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Linden Travers
Florence Lindon-Travers, known professionally as Linden Travers (27 May 1913 – 23 October 2001Ronald Bergan ), was a British actress. Life and career Travers was born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, the daughter of Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon-Travers. She was the elder sister of Bill Travers, and attended La Sagesse. She made her first stage appearance at the Newcastle Playhouse in 1933. She made her West End debut the following year in Ivor Novello's ''Murder in Mayfair'', and appeared in her first film, ''Children of the Fog'' in 1935. She played a substantial role in Carol Reed’s ''Bank Holiday'' (1938). One of her most widely seen performances was as "Mrs." Todhunter in Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938). She also appeared in ''The Stars Look Down'' (1940) '' The Ghost Train'' (1941), and ''Quartet'' (1948). Her career consisted mainly of supporting roles, but she also played occasional lead roles, such as Miss Blandish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham southwest and Sunderland about northeast. The town of Seaham and the North Sea lie about directly east. The villages and towns of Newbottle, Fencehouses and Hetton-le-Hole lie nearby. It has a population of 36,746. Other villages within the Houghton-le-Spring postal district include: Philadelphia, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Chilton Moor and Woodstone Village. History The earliest mention of the town's name is in the Boldon Book in 1183 as 'Hoctona'. An English transcription states: :''In Houghton are thirteen cottagers, whose tenures, works and payments are like those of Newbotill; and three other half cottagers, who also work like the three half cottagers of Newbotill. Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet (1948 Film)
''Quartet'' is a 1948 British anthology film with four segments, each based on a story by W. Somerset Maugham. The author appears at the start and end of the movie to introduce the stories and comment about his writing career. It was successful enough to produce two sequels, '' Trio'' (1950) and ''Encore'' (1951), and popularised the compendium film format, leading to films such as ''O. Henry's Full House'' in 1952. The screenplays for the stories were all written by R. C. Sherriff. The Facts of Life Based on "The Facts of Life", included in the 1940 collection of Maugham stories ''The Mixture as Before''. * Director: Ralph Smart * Cinematographer: Ray Elton Cast * Jack Watling as Nicky * Mai Zetterling as Jeanne * Basil Radford as Henry Garnet * Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Garnet * Naunton Wayne as Leslie * Ian Fleming as Ralph * Jack Raine as Thomas * James Robertson Justice as Branksome Plot Despite their reservations, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet allow their promising tennis player s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost A Honeymoon (1938 Film)
''Almost a Honeymoon'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Tommy Trinder, Linden Travers and Edmund Breon. It was based on the 1930 play '' Almost a Honeymoon'' by Walter Ellis, previously filmed in 1930. Its plot is about a young man who urgently needs to find a wife so that he can get a lucrative job in the colonial service, and sets out to persuade a woman to marry him. It was shot at the Welwyn Studios of Associated British outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Cast * Tommy Trinder as Peter Dibley * Linden Travers as Patricia Quilter * Edmund Breon as Aubrey Lovitt * Frederick Burtwell as Charles * Vivienne Bennett as Rita Brent * Arthur Hambling as Adolphus * Aubrey Mallalieu as Clutterbuck * Ian Fleming as Sir James Hooper * Betty Jardine as Lavinia Pepper * Wally Patch as Bailiff Critical reception Allmovie AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Terror (1938 Film)
''The Terror'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Richard Bird and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers and Bernard Lee. It was based on the 1927 play ''The Terror'' by Edgar Wallace (which was adapted from Wallace's 1926 story ''The Black Abbot''). The play had previously been adapted as an American film ''The Terror'' in 1928.Goble p.488 It was shot at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe. Plot summary A group of criminals carry out a daring robbery of an armoured van. Two of the criminals are betrayed by the mastermind of the operation. After ten years in prison, they come out and search for the man behind the crimes who betrayed them. But the police are on their tail also wanting to find out who was behind the robbery. Cast * Wilfrid Lawson as Mr. Goodman *Bernard Lee as Ferdy Fane *Arthur Wontner as Colonel Redmayne *Linden Travers as Mary Redmayne *Henry Oscar as Joe Connor *Iris Hoey as Mrs. Elvery *Stanley Lathbury as Hawki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brief Ecstasy
''Brief Ecstasy'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers and Marie Ney. It was made at Ealing Studios. Plot Cast * Paul Lukas a Professor Paul Bernardy * Hugh Williams as Jim Wyndham * Linden Travers as Helen Norwood Bernardy * Marie Ney as Martha Russell * Renee Gadd as Marjorie * Fred Withers as Gardener * Howard Douglas as Coleman * Fewlass Llewellyn as Director of Steel Company * Peter Gawthorne as Chairman of Steel Company * Norman Pierce as Landlord Reception Writing for '' Night and Day'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ... gave the film a good review, expressing admiration for producer Perceval's ability to "wring twenty shillings' worth out of every pound" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Adventurers
''The Last Adventurers'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne. A shipwrecked castaway is rescued by a sea captain, and then falls in love with the captain's daughter. Cast * Niall MacGinnis - Jeremy Bowker * Roy Emerton - John Arkell * Linden Travers - Ann Arkell * Peter Gawthorne - Fergus Arkell * Kay Walsh - Margaret Arkell * Johnnie Schofield - Stalk * Ballard Berkeley - Fred Devlin * Norah Howard - Mary Allen * Bill Shine (actor) - Joe Hanson * Esma Cannon - Polly Shepherd * Wallace Douglas - Red Collins Critical reception In the '' Radio Times'', David Parkinson wrote, "It's a pity there's not much entertainment value to be had from this wonderful curio about a twice-shipwrecked castaway saved by a sea captain whose daughter he then falls in love with, much to the old tar's displeasure. What is fascinating about Roy Kellino's adventure is that it was edited, with greater tautness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Against The Tide (1937 Film)
''Against the Tide'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Robert Cochran, Cathleen Nesbitt and Linden Travers. In the film, a Cornish fishing village is struck by a tragedy. Cast *Margaret Leigh - Cathleen Nesbitt *Jim Leigh - Robert Cochran *Mary Poole - Linden Travers *Tom Jenkins - Jimmy Mageean *William Poole - Herbert Cameron *Bert Poole - Neil Carlton *Mrs Brewer - Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ... References External links * 1937 films 1930s English-language films 1937 drama films Films set in Cornwall British drama films British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Melody
''London Melody'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Robert Douglas. It was made at British and Dominions Imperial Studios, Elstree and Pinewood Studios by Wilcox's independent production company and distributed by J. Arthur Rank's General Film Distributors. It was also released with the alternative title ''Look Out for Love''. It was the first movie shot at Pinewood. Synopsis and production A musical with a trial. One of several Anna Neagle - Tullio Carminati vehicles of the era, ''London Melody'' was one of five films directed within a year or so by Neagle's future husband, Herbert Wilcox. This time around, Carminatti is cast as Marius Andreani, a cultured Italian diplomat. While in London on business, Marius makes the chance acquaintance of boisterous cockney street entertainer Jacqueline (Neagle). It is love at first sight, but hero and heroine must undergo a dizzying series of roadblocks and misundersta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Alibi (1937 Film)
''Double Alibi'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Ernest Sefton, John Warwick and Linden Travers. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Fox.Chibnall p.288 Plot The seemingly watertight alibi of a criminal is wrecked by the testimony of a woman connected with a rival gang. Cast * Ernest Sefton as Crayshaw * John Warwick as Charlie * Paul Neville as Dawkin * Linden Travers as Rita * Mavis Villiers as Miss Grant * Margaret Scudamore as Mrs. Havilland * Charles Eaton as Davidson * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Chelsea Life'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ... as Chauffeur References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wednesday's Luck
''Wednesday's Luck'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring Wilson Coleman, Susan Bligh, Patrick Barr and Moore Marriott. Premise A detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of criminals. Cast * Wilson Coleman - Stevens * Susan Bligh - Sheila * Patrick Barr - Jim Carfax * Moore Marriott - Nobby * Paul Neville - Waddington * Linden Travers Florence Lindon-Travers, known professionally as Linden Travers (27 May 1913 – 23 October 2001Ronald Bergan ), was a British actress. Life and career Travers was born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, the daughter of Florence (née ... - Mimi * George Dewhurst - Wood References External links * 1936 films 1930s English-language films Films directed by George Pearson 1936 crime films British crime films Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree 1930s British films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Orchids For Miss Blandish (novel)
''No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' is a 1939 crime novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. It was a critical and commercial success upon release, though it also provoked considerable controversy due to its explicit depiction of sexuality and violence. Stableford pp. 130-138 In 1942, the novel was adapted into a stage playChibnall & Murphy p. 37 and in 1948 it became a British film. The novel became particularly popular with British servicemen during World War II. The 1948 novel '' The Flesh of the Orchid'' by the same author is a sequel to ''No Orchids for Miss Blandish''. Development and publication Chase wrote ''No Orchids For Miss Blandish'' over a period of six weekends in 1938. The novel was influenced by the American crime writer James M. Cain and the stories featured in the Pulp magazine '' Black Mask''. Although he had never visited America, Chase reportedly wrote the book as a bet to pen a story about American gangsters that would out-do '' The Postman Always R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase (24 December 1906 – 6 February 1985) was an English writer. While his birth name was René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, he was well known by his various pseudonyms, including James Hadley Chase, James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He was one of the best known thriller writers of all time. The canon of Chase, comprising 90 titles, earned him a reputation as the king of thriller writers in Europe. He was also one of the internationally best-selling authors, and to date 50 of his books have been made into films. Personal background René Lodge Brabazon Raymond (James Hadley Chase) was born on 24 December 1906 in London, England. He was the son of Colonel Francis Raymond of the colonial Indian Army, a veterinary surgeon. His father intended his son to have a scientific career and had him educated at King's School, Rochester, Kent. Chase left home at the age of 18. In 1932, Chase married Sylvia Ray, and they had a son. In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
