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Lionel Banes
Lionel Banes (1904–1996) was a British cinematographer and special effects photographer. During and after the Second World War he was employed by Ealing Studios and shot the 1949 Ealing Comedy ''Passport to Pimlico''.Barr p.199-200 Later in his career he worked on a variety of television productions including many episodes of the 1960s series ''The Saint''. Selected filmography Film * '' Bedelia'' (1946) * ''The Captive Heart'' (1946) * '' Frieda'' (1947) * ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947) * ''The Loves of Joanna Godden'' (1947) * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) * ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) * ''Train of Events'' (1949) * ''The Blue Lamp'' (1950) * ''The Magnet'' (1950) * '' Valley of Song'' (1953) * ''The Good Beginning'' (1953) * ''Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) * ''The Night My Number Came Up'' (1955) * ''No Road Back'' (1957) * ''That Woman Opposite'' (1957) * ''The Surgeon's Knife'' (1957) * ''I Only Arsked!'' (1958) * ''The Haunted Strangler'' (1958) * ''Fiend Without a Face'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Lamp
''The Blue Lamp'' is a 1950 British police procedural film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Warner as PC Dixon, Jimmy Hanley as newcomer PC Mitchell, and Dirk Bogarde as criminal Tom Riley. The title refers to the blue lamps that traditionally hung outside British police stations (and often still do). The film became the inspiration for the 1955–1976 TV series ''Dixon of Dock Green'', where Jack Warner continued to play PC Dixon until he was 80 years old (even though Dixon's murder is the central plot of the original film). The screenplay was written by ex-policeman T.E.B. Clarke. The film is an early example of the "social realism" films that emerged later in the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes using a partial documentary-like approach. There are also cinematic influences of the film noir genre, particularly in underworld scenes featuring Bogarde's Tom Riley, such as the pool rooms and in and around the theatre, making deliberate use of genre trademarks like slow mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Always Gets Their Man
''She Always Gets Their Man'' is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Sally Smith and William Fox. Plot The ladies of the Kensington Residential Club For Women have a problem when Betty's (Ann Sears) country cousin comes to stay. Beautiful blonde Sally (Sally Smith) is an instant hit with all the men, much to the annoyance of Betty and her friends. In a desperate attempt to distract gold digging Sally from stealing their boyfriends, the women hire an actor (William Fox) to pose as a millionaire to woo her. However when the actor begins to take his role rather too seriously, Betty and her friends must put an end to the charade. Cast * Sally Smith as Sally *Terence Alexander as Bob Conley *Ann Sears as Betty Tate * William Fox as Waling *Avril Elgar as Sylvia *Benice Swanson as May *Gale Sheridan as Phyllis * Michael Balfour as Runkle *Ian Curry as Hal *John Brooking as Sir Basil *Sandra Alfred as Naomi *Graham Curnow as Jack *Paul Craig as Joe *Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lamp In Assassin Mews
''The Lamp in Assassin Mews'' is a 1962 British comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews, Lisa Daniely and Ian Fleming (actor), Ian Fleming. The film's plot concerns a local council's plans to gentrify an area, which are disrupted by a series of murders. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Durrant Affair''. Plot Modernising councillor Jack Norton becomes the target of a couple of elderly serial killers when he plans to remove a gas lamp outside their home. Cast * Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews as Jack Norton * Lisa Daniely as Mary Clarke * Ian Fleming (actor), Ian Fleming as Albert Potts * Amy Dalby as Victoria Potts * Ann Sears as Ruth * as Ella * Derek Tansley as Jarvis * John Lewis as Harpingdon * Ann Lancaster as Mrs Dowling * Colin Tapley as Inspector * Douglas Ives as Gault * Dorothea Phillips as Mrs Burke References External links * 1962 films 1960s crime comedy fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiend Without A Face
''Fiend Without a Face'' is a 1958 independently made British black-and-white science fiction- horror film drama from Amalgamated Productions. It was produced by John Croydon and Richard Gordon, directed by Arthur Crabtree, and stars Marshall Thompson, Kynaston Reeves, Michael Balfour, and Kim Parker. The film was released in the U.K. by Eros Films; in the U.S. it was released in June 1958 by MGM as a double feature with ''The Haunted Strangler''.Warren, Bill (1986). ''Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2''. McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 740 ''Fiend Without a Face'' tells the story of mysterious deaths at the hands of a mentally created invisible life form that feeds on atomic power and then steals human brains and spinal columns to use as bodies in order to multiply its numbers. The screenplay by Herbert J. Leder was based upon Amelia Reynolds Long's 1930 short story "The Thought Monster", originally published in the March 1930 issue of ''Weird Tales'' magazine.Gordon, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Strangler
''The Haunted Strangler'' (also known as ''Grip of the Strangler'' and originally titled ''The Judas Hole'') is a 1958 British horror film directed by Robert Day. It was adapted from "Stranglehold", a story which screenwriter Jan Read had written specially for Boris Karloff, and was shot back to back with producer Richard Gordon's ''Fiend Without a Face'', with both later being released as a double feature by MGM.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011, p. 410-412 Plot In Victorian era-London, Edward Styles is accused of being the notorious Haymarket Strangler, the brutal killer of five women. He is tried and executed for these crimes. As he is being buried, an unknown person slips a knife into his coffin. Twenty years later, James Rankin (Boris Karloff), a novelist and social reformer, launches an investigation to prove that Styles was innocent. His search for clues leads him to the sleazy Judas Hole music hall, where the Strangler picked hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Only Arsked!
''I Only Arsked!'' is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass. It was based on the television series '' The Army Game'' and was made by Hammer Films. Plot Slapstick ensues when inept army recruits are transferred to a post in the Middle East. Cast * Bernard Bresslaw as Private "Popeye" Popplewell * Michael Medwin as Corporal Springer * Alfie Bass as Private "Excused Boots" Bisley * Geoffrey Sumner as Major Upshott-Bagley * Charles Hawtrey as Private "Professor" Hatchett * Norman Rossington as Private "Cupcake" Cook * David Lodge as Sergeant "Potty" Chambers * Arthur Howard as Sir Redvers * Marne Maitland as King Fazim * Michael Bentine as Fred * Francis Matthews as Mahmoud * Michael Ripper as Azim * Wolfe Morris as Salaman * Ewan MacDuff as Ferrers * Claire Gordon as Harem girl * Marie Devereux as Harem girl Critical reception ''Allmovie'' wrote, "The level of humor in ''I Only Arsked!'' wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Surgeon's Knife
''The Surgeon's Knife'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook. It is an adaptation of the 1940 novel '' The Wicked Flee'' by Anne Hocking. Synopsis When his patient dies during an operation, a surgeon resorts to murder to cover up his negligence. Cast * Donald Houston as Doctor Alex Waring * Adrienne Corri as Laura Shelton * Lyndon Brook as Doctor Ian Breck * Jean Cadell as Henrietta Stevens * Sydney Tafler as Doctor Hearne * Mervyn Johns as Mr. Waring * Marie Ney as Matron Fiske * Ronald Adam as Major Tilling * John Welsh as Inspector Austen * Beatrice Varley as Mrs. Waring * Noel Hood as Sister Slater * André van Gyseghem as Mr. Dodds * Frank Forsyth as Anaesthetist * Tom Bowman as Surgeon * Susan Westerby as Miss Jenner * Betty Shale as Garsten Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Woman Opposite
''That Woman Opposite'' (U.S. ''City After Midnight'') is a 1957 British crime drama, directed by Compton Bennett and starring Phyllis Kirk, Dan O'Herlihy and William Franklyn. The screenplay, also by Bennett, was adapted from John Dickson Carr's 1942 novel '' The Emperor's Snuff-Box''. The film was generally positively received by critics, with ''Picturegoer'' commenting: "At last, a British thriller with class...here's a gloss that usually comes with an import label". In a more measured but still approving critique, a '' Radio Times'' reviewer said: "Don't expect too much of this modest film...and you'll be agreeably entertained by an efficiently directed work graced by many recognisable faces". In May 2011 the film was issued on DVD by Renown Films , as well as another film starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Road Back
''No Road Back'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully. at the BFI Database The film is notable for being the first major film role for future Sean Connery. Connery's role is that of a minor who has a speech impediment. Cast * |
The Night My Number Came Up
''The Night My Number Came Up'' is a 1955 British supernatural drama film directed by Leslie Norman with the screenplay written by R. C. Sherriff. The plot is based on a real incident in the life of British Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard; his journal was published in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' of 26 May 1951. The film stars Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim and Alexander Knox. This was Sim's final film before her retirement from acting. Plot A senior Royal Air Force officer is at a dinner party in Hong Kong at which one of those present, a naval commander, talks about a dream he had in which the air marshal and seven companions were flying in a Dakota which crashed on a rocky shore. The air marshal is due to fly to Tokyo the following day, but is not disturbed because many of the details differ from his planned voyage, including that a different aircraft is scheduled: a Consolidated Liberator. However, when problems ground the planned aircraft, it is replaced by a Douglas Dakota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Cargo
''Dangerous Cargo'' is a 1954 British second feature crime film directed by John Harlow starring Jack Watling, Susan Stephen and Karel Stepanek. The film was produced by Stanley Haynes for ACT Films. ''Daily Express'' crime reporter Percy Hoskins provided the story. Plot Security man Tim Matthews works at London Airport. His wartime friend Harry, now a criminal working for master crook Pliny, forces him to reveal the details of the next gold shipment through the airport. Matthews' wife tells the police, who let the robbery plan unfold. When the gang get to the airport to steal the gold, the police are waiting. Cast * Jack Watling as Tim Matthews * Susan Stephen as Janie Matthews * Karel Stepanek as Pliny * Richard Pearson as Noel * Terence Alexander as Harry * John Le Mesurier as Luigi * Ballard Berkeley as Findley * Genine Graham as Diana * John Longden as Worthington * Trevor Reid as Watson * Arthur Rigby as Feathers * John H. Watson as Tomkins * Arthur Mullard as thug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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