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John Welsh (actor)
John Welsh (7 November 1914 – 21 April 1985) was an Irish actor. Biography Welsh was born in Wexford. After an early stage career in Dublin, he moved into British film and television in the 1950s. His roles included James Forsyte in the 1967 BBC dramatisation of John Galsworthy's ''The Forsyte Saga'' and Sir Pitt Crawley in Thackeray's Vanity Fair, as well as the waiter, Merriman in ''The Duchess of Duke Street'', Sgt. Cuff in ''The Moonstone'' and a brief scene as the barber in ''Brideshead Revisited''. He also appeared in ''Hancock's Half Hour'', '' The Brothers'', ''Prince Regent'', ''To Serve Them All My Days'', 'The Frighteners' ('Bed and Breakfast' episode, 1972), and ''The Citadel'', and played the assistant chief constable in the early series of '' Softly, Softly''. Welsh also appeared in a number of different roles in ''Danger Man'' that included British diplomats and butlers. He died in London. Filmography * ''The Accused'' (1953) - Mr. Tennant * '' The Clue of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 National Primary Route; and to Rosslare Europort, Cork and Waterford by the N25. The national rail network connects it to Dublin and Rosslare Europort. It had a population of 20,188 according to the 2016 census. History The town was founded by the Vikings in about 800 AD. They named it ''Veisafjǫrðr'', meaning "inlet of the mudflats", and the name has changed only slightly into its present form. According to a story recorded in the ''Dindsenchas'', the name "Loch Garman" comes from a man named '' Garman mac Bomma Licce'' who was chased to the river mouth and drowned as a consequence of stealing the queen's crown from Temair during the feast of Samhain. For about three hundred years it was a Viking town, a city-state, largely independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hancock's Half Hour
''Hancock's Half Hour'' was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Galton and Simpson, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sid James, Sidney James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. The final television series, renamed simply ''Hancock'', starred Hancock alone. Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in Cheam, East Cheam. The series was influential in the development of the Sitcom, situation comedy, with its move away from radio variety towards a focus on character development. The radio version was produced by Dennis Main Wilson for most of its run. After Main Wilson departed for his television career, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confession (1955 Film)
''Confession'', released in the United States as ''The Deadliest Sin'', is a 1955 British drama film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Sydney Chaplin, Audrey Dalton and John Bentley. Production The film was made at Merton Park Studios by Anglo-Amalgamated. Along with ''Little Red Monkey'', released the same year, the film was an international hit and led to the company producing films with a higher production quality than they had previously, often importing American stars to give the films more international appeal. Plot A man stands in a large church. He enters a confessional box and tells the priest: "I have killed a man, Father". After the title sequence, Mike Nelson arrives at an idyllic English country cottage in a chauffeur-driven car. He has an American accent as he has been in the USA working in the oil business for many years. He is greeted enthusiastically by his sister, but his elderly father is more reserved. His sister, Louise, shows him to his old room. Her fia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Avenger
''The Dark Avenger'' is a 1955 British historical action adventure film directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay was written by Daniel B. Ullman (and an uncredited Phil Park). The film stars Errol Flynn, Joanne Dru and Peter Finch. The music score is by Cedric Thorpe Davie. It is also known as ''The Warriors'' in the United States, and had a working title of ''The Black Prince'' in the United Kingdom. ''The Dark Avenger'' follows the adventures of Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III and heir to the throne of England, as he tries to liberate the people of Aquitaine from the cruel grasp of France during the Hundred Years' War. The film was the last historical action film Errol Flynn would ever make. Plot Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect its inhabitants from the ravages of the occupying French nobles and their army. After defeating their army in ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953 Film)
, starring = Cecil ParkerEileen HerlieDonald WolfitPeter Asher , music = Philip Green , cinematography = Erwin Hillier , editing = Edward B. Jarvis , studio = Associated British Picture Corporation , distributor = Associated British-Pathé , released = 16 November 1953 , runtime = 81 minutes , country = United Kingdom , language = English , gross = £97,710 ''Isn't Life Wonderful!'' is a 1953 British technicolor period comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie and Donald Wolfit. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of Associated British with sets designed by the art director Terence Verity. It was released in the United States as ''Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop'', the title of Brock Williams original 1948 novel based on his boyhood experiences. Plot In Edwardian England, alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit) is an embarrassment to his family. Head of the household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divided Heart
''The Divided Heart'' is a 1954 British black-and-white drama film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell and Armin Dahlen. The film is based on a true story of a child, whose father was a member of Slovenian Partisans executed by Nazis and whose mother was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, while little Ivan was, like other 300 babies and young children from Slovenia, whose parents were declared Banditen by Nazis, sent to Germany in a Nazi program known as Lebensborn. It was made at Ealing Studios with sets designed by the art director Edward Carrick. Location shooting took place around St. Johann in Tirol in Austria. The script was written by Jack Whittingham and Richard Hughes. It was produced by Michael Truman and edited by Peter Bezencenet, with cinematography by Otto Heller and music by Georges Auric. ''The Divided Heart'' was widely admired, and won three British Academy Film Awards. Plot During the Second World War, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomatic Passport (film)
''Diplomatic Passport'' is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Gene Martel and starring Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt, Paul Carpenter (actor), Paul Carpenter, Henry Oscar and Honor Blackman. The film stars Hollywood actress Marsha Hunt , who was blacklisted during the McCarthyite era of the early 1950s. Like others in the same position, Hunt was obliged to seek work in the United Kingdom. Produced as a second featureChibnall & McFarlane p.176 it was made at MGM's Elstree Studios near London. Synopsis An American diplomat and his wife arrive in London, and are soon involved in a series of confusing and sometimes frightening events. Cast * Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt as Judy Anderson * Paul Carpenter (actor), Paul Carpenter as Ray Anderson * Henry Oscar as The Chief * Honor Blackman as Marcelle * Marne Maitland as Philip * John Bennett (actor), John Bennett as André * John McLaren as Jack Gordon * Henry B. Longhurst as Waiter * John Welsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Inspector Calls (1954 Film)
''An Inspector Calls'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Alastair Sim, Jane Wenham (actress), Jane Wenham and Eileen Moore. It is based upon the 1945 play ''An Inspector Calls'' by J.B. Priestley and was adapted for the screen by Desmond Davis. It was shot at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Joseph Bato. Plot In 1912, the upper class Birling family sit at a dining table at the end of a dinner party with their friends. Gerald Croft proposes to the daughter, Sheila. Mother chastises Eric, the son, for drinking too much. Father discusses the likelihood of war and after the meal discusses his possible knighthood with Gerald over port and cigars. They are interrupted by a man calling himself Inspector Poole, investigating the Jihadism, suicide of a working-class girl Eva Smith whose death is linked to each family member. Eva has poisoned herself. She left a diary. Eva was one of Mr Birling's workers in his factory. In a flashbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clue Of The Missing Ape
''The Clue of the Missing Ape'', ''Gibraltar Adventure'', is a 1953 English children's film largely set in Gibraltar. Directed by James Hill, it was produced by the Gaumont Specialised Film Unit, a descendant of the Gaumont-British film studio. Players included veteran character actor George Cole. Synopsis The film centres on the adventures of Sea Cadet Jimmy Sutton, played by Roy Savage. Sutton is seen walking down an English country path, and the sound of a boy's cheerful whistling are dubbed onto the soundtrack. Soon a misfiring propeller engine is also heard and a World War II-style plane crashes in a field. Sutton heroically rescues the pilot and retrieves a portfolio of important papers as the plane erupts in flames. Two suspicious men can be seen sneaking away, trading dialogue that indicates they have sabotaged the plane. The scene shifts to Gibraltar, where Sutton has been granted the right to enjoy a short vacation, courtesy of the British armed forces, as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Man
''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. ''Danger Man'' was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. Series development The idea for ''Danger Man'' originated with Ralph Smart an associate of Lew Grade, head of ITC Entertainment. Grade was looking for formats that could be exported. Ian Fleming was brought in to collaborate on series development, but left before development was complete. Like James Bond, the main character is a globetrotting British spy (although one who works for NATO rather than MI6), who cleverly extricates himself from life-threatening situations and introduces himself as "Drake...John Drake." Fleming w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Softly, Softly (television Series)
''Softly, Softly'' is a British television police procedural series produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It was created as a spin-off from the series ''Z-Cars'', which ended its fifth series run in December 1965. The series took its title from the proverb "Softly, softly, catchee monkey", the motto of Lancashire Constabulary Training School. Newsletter 853, Saturday 12 October 2013 Series outline ''Softly, Softly'' centred on the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes |
The Citadel (1983 TV Series)
''The Citadel'' is a 1983 BBC television adaptation written by Don Shaw from A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel ''The Citadel''. It was produced by Ken Riddington. The drama was directed by Peter Jefferies and Mike Vardy. The BBC dramatisation stars Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson and Clare Higgins as Christine Manson. It was broadcast in the United States from November 1983 until January 1984 by PBS television as part of ''Masterpiece Theatre''. Cast *Ben Cross as Dr. Andrew Manson * David Gwillim as David Hope *Clare Higgins as Christine Barlow *Tenniel Evans as Dr. Page * Gareth Thomas as Dr. Philip Denny *Michael Cochrane as Freddie Hamson *Cynthia Grenville as Blodwen Page *Colin Baker as Richard Vaughan *Jane How as Mrs. Vaughan *Tim Wylton as Ben Chenkin *Don Fellows as Richard Stillman *Beryl Nesbitt as Annie Hughes * John Nettleton as Charles Ivory * Raymond Bowers as Dr. Llewellyn *Dilys Price as Mrs. Llewellyn *David Pugh as Joe Morgan *Dyfed Thomas as Dai Jenkins *Jack Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
