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Joseph Tozer
Joseph Rose Tozer (1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire – 1955) was a British actor. Musical theatre *''Houp La!'' (1916) Partial filmography * '' The Brass Bottle'' (1914) * '' A Park Lane Scandal'' (1915) * '' The Answer'' (1916) * ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1916) * '' Burnt Wings'' (1916) * ''Bars of Iron'' (1920) * ''The Old Wives' Tale'' (1921) * ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' The Scourge'' (1922) * '' The Sporting Instinct'' (1922) * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1922) * ''The Greek Interpreter'' (1922) * ''Diana of the Crossways'' (1922) * ''The Passionate Adventure'' (1924) * ''Zero'' (1928) * '' Afterwards'' (1928) * ''Cardinal Richelieu'' (1935) * ''Clive of India'' (1935) * ''Anna Karenina'' (1935) * ''The Lady Escapes ''The Lady Escapes'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, George Sanders and Cora Witherspoon. It is based on a Hungarian play. Plot summary A newly married couple argue const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Of The Crossways (film)
''Diana of the Crossways'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Henry Victor and Joseph Tozer. It is an adaptation of the 1885 novel ''Diana of the Crossways'' by George Meredith. Plot A sensuous woman trapped in a loveless marriage has an affair with a leading politician which threatens to bring down the government. Cast * Fay Compton - Diana * Henry Victor - Honourable Percy Dacier * Joseph Tozer - Augustus Warwick * A. Harding Steerman - Tonans * J. Fisher White - Lord Dannisburgh * Reginald Fox - Tom Rodworth * Ivo Dawson - Sir Lukyne Dunstane * Ernest A. Dagnall - Prime Minister * Harvey Braban - Rodworth * Joyce Gayman - Lady Emma * Pamela Cooper Pamela Margaret Cooper (née Fletcher; 24 October 1910 – 13 July 2006), known as the Hon. Mrs Patrick Hore-Ruthven between 1939 and 1945, and as Viscountess Ruthven of Canberra between 1945 and 1952, was a British courtier, campaigner for re ... - Princess * Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Silent Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Escapes
''The Lady Escapes'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Gloria Stuart, Michael Whalen, George Sanders and Cora Witherspoon. It is based on a Hungarian play. Plot summary A newly married couple argue constantly leading to her fleeing to France in the company of a glamorous French writer, where she is pursued by her husband. Cast * Gloria Stuart as Linda Ryan * Michael Whalen as Michael Hilton * George Sanders as Rene Blanchard * Cora Witherspoon as Fanny Worthington * Gerald Oliver Smith as Reggie Farnworth * June Brewster as Dolores * Howard C. Hickman as Judge * Joseph R. Tozer as Drake * Don Alvarado as Antonio * Maurice Cass as Monsieur Cheval * Franklin Pangborn as Pierre * Tom Ricketts as Uncle George * Lynn Bari as Bridesmaid * Claire Du Brey as Woman in Theatre * Regis Toomey as American Reporter * Milton Owen as English Reporter * Theresa Harris as Maid * Eugene Borden as French Official * Milton Kibbee as American Expres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Karenina (1935 Film)
''Anna Karenina'' is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1877 novel ''Anna Karenina'' by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. The film earned $2,304,000 at the box office, and won the Mussolini Cup for best foreign film at the Venice Film Festival. Greta Garbo received a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her role as Anna. In addition, the film was ranked #42 on the American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. Plot Anna Karenina (Greta Garbo) is the wife of Czarist official Karenin ( Basil Rathbone). While she tries to persuade her brother Stiva (Reginald Owen) from a life of debauchery, she becomes infatuated with dashing military officer Count Vronsky (Fredric March). This ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Of India (film)
''Clive of India'' is a 1935 American historical biographical film starring Ronald Colman about the life of Robert Clive. It was based on R. J. Minney's play of the same name, and was co-written by Minney and W. P. Lipscomb and directed by Richard Boleslawski. Colin Clive, who appears in the film, was a descendant of Clive. Plot In 1748, the British, French, Dutch and Portuguese are fighting over India. Back in England, Robert Clive (Colman) fires and misses in a duel; his opponent walks up to him, points his pistol at Clive's head and demands he retract his accusation of cheating. When Clive refuses, the other man declares him "mad" and leaves. Later, frustrated with the boredom of being a clerk, Clive recalls firing a pistol at his own head and having it misfire twice, only to have his friend fire it without a problem. This causes him to wonder if he is "destined for something after all." He is sent to India in disgrace, still a clerk (for the East India Company at Fort S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Richelieu (film)
''Cardinal Richelieu'' is a 1935 American historical film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Arliss, Maureen O'Sullivan, Edward Arnold and Cesar Romero. It was based on the 1839 play '' Richelieu'' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton depicting the life of the great seventeenth century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu and his dealings with Louis XIII. Cast * George Arliss as Cardinal Richelieu * Maureen O'Sullivan as Lenore * Edward Arnold as Louis XIII * Cesar Romero as Andre de Pons * Douglass Dumbrille as Baradas * Francis Lister as Gaston * Halliwell Hobbes as Father Joseph * Violet Kemble Cooper as Queen Marie * Katharine Alexander as Anne of Austria * Lumsden Hare as Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden * Russell Hicks as Le Moyne * Murray Kinnell as Duke of Lorraine * Herbert Bunston as Duke of Normandy * Guy Bellis as Duke of Buckingham * Boyd Irwin as Austrian Prime Minister * Leonard Mudie as Olivares * Reginald Sheffield as Richelieu's Outrider * William Worth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterwards (1928 Film)
''Afterwards'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Lawson Butt and starring Marjorie Hume, Julie Suedo and Joseph R. Tozer. It was made at Bushey Studios, and based on a novel by Kathlyn Rhodes. Cast * Marjorie Hume - Mrs Carstairs * Julie Suedo - Tocati * Joseph R. Tozer - Doctor Anstice * Cecil Barry - Bruce Cheniston * Dorinea Shirley - Iris Wayne * Jean Jay - Hilda Ryder * Pat Courtney - Cherry * Fewlass Llewellyn - Sir Richard Wayne * Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ... - Major Carstairs References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films British drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (1928 Film) as Victor Garth
''Zero'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Stewart Rome, Fay Compton and Jeanne De Casalis. Based on the 1927 novel by H. Collinson Owen, it was made at Cricklewood Studios. Premise A writer fakes his own death and establishes a new identity in order to live with his mistress, but he returns to his wife when she becomes ill. Cast * Stewart Rome as John Garth * Fay Compton as Mrs Garth * Jeanne De Casalis as Julia Norton * Sam Livesey as Monty Sterling * Dorinea Shirley as Veronica Sterling * Joseph R. Tozer as Major Potterton * Lewis Shaw Lewis Shaw (1910–1987) was a British actor. . Ft ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Fi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
