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Man At The Gate
''The Man at the Gate'' is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson. It was released in the U.S. as ''Men of the Sea''. Cast * William Freshman as George Foley * Hubert Harben as Rev.Trant * Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Foley * Trefor Jones as Mr. Moneypenny * Wilfrid Lawson as Henry Foley * Kathleen O'Regan as Ruth * Charles Rolfe as Mr. Portibel * Leonard Sharp as Man Who Brings Message To Church * Harry Terry Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in Londo ... as Fisherman References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48''. Routledge, 1992. External links * 1941 films British drama films 1941 drama films 1940s English-language films Films shot at Denham Film Studios Films directed ... [...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] |
Trefor Jones
Trefor may refer to: People Given name Trefor * Trefor Evans (born 1947), former Wales international rugby union player * Trefor Jenkins (born 1932), Welsh-born South African human geneticist * Trefor Richard Morgan (1914–1970), Welsh nationalist activist and businessman * Trefor Morris (born 1934), Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1996 * Trefor Owen (1933–2001), Welsh amateur footballer * Trefor Proud (), make-up artist in film and television * Trefor Pugh (), former New Zealand international footballer Surname Trefor * Dafydd Trefor (died 1528?), Welsh cleric and bard * John Trefor, British television director and producer * John Trevor (died 1357), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, first bishop of St Asaph, Wales * John Trevor (died 1410), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, Bishop of St Asaph, Wales, and Anti-Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland Places Places in Wales, UK * Trefor, Anglesey, a hamlet * Trefor, Gwynedd, a village * Trevor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white 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] |
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 Denham Film 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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s English-language Films
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1941 Drama Films
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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] |
1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Terry
Harry Terry (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English stage and film actor. He made his stage debut in 1900, and appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1952, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He was born in London. Selected filmography * '' The Ring'' (1927) * ''Cocktails'' (1928) * ''The Return of the Rat'' (1929) * '' The Manxman'' (1929) * ''The American Prisoner'' (1929) * '' Night Birds'' (1930) * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''Reunion'' (1932) * ''I'm an Explosive'' (1933) * '' The Broken Melody'' (1934) * ''Music Hall'' (1934) * '' The Unholy Quest'' (1934) * ''The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * ''The Penny Pool'' (1937) * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1939) * ''Cheer Boys Cheer'' (1939) * ''The Man at the Gate'' (1941) * ''Here Comes the Sun "Here Comes the Sun" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Sharp (actor)
Leonard Sharp (24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English actor. He was married to the actress Nora Gordon. Their daughter is the actress Dorothy Gordon. He was sometimes credited as Len Sharp. He starred in the 1946 BBC television series ''Pinwright's Progress'' as the messenger "boy" Ralph, who is a deaf octogenarian. The series is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy on British television. Selected filmography * '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1935) - Whitey (uncredited) * '' Rembrandt'' (1936) - Burgher at Auction (uncredited) * ''Windbag the Sailor'' (1936) - Crew Member (uncredited) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) - Mr. Peabody (uncredited) * ''It's Never Too Late to Mend'' (1937) - Prisoner Bradshaw (uncredited) * ''Owd Bob'' (1938) - Bookmakers Assistant (uncredited) * '' Bank Holiday'' (1938) - Jack - Petrol Pump Attendant (uncredited) * ''Convict 99'' (1938) - Convict (uncredited) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rolfe
Charles Rolfe (1890–1965) was a British stage, film and television actor. One of his most notable roles was in the 1941 wartime thriller '' Tower of Terror''.Keaney p.206 Selected filmography * '' Tower of Terror'' (1941) * ''The Man at the Gate'' (1941) * '' 49th Parallel'' (1941) * ''Hard Steel'' (1942) * ''Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945) * ''The Voice Within'' (1946) * '' The Man Within'' (1947) * ''Dear Murderer'' (1947) * ''You Lucky People ''You Lucky People!'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Tommy Trinder, Mary Parker and Dora Bryan. Originally titled ''Get Fell In'', the film was renamed to match Trinder's familiar catchphrase. It was shot in ...'' (1955) References Bibliography * Michael F. Keaney. ''British Film Noir Guide''. McFarland, 2008. External links * 1890 births 1965 deaths British male stage actors British male television actors British male film actors Male actors from London {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
