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Loose Ends (film)
''Loose Ends'' is a 1930 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Edna Best, Owen Nares and Miles Mander. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.69 Cast * Edna Best as Nina Grant * Owen Nares as Malcolm Ferres * Miles Mander as Raymond Carteret * Adrianne Allen as Brenda Fallon * Donald Calthrop as Winton Penner * Edna Davies as Deborah Price * Sybil Arundale as Sally Britt * J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ... as Stranger * Gerard Lyley as Cyril Gayling References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1930 films British drama films 1930 drama films 1930s English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Walker (director)
Norman Walker (8 October 1892 – 4 November 1963) was an English film director. In the 1940s he set up his own company G.H.W. Productions, backed by the Rank Organisation, and released four films. Filmography * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * ''Widecombe Fair'' (1928) * ''The Hate Ship'' (1929) * '' A Romance of Seville'' (1929) * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) * '' The Middle Watch'' (1930) * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1931) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) * ''Mr. Bill the Conqueror'' (1932) * ''Forging Ahead'' (1933) * ''The House of Trent'' (1933) * ''The Fortunate Fool'' (1933) * '' The Flaw'' (1933) * '' The Way of Youth'' (1934) * '' Dangerous Ground'' (1934) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1934) * ''Turn of the Tide'' (1935) * ''Key to Harmony'' (1935) * ''Debt of Honour'' (1936) * ''Sunset in Vienna'' (1937) * ''Our Fighting Navy'' (1937) * ''The Man at the Gate'' (1941) * ''The Great Mr. Handel'' (1942) * ''Hard Steel'' (1942) * '' They Knew Mr. Knight'' (1946) * ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianne Allen
Adrianne Allen (7 February 1907 – 14 September 1993) was an English stage actress. Most often seen in light comedy, Allen played Sybil Chase in the original West End production of ''Private Lives'' and Elizabeth Bennet in the 1935 Broadway production of ''Pride and Prejudice''. She appeared in several films and was the mother of actors Daniel and Anna Massey. Life and career Allen was born in Manchester on 7 February 1907 to John and Margaret Allen. After her education in France and Germany, she trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where her 1926 graduation performance caught the attention of Basil Dean, who cast her as Nina Vansittart in the Noël Coward play '' Easy Virtue'', when it arrived to London from Broadway. In 1929, she married Raymond Massey, after he had cast her for a part in Noël Coward's play ''The Rat Trap''. Her first West End appearance followed in July 1930, where she played the role of Sibyl in Noël Coward's ''Private Lives' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In England
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 sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Norman Walker
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At British International Pictures Studios
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] |
1930s English-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Drama Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Drama Films
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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Films
The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 21: ''Anna Christie'', Greta Garbo's first sound film is released, it grosses $1.5 million. * February 23: Silent screen legend Mabel Normand dies at the age of 37 in Monrovia, California after a lengthy battle with tuberculosis. * March 10: Release of '' Goodbye Argentina'' (''Adiós Argentina''), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack. Ada Cornaro has her first starring role and Libertad Lamarque makes her film debut. * April 6: William Fox sells his interest in Fox Film for $18 million and Harley L. Clarke becomes president. * May 27: Howard Hughes' epic film ''Hell's Angels'' premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and features Jean Harlow in her first major role as well as some impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil Arundale
Sybil Arundale (20 June 1879 – 5 September 1965) was an English stage and film actress born Sybil Kelly. From age 11, Arundale appeared with her sister Grace in music halls, where they were billed as "The Sisters Arundale". An early dramatic role, in 1898, was Oberon in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and later as Rosalind in ''As You Like It''. She appeared with the Birmingham Repertory Company, where she performed in Ibsen’s ''The Pillars of Society'' and ''The Wild Duck''. She also appeared in pantomime and musicals, including ''Dick Whittington and His Cat'', ''The Toreador'', ''Venus'' by George Grossmith, '' My Lady Molly'' and '' The Cingalee''. During World War I, she appeared in Fred Karno's 1915 revue 'All Women,' a show cast entirely of women, a novelty for the day. She also began to appear in films around this time. Later stage roles included a role in ''First-Class Passengers Only'' (1927).Gillan, Don"Sybil Arundale" StageBeauty.net, accessed 9 June 2013 She ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Davies
Edna Davies (1905–1969) was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Hate Ship'' (1929) * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) * ''Song of Soho'' (1930) * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * ''Side Street Angel'' (1937) Theatre She was a member of the original London performance cast of Arnold Ridley William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, earlier in his career known for writing the play '' The Ghost Train'' and later in life in the British TV sitcom ''Dad's Army'' (1968–1977) as ...'s '' The Ghost Train'' in 1925. References External links * 1905 births 1969 deaths Welsh film actresses People from Newport, Wales Welsh stage actresses 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Calthrop
Donald Esme Clayton Calthrop (11 April 1888 – 15 July 1940) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, Calthrop was educated at St Paul's School and made his first stage appearance at eighteen years of age at the Comedy Theatre, London. His first film was '' The Gay Lord Quex'' released in 1917. He starred as the title character in the successful musical '' The Boy'' in the same year. He then appeared in more than 60 films between 1916 and 1940, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He died in Eton, Berkshire from a heart attack while he was filming ''Major Barbara'' (1941). According to Ronald Neame in his autobiography, some shots in the final film had a stand-in playing Calthrop's role (from the back) and a piece of dialogue was recorded using an unnamed person who impersonated Calthrop's voice. He was the nephew of dramatist Dion Boucicault. Selected filmography * ''Altar Chains'' (1916) * ''Masks and Faces'' (1917) - Lovell * '' The Gay Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
