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Joss Ambler
Joss Ambler (23 June 1900 – 1959) was an Australian-born British film and television actor. He usually played somewhat pompous and irascible figures of authority, particularly in comedy films. He was an effective foil to George Formby in both '' Trouble Brewing'' (as Lord Redhill) and '' Come On George!'' (as Sir Charles), and similarly to Will Hay in '' The Black Sheep of Whitehall'', (as a government minister). Filmography References External links * 1900 births 1959 deaths Australian male film actors Australian male television actors British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors 20th-century Australian male actors Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom Date of death missing {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus McBean
Angus Rowland McBean (8 June 1904 – 9 June 1990) was a Welsh photographer, set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism. Early life Angus Rowland McBean was born in Newbridge, Monmouthshire, Wales on 8 June 1904, elder child and only son of Clement Philip James McBean, of Scottish descent, and Irene Sarah, née Thomas, of Welsh origin. His father, a former second lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers, was a surveyor in the mines and the family moved frequently around Wales with his job. McBean attended Monmouth School and Newport Technical College, at which time he developed an interest in photography. Fascinated by the apparently magical properties of this process, Angus wanted to be able to take pictures of people and sold a gold watch left to him by his grandfather to raise the five pounds necessary for the equipment. At the age of fifteen McBean took part in the amateur dramatics productions at the Lyceum Theatre in Monmouth, where he was mostly involved i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Journey (1939 Film)
''Secret Journey'' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by John Baxter and starring Basil Radford, Silvia St. Claire and Thorley Walters. The film was made at M.P. Studios, Elstree, by British National Films as a supporting feature.Wood p.101 It is a remake of the 1936 French film '' Wolves Between Them'', itself based on a novel by Charles Robert-Dumas. It was released in the United States in 1940 under the alternative title ''Among Human Wolves''. Synopsis The screenplay concerns a British agent who travels to Berlin to recover a top-secret invention that has been stolen by German intelligence. Cast * Basil Radford as John Richardson * Silvia St. Claire as Helen Richardson * Thorley Walters as Max von Reimer * Peter Gawthorne as Gen. von Reimer * Tom Helm as Capt. Benoit * Joss Ambler as Col. Blondin * George Hayes as Insp. Walter * Megs Jenkins Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins (21 April 1917 – 5 October 1998) was an English character actress who appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gert And Daisy Clean Up
''Gert and Daisy Clean Up'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Elsie Waters, Doris Waters and Iris Vandeleur. It was written by Kathleen Butler (screenwriter), Kathleen Butler and H. F. Maltby, with additional dialogue by Elsie and Doris Waters and Harry Gibbs. Plot Gert and Daisy are working in a restaurant but are sacked when the mayor is served yellow soap instead of cheese. They subsequently expose the black-marketing activities of local grocer Mr Perry. Cast * Elsie Waters as Gert * Doris Waters as Daisy * Iris Vandeleur as Ma Butler * Elizabeth Hunt (actress), Elizabeth Hunt as Hettie * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Mrs. Wilberforce * Joss Ambler as Mr. Perry * Ralph Michael as Jack Gregory * Uriel Porter as Snow White * Harry Herbert (actor), Harry Herbert as Old Cheerful * Angela Glynne as girl * Arthur Hambling as PC Albert Green * Johnnie Schofield as policeman on night duty * Douglas Stewart (actor), Douglas Stewart as mayor * David Tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let The People Sing (film)
''Let the People Sing'' is a 1942 British comedy film directed by John Baxter, and starring Alastair Sim, Fred Emney and Edward Rigby. The film's sets were designed by R. Holmes Paul. It was made at Elstree Studios. The screenplay concerns the people of a small town who band together to try to save their music hall from closure. It is based on the 1939 novel '' Let the People Sing'' by J. B. Priestley. Main cast Recent critical assessment '' Time Out'' wrote that "John Baxter was the British director probably least patronizing and most sympathetic to the working classes and their culture during the '30s and '40s, and even if his films now often seem naïve and simplistic, it's good at least to see an honest and humorous attempt to deal with life outside Mayfair Mayfair is an area of Westminster, London, England, in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. It is between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Fortress (film)
''Flying Fortress'' is a 1942 British black-and-white war film drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde, that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld, and Donald Stewart. During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin. Plot Pilot William "Sky" Kelly ( Donald Stewart) is held responsible for an aircraft crash in which a passenger is killed; however, his friend, wealthy playboy James "Jim" Spence (Richard Greene), was actually piloting the aircraft. Kelly's sister Sydney ( Carla Lehmann), a newspaper reporter, vows to clear her brother and identify Spence as the actual culprit. Spence and Sydney later meet amicably, but when a scandal photographer reveals Sydney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Next Of Kin
''The Next of Kin'', also known as ''Next of Kin'', is a 1942 Second World War propaganda film produced by Ealing Studios. The film was originally commissioned by the British War Office as a training film to promote the government message that " Careless talk costs lives". After being taken on by Ealing Studios, the project was expanded and given a successful commercial release. After the war and up until at least the mid 1960s, services in British Commonwealth countries continued to use ''The Next of Kin'' as part of security training. The film's title is derived from the phrase "the next of kin have been informed" as used by radio announcers when reporting on the loss of personnel in action. Plot In preparing for a secret raid on a German-held French coastal village, a British security officer is chosen to monitor activities in England among army personnel of the 95th Infantry as well as civilians with whom they mingle. At the same time, German intelligence send Agents 23 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penn Of Pennsylvania
''Penn of Pennsylvania'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It is also known by the alternative title ''Courageous Mr. Penn''. Story The film portrays Penn's struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and to attract settlers to his new colony, as well as his adoption of a radical new approach to the treatment of the Native Americans. Cast * Clifford Evans as William Penn * Deborah Kerr as Gulielma Maria Springett * Dennis Arundell as Charles II * Aubrey Mallalieu as Chaplain * D.J. Williams as Lord Arlington * O. B. Clarence as Lord Cecil * James Harcourt as George Fox * Charles Carson as Admiral Penn * Henry Oscar as Samuel Pepys * Max Adrian as Elton * John Stuart as Bindle * Maire O'Neill as Cook * Edward Rigby as Bushell * Mary Hint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Blockade
''The Big Blockade'' was a 1942 British black-and-white war propaganda film in the style of dramatised documentary. It was film director, directed by Charles Frend and starred Will Hay, Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. It was film producer, produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Warfare. At one stage, the film was known as ''Siege''. Plot This was a propaganda film in which the Blockade of Germany (1939–1945), British strategy of the economic blockade of Nazi Germany was illustrated through a series of scenes and sketches, combined with documentary footage. Although released in 1942 it was largely made in 1941 so part of the story is complaint of America's non-involvement. Main cast *Leslie Banks as Taylor, Civil Service *Michael Redgrave as a Russian on the train *Will Hay as Skipper, Merchant Navy *Bernard Miles as Mate, Royal Navy *Michael Rennie as George, Royal Air Force *John Mills as Tom, Royal Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie (film)
''Jeannie'' (also known as ''Girl in Distress'') is a 1941 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Barbara Mullen, Michael Redgrave, and Albert Lieven. The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland. Based on a play of the same name by Aimée Stuart, it was loosely remade in 1957 as '' Let's Be Happy''. Plot Jeannie McLean is a young Scottish woman who takes care of her tightfisted father, leaving her no time (and money) for herself. When he dies, she discovers he has left his "fortune" – 297 pounds – to her, nothing to her married sisters. She decides to have some fun for a change, starting with a trip to Vienna. On the way to and in Vienna, a stranger, Stanley Smith, helps her through various difficulties resulting from her inexperience. As they become acquainted, she tells him she is 26, but he soon discovers (from her passport) that she is 22. In Vienna, Jeannie makes the acquaintance of Count Ehrlich von Wittgenstein, while Stanley g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ferry
''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and David MacIver have great faith in steam-powered ships. Their first attempt, the coastal freighter ''Gigantic'', proves to be an embarrassing and costly failure, sinking immediately after being launched. David becomes discouraged and, to save their failing shipping firm, agrees to a merger proposed by longtime rival George Burns. Charles, however, is undaunted, despite being turned down by every banker when he seeks new funding. He gives his share of the family firm to David and sets out on his own. He teams up with Nova Scotian Samuel Cunard and engineer Robert Napier, and they build the RMS ''Britannia''. They win a British mail contract and make the first steamship crossing of the Atlantic, from Liverpool to Boston Boston is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Crook (film)
''Once a Crook'' is a 1941 British crime film directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for 20th Century Fox and featuring Gordon Harker, Sydney Howard, Bernard Lee, Kathleen Harrison, and Raymond Huntley. It was written by Roger Burford based on the 1939 stage play of the same title by Evadne Price and Ken Attiwell. Plot summary Charlie Hopkins is a retired burglar with an expertise in safecracking. His ex-partner The Duke holds a grudge against Charlie, since he believes he ratted him out and sent him to jail. The Duke is out for revenge against Charlie, and hires Bill Hopkins, Charlie's son, to help him perform a hit, with an intention to frame the kid. The Duke's plan doesn't work out, since Bill turns out to be an even better safecracker than his old man. After many complications along the road, the hit is a success, and The Duke is bereaved of his revenge, ultimately stopped by his good-hearted sweetheart, Estelle. Cast * Gordon Harker as Charlie Hopkins * Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fingers (1941 Film)
''Fingers'' is a 1941 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Clifford Evans, Leonora Corbett and Esmond Knight. It was written by Brock Williams and was produced by A.M.Salomon for Warner Bros. Plot A London jeweller and fence for stolen goods falls in love and tries to reform. Cast * Clifford Evans as Fingers * Leonora Corbett as Bonita Grant * Esmond Knight as Sid Harris * Edward Rigby as Sam Bromley * Elizabeth Scott as Meg * Roland Culver as Hugo Allen * Reginald Purdell as Creeper * Joss Ambler as Inspector Reception ''Kine Weekly'' wrote: "During the few halts in its extravagant perambulation it shows that crime does pay. Its confused morality robs it of conviction. But novelettish as it is, it has mass appeal Its versatile by-play, attractive cast and ambitious technical presentation effectively cloak its lurid fundamentals. Reliable quota booking for the masses." References External links *''Fingers''at the British Film In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
