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Independent Artists (company)
Independent Artists was a British production company of the 1950s and 1960s. It specialised in making B movie, second features. The company was strongest from 1958-63 when Julian Wintle ran it with Leslie Parkyn out of Beaconsfield Film Studios. Their films ''Waltz of the Toreadors (film), Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) and ''Tiger Bay (1959 film), Tiger Bay'' (1959) were BAFTA nominated and BAFTA winning; while ''This Sporting Life'' (1963) was Academy Awards, Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning. Filmography *''The Dark Man (film), The Dark Man'' (1951) *''Hunted (1952 film), The Stranger in Between'' (1952) aka ''Hunted'' - directed by Charles Crichton *''Death Goes to School'' (1953) *''Bachelor of Hearts'' (1958) *''Tiger Bay (1959 film), Tiger Bay'' (1959) *''Breakout (1959 film), Breakout'' (1959) *''Rebound (1959 film), Rebound'' (1959) aka ''Violent Moment'' *''Deadly Record'' (1959) *''Blind Date (1959 film), Chance Meeting'' (1959) aka ''Blind Date'' - directed by Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Artists (film Company)
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, DIY ethic, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Record
''Deadly Record'' is a 1959 'B' feature British crime drama directed by Lawrence Huntington, and based on a novel by Nina Warner Hooke. It aired in the US as part of the '' Kraft Mystery Theatre''. ''Plot'': When airline pilot Trevor Hamilton's wife is murdered, he is wrongly accused of the crime. Cast * Lee Patterson as Trevor Hamilton * Barbara Shelley as Susan Webb * Jane Hylton as Ann Garfield * Peter Dyneley as Dr. Morrow * Geoffrey Keen as Supt. Ambrose *John Paul John Paul or ''variant'' may refer to: People ;Given name "John Paul": * John Paul (given name), lists bearers of the name, and equivalent names in other languages * Known as "John Paul" without surname: ** Pope John Paul I (1912–1978) ** Pope J ... as Phil Gamage * Everley Gregg as Mrs. Mac * Edward Cast as Constable Ryder * George Pastell as Angelo * Ferdy Mayne as Ramon Casadas * April Olrich as Carmela * Percy Herbert as Belcher Critical reception ''DVD Beaver'' wrote "The film is better than most for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Sharp
Donald Herman Sharp (19 April 192114 December 2011) was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer Film Productions, Hammer in the 1960s, and included ''The Kiss of the Vampire'' (1963) and ''Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' (1966). In 1965 he directed ''The Face of Fu Manchu'', based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee. Sharp also directed the sequel ''The Brides of Fu Manchu'' (1966). In the 1980s he was also responsible for several hugely popular miniseries adapted from the novels of Barbara Taylor Bradford. Early career Early life Sharp was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1921, according to official military records and his own claims, even though reference sources cite 1922 as his year of birth. He was the second of four children. He attended St Virgil's College and began appearing regularly in theatre productions at the Playhouse Theatre in Hobart, where he trained under a young Stanley Burbury. He later said this was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda (1960 Film)
''Linda'' is a 1960 British teen Adolescence () is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the te ... drama film, directed by Don Sharp and starring Carol White and Alan Rothwell. The film was shot on location in South London and Brighton, and played in cinemas as the support feature to ''Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning''. Unseen for decades, this is currently considered a lost film, and is on the British Film Institute's "BFI 75 Most Wanted, 75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films. Plot Bored South London teenager Phil (Rothwell) joins a gang led by the Chief (Cavan Malone) and begins to be drawn into a world of petty crime and violence. When he meets Linda (White), his interest begins to shift away from the gang and towards her. She tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Malpas Mystery
''The Malpas Mystery'' is a 1960 British 'B' movie crime film, directed by Sidney Hayers. Although originally made by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield studios, it was included in the Merton Park series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries. When Audrey is released from prison, she finds herself embroiled with mysterious doctors, missing heirs, diamonds and murder. Cast *Maureen Swanson as Audrey Bedford *Allan Cuthbertson as Lacey Marshalt *Geoffrey Keen as Torrington * Ronald Howard as Dick Shannon *Sandra Dorne as Dora Elton *Alan Tilvern as Gordon Seager *Leslie French as Witkins *Catherine Feller as Jinette *Richard Shaw as Kornfeldt * Sheila Allen as Frau Kornfeldt *Edward Cast as Laker Cinema release The Malpas Mystery went on general release on the ABC Cinemas circuit from September 17th 1961 as supporting film for Raising the Wind. Both films featured prominent roles for Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen (21 August 1916 – 3 November 2005) was an English actor who appeared in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October Moth
''October Moth'' is a 1960 British drama film directed by John Kruse and starring Lana Morris and Lee Patterson. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a second feature for distribution by Rank Organisation, Rank. Plot In an isolated Yorkshire farm house, a deranged young man (Lee Patterson) imagines a car crash victim (Sheila Raynor) is his long deceased mother. Meanwhile, his sister Molly (Lana Morris), attempts to summon help for the unconscious woman, but against her brother's wishes. Cast * Lana Morris as Molly * Lee Patterson as Finlay * Peter Dyneley as Tom * Robert Cawdron as Police Constable * Sheila Raynor as The Woman Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote, "Had this been done with some sensitivity, it could have been an interesting drama. However, the treatment here is depressing, catering to the basest elements of melodramatic structure, and it ends up a second-rate production"; whereas more recently, the ''psychtronickinematograph'' called the film "a tigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Day (1960 Film)
''The Big Day'' is a 1960 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Donald Pleasence, Andrée Melly and Colin Gordon. The big day approaches when a business boss must choose between three prospective candidates for a job. Plot Married 42 year old Victor Partridge is having an assignation with Nina, his 19 year old secretary. He discusses his desire for promotion. In the pub Harry Jackson discusses his wife's relationship to his boss, and also seeks promotion. At interview, Partridge, Jackson and Selkirk all vie for the sole position. The boss Mr Baker has to choose. Partridge, despite looking very mild-mannered, has a wife as well as a girlfriend! He is the company accountant, but the affair is leaked to the boss to ruin his chances of promotion. Jackson (who is Transport Manager) has been filing fake driver records and this is exposed to also ruin his hopes. Selkirk, the Sales Manager, seems the likely choice for the directorship in thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series ''The Goon Show'', featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in '' The Pink Panther'' series. Born in Southsea, Portsmouth, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres. He first worked as a drummer and toured around England as a member of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). He developed his mimicry and improvisational skills during a spell in Ralph Reader's wartime Gang Show entertainment troupe, which toured Britain and the Far East. After the war, Sellers made his radio debut in ''ShowTime'', and eventually became a regular performer on vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Todd
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film ''The Hasty Heart''. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in ''Stage Fright'' (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in '' The Dam Busters'' (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in '' The Virgin Queen'' (1955), and Major John Howard in ''The Longest Day'' (1962). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during World War II, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. Early life and career Richard Todd was born in Dublin. His father, Andrew William Palethorpe-Todd, was an Irish physician and an international Irish rugby player who gained three caps for his cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Guillermin
John Guillermin (11 November 192527 September 2015) was a French-British film director, writer and producer who was most active in big-budget, action-adventure films throughout his lengthy career. His more well-known films include '' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958), ''Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' (1959), ''Never Let Go'' (1960), ''Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962), '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962), ''The Blue Max'' (1966), ''The Bridge at Remagen'' (1969), ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), ''King Kong'' (1976), ''Death on the Nile'' (1978), '' Sheena'' (1984) and ''King Kong Lives'' (1986). In the 1980s, he worked on much less prestigious projects, and his final films consisted of lower-budgeted theatrical releases and TV movies. According to one obituary, "Regardless of whether he was directing a light comedy, war epic or crime drama, Mr. Guillermin had a reputation as an intense, temperamental perfectionist, notorious for screaming at cast and crew alike. His domineering manner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Let Go
''Never Let Go'' is a 1960 British thriller film starring Richard Todd, Peter Sellers and Elizabeth Sellars. It concerns a man's attempt to recover his stolen Ford Anglia car. Sellers plays a London villain, in one of his rare serious roles. Plot Lionel Meadows is a London garage owner who deals in stolen cars. Meadows buys log books from scrapped models, then has other cars corresponding to the log books stolen and the number plates replaced. He gives a list of cars to young petty thief Tommy Towers, which includes a 1959 Ford Anglia. The car Tommy steals belongs to struggling cosmetics salesman John Cummings, who needs the car to keep his job but who could not afford to insure the car against theft. Desperate to recover it, Cummings learns that he is going to lose his job to a younger colleague. Alerted to Tommy by a street newspaper vendor, Alfie, who witnessed the crime, Cummings starts investigating the activities of Meadows and his associates. Meadows, disturbed by his in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Bait
''Devil's Bait'' is a 1959 black and white British drama film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring Geoffrey Keen, Jane Hylton and Gordon Jackson.Chibnall & McFarlane, pp. 274-76. It was a second feature, made for release by the Rank Organisation. Plot Joe Frisby calls Dr Mack at the town hall to make another complaint about rats eating his flour. Although the Dr says the council rat catchers are on honeymoon, the telephone exchange girl decides to give Frisby a lead on a cheap rat-catcher. He is put in touch with Mr Love, who has no qualifications whatsoever. Love improvises on his container for mixing his rat poison by using a loaf tin. Luckily (for the plot) this is very distinctive, with a side split which causes the bread to be mis-shapen. When Mrs Frisby runs out of intact loaf tins she is forced to use the split tin and inadvertently creates a poisoned loaf. Love drinks his payment and is killed in an accident as he staggers home. He is found by a railway driver th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
