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King Of The Castle (1936 Film)
''King of the Castle'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring June Clyde, Claude Dampier and Billy Milton. It was shot at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.86 Cast * June Clyde as Marilyn Bean * Claude Dampier as Pullen * Billy Milton as Monty King * Cynthia Stock as Elsie * Wally Patch as Trout * Arthur Finn as Henry Bean * Paul Blake as Sir Percival Trellis * H. F. Maltby as Mr. Crow * Mavis Villiers as Billie * Jimmy Godden Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the ... as Bailiff References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films British comedy films 1936 comedy films Films shot at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redd Davis
Redd Davis (1896–?) was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film '' The Spare Room'' in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London. In 1937 he directed '' Underneath the Arches'' his most successful film. Selected filmography * ''Here's George'' (1932) * '' The Spare Room'' (1932) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1933) * '' Excess Baggage'' (1933) * ''Ask Beccles'' (1933) * ''Send 'em Back Half Dead'' (1933) * '' The Umbrella'' (1933) * ''Easy Money'' (1934) * ''The Girl in the Flat'' (1934) * '' Seeing Is Believing'' (1934) * '' Say It with Diamonds'' (1935) * '' On Top of the World'' (1936) * '' King of the Castle'' (1936) * ''Calling All Ma's'' (1937) * ''Sing as You Swing'' (1937) * '' Underneath the Arches'' (1937) * ''Anything to Declare?'' (1938) * ''Special Edition'' (1938) * '' Discoveries'' (1939) * ''That's the Ticke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Blake (actor, Born 1904)
Paul Blake (1904–28 January 1960) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' Lazybones'' (1935) * '' Twice Branded'' (1936) * '' King of the Castle'' (1936) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) * ''The Lilac Domino'' (1937) * ''Darts Are Trumps'' (1938) * ''Welcome, Mr. Washington'' (1944) * ''Gaiety George'' (1946) * ''Green Fingers'' (1947) * ''My Brother Jonathan'' (1948) * ''Nothing Venture ''Nothing Venture'' is a 1948 British comedy family film directed by John Baxter and starring The Artemus Boys, Terry Randall, Patric Curwen and Michael Aldridge.Murphy p.41 Cast * The Artemus Boys as Themselves * Terry Randall as Diana Chaice ...'' (1948) * '' Castle in the Air'' (1952) External links * References 1904 births 1960 deaths British male stage actors British male film actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
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Films Scored By Eric Spear
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Redd Davis
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At Shepperton Studios
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Comedy Films
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the ''Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies ''Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and ''Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as ''The Merry Widow'' and ''The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, ''Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – ''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Godden
Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then going on to the London West End doing a number of comedies and revues. Filmography * ''Big Business'' (1930) – Oppenheimer * ''The Wife's Family'' (1931) – Doc Knott * ''The Last Coupon'' (1932) – Geordie Bates * '' His Wife's Mother'' (1932) – Mr. Trout * '' Money Talks'' (1932) – Joe Bell * '' For the Love of Mike'' (1932) – Henry Miller * ''Crime on the Hill'' (1933) – Landlord * '' Happy'' (1933) – Brummelberg * ''Their Night Out'' (1933) – Archibald Bunting * ''Meet My Sister'' (1933) – Pogson * ''Hawley's of High Street'' (1933) – Mayor * ''The Outcast'' (1934) – Harry * ''Those Were the Days'' (1934) – Pat Maloney * ''The Luck of a Sailor'' (1934) – Betz * '' Sometimes Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mavis Villiers
Mavis Villiers (born Mavis Clare Cooney; 10 December 190923 February 1976) was an Australian-born British actress of stage, film and television. Her parents were John Cooney and Clara Smythe. Her brother, Cecil Cooney, was a camera operator and cinematographer.Canadian Passenger Lists, 'Niagra' May 1921 Ancestry.com; accessed 25 July 2015. Her stage name, Villiers, was taken from her maternal grandfather. Life and career Mavis emigrated to the with her family in 1921, aged 11. The family settled in |
