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Leslie Perrins
Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Hobbies Perrins and wife Violet were dog lovers, and he was a judge at Crufts in 1957, and president of the Welsh Corgi League from 1956 until his death. Their annual award, "The Leslie Perrins Memorial Trophy," is named after him. He wrote a book called 'Keeping a Corgi'. It was published in 1958. Filmography * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) as Ronald Adair (film debut) * '' The House of Unrest'' (1931) as Cleaver * '' The Rosary'' (1931) as Ronald Overton * '' The Calendar'' (1931) as Henry Lascarne * ''Betrayal'' (1932) as Clive Wilson * ''White Face'' (1932) as Louis Landor * ''The Lost Chord'' (1933) as Count Carol Zara * ''Leave It to Smith'' (1933) as Duke of Bristol * ''Early to Bed'' (1933) as Mayer * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) as Honorable James Mallory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moseley
Moseley is a suburb of south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre. The area is a popular cosmopolitan residential location and leisure destination, with a number of bars and restaurants. The area also has a number of boutiques and other independent retailers. It is located within the Moseley and Kings Heath Ward of the city, in the constituency of Hall Green. Historically it lay within Worcestershire. History Moseley was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Museleie. St. Mary's Church, Moseley was licensed by the Bishop of Worcester (authorised by Pope Innocent VII) in February 1405, and the 600th anniversary was celebrated in 2005 with a series of special events. In 2012 the church bells which had been named as the worst sounding in the country were replaced. Moseley itself developed around a Victorian shopping area known as ''Moseley Village''. Moseley Hall was rebuilt in parkland in the late 1700s and rebuilt by 1795 after being set on fire during rioting i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave It To Smith
Leave may refer to: * Permission (other) ** Permitted absence from work *** Leave of absence, a period of time that one is to be away from one's primary job while maintaining the status of employee *** Annual leave, allowance of time away from work while continuing to be paid *** Leave (military), a period of time in which a soldier is allowed to be away from his or her assigned unit ** Leave to enter, permission for entry to the United Kingdom granted by British immigration officers ** Leave to remain, permanent residency in the United Kingdom ** Leave to appeal, granted to the loser in a court case to appeal the verdict ** Leave to prosecute, permission to bring a private prosecution of a criminal case ** ''Leave of the house/senate'', the term used to describe unanimous consent in Westminster system parliaments * The pro-Brexit side of the Brexit debate (opposite of "Remain") Arts, entertainment, and media * Leave (film), ''Leave'' (film), a 2010 film by Robert Celesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rocks Of Valpre (1935 Film)
''The Rocks of Valpre'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Leslie Perrins. The film was made at Twickenham Studios. It was based on the 1913 novel of the same name by Ethel M. Dell, and was released in the U.S. as ''High Treason''. The film is set in the mid-nineteenth century with plot elements resembling the later Dreyfus Case. Plot summary While staying in a small French coastal town, a young English woman falls in love with a French cavalry officer. Their romance is dramatically cut short when she is sent back to England to finish her education in a convent, while he is wrongly accused of being a spy by a rival officer and sentenced to imprisonment on Devil's Island. She settles down to a comfortable and respectable marriage with a wealthy Englishman. Ten years later, however, she is threatened with blackmail, and her former lover escapes from Devil's Island to come to her aid. Seriously ill from his time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Ye Ken John Peel?
''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (released in America as ''Captain Moonlight'') is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Stanley Holloway. It was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios. It takes its name from the traditional hunting song of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter. Major John Peel returns to England from serving in the Napoleonic Wars to discover that his friend Lucy Merrall is now engaged to be married to local villain Sir Charles Hawksley. Film critic David Parkinson, writing in ''The Radio Times'', gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and called the film a "a crusty old melodrama in the Tod Slaughter tradition", with Leslie Perrins "chewing the scenery with a delicious lack of restraint". He summarised: "This is anything but a lost classic, but there is the chance to see Stanley Holloway as Sam Small, the character he adopted for so many of his famous monologue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open All Night (1934 Film)
''Open All Night'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Frank Vosper, Margaret Vines, Gillian Lind, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Michael Shepley. The screenplay concerns Anton, a Grand Duke who was forced to flee Russia after the 1917 revolution, and now works as the night manager at Paragon House, a London hotel, where he puts his life on the line to help somebody else. Cast * Frank Vosper as Anton * Margaret Vines as Elsie Warren * Gillian Lind as Maysie * Lewis Shaw as Bill Warren * Leslie Perrins as Ranger * Colin Keith-Johnston as Henry * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Jill * Michael Shepley Arthur Michael Shepley-Smith (29 September 1907 – 28 September 1961), known professionally as Michael Shepley, was a British actor, appearing in theatre, film and some television between 1929 and 1961. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. Shepl ... as Hilary References 1934 films 1934 drama films 1930s English-language films British drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Love
''Gay Love'' is a 1934 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Florence Desmond, Sophie Tucker and Sydney Fairbrother. It is about two sisters. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.82 The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Florence Desmond as Gloria Fellowes * Sophie Tucker as Sophie Tucker - Singer * Sydney Fairbrother as Dukie * Enid Stamp-Taylor as Marie Hopkins * Ivor McLaren as Lord Tony Eaton * Garry Marsh as Freddie Milton * Leslie Perrins as Gerald Sparkes * Ben Welden as Ben * Finlay Currie as Highams References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links ''Gay Love''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Edgware Dies (film)
''Lord Edgware Dies'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Austin Trevor, Jane Carr, and Richard Cooper. The film was based on the 1933 Agatha Christie novel ''Lord Edgware Dies''. Trevor reprised his role as Hercule Poirot for a third time, having previously played him in ''Alibi'' and '' Black Coffee'', both released in 1931. Like them, it was filmed at Twickenham Film Studios. While the two earlier films are now lost, this production still survives. During Julius Hagen's tenure at Twickenham, the studios had specialised in production of murder mysteries as quota quickies. Although Hagen undoubtedly had ambitions for this film to be a more prestigious production, with a larger budget, the similarities to the studio's more routine output led most cinemas to show it as a second feature.Chibnall p.26 The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter. Synopsis Hercule Poirot is hired by Lady Edgware an American actress who wants hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song At Eventide
''Song at Eventide'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Fay Compton, Lester Matthews and Nancy Burne. The screenplay concerns a top cabaret singer who is blackmailed in a scandal that threatens to ruin her and her family. Partial cast * Fay Compton - Helen d'Alaste * Lester Matthews - Lord Belsize * Nancy Burne - Patricia Belsize * Leslie Perrins - Ricardo * Tom Helmore - Michael Law * Minnie Rayner - Blondie * O. B. Clarence - Registrar * Tully Comber - Jim * Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913 she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's ''Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * ''The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) - Mr ... - Anna * Charles Paton - Director References External links * 1934 films 1934 musical films Films directed by Harry Hughes British black-and-white films British musical films 1930s English-language films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lash (1934 Film)
''The Lash'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, John Mills and Leslie Perrins. It was based on a play of the same name by Cyril Campion. A brutish millionaire horsewhips his dissolute son. The film was made as a quota quickie by Twickenham Studios, one of the largest producers of Quota films. Cast * Lyn Harding - Bronson Haughton * John Mills - Arthur Haughton * Joan Maude - Dora Bush * Leslie Perrins - Alec Larkin * Mary Jerrold - Margaret Haughton * Aubrey Mather - Col. Bush * D. J. Williams - Mr. Charles * Roy Emerton - Steve * Victor Stanley Victor Stanley (1892–1939) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' (1932) - Jim Stanger * '' The Iron Stair'' (1933) - Ben * ''The Ghost Camera'' (1933) - Albert Sims * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) * ... - Jake References External links * 1934 films Films directed by Henry Edwards 1934 drama films Films shot at Twickenham F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Changed His Name (1934 Film)
''The Man Who Changed His Name'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, Betty Stockfeld and Leslie Perrins. It was based on the play '' The Man Who Changed His Name'' by Edgar Wallace. It was made as a quota quickie at Twickenham Studios. The film's art direction was by James A. Carter. Synopsis A man appears to be being tricked out of a valuable piece of land in Canada which contains lucrative silver deposits by his wife's lover. Both the potential villains begin to have second thoughts when gradually come to suspect that their intended victim, having since changed his name, is in fact a notorious killer from Canada. Eventually it transpires he was not the murderer, but is only using it as a trick to push his wife and her lover to reveal their deception out of fear. Cast * Lyn Harding as Selby Clive * Betty Stockfeld as Nita Clive * Leslie Perrins as Frank Ryan * Ben Welden as Jerry Muller * Aubrey Mather as Sir Ralph Whitcombe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Of Killarney (1934 Film)
''Lily of Killarney'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Garrick, Gina Malo and Leslie Perrins. The film was made at Twickenham Studios.Wood p.78 It is based on the play ''The Colleen Bawn'' by the Irish writer Dion Boucicault. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter. Plot In Ireland a poor aristocrat hires a half-wit to drown his secret wife so he can wed an heiress. Cast * John Garrick as Sir Patrick Cregeen * Gina Malo as Eileen O'Connor * Leslie Perrins as Sir James Corrigan * Dennis Hoey as Myles-Na-Coppaleen * Stanley Holloway as Father O'Flynn * Sara Allgood as Mrs. O'Connor * D.J. Williams as Danny Mann * Hughes Macklin as Shan, the shepherd * John Mortimer as Tim O'Brien * Dorothy Boyd as Norah Cregeen * Pat Noonan as Chief Constable James Collins * A. Bromley Davenport Arthur Henry Bromley-Davenport (29 October 1867 – 15 December 1946), better known as A. Bromley Davenpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scotland Yard Mystery
''The Scotland Yard Mystery'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sir Gerald du Maurier, George Curzon, Grete Natzler, Belle Chrystall and Wally Patch. The screenplay concerns a criminal doctor who operates a racket claiming life insurance by injecting victims with a life suspending serum turning them into living dead. The film is based on a play by Wallace Geoffrey. It was made by one of the biggest British companies of the era, British International Pictures, at their Welwyn Studios. Plot summary Cast * Sir Gerald du Maurier as Commissioner Stanton * George Curzon as Doctor Charles Masters * Grete Natzler as Irene Masters * Belle Chrystall as Mary Stanton * Leslie Perrins as John Freeman * Frederick Peisley as Kenneth Bailey * Wally Patch (billed as Walter Patch) as Detective Sergeant George * Henry Victor as Floyd * Herbert Cameron as Paxton * Paul Graetz Paul Graetz (8 August 1889 – 16 February 1937) was a German actor and star of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |