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Lister Laurance
Lister Laurance (1912–1977) was a British film editor. He edited over a dozen films from 1932 to 1950 and direct one film, the 1937 film ''Mr. Smith Carries On''. Selected filmography Editor * ''Frail Women'' (1932) * ''In a Monastery Garden'' (1932) * '' The Black Abbot'' (1934) * ''Whispering Tongues'' (1934) * ''The Admiral's Secret'' (1934) * ''Music Hall'' (1934) * ''Flood Tide'' (1934) * ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (1935) * '' Night Ride'' (1937) * ''Mr. Smith Carries On'' (1937) * ''The Last Curtain'' (1937) * ''Missing, Believed Married'' (1937) * ''A Spot of Bother'' (1938) * ''The Lambeth Walk'' (1939) * '' The Glass Mountain'' (1949) * ''The Girl Who Couldn't Quite'' (1950) * ''Once a Sinner'' (1950) * ''Lilli Marlene'' (1950) Director * ''Mr. Smith Carries On ''Mr. Smith Carries On'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by Lister Laurance and starring Edward Rigby, Julien Mitchell and H. F. Maltby. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing, Believed Married
''Missing, Believed Married'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Wally Patch, Julian Vedey and Hazel Terry. It was a quota quickie made at Pinewood Studios. A young heiress is almost tricked into marriage by a fortune hunter. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. Plot When young Heiress Hermione Blakiston discovers that the count she was engaged to is a fortune-hunting imposter, she runs away. Concussion to the head during a street brawl leaves Hermione with amnesia, but she is rescued and taken in by street vendors Flatiron and Mario. When the count appears on the scene once more and tricks Hermione into going to Paris with him, her new friends follow and rescue her again. Cast * Wally Patch as Flatiron Stubbs * Julian Vedey as Mario Moroni * Hazel Terry as Hermione Blakiston * Emilio Cargher as Emilio Graffia * Peter Coke as Peter * Margaret Rutherford as Lady Parke * Charles Paton as Mr. Horton * Irene Hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Directors From London
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 Film Editors
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 (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilli Marlene (film)
''Lilli Marlene'' is a 1950 British war film aimed for the US market and directed by Arthur Crabtree. It stars Lisa Daniely, Hugh McDermott, and Richard Murdoch. Stanley Baker is seen in one of his early support roles. Plot A French girl named Lilli Marlene, working in her uncle's café in Benghazi, Libya, turns out to be the girl that the popular German wartime song ''Lili Marleen'' had been written for before the war, so both the British and the Germans try to use her for propaganda purposes - especially as it turns out that she can sing as well. The Germans try to snatch her at one point, but don't succeed, and she performs several times for the British troops and also appears in radio broadcasts to the USA, arranged by Steve, an American war correspondent embedded with the British Eighth Army, who eventually becomes her boyfriend. Later, the Germans successfully kidnap her in Cairo and she is taken to Berlin, where she is interrogated and repeatedly told that she had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Sinner (1950 Film)
''Once a Sinner'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Pat Kirkwood (actress), Pat Kirkwood, Jack Watling and Joy Shelton. Plot Bank clerk John Ross (Jack Watling) falls for good-time girl Irene (Pat Kirkwood), and, although at first she tries to discourage him, they are quickly married. They soon find that Irene does not get along with John's middle-class parents and friends, and when he finally insists on meeting Irene's mother he is taken aback by her hostility towards her own daughter, but he learns that Irene has a child by her former lover, Jimmy (Sidney Tafler). When John tells her it's over between them, Irene reluctantly goes back to Jimmy and they move to London. A few weeks later, when John's father gives him his letters from Irene which his mother had tried to hide from him, John realises he still wants Irene and he sets off to find her. When he arrives, he eventually persuades Irene to go with him and they decide they will try to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
''The Girl Who Couldn't Quite'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Bill Owen, Elizabeth Henson and Iris Hoey. It is based on a play by Leo Marks, with its title thought up during a conversation he had with Noor Inayat Khan. It cost an estimated £50,000 to make. Cast * Bill Owen – Tim * Elizabeth Henson – Ruth * Iris Hoey – Janet * Betty Stockfeld – Pamela * Stuart Lindsell Reginald Stuart Lindsell (18 July 1892, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire – 9 July 1969, London) was a British actor, often seen in upper-class roles. He was sometimes credited as R. Stuart Lindsell. He also served as an officer in the Middlesex R ... – John Pelham * Vernon Kelso – Paul Evans * Rose Howlett – Rosa * Fred Groves – Tony * Charles Paton – Vicar References External links * 1950 films 1950 drama films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Norman Lee British drama films British black-and-white films 1950s British films< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glass Mountain (1949 Film)
''The Glass Mountain'' is a 1949 black and white British romantic film drama. It starred Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray and Valentina Cortese. The film was a popular success of its day, and was re-released in the UK in 1950 and 1953. It features acclaimed classical vocalist Tito Gobbi as himself, with the orchestra and chorus of the Venice Opera House. The theme music by Nino Rota is memorable, and was also a contemporary hit. It was mainly filmed on location in the Dolomites and at Venice's La Fenice Opera House. Co-producer Joseph Janni also co-produced another film shot in Italy, the comedy ''Honeymoon Deferred (1951 film), Honeymoon Deferred'', in 1951. ''The Guardian'' wrote, "most reference books now deride the film, but at a time when Britain was emerging from the war into a period of grey austerity, The Glass Mountain and movies like it were a popular tonic. Set in the beautiful Dolomite mountains, with graceful performers and a nostalgically slow pace, it was one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lambeth Walk (film)
''The Lambeth Walk'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Lupino Lane, Sally Gray and Seymour Hicks. It was an adaptation of the 1937 musical '' Me and My Girl'', and was released under that title in the U.S. The film takes its British title from the play's best known song, "The Lambeth Walk". The star of the musical, Lupino Lane, reprised his lead role in the film. Synopsis Bill Snibson, a chancer from Lambeth Walk in South London, is informed that he has been discovered to be the long-lost heir to a title and castle which he can claim provided he is able to convince his new relations that he has enough aristocratic bearing. Things soon begin to go awry however, particularly when Sally, Bill's girlfriend from Lambeth, turns up. Cast * Lupino Lane - Bill Snibson * Sally Gray - Sally Smith * Sir Seymour Hicks - Sir John * Norah Howard - The Duchess * Enid Stamp-Taylor - Jacqueline * Wallace Lupino - Parchester * Wilfrid Hyde-Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spot Of Bother (1938 Film)
''A Spot of Bother'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald (director), David MacDonald and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra Storme and Kathleen Joyce. The film is a farce in which a bishop unwisely decides to loan the cathedral funds to a dubious businessman. Meanwhile, his secretary is involved with smuggled goods. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and adapted from a play by Vernon Sylvaine. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. Cast * Robertson Hare as Mr Rudd * Alfred Drayton as Mr Watney * Sandra Storme as Sadie * Kathleen Joyce as Margaret Watney * Ruth Maitland as Mrs Watney * Gordon James (actor), Gordon James as Joe * Robert Hale as Colonel Pigge * Fewlass Llewellyn as Bishop of Barchester * Drusilla Wills as Miss Hagworthy * Julian Vedey as Scheipman * O. B. Clarence as Butler * Edie Martin as An Occasional Bar-Lady * Hay Petrie as McTavish the Golf Club Official Critical reception ''TV Guide'' called the film a "decent co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Curtain
''The Last Curtain'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Campbell Gullan, Kenne Duncan and Greta Gynt. The film blends drama and comedy and its plot follows an insurance investigator who examines a series of robberies that have taken place. Much of the action takes place backstage at the fictitious Trafalgar Theatre. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.95 The film's sets were designed by John Bryan. It was the first film for comedy actor Joss Ambler who went on to star with such comedy stalwarts as George Formby and Will Hay. Cast * Campbell Gullan as Sir Alan Masterville * Kenne Duncan as Joe Garsatti * Greta Gynt as Julie Rendle * John Wickham as Bob Fenton * Sara Seegar as Molly * Joss Ambler as Ellis * W.G. Fay as Milligam * Eric Hales as Barrington * Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns (born David Mervyn John; 18 February 18996 September 1992) was a Welsh stage, film and television character actor who became a star of Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
