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Ian Fleming (actor)
Ian Fleming (born Ian Macfarlane; 10 September 1888 – 1 January 1969) was an Australian character actor with credits in over 100 British films. One of his best known roles was playing Dr Watson in a series of Sherlock Holmes films of the 1930s opposite Arthur Wontner's Holmes. He also played a number of supporting roles in many classic British films of the era including ''Q Planes'' (1939), ''Night Train to Munich'' (1940), ''We Dive at Dawn'', ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (both 1943) and '' Waterloo Road'' (1945). He also appeared regularly in the films of musical comedian George Formby. He also acted on stage, appearing as Robert Harley in the Norman Ginsbury's historical work ''Viceroy Sarah'' in the West End. Fleming's later career included appearances in many television series of the 1950s and 1960s, such as ''Fabian of the Yard'', ''Hancock's Half Hour'', '' Educated Evans'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'', ''The Forsyte Saga'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Blaze (1937 Film)
''Silver Blaze'' is a 1937 British, black-and-white crime and mystery film, based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze". It was directed by Thomas Bentley, and was produced by Twickenham Film Studios Productions. It stars Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, and Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson. In the United States, the film was released in 1941 by Astor Pictures, where it was also known as ''Murder at the Baskervilles'', retitled by distributors to capitalize on the success of the Basil Rathbone Holmes film, ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''. It is the last film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Synopsis In the 1930s, Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) takes a holiday by visiting his old friend, Sir Henry Baskerville (Lawrence Grossmith). Holmes' vacation ends when he and Watson suddenly find themselves in the middle of a double-murder mystery; they must find Professor Robert Moriarty (Lyn Harding) and Silver B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabian Of The Yard
''Fabian of the Yard'' is a British police procedural television series based on the real-life memoirs of Scotland Yard detective Robert Fabian, made by the BBC and broadcast between November 1954 and February 1956. It is considered the earliest police procedural to be made for British TV, sharing many points of commonality with the U.S. series '' Dragnet'' which had gone on air in 1951. There were 36 episodes in total, of 30 minutes each. The first 30 were broadcast consecutively on Saturday evenings between 13 November 1954 and 22 June 1955, with the exceptions of Christmas Day and New Year's Day which happened to fall on a Saturday. For unknown reasons, the final six episodes were held back, and were later broadcast intermittently between November 1955 and February 1956. The series was later broadcast in the U.S. under the titles ''Fabian of Scotland Yard'' or ''Patrol Car''. Synopsis Apart from Bruce Seton, who played the eponymous Fabian in every episode, the series had r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Called Back (1933 Film)
''Called Back'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Reginald Denham and Jack Harris and starring Franklin Dyall, Lester Matthews and Dorothy Boyd. It was a quota quickie made at Twickenham Studios.Wood p.74 Cast * Franklin Dyall as Dr. Jose Manuel * Lester Matthews as Gilbert Vaughan * Dorothy Boyd as Pauline March * Alexander Sarner as Santos Macari * Anthony Ireland (actor), Anthony Ireland as Anthony March * Francis L. Sullivan as Kaledin * Ian Fleming (actor), Ian Fleming as Dr. Carter * Margaret Emden as Priscilla * Geoffrey Goodheart as Ivan References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films British crime films 1933 crime films Films directed by Reginald Denham Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Girl (1932 Film)
''Lucky Girl'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Gus McNaughton. It was made at Elstree StudiosWood p.75 with sets designed by the art director John Mead. It was based on a play titled ''Mr. Abdullah''. Plot summary A young English-raised former army officer inherits the throne of a small European kingdom. Bored by life there and wishing to raise funds for his impoverished country by selling the crown jewels, he travels to London with his American efficiency expert. Invited to a house party, he travels there incognito but having fallen in love with the daughter of his host he becomes the prime suspect for a robbery that has taken place. Cast * Gene Gerrard as Stephan Gregorovitch * Molly Lamont as Lady Moira * Gus McNaughton as Hudson E. Greener * Spencer Trevor as Duke Hugo * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Duchess Amelia * Hal Gordon as Police Constable * Frank Stanmore as Mullins * Ian Fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Rembrandt
''The Missing Rembrandt'' is a 1932 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner, Jane Welsh, Miles Mander, and Francis L. Sullivan. It is considered a lost film. The film was loosely based on the 1904 Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton" by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the second film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Plot Sherlock Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist. Cast *Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes *Jane Welsh as Lady Violet Lamsden *Miles Mander as Claude Holford *Francis L. Sullivan as Baron von Guntermann *Ian Fleming as Doctor Watson *Dino Galvani as Carlo Ravelli *Philip Hewland as Inspector Lestrade *Minnie Rayner as Mrs Hudson * Herbert Lomas as Manning Reception ''The New York Times'' reviewer wrote that, though it is "slightly changed as to action and entirely as to title, provides both excitement and laughter" and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Cardinal
''The Sleeping Cardinal'', also known as ''Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour'' in the United States, is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, although it is not based on any one particular story it draws inspiration from " The Empty House" and "The Final Problem". It as shot at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. The film is the first in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. It is unrelated to the Basil Rathbone series of Holmes films which began in the late 1930s. Plot summary Opening with a silent sequence in silhouette within the Bank of England, we're whisked to a London home where a young diplomatic attache, Foreign Office bureaucrat Ronnie Adair (Leslie Perrins), is once again winning handsomely while gambling at bridge. Adair is called to a meeting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The School For Scandal (1930 Film)
''The School for Scandal'' is a 1930 British historical comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming. It is the first sound film adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play ''The School for Scandal''. It is also the only feature-length film shot using the unsuccessful Raycol colour process, and marked the screen debut of Sally Gray. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. It ended up being released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.262 The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films. Cast * Basil Gill as Sir Peter Teazle * Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle * Ian Fleming as Joseph Surface * Henry Hewitt as Charles Surface * Edgar K. Bruce as Sir Oliver Surface * Hayden Coffin as Sir Harry Bumper * Hector Abbas as Moses * Dodo Watts as Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Maze
''The Devil's Maze'' is a 1929 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Renee Clama, Trilby Clark and Ian Fleming. The film was made at the Lime Grove Studios and was released in both sound and silent versions.Low p.309 It was based on the play ''Some Fools'' by G.R. Malloch. Cast * Renee Clama as Frances Mildmay * Trilby Clark as Barbara Carlton * Ian Fleming as Derek Riffington * Hayford Hobbs as Hon. James Carlton * Gerald Rawlinson as Robin Masters * Davy Burnaby George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film ''The Devil's Maze''. He die ... as Mr. Fry References Bibliography * Cook, Pam (ed.). ''Gainsborough Pictures''. Cassell, 1997. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 . External links * 1929 films 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ware Case (1928 Film)
''The Ware Case'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Stewart Rome, Betty Carter and Ian Fleming. The film was shot at the Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Hugh Gee. It was an adaptation of the play ''The Ware Case'' by George Pleydell Bancroft, previously filmed in 1917, with another version appearing in 1938. First National (through Warner Bros.) distributed the film in the United States. Synopsis A selfish, spendthrift baronet is accused of murdering his wife's wealthy brother. The barrister defending him is secretly in love with his wife, but managed to get him acquitted by the jury A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Juries developed in England du .... However, doubts still remain about his culpability. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second To None (film)
''Second to None'' is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Moore Marriott, Ian Fleming and Benita Hume.Low p.444 The screenplay concerns a naval family who come under strain when their son goes absent without leave to settle a domestic problem with his wife. Cast * Moore Marriott as Bill Hyde * Ian Fleming as Brian Douglas * Benita Hume as Ina * Mickey Brantford as Bill, as child * Aggie Brantford as Ina, as child * Alf Goddard as Curley * Johnny Butt as Tubby * A.B. Imeson as Levine * Daisy Campbell as Mrs Hyde * Tom Coventry Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ... as Old Lemon References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1927 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prisoner
''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptly resigned from his job. Patrick McGoohan played the lead role as Number Six. The series was created by McGoohan with possible contributions from George Markstein. Episode plots have elements of science fiction, allegory, and psychological drama, as well as spy fiction. It was produced by Everyman Films for distribution by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. A single series of 17 episodes was filmed between September 1966 and January 1968, with exterior location filming in Portmeirion, Wales. Interior scenes were filmed at MGM-British Studios in Borehamwood, north of London. The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 September 1967, and in the US on 1 June 1968. Although the show was sold as a thril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forsyte Saga (1967 Series)
''The Forsyte Saga'' is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of ''The Forsyte Saga'' novels, and its sequel trilogy ''A Modern Comedy''. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive the channel. It was therefore the Sunday night repeat run on BBC1, starting on 8 September 1968, that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.The Forsyte Saga'' at PBS Masterpiece Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
