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Jane Barrett
Jane Barrett (1922 – 1969) was an English actress. She worked extensively in radio, theatre and television. After ''The Captive Heart'' she signed a six-year contract with the Rank Organisation. Select credits *'' The Captive Heart'' (1946) *''Colonel Bogey The "Colonel Bogey March" is a British march that was composed in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881–1945) (pen name Kenneth J. Alford), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. ...'' (1948) *'' Eureka Stockade'' (1949) *'' Time Gentlemen, Please!'' (1952) *'' The Sword and the Rose'' (1953) *'' Bond of Fear'' (1956) *'' Change Partners'' (1965) References External links * 20th-century British actresses 1922 births 1969 deaths {{UK-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
''The Daily Telegraph'', also nicknamed ''The Tele'', is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is published Monday through Saturday and is available throughout Sydney, across most of regional and remote New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. A 2013 poll conducted by Essential Research found that the ''Telegraph'' was Australia's least-trusted major newspaper, with 49% of respondents citing "a lot of" or "some" trust in the paper. Amongst those ranked by Nielsen, the ''Telegraph'' website is the sixth most popular Australian news website with a unique monthly audience of 2,841,381 readers. History ''The Daily Telegraph'' was founded in 1879, by John Mooyart Lynch, a former printer, editor and journalist who had once worked on the ''Melbourne Daily Telegraph''. Lynch had failed in an attempt to become a politician and was looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captive Heart
''The Captive Heart'' is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It is about a Czechoslovak Army officer who is captured in the Fall of France and spends five years as a prisoner of war, during which time he forms a long-distance relationship with the widow of a British Army officer. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. The film is partly based on the true story of a Czechoslovak officer in the RAF Volunteer Reserve, Josef Bryks MBE, and his relationship with a British WAAF, Gertrude Dellar, who was the widow of an RAF pilot. Plot In the summer of 1940, Captain Karel Hašek of the Czechoslovak Army escapes from Dachau concentration camp and assumes the identity of a dead British officer, Captain Geoffrey Mitchell. When he is caught, he joins thousands of British prisoners of war, captured during the Battle of France, on a march to a prison camp in western Germany. He is suspected of being a spy by his fellow sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Bogey (film)
''Colonel Bogey'' is a 1948 fantasy film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Jack Train and Mary Jerrold. The spirit of a home's former owner refuses to pass on. It was shot at Highbury Studios as a second feature. Cast *Jack Train as Uncle James *Mary Jerrold as Aunt Mabel *Jane Barrett as Alice Graham * John Stone as Wilfred Barriteau *Ethel Coleridge as Emily * Hedli Anderson as Millicent *Bertram Shuttleworth as Cabby * Charles Rolfe as Soldier *Sam Kydd as Soldier *Dennis Woodford as Chemist Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corpora ...'' called the film a "Pleasant little fantasy," rating it two out of five stars. References External links * 1948 films British fantasy films Films directed by Terence Fisher Films shot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka Stockade (1949 Film)
''Eureka Stockade'' is a 1949 British film of the story surrounding Irish-Australian rebel and politician Peter Lalor and the gold miners' rebellion of 1854 at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, in the Australian Western genre. Starring Chips Rafferty, it was produced by Ealing Studios and directed by Harry Watt, following their success with ''The Overlanders''. The movie was the most expensive film made in Australia at that time, and was a critical and commercial disappointment. Plot An introductory montage establishes Australia of 1851 – a place of both wealth and poverty, transformed by the discovery of gold. This causes a massive drain in manpower which puts a strain on the country. The Governor of Victoria, La Trobe, appoints an army officer, Rede, commissioner of the goldfields and orders him to tax the miners via licences, and to keep law and order. In 1854 Ballarat, civil engineer Peter Lalor arrives to prospect for gold with his Italian friend Rafaello C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Gentlemen, Please!
''Time Gentlemen, Please!'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Eddie Byrne, Jane Barrett and Raymond Lovell. It was produced by Group 3 Films with funding from the NFFC and distributed by ABPC. It was shot at Southall Studios and on location at Thaxted in Essex. The film's sets were designed by the art director Michael Stringer. The film is based on the 1946 novel ''Nothing to Lose'' by R.J. Minney. Apart from occasional scene location within the bar (not critical to the plot) the title of the film (a phrase used at closing time in British bars) is not explained. Plot The Ministry of Industrial Co-ordination is making a study of employment rates in British towns. The top will receive a visit from the Prime Minister. They are surprised that the best, allegedly at 99.9%, is Little Hayhoe, a small town in Essex with a population of 2,000 and only one unemployed. The missing "0.1%" is Irishman Daniel "Dan" Dance, who is a homeless person b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sword And The Rose
''The Sword and the Rose'' is a family/adventure film produced by Perce Pearce and Walt Disney and directed by Ken Annakin. The film features the story of Mary Tudor, a younger sister of Henry VIII of England. Based on the 1898 novel '' When Knighthood Was in Flower'' by Charles Major, it was originally made into a motion picture in 1908 and again in 1922 as '' When Knighthood Was in Flower''. The 1953 Disney version was adapted for the screen by Lawrence Edward Watkin. The film was shot at Denham Film Studios and was the third of Disney's British productions after ''Treasure Island'' (1950) and ''The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men'' (1952). In 1956, it was broadcast on American television in two parts under the original book title. Plot Mary Tudor falls in love with a new arrival to court, Charles Brandon. She persuades her brother King Henry VIII to make him his Captain of the Guard. Meanwhile, Henry is determined to marry her off to the aging King Louis XII of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bond Of Fear
''Bond of Fear'' is a 1956 British crime drama film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, and John Colicos. Premise John Sewell and his family are taken hostage by a desperate fugitive called Dewar who is a stowaway in their caravan. Cast * Dermot Walsh as John Sewell * Jane Barrett as Mary Sewell * John Colicos as Dewar * Marilyn Baker as Ann Sewell * Anthony Pavey as Michael Sewell * Alan MacNaughtan as Detective Sergeant Daley * Jameson Clark as Scotty * John Horsley as Motor Cycle Policeman * Marianne Stone as Mrs. Simon * Arnold Bell as Police Sergeant at Road Block * Avril Angers as Girl Hiker * Bill Shine as Man Hiker * Peter Swanwick as Travelling Salesman * Hal Osmond as Hospital Orderly * Trevor Reid Trevor Reid (25 January 190816 April 1965) was an English actor. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He acted in 47 films from 1938 to 1965. He died at age 57 in London. Selected filmography * ''Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change Partners (film)
''Change Partners'' is a 1965 British crime drama directed by Robert Lynn and starring Anthony Dawson, Zena Walker and Kenneth Cope. It was made at Merton Park Studios originally as a Warner-Pathé release, prior to being included as a part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries.Change Partners (1965) - British Board of Film Classification Plot Ben Arkwright and (Cedric) Ricky Gallen are partners in the firm of Arkwright and Gallen; however, Ricky is having an affair with Ben's wife, Anna. Anna talks Ricky into killing her alcoholic husband, but things do not go according to plan. Cast * Anthony Dawson as Ben Arkwright *Zena Walker as Anna Arkwright *Basil Henson as (Cedric) Ricky Gallen *Kenneth Cope as Joe Trent *Jane Barrett Jane Barrett (1922 – 1969) was an English actress. She worked extensively in radio, theatre and television. After ''The Captive Heart'' she signed a six-year contract with the Rank Organisation. Select credits *'' The Captive Heart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |