * Molly Lamont as Stella * Elsie Randolph as Mamie * Bobbie Comber as Billy Marshall * Clifford Heatherley as Prince Sachsberg * Hal Gordon as Harold Voles * Henry Wenman as Uncle George * Adele Blanche as Pilbeam * James Carew as Mr. Marshall * Hugh E. Wright as Sydney * Harvey Braban as Denis * Maurice Colbourne as Equerry * Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' in 1921. The actor-manager Edgar Bruce was h ... as Mrs. Vandaline Critical reception Allm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Lies (1931 Film)
''Love Lies'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.72 It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical. Cast *Stanley Lupino as Jerry Walker *Dorothy Boyd as Joyce *Jack Hobbs as Rolly Rider *Dennis Hoey as Cyrus Watt *Binnie Barnes as Junetta *Sebastian Smith as Nicholas Wich *Wallace Lupino as Lord Lletgoe *Arty Ash Arty Ash, real name Arthur Richard Dodge (14 April 1895 – 6 February 1954) was a British actor. He is well known for appearing with Leslie Sarony in ''Clonk!'' (1928), a short comedy film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Ash was bo ... as Butler *Charles Courtneidge as Inspector *Denis O'Neil References Bibliography *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Sailors Leave Home
''Why Sailors Leave Home'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Peter Bernard and Eve Gray. The screenplay concerns a British sailor on shore leave in the Middle East who ends up being mistaken for a Sheikh.Sutton p.106 Cast * Leslie Fuller - Bill Biggles * Peter Bernard - George * Eve Gray - Slave Girl * Gladys Cruickshank - Slave Girl * Dmitri Vetter - Multhasa * Frank Melroyd - Captain * Syd Courtenay - Sheik Sidi Ben * Lola Harvey - Maya * Jean Ross - Slave Girl * Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of ... - Slave Girl References Bibliography * Sutton, David R. ''A chorus of raspberries: British film comedy 1929-1939''. University of Exeter Press, 2000. External links * 1930 films 1930 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |