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Keith Pyott
Keith Pyott (Blackheath, London, 9 March 1902 - 6 April 1968) was a British actor. He transferred from stage to screen and was a regular face in drama in the early days of television, appearing in '' Educated Evans'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Out of the Unknown'', '' The Avengers'' and the ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Aztecs''. He also appeared in over twenty feature films, including Orson Welles' ''Chimes at Midnight'' (1965). Pyott was married to the actress Sheila Raynor. Selected filmography * '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Dr. Sabatier * '' The Spider and the Fly'' (1949) - Father Pletsier * ''Distant Trumpet'' (1952) - Sir Rudolph Gettins * ''Time Bomb'' (1953) - Train District Supt. (uncredited) * '' Sea Devils'' (1953) - General Latour * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1953) - Gaston, the butler * ''A Day to Remember'' (1953) - Frenchman with Watches (uncredited) * ''John Wesley'' (1954) - Rev. Samuel Weslwy * '' Twist of Fate'' (1954) - Georges * ''The Colditz Story'' (1955) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Of The Damned (1960 Film)
''Village of the Damned'' is a 1960 British science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel ''The Midwich Cuckoos'' (1957) by John Wyndham (writer), John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. A sequel, ''Children of the Damned'' (1964), followed, as did a remake, also called ''Village of the Damned (1995 film), Village of the Damned'' (1995). Plot The inhabitants of the British village of Midwich suddenly fall unconscious, as does anyone entering the village. The military establishes a cordon around Midwich and sends in a man wearing a gas mask, but he, too, falls unconscious and is pulled back with rope. The man awakens and reports experiencing a cold sensation just before passing out. The pilot of a military reconnaissance plane is contacted and asked to investigate. When he flies below 5,000 feet, he loses consciousness and the plane crashes. A five-mile exclusion zone around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distant Trumpet
''Distant Trumpet'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Derek Bond and Jean Patterson. A Harley Street doctor answers the call to perform medical missionary work in Africa, taking over from his indisposed brother. Cast * Derek Bond as David Anthony * Jean Patterson as Valerie Maitland * Derek Elphinstone as Richard Anthony * Anne Brooke as Beryl Jeffries * Grace Gavin as Mrs. Phillips * Jean Webster Brough as Mrs. Waterhouse * Grace Denbeigh-Russell as Mrs Hallet * Constance Fraser as Mrs Nettley * Alban Blakelock as Mr Harris * John Howlett as Bill Hepple * Keith Pyott Keith Pyott ( Blackheath, London, 9 March 1902 - 6 April 1968) was a British actor. He transferred from stage to screen and was a regular face in drama in the early days of television, appearing in '' Educated Evans'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Out o ... as Sir Rudolph Gettins * Peter Fontaine as Peter * Gwynne Whitby as Lady Marriot-Stokes * Anne Hunter as 'Simply Dressed Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates Of Blood River
''The Pirates of Blood River'' is a 1962 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. Plot While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche ( Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there. Cast * Kerwin Mathews ... Jonathon Standing * Glenn Corbett ... Henry * Christopher Lee ... Captain LaRoche * Peter Arne ... Hench, a pirate * Marla Landi ... Bess Standing * Desmond Llewelyn ... Tom Blackthorne * Oliver Reed ... Brocaire, a pirate * Andrew Keir ... Jason Standing * Michael Ripper ... Mack, a pirate * David Lodge ... Smith * Dennis Waterman ... Timothy Blackthorne * Jack Stewart ... Godfrey Mason * Marie Devereux as Maggie * Lorraine Clewes ... Martha Blackthorne * Jerold Wells Jerold Wells (8 August 1908 – 19 July 1999) was an English actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Weekend With Lulu
''A Weekend with Lulu'' is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl. Plot Young couple Timothy (Leslie Phillips) and Deirdre (Shirley Eaton) plan a romantic weekend on the coast in a caravan, called "Lulu", owned by the brother of their pal Fred (Bob Monkhouse) and which Fred will tow with his ice cream van, as he will be working selling ice cream over the weekend. When Deirdre's mother (Irene Handl) insists on going along as her daughter's chaperone, Timothy's plans are somewhat compromised. Then a train ferry mix-up lands the holidaymakers deep in France without passports or money. As they try to get back to England, they encounter a variety of problems, and end up being pursued across country by the French police. They end at the Chateau de Chant Claire where the Comte (Alfred Marks) shows his wine cellars. They discover they can fly out from Trouville for £25 but n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
''Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' is a 1960 British thriller film directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring George Sanders, Corinne Calvet, and Jean Kent. The story is loosely based on that of the real-life serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. It was shot at Elstree Studios near London and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Sheriff. Plot Art dealer Henri Landru becomes infatuated with burlesque performer, Odette, who already has a lover and is only interested in Landru for money. She tricks Landru into thinking her mother is sick and needs money for an important operation. Landru vows to raise the money to fund the operation. Landru attempts to find furniture that he can sell. He meets a young widow, Vivienne, who is hoping to sell some vintage furniture. He quickly charms Vivienne but when he later discovers she has sold her furniture to somebody else they quarrel, resulting in Vivienne's accidental death. Landru is able to cover up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Amsterdam
''Operation Amsterdam'' is a 1959 black and white British action film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story as described in the book ''Adventure in Diamonds'', by David E. Walker. The action of the story covers 12–13 May 1940 (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday) during the German invasion of the Netherlands. The composer Philip Green composed two original pieces of music for the film, the '' Pierement Waltz'' and the ''Amsterdam Polka''. Plot In May 1940, as the German invasion of the Netherlands is under way, the British government decides to send a team to the Netherlands on board to secure stocks of industrial diamonds before the invaders can get to them. Accordingly, two Dutch diamond experts, Jan Smit (Peter Finch) and Walter Keyser (Alexander Knox), with a British Army Intelligence officer, Major Dillon (Tony Britton), are dropped by ship off the Dutch coast. They survive a German air raid and escap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Accuse!
''I Accuse!'' is a British 1958 CinemaScope biographical drama film directed by and starring José Ferrer. The film is based on the true story of the Dreyfus affair, in which a Jewish captain in the French Army was falsely accused of treason. Plot synopsis In 1894 Alfred Dreyfus (José Ferrer), a Jewish captain in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason. He is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Major Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy, an infantry officer of Hungarian descent, helps in the investigation. When he is found to be the real spy, the French Army tries to hide the truth by exonerating the traitor in a mock trial. Émile Zola, the famous French author, writes an open letter to the prime minister of France entitled ''I Accuse!'', which reveals the truth behind the cover up. The letter is published in the newspaper, causing a firestorm around the world, leading to a re-examination of the entire Dreyfus case. Eventually, Esterhazy makes a full confession, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracle In Soho
''Miracle in Soho'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Julian Amyes and starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee and Cyril Cusack. The film depicts the lives of the inhabitants of a small street in Soho and the romance between a local road-builder and the daughter of Italian immigrants. The film had its premiere on 11 July 1957 at the Odeon Leicester Square, preceded by the British Film Academy awards. It was Emeric Pressburger's first movie after the dissolution of his partnership with Michael Powell. Plot Michael Morgan is a labourer working with a gang, mending a road in Soho. While there he meets Julia Gozzi, an Italian shop assistant who works in a pet shop whose family is about to emigrate to Canada. Julia's brother Filippo is engaged to Gwladys, a local barmaid and wants to stay behind. Julia's elder sister Mafalda is also reluctant to leave as she has a chance to marry a prosperous cafe proprietor. Julia eventually falls for Michael, and stays, only to find Michael do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colditz Story
''The Colditz Story'' is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle. Plot During World War II, the Germans transformed Colditz Castle into a high security prisoner-of-war camp called Oflag IV-C. Its purpose was to restrain those Allied prisoners who had attempted to escape from other Oflags and so Colditz housed various nationalities who were mainly British, Dutch, French and Polish. Among the British prisoners are Pat Reid and Senior British Officer Colonel Richmond. Richmond is warned by the Kommandant that "escaping is verboten" but Richmond has no intention of heeding this advice. All the prisoners are wary of Priem, the chief security officer, who is efficient and tenacious. Reid and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twist Of Fate (film)
''Twist of Fate'', also known as ''Beautiful Stranger'', is a 1954 British and American mystery film noir directed by David Miller and starring Ginger Rogers and Herbert Lom. Plot Joan Victor, an actress known as "Johnny" to her friends, is living in Cannes, France, where she and financier Louis Galt plan to marry as soon as he gets a divorce. Marie Galt and her brothers run Louis's firm and have become suspicious of his business methods. Marie is unaware that Louis is the ringleader of a gang that deals in counterfeit gold coins. In a casino Johnny runs into Emile Landosh, an acquaintance. He claims a need for money due to his wife's medical bills, so Johnny offers him a loan. Emile, however, is a criminal and in debt to Louis. After overhearing Marie and realising Louis might be lying about the divorce, Johnny confronts him, then angrily leaves and drives her car off the road, leaving it damaged. She seeks help at the home of Pierre Clement, an artist. The two begin seeing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley (film)
''John Wesley'' is a 1954 British historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Leonard Sachs, Neil Heayes and Keith Pyott. It depicts the life of the father of Methodism, John Wesley. The film was financed by J. Arthur Rank, a prominent Methodist layman, and with contributions from the church. Plot Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley (Leonard Sachs) believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a ‘brand from the burning.’ The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people. Cast Critical reception ''Allmovie'' wrote, "the budget didn't allow for a professional cast, thus many potentially worthwhile scenes are laid low by amateurish acting. On the other hand, the film is quite slick and accomplished on a technical level, thanks to the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day To Remember (1953 Film)
''A Day to Remember'' is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring an ensemble cast including Stanley Holloway, Donald Sinden, James Hayter and Bill Owen. Plot The darts team of a London public house go on a day trip to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. On the eve of their visit to France, the members of the Hand & Flower pub darts team gather for a drink. The day trip has been organised by one of the team, Percy, who is a travel agent. For some of the team, it is their first ever trip abroad, while for others it is the first time they have returned to France since their service in World War I or World War II. Charley is looking forward to meeting some French ''mademoiselles'', but Fred, the pub's married landlord, says there'll be none of that sort of thing. Stan has a plan to buy watches in France and smuggle them back into Britain, avoiding customs duty. Jim is going through a rocky patch with his fiancée, whom he suspects considers him to be boring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |