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J. Fisher White
Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took a B.A. from the University of Oxford. White developed a reputation for playing character roles in the theatre and began to appear in a significant number of British films from the early 1920s onwards. He was the uncle of the actor Wilfrid Hyde-White, and was survived by a son, Hilary Fisher White (b. 1902) and a daughter, Thalia Fisher White (b. 1906), from his marriage to Edith Rhoda Blackwood. Selected filmography * ''Damaged Goods'' (1919) * ''Diana of the Crossways'' (1922) * ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1922) * ''Owd Bob'' (1924) * ''One Colombo Night'' (1926) * '' The Island of Despair'' (1926) * '' The Only Way'' (1927) * '' Balaclava'' (1928) * '' The City of Youth'' (1928) * '' The Last Post'' (1929) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island Of Despair
''The Island of Despair'' is a 1926 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Matheson Lang, Marjorie Hume and Gordon Hopkirk. It was based on a novel by Margot Neville. Cast * Matheson Lang - Stephen Rhodes * Marjorie Hume - Christine Vereker * Gordon Hopkirk - Don Felipe Trevaras * Jean Bradin - Colin Vereker * Cyril McLaglen - Mate * J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ... - Doctor Blake * Joe Nuts - Joe N. Nuts References External links * 1926 films British silent feature films Films directed by Henry Edwards 1926 drama films Silent British drama films Films based on Australian novels Stoll Pictures films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934 Film)
''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Elaine Benson, Ben Webster and Hay Petrie. It is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1841 novel ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. Production The film was produced by British International Pictures, one of the two most prominent British film studios of the time, at its base at Elstree Studios. Bentley was a well-established director who worked on several of the company's presigous historical films during the decade. He had previously directed a number of Dickens adaptations during the silent era, but this was his only Dickens talkie. The film sought to achieve a " painterly" effect in its interpretation of the original work. The recreation of the grotesque elements of Dickens' novel has led to it being described as an "expressionist nightmare".Harper, p.41 Cast * Elaine Benson as Nell * Ben Webster as The Grandfather * Hay Petrie as Quilp * Beatrix Thomson as Quilp's Wife * Gibb McLaughl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened Then?
''What Happened Then?'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Walter Summers and starring Richard Bird, Lorna Hubbard and Geoffrey Wardwell. It was made at Welwyn Studios.Wood p.84 Cast * Richard Bird as Peter Bromley * Lorna Hubbard as Alicia Altherton * Geoffrey Wardwell as Raymond Rudford * Francis L. Sullivan as Richard Bentley, Prosecution Counsel * Richard Gray as Robert * George Zucco as Inspector Hull * Quentin McPhearson as Kirkland * Laurence Hanray as Dr. Bristol * Stella Arbenina as Mrs. Bromley * Cecil Ramage as Defence * J. Fisher White as Judge * Alec Finter * Kathleen Harrison as a housemaid * Raymond Huntley Horace Raymond Huntley (23 April 1904 – 15 June 1990) was an English actor who appeared in dozens of British films from the 1930s to the 1970s. He also appeared in the ITV period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' as the pragmatic family so ... as the butler References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Defender
''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death penalty for allegedly murdering his model, while himself battling with serious illness. Cast * Matheson Lang - Sir Douglas Rolls * Margaret Bannerman - Laura Locke * Arthur Margetson - Leslie Locke * Richard Bird - Eric Hammond * Sam Livesey - Sir Henry Linguard * Frank Atkinson - Pope * Hal Gordon - Percival Brown * Kathleen Harrison - Agnes Carter - Locke's Maid * Robert Horton - Doctor Hackett * Alec Fraser - Grainger * Jeanne Stuart - Phyllis Ware * J. Fisher White - Judge * Laurence Hanray - Parker * O. B. Clarence - Mr. Hammond * Mary Jerrold - Mrs. Hammond * Jimmy Godden Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Companions (1933 Film)
''The Good Companions'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews, John Gielgud and Edmund Gwenn. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J.B. Priestley. Plot A group of widely divergent characters meet up with a broken-down touring concert-party, throw in their lot with them, and eventually triumph after temporary setbacks. This British musical-comedy follows an unlikely trio as they try to revive the fortunes of the floundering theatrical troupe. School teacher Inigo Jolifant (John Gielgud) with his talent for songwriting, and recently unemployed Jess Oakroyd (Edmund Gwenn) with his theatrical ambitions, together persuade Miss Trant (Mary Glynne), an older single woman looking for adventure, to fund them as they attempt to bring "The Dinky Doos" back into the spotlight. Susie Dean (Jessie Matthews) is a chorus girl who dreams of stardom, and when she's made the new leader of the show, it looks as if her dreams may finally come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Of Mayfair
''A Man of Mayfair'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Jack Buchanan, Joan Barry and Warwick Ward. Production It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Wood p.72. he film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. Buchanan had recently made the hit ''Monte Carlo'' for Paramount in Hollywood and came to Britain to appear in this film which Paramount put larger resources into rather than other American companies who produced quota quickies. Shortly afterwards he was signed up by Herbert Wilcox and appeared in several films for him during the decade beginning with ''Goodnight, Vienna'' (1932). Cast *Jack Buchanan as Lord William * Joan Barry as Grace Irving *Warwick Ward as Ferdinand Barclay *Nora Swinburne as Elaine Barclay *Ellaline Terriss as Old Grace *Lilian Braithwaite as Lady Kingsland *Cyril Raymond as Charles *Charles Quatermaine as Dalton *Sebastian Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Guillotine
''Madame Guillotine'' is a 1931 British historical romance film directed by Reginald Fogwell and starring Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne and Henry Hewitt. It was shot at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.69 Plot summary During the French Revolution, a revolutionary falls in love with and marries a noblewoman. Cast * Madeleine Carroll as Lucille de Choisigne * Brian Aherne as Louis Dubois * Henry Hewitt as Vicomte d'Avennes * Frederick Culley as Marquis * Hector Abbas as Le Blanc * Ian MacDonald as Jacques * J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ... as Le Farge References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Cup's Race (1930 Film)
''Kissing Cup's Race'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Stewart Rome, Madeleine Carroll and John Stuart. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.69 Cast * Stewart Rome as Lord Rattlington * Madeleine Carroll as Lady Molly Adair * John Stuart as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton * Richard Cooper as Rollo Adair * Chili Bouchier as Gabrielle * Moore Marriott as Joe Tricker * J. Fisher White as Marquis of Hilhoxton * James Knight as Detective * Gladys Hamer as Maid * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ... as Bookie References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Ends (film)
''Loose Ends'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Edna Best, Owen Nares and Miles Mander. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.69 Cast * Edna Best as Nina Grant * Owen Nares as Malcolm Ferres * Miles Mander as Raymond Carteret * Adrianne Allen as Brenda Fallon * Donald Calthrop as Winton Penner * Edna Davies as Deborah Price * Sybil Arundale as Sally Britt * J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ... as Stranger * Gerard Lyley as Cyril Gayling References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 films British drama films 1930 drama films 1930s English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Of Killarney (1929 Film)
''Lily of Killarney'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Landau, Barbara Gott and Dennis Wyndham. The film is based on the play by Dion Boucicault, ''The Colleen Bawn'', and is set in the Irish town of Killarney in the nineteenth century. Plot A poor aristocrat hires a dwarf to drown his secret wife so he may marry an heiress. Cast * Cecil Landau as Hardress Cregan * Barbara Gott as Sheelah * Edward O'Neill as Corrigan * Gillian Dean as Ann Chute * Pamela Parr as Eily O'Connor * Wilfred Shine as Father Tom * Henry Wilson as Danny Mann * Dennis Wyndham Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa. On 23 May 1917, he marrie ... as Myles-na-Coppaleen References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Post (film)
''The Last Post'' is a lost 1929 British silent drama film directed by Dinah Shurey and starring John Longden, Frank Vosper and Alf Goddard. The film was the first (and would turn out to be the only) solo directorial venture by Shurey, who was the only female producer and director working in the British film industry at the time. It also became the main source of a libel action launched by Shurey against the magazine ''Film Weekly''. Plot Identical twin brothers Martin and David have grown up both loving the same girl, Christine. Christine in turn loves Martin, the more stable and easy-going of the two where David is more impulsive and volatile in temperament. The brothers both go off to serve in World War I, where David is badly wounded and sent home to England to recuperate. Despite her love for Martin, Christine agrees to marry David who she feels needs her more. After the war, David becomes increasingly restless and disillusioned with the society he sees around him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
