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Lily Kann
Lily Hertha Kann 26th. October, 1893, Peitz – 2nd. November, 1978, Sussex, was a German-born, British actress. (Though the BFI website claims that she was born in Berlin, and died in Horsham). She appeared in the West End theatre, West End in the play ''Background (play), Background'' by Warren Chetham-Strode (1950). Selected filmography * ''The Flemish Farm (film), The Flemish Farm'' (1943) as Farm Wife * ''Escape to Danger'' (1943) as Karin Möller * ''Latin Quarter (1945 film), Latin Quarter'' (1945) as Maria * ''Woman to Woman (1947 film), Woman to Woman'' (1947) as Concierge * ''The Woman in the Hall'' (1947) as Baroness von Soll * ''The White Unicorn'' (1947) as Shura * ''Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) as Queen Charlotte * ''Now Barabbas'' (1949) as Woman * ''I Was a Male War Bride'' (1949) as Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) * ''The Third Man'' (1949) as Nurse (uncredited) * ''The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) as Minna Cesare * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) as Charlady - (US: 'A Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peitz
Peitz (; Lower Sorbian Picnjo) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. Overview It is situated 13 km northeast of Cottbus. Surrounded by freshwater lakes, it is well known for its fishing industry. The town was at one time on the border between the states of Brandenburg and Saxony, and was formerly protected by strong artillery fortifications built in brick, dating from the 16th century. Only small parts of these remain. History From 1815 to 1947, Peitz was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography Noted People '' Lilly Kann'' (British film character actress) - (Born Peitz, 1893). Though the ''BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh And Blood (1951 Film)
''Flesh and Blood'' is a 1951 British drama film with Richard Todd in a dual role. Based upon the play ''A Sleeping Clergyman'' by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various conflicts and romances. It was shot at Teddington Studios. Cast *Richard Todd as Charles Cameron Sutherland *Glynis Johns as Katherine *Joan Greenwood as Wilhelmina *André Morell as Dr Marshall *Ursula Howells as Harriet *Freda Jackson as Mrs Hannah *George Cole (actor), George Cole as John Hannah *James Hayter (actor), James Hayter as Sir Douglas Manley *Ronald Howard (British actor), Ronald Howard as Purley *Muriel Aked as Mrs Walker *Michael Hordern as Webster *Helen Christie as Minnie Arnott *Walter Fitzgerald as Dr Cooper *Lilly Kann as Sister Maria *Patrick Macnee as Sutherland *Fred Johnson as Donovan *Molly Weir as Margaret *Hugh Dempster as Cranley *Alexander Gauge as Coutts *Betty Paul as Moira *Peter Macdonell as Jordan *Hector MacGregor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Seven Hawks
''The House of the Seven Hawks'' is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian. It was the final film by Robert Taylor under his twenty five-year contract with MGM. The film follows an American captain searching for sunken treasure who becomes entangled with criminals and is arrested by the Dutch police. It is based on the Victor Canning novel '' The House of the Seven Flies'', published in 1952. Plot Story of an American skipper who becomes entangled with the Dutch police and international crooks over sunken treasure but survives and finds romance. Cast * Robert Taylor as John Nordley * Nicole Maurey as Constanta Sluiter * Linda Christian as Elsa * Donald Wolfit as Inspector Van Der Stoor * David Kossoff as Wilhelm Dekker * Eric Pohlmann as Captain Rohner * Philo Hauser as Charlie Ponz * Gerard Heinz as Inspector Sluiter * Paul Hardtmuth as Beukleman * Lily Kann as Gerta * Richard Shaw as Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Trees In The Street
''No Trees in the Street'' is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Ted Willis, from his 1948 stage play of the same name. The film is set in the slums of London. It depicts the life of impoverished teenager Tommy, who becomes a criminal in an attempt at social mobility. He starts with minor thefts and progresses to murder. A subplot involves the romantic involvements of Tommy's sister Hetty, first with a racketeer and then with a policeman. The film is another example of British kitchen sink realism, but is mainly noted for its naturalistic depiction of slum life. Plot Initially, the film's story is told by Frank ( Ronald Howard) a local plain clothes policeman in love with Hetty ( Sylvia Syms), to a young tearaway Kenny ( David Hemmings). In the slums of London before World War II, Tommy (Melvyn Hayes) is an aimless teenager who tries to escape his squalid surroundings by entering a life of crime. He falls in with local racketeer Wilkie (He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whirlpool (1959 Film)
''Whirlpool'' is a 1959 British crime film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Juliette Gréco and O. W. Fischer. The score from Ron Goodwin established him as a film composer. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in the Rhineland including Koblenz and Cologne. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Maxsted. Plot summary A beautiful girl Lora (Juliette Gréco) asks Rolph (O. W. Fischer) if she can travel on his barge down the Rhine. Rolph agrees to this and helps her to escape the clutches of murderer Herman (William Sylvester), who is obsessed with Lora. The local police approach Rolph and ask him to work together with them to lure Herman on board the barge using Lora as bait. Herman manages to hide on board and then takes control of Rolph's barge using a gun he has. Rolph and Lora manage to overpower Herman and throw him overboard where he is dragged under the barge into one of the side paddles where he is killed. Lora is a cynical person, believi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere To Go (1958 Film)
''Nowhere to Go'' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Seth Holt in his directorial debut. It stars George Nader, Maggie Smith (receiving her first screen credit), Bernard Lee, Harry H. Corbett and Bessie Love. The plot concerns a criminal who escapes from jail and attempts to recover his stashed loot but is shunned by the criminal community and hunted by the police. Originally edited down as part of a double bill, the full-length version of ''Nowhere to Go'' was released on DVD in January 2013. Holt called ''Nowhere to Go'' "the least Ealing film ever made."Film & Music: Brief encounters: Kenneth Tynan on film: Tynan's Ealing escapade Billington, Michael. The Guardian; London (UK) ondon (UK)1 May 2010: 4. Plot Paul Gregory, a Canadian confidence trickster operating in London, targets a wealthy Canadian woman in Britain to sell her collection of valuable coins. After meeting her at an ice hockey match, he sets about winning her confidence until she is prepared to grant ... [...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 |
Foreign Intrigue (film)
''Foreign Intrigue'' is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum. The film is written, produced and directed by Sheldon Reynolds, who had produced a television series called ''Foreign Intrigue'' in 1951. ''Foreign Intrigue'' was one of the first major Hollywood films to be based on a popular TV series. Millionaire Victor Danemore, living on the French Riviera, dies suddenly of a heart attack. His secretary, Dave Bishop (Robert Mitchum), wants to know more about his employer's life. Surprisingly, not even his young wife knows anything about her husband's background or how he earned his fortune. Bishop enters into a world of espionage and blackmail while uncovering Danemore's secret past. Clues lead Bishop to Vienna and Stockholm, where he learns that Danemore was black-mailing people who cooperated with the Nazis during WW2. Cast * Robert Mitchum as Dave Bishop * Geneviève Page as Dominique Danemore * Ingrid Thulin as Brita Lindquist * Frédér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kid For Two Farthings (film)
''A Kid For Two Farthings'' is a 1955 film, directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, Chad Gadya, which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuzim". At the end of the film, Mr. Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song. It was one of the last films produced by Alexander Korda before his death. Plot In the busy wholesale-retail world of London's East End everyone, it seems, has unattainable dreams. Then a small boy – Joe – buys a unicorn, in fact a sickly little goat, with just one twisted horn in the middle of its forehead. This, he has been led to believe by a local tailor, Kandinsky, will bring everyone good fortune. The film has a haunting last image, of Kandinsky carrying the tiny body of the "unicorn" to the graveyard, whilst passing in the opposite direction is a Torah-reading Rabbi pushing a horn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betrayed (1954 Film)
''Betrayed'' is a 1954 American Eastmancolor war drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, and Louis Calhern. The screenplay was by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel. The musical score was by Walter Goehr and Bronislau Kaper, and the cinematography by Freddie Young. The picture, Gable's last for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was filmed on location in the Netherlands and England, and was based on the story of turncoat Dutch resistance leader Christiaan Lindemans, also known as "King Kong". The supporting cast features O. E. Hasse, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ian Carmichael, Niall MacGinnis, and Theodore Bikel. ''Betrayed'' was the fourth and final movie in which Gable played opposite Turner, and their third pairing set during World War II. (They played comrades, not simply lovers, in all three war films.) Diana Coupland provided Turner's singing voice in the song "Johnny Come Home". ''Betrayed'' was spoofed in the film ''Top Secret!'' (1984 ... [...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] |
Eight O'Clock Walk
''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr and Maurice Denham. Its plot involves a taxi driver who is tried for the murder of a young girl on a bomb-site. Based on a true story, ''Eight O'Clock Walk'' is an anti-capital punishment film (the title refers to the hour at which executions were traditionally carried out) that points out the danger of circumstantial evidence resulting in the death of a mistakenly accused prisoner. It is only by good fortune that the film's innocent protagonist is cleared in this case – and the message is that not everyone might be so lucky. It was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. It was the final film of the independent producer George King and was distributed by British Lion. Plot Just-married taxi driver Tom Manning is led to an abandoned bombsite by an eight- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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