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Kay Callard
Kay Callard (10 November 1923 – 7 March 2008) was a Canadian film and television actress who spent most of her career in Britain. She was married to the actor Jack McNaughton Jack McNaughton (22 December 190522 February 1990) was a British stage and film actor. As a character actor he mostly played supporting roles, but occasionally featured in major roles such as playing the male lead in the 1951 comedy ''Cheer the .... She was popular in the mid and late 1950s; in 1958 she appeared in eleven film and TV productions within that single year. However, her career declined sharply from 1962 onwards. Filmography References External links * 1923 births 2008 deaths Canadian film actresses Actresses from Toronto 20th-century Canadian actresses Canadian expatriates in England {{Canada-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dial 999 (1955 Film)
''Dial 999'' is a 1955 British crime drama film directed and written by Montgomery Tully based on the novel of the same name by Bruce Graeme. at the BFI Database Produced by the British company, Todon Productions, it was shot at the in London. RKO Radio Pictures purchased the rights to distribute it in the United States, where it was released in a cut form as ''The Way Out'' on 11 April 1956. The film stars as Greg Carradine, |
Freedom To Die
''Freedom to Die'' is a 1961 British second feature crime thriller film directed by Francis Searle, starring Paul Maxwell and Felicity Young. Plot Craig Owen is an incarcerated criminal whose cellmate Felix knows about a safety deposit box with valuable contents. When the cellmate dies, Owen escapes to get the stash. Unable to open the box, he forces Felix's adopted daughter, Linda, to give him the key. Owen is re-arrested and sent back to prison. When his release day comes, Linda shoots him dead. Cast * Paul Maxwell as Craig Owen * Felicity Young as Linda * Bruce Seton as Felix * Kay Callard as Coral * T.P. McKenna as Mike * Laurie Leigh as Julie Critical reception ''Monthly Film Bulletin ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with ...'' said "Unexceptional crime-and-vengeanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Floor Girl
''Top Floor Girl'' is a 1959 British drama film directed by Max Varnel and starring Kay Callard, Neil Hallett and Robert Raikes. The screenplay was co-written by Brian Clemens. Premise A ruthlessly ambitious woman becomes involved with the son of a wealthy man, but begins to have regrets about abandoning her previous lover. Cast * Kay Callard ... Connie * Neil Hallett ... Dave * Robert Raikes ... Bob * Maurice Kaufmann ... Peter Farnite * Brian Nissen ... Stevens Jr. * Diana Chesney ... Miss Prentice * Liz Fraser ... Mabel * Arnold Bell ... Stevens Sr. * William Hodge ... Farnite Sr. * Hal Osmond Hal Osmond (27 May 1903 – December 1959) was a British stage, film and television actor. He played Anselm in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' episode "Errand of Mercy" (1956). Selected filmography * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) * ''Vote for H ... (uncredited) References External links * 1959 films 1959 drama films British drama films Films directed by Max Varnel 1950s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Van Robbery
''The Great Van Robbery'' is a low budget 1959 British crime film. Plot Scotland Yard teams up with Interpol to discover the origins of stolen money in a private bank account in Rio de Janeiro. Assigning their best detective Caesar Smith to the case, the money is soon traced to a robbery from a Royal Mint van. Investigations lead to a coffee storehouse where a worker is found murdered and the remaining loot discovered. Cast Notes The Britmovie website has referred to it as a "routine British crime thriller from second-feature specialists the Danziger Brothers. Denis Shaw convincingly plays Interpol detective Caesar Smith and belies his hefty build to display a nifty line in judo and self-defence." The camera operator on the film was the future film director Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Jack Roeg (; 15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing ''Performance'' (1970), '' Walkabout'' (1971), ''Don't Look Now'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links Of Justice
''Links of Justice'' is a 1958 British film. Plot Edgar Mills and his mistress Stella plot to murder Edgar's wealthy wife Clare. But best laid go awry, and Edgar ends up dead. Clare becomes prime suspect, but is able to prove she acted in self-defence when a burglar who witnessed the crime comes forward. Cast *Edgar Mills - Jack Watling *Clare Mills - Sarah Lawson *Defence Counsel - Robert Raikes *Prosecuting Counsel - Denis Shaw *Stella - Kay Callard *Edward Manning - Geoffrey Hibbert *Jemima Vance, Theatrical Costumier - Totti Truman Taylor Totti Truman Taylor, born Dorothy Leah Truman (7 September 1915 – 5 March 1981), was a British actress. Her mother’s 2nd husband’s surname was Taylor, and this is where her stage name came from. In 1953, she played Aunt Sally in the BBC tele ... Critical reception '' Allmovie'' wrote, "Chalk up another serviceable second-feature British melodrama for the production team of Edward and Harry Danzinger." References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Possessed
''A Woman Possessed'' is a low budget 1958 British drama film directed by Max Varnel and starring Margaretta Scott, Francis Matthews, and Kay Callard. Plot John Winthrop, an English doctor, returns from a trip to America with his new fiancee, Ann. He is met with disapproval from his wealthy, domineering mother, Katherine, who is vocal in her dislike of Ann. On discovering Ann has a heart condition, Katherine insists the couple move in with her. One day the mother accidentally gives her daughter-in-law the wrong medication and Ann nearly dies. The doctor saves his wife; but then accuses his mother of attempted murder. In the end, it turns out Emma the maid was responsible for accidentally switching the pills, and with the crisis over, mother, son and daughter-in-law realise they must settle the differences between them. Cast *Margaretta Scott - Katherine Winthrop * Francis Matthews - John Winthrop *Kay Callard - Ann *Alison Leggatt - Emma *Ian Fleming - Walter *Jan Holden - Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intent To Kill (1958 Film)
''Intent to Kill'' is a 1958 British film noir thriller directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Todd, Betsy Drake and Herbert Lom. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Brian Moore (written under the pen-name Michael Bryan). It was shot on location in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with an international cast of European and North American actors. Plot Having previously survived an assassination attempt, Juan Menda (Lom), president of an unspecified South American country, is moved to Montreal under an anonymous pseudonym for treatment of a potentially fatal cranial blood clot. His political opponents have got wind of his whereabouts and hire a trio of Canadian hitmen to finish the job. Menda's aide Francisco (Carlo Giustini) is also in town, and unknown to Menda he is actually a prime-mover in the assassination plot, keeping close to Menda while duplicitously passing on information to the would-be killers. Not only is Francisco an unsuspected political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escapement (film)
''Escapement'' (aka ''The Electronic Monster'' ) is a 1958 British horror science fiction film directed by Montgomery Tully and David Paltenghi (dream sequences) . Plot Inquiring into the mysterious death of a Hollywood star, insurance investigator Jeff Keenan uncovers an exclusive psychiatric clinic on the French Riviera. Here, patients who want to escape the stresses of life are hypnotized, then laid out in morgue-like drawers and left to dream for several weeks. It turns out that Dr. Zakon, the clinic's ex-Nazi owner, is using a "dream machine" to alter the sleepers' dreams, and to impose his will on theirs. Cast * Rod Cameron as Jeff Keenan * Mary Murphy as Ruth Vance * Meredith Edwards as Dr. Philip Maxwell * Peter Illing as Paul Zakon * Carl Jaffe as Dr. Hoff (as Carl Jaffé) * Kay Callard as Laura Maxwell * Carl Duering as Blore * Roberta Huby as Verna Berteaux * Felix Felton as Police Commissaire * Larry Cross as Brad Somers * Carlo Borelli as Signore Pietro Kallini * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undercover Girl (1958 Film)
''Undercover Girl'' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Paul Carpenter, Kay Callard and Bruce Seton.Chibnall & McFarlane p.130 It was shot at Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Denys Pavitt. It was produced as a second feature for distribution by Butcher's Film Service which specialised in releasing low-budget productions. Cast * Paul Carpenter as Johnny Carter * Kay Callard as Joan Foster * Monica Grey as Evelyn King * Bruce Seton as Ted Austin * Jackie Collins as Peggy Foster * Maya Koumani as Miss Brazil * Kim Parker as Maid * Tony Quinn as Mike O'Sullivan * John Boxer as Farrell * Alexander Field as Hunter * Paddy Ryan as Cash * Milton Reid as Mac * Eleanor Leigh as Carrie * Robert Raglan as Willingdon * George Roderick as Johnson * Michael Moore as Dr. Miller * Totti Truman Taylor Totti Truman Taylor, born Dorothy Leah Truman (7 September 1915 – 5 March 1981), was a British actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Girl
''Cat Girl'' is a 1957 British-American horror film, produced by Herbert Smith and Lou Rusoff, directed by Alfred Shaughnessy, that stars Barbara Shelley, Robert Ayres, and Kay Callard. It was an unofficial remake of Val Lewton's '' Cat People'' (1942). AIP released ''Cat Girl'' on a double bill with their 1957 film ''The Amazing Colossal Man''. This was the first of two cat-related films starring Barbara Shelley, the other being ''The Shadow of the Cat'' (1961). accessed 26 March 2014 Plot Leonora Johnson () is a woman who returns to her ancestral home and is told she will inherit money, but also that there is a |
The Flying Scot (film)
''The Flying Scot'' is a 1957 British crime film produced and directed by Compton Bennett and starring Lee Patterson, Kay Callard and Alan Gifford. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Mailbag Robbery''. Plot A gang plans to steal a half-a-million pounds' worth of banknotes from an express train. Cast * Lee Patterson as Ronnie * Kay Callard as Jackie * Alan Gifford as Phil * Margaret Withers as Middle-Aged Lady * Mark Baker as Gibbs * Jeremy Bodkin as Charlie, the boy * Gerald Case as Guard * Margaret Gordon as Drunk's Wife * John Lee (Australian actor), John Lee as Young Man * Kerry Jordan as Drunk * John Dearth as Father Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote, "The suspense is well built in this finely constructed feature": while ''Sky Movies'' called it "An unheralded low-budget thriller which contains twice as much suspense as many more lavish productions. Taut, crisp, with a conspicuous absence of big name stars, it is a prime example of the British B movie at its best. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
