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Lewis Shaw
Lewis Shaw (1910–1987) was a British people, British actor. . Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk (16 April 2009). Retrieved on 7 January 2014. Selected filmography * ''Confessions (1925 film), Confessions'' (1925) * ''Carry On (film), Carry On'' (1927) * ''Zero (1928 film), Zero'' (1928) * ''The Marriage Bond (1932 film), The Marriage Bond'' (1932) * ''The King's Cup'' (1932) * ''Strange Evidence'' (1933) * ''Early to Bed (1933 film), Early to Bed'' (1933) * ''Open All Night (1934 film), Open All Night'' (1934) * ''Flat Number Three'' (1934) * ''The Night Club Queen'' (1934) * ''Are You a Mason? (1934 film), Are You a Mason?'' (1934) * ''The Rocks of Valpre (1935 film), The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) * ''Once a Thief (1935 film), Once a Thief'' (1935) * ''Death on the Set'' (1935) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a shared Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Club Queen
''The Night Club Queen'' is a 1934 British musical mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Mary Clare, Jane Carr and Lewis Shaw.Wood p.83 Cast * Mary Clare as Mary Brown * Jane Carr as Bobbie Lamont * Lewis Shaw as Peter Brown * Lewis Casson as Edward Brown * George Carney as Hale * Merle Tottenham as Alice Lamont * Drusilla Wills as Aggie * Syd Crossley as Jimmy * Felix Aylmer as Prosecution * The Sherman Fisher Girls as Dancers * Desmond Tester Sydney Desmond Tester (17 February 1919 – 31 December 2002) was an England, English film and television actor, Television presenter, host and executive. He was born in London, England, and started his career as child actor, among his most nota ... as Messenger Boy In Nightclub References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1934 films British musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Deaths
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 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 Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death On The Set
''Death on the Set'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress. It is also known by the alternative title ''Murder on the Set''. The film was a quota quickie produced at Twickenham Studios by Julius Hagen for distribution by Universal Pictures. Cast * Henry Kendall as Cayley Morden / Charlie Marsh * Eve Gray as Laura Cane * Jeanne Stuart as Lady Blanche * Garry Marsh as Inspector Burford * Wally Patch as Sergeant Crowther * Lewis Shaw as Jimmy Frayle * Alfred Wellesley as Studio Manager * Ben Welden as Freshman * Rita Halsam as Constance Lyon * Robert Nainby as Lord Umbridge * Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Thief (1935 Film)
''Once a Thief'' is a 1935 British, black-and-white, crime film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart as Roger Drummond. It was produced by British & Dominions Film Corporation and Paramount British Pictures. Synopsis The manager steals a chemist's paint formula while he is in gaol for gem theft. Cast * John Stuart as Roger Drummond * Nancy Burne as Marion Ashley * Lewis Shaw as Frank Ashley * Derek Gorst as George Marston * Frederick Culley as Sir John Chirwin * Lola Duncan as Mrs. Eagle * Joan Kemp-Welch as Alice * Ronald Shiner Ronald Alfred Shiner (8 June 1903 – 29 June 1966) was a British stand-up comedian and comedy actor whose career encompassed film, West End theatre and music hall. Career Early life and career When he was seventeen, Shiner joined the Royal Nor ... as Man References External links * * * 1935 films 1935 crime films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by George Pearson Britis ... [...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] |
Are You A Mason? (1934 Film)
''Are You a Mason?'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Sonnie Hale, Robertson Hare, Davy Burnaby and Gwyneth Lloyd. It was made at Twickenham Studios. Premise Two men pretend to be freemasons to impress each other. Cast * Sonnie Hale as Frank Perry * Robertson Hare as Amos Bloodqood * Davy Burnaby as John Halton * Gwyneth Lloyd as Eva * Bertha Belmore as Mrs Bloodgood * Joyce Kirby as Lulu * Lewis Shaw as George Fisher * Michael Shepley as Emest Monison * Davina Craig Davina Whitehouse (born Eileen Eliza Smith; 16 December 1912 – 25 December 2002), also known by the stage name Davina Craig before her marriage, was an English-born actress, acclaimed for her roles on stage and film in her native land in the ... as Annie * May Agate as Mrs Halton References External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy films British comedy films British black-and-white films Films directed by Henry Edwards 1930s English-language films 1930s Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Number Three
''Flat Number Three'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott starring Mary Glynne, Betty Astell and Cecil Parker. Its plot involves a lawyer who assists a widow who has killed her blackmailer. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.77 Cast * Mary Glynne as Mrs. Rivington * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Kettler * Betty Astell as Trixie * Lewis Shaw as Harry Rivington * Cecil Parker as Hilary Maine * 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 ... as Mrs. Crummitt References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions (1925 Film)
''Confessions'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Ian Hunter, Joan Lockton and Eric Bransby Williams. It was based on the novel ''Confession Corner'' by Baillie Reynolds. Cast * Ian Hunter as Charles Oddy * Joan Lockton as Phoebe Vollings * Eric Bransby Williams as Percy Denham * Gladys Hamer as Ada Best * Fred Raynham as E.H. Slack * W.G. Saunders as James Barnes * Lewis Shaw as Henry * Moore Marriott as Hardy * Lewis Gilbert as Mr. Vallings * Dodo Watts Dorothy Margaret Watts (1910–1990), known professionally as Dodo Watts, was a British stage and film actress. She played Fay Eaton in the 1929 Broadway version of Ian Hay's play ''The Middle Watch'', and reprised her role in the 1930 British ... as Child References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1925 films 1925 comedy films British comedy films British silent feature films Films based on British n ... [...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] |
