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John Dodsworth (actor)
John Cecil Dodsworth (17 September 1910 – 11 September 1964) was an English actor. Biography and Career Born John Cecil Dodsworth in London, England. Dodsworth started his film career as an extra in British films of the 1930s before taking on supporting roles in movies such as ''The Next of Kin'' (1942), ''They Were Sisters'' and ''The Rake's Progress'' (both 1945). He had larger roles in his next two films, as the romantic lead in the Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen comedy ''Here Comes the Sun'' (1946), and ''Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1948), an early film from Hammer Film Productions. Like a lot of British actors of the period he moved to America in the 1950s, making his Hollywood film debut in '' Up Front'' (1951). A number of small uncredited roles followed in classic films such as ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), ''Les Misérables'' (1952) and '' Lust for Life'' (1956). Interspersed with these small parts were more prominent roles in films such as ''Bwana Devil'' (1952), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue's March (film)
''Rogue's March'' is a 1953 American historical adventure film directed by Allan Davis, with special location sequences directed by Geoffrey Barkas, and starring Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, and Janice Rule. It was partly shot on location in the Khyber Pass. Plot In the Victorian era, a British officer is falsely accused of treason and drummed out of his regiment. He re-enlists as a private under an assumed name and tries to prove his innocence. Cast Production MGM made the film in the wake of their success with ''Kim'' (1950). That film was written by Leon Gordon, who wrote and produced this. The film was to have starred Stewart Granger and involve extensive location shooting in the Khyber Pass. Patricia Neal was to co star. However eventually Peter Lawford was cast instead. Directing duties were given to Allan Davis of the Old Vic Company, who was on a tour of American university theatres for the Rockefeller Foundation before being offered an MGM Metro-Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Twelve Men
''Her Twelve Men'' is a 1954 American comedy drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Oscar-winning Greer Garson, and was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and written by William Roberts and Laura Z. Hobson. It was based on the best-selling pseudo-autobiographical book written by Louise Maxwell Baker, ''Snips and Snails''. Louise herself taught at an all-boys boarding school, as the only female teacher in the school. Subsequently, Louise recounts many of the funny stories from her time as a teacher in ''Snips and Snails'', which then translates into the film, ''Her Twelve Men''. Plot Although she has no teaching experience, widow Jan Stewart is hired by headmaster Dr. Barrett to be the first woman to teach at The Oaks boarding school. Due to the fact that she is the only woman teaching at the school, the other faculty members either are condescending towards her or try to woo her. Jan gets to know her twelve students and fellow faculty member Joe Hargrave, who is dating the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose In London
''Loose in London'' is a 1953 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953 by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series. Plot Sach receives notice that a dying British earl is his long-lost relative. He travels there with the rest of the gang after exchanging his free first-class ticket for four economy class tickets. Meanwhile, Louie, who is on board to say goodbye, gets locked in a closet and becomes a stowaway. When the boys arrive in London they are treated with disdain from the earl's other relatives, who are secretly plotting to kill the earl. Sach livens up the earl by telling him to eat ice cream instead of his medicine, and generally making him laugh. The earl's health begins to improve and he decides to make Sach his sole heir. The other relatives decide they need to kill off the earl immediately, but are foiled by the boys. Unfortunately just before the earl is to sign the paperwork making Sach the heir, his lawyer arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titanic (1953 Film)
''Titanic'' is a 1953 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. It centers on an estranged couple on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the , which took place in April 1912. It was the first ''Titanic'' film for 20th Century Fox, which also released the Titanic (1997 film), 1997 film of the same title internationally, while Paramount Pictures handled the North American distribution. Plot At the last minute, Richard Sturges (Clifton Webb), a wealthy expatriate in Europe, offers a Basques, Basque emigrant money for his steerage (deck), steerage-class ticket (the lowest class) for the maiden voyage of the RMS ''Titanic''—and succeeds. Once aboard, he seeks out his runaway wife, Julia (Barbara Stanwyck). He discovers she is trying to take their two unsuspecting children, 18-year-old Annette (Audrey Dalton) and ten-year-old Norman (William Harper Carter, Harper Carter), to her hometown of Mackinac Island, Michigan, to rear them as d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnetic Monster
''The Magnetic Monster'' is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Ivan Tors and George Van Marter, directed by Curt Siodmak and (uncredited) Herbert L. Strock. The film stars Richard Carlson, King Donovan, and Jean Byron. Strother Martin, known for his role as the Captain in Cool Hand Luke, appears briefly in one scene as an airliner co-pilot. The film was released by United Artists. ''Magnetic Monster'' is the first feature film in Ivan Tors' "Office of Scientific Investigation" (OSI) trilogy, which was followed by ''Riders to the Stars'' (1954) and '' Gog'' (1954). ''The Magnetic Monster'' marked Carlson's initial foray into science fiction and horror films; he would follow it with ''It Came from Outer Space'' (1953), '' The Maze'' (1953), ''Riders to the Stars'' (1954), ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954), and such TV series as '' Thriller'' and ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea''. Plot A pair of agents from the Office of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952 Film)
''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Henry King from a screenplay by Casey Robinson, based on the 1936 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Gregory Peck as Harry Street, Susan Hayward as Helen, and Ava Gardner as Cynthia Green (a character invented for the film). The film's ending does not mirror that of the short story. Considered by Hemingway to be one of his finest stories, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" was first published in ''Esquire'' magazine in 1936 and then republished in ''The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories'' (1938). ''The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' was a critical and commercial success upon its release and became the third highest-grossing film of 1952. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 25th Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Color and Best Art Direction, Color (Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox). The film has entered the public domain. Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Over Tibet
''Storm Over Tibet'' is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Rex Reason and Diana Douglas. Plot During World War II, David Simms pilots supplies between India and China over the Himalaya Mountains. Cast * Rex Reason as David Simms * Diana Douglas as Elaine March Simms * Myron Healey as Bill March (as Myron Healy) * Robert Karnes as Radio Operator * Strother Martin as Co-pilot * Harold Fong as Sergeant Lee * Harold Dyrenforth as Professor Faber * Jarmila Marton as Mrs. Faber * William Schallert as Aylen * John Dodsworth as Malloy * Marcella Concepcion as High Lama (as M. Concepcion) Production The film used footage filmed by Andrew Marton of the 1934 International Himalayan Expedition led by Norman Dyrenforth, whose son Harold Dyrenforth played a character based on his father. Much of the footage appeared in Marton's 1935 Swiss-German film ''Demon of the Himalayas'' with some sequences reused by Columbia in their 1937 film ''Lost Horizon''. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David And Bathsheba (film)
''David and Bathsheba'' is a 1951 historical Technicolor epic film produced by 20th Century-Fox and starring Gregory Peck as King David. It was directed by Henry King and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, with a screenplay by Philip Dunne and cinematography by Leon Shamroy. The film follows King David's life and his relationship with Uriah's wife Bathsheba, played by Susan Hayward. Goliath is portrayed by Lithuanian wrestler Walter Talun. Plot David ben Jesse, the second king of Israel, returns to Jerusalem after a military victory over the Philistines. En route, a cart bearing the Ark of the Covenant hits a rut and threatens to capsize. Uzzah, a captain in David's own army, reaches out to prevent the Ark from falling to the ground. He abruptly dies. While the prophet Nathan declares this the will of God, a skeptical David pronounces it the result of heat-stroke combined with too much wine. David becomes attracted to Bathsheba...the wife of Uriah the Hittite, another cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Bulldog Drummond
''The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister. It was based on the 1922 novel ''The Black Gang'' by H.C. McNeile and the fourth film in the series of twenty five. Plot summary Cast * Ralph Richardson as Bulldog Drummond * Ann Todd as Phyllis Drummond * Joyce Kennedy as Irma Peterson * Francis L. Sullivan as Carl Peterson * Claud Allister as Algy Longworth * Harold Saxon-Snell as Zadowa * Spencer Trevor as Sir Bryan Johnstone * Charles Mortimer as Inspector McIver * Wallace Geoffrey as Charles Latter * Patrick Aherne as Jerry Seymour * Raymond Raikes Raymond Montgomery Raikes (13 September 1910 – 2 October 1998) was a British theatre producer, director and broadcaster. He was particularly known for his productions of classic dramas for BBC Radio's "World Theatre" and "National Theatre of ... as Ted Jerningham References External links * * * Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77 Sunset Strip
''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television Private investigator#PIs in fiction, private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith (actor), Roger Smith, Richard Long (actor), Richard Long (from 1960 to 1961) and Edd Byrnes (billed as Edward Byrnes). Each episode was one hour long when aired with commercials. The show ran from 1958 to 1964. The character of detective Stuart Bailey was first used by writer Huggins in his 1946 novel ''The Double Take'', later adapted into the 1948 film ''I Love Trouble (1948 film), I Love Trouble''. Description Initial setup and characters Private detective and former World War II Office of Strategic Services espionage, secret agent and foreign languages professor Stuart ("Stu") Bailey (Zimbalist) and former government agent and nonpracticing Lawyer, attorney Jeff Spencer (Smith) form a duo who work from stylish offices at 77 Sunset Boulevard in Suites 101 and 102. Tab Hunter claimed he was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maverick (TV Series)
''Maverick'' is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner as an adroitly articulate poker player plying his trade on riverboats and in saloons while traveling incessantly through the 19th-century American frontier. The show ran for five seasons from September 22, 1957, to July 8, 1962 on ABC. Overview ''Maverick'' initially starred James Garner as poker player Bret Maverick. Eight episodes into the first season, he was joined by Jack Kelly as his brother Bart Maverick, and for the remainder of the first three seasons, Garner and Kelly alternated leads from week to week, sometimes teaming up for the occasional two-brother episode. The Maverick brothers were both poker players from Texas who traveled the American Old West by horseback and stagecoach, and on Mississippi riverboats, constantly getting into and out of life-threatening trouble of one sort or another, usually involving money, women, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
