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Marguerite Allan
Helen Marguerite Allan (30 August 1905 – 29 January 1994) was a Russian-born British actress, who appeared in film roles between 1928 and 1942 Allan was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia before moving to the United Kingdom, where she married Kenneth Chapman in 1948. She died in Wokingham, Berkshire on 29 January 1994. She was believed to be 88 years old. Selected filmography * ''Widecombe Fair (film), Widecombe Fair'' (1928) * ''Under the Greenwood Tree (film), Under the Greenwood Tree'' (1929) * ''The Romance of Seville'' (1929) * ''The Plaything'' (1929) * ''Sleeping Partners'' (1930) * ''Stepping Stones (film), Stepping Stones'' (1931) * ''Follow the Lady (film), Follow the Lady'' (1933) * ''Matinee Idol (film), Matinee Idol'' (1933) * ''Blossom Time (1934 film), Blossom Time'' (1934) * ''Forbidden Territory'' (1934) * ''Those Were the Days (1934 film), Those Were the Days'' (1934) * ''The Big Splash'' (1935) * ''Gay Old Dog'' (1935) * ''Prison Breaker'' (1936) * ''Luck of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), is the second-largest city in Russia. It is situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, with a population of roughly 5.4 million residents. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe after Istanbul, Moscow and London, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a captured Swedish fortress, and was named after apostle Saint Peter. In Russia, Saint Petersburg is historically and culturally associated with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Were The Days (1934 Film)
''Those Were the Days'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Will Hay, Iris Hoey and John Mills. It was based on Arthur Wing Pinero's 1885 farce '' The Magistrate'' and was the first of two Hay movies based on Pinero's plays, the other being '' Dandy Dick''. The film also features music hall acts of the time – acts of a type rarely committed to film. It is primarily remembered as Will Hay's first major screen role. The film was produced and released by British International Pictures and was shot at the company's Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Plot summary The strait-laced magistrate Brutus Poskett (Will Hay) is concerned that his wife (Iris Hoey) may be older than he believes her to be, especially as his young stepson (John Mills) seems very precocious for an apparently fifteen-year-old boy. Mrs Poskett tries to stop an impending visit from her first husband's friend (Claud Allister), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Actresses
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British Actresses
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) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Uncertain
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1994 Deaths
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1905 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breach Of Promise (1942 Film)
''Breach of Promise'' is a 1942 British romance film directed by Harold Huth and starring Clive Brook, Judy Campbell, C.V. France, Marguerite Allan and Percy Walsh. A playwright meets a young woman and she soon files a fake breach of promise action against him, hoping to receive a blackmail payment. Instead he decides to marry her to teach her a lesson. Cast * Clive Brook – Peter Conroy * Judy Campbell – Pamela Lawrence * C. V. France – Morgan * Marguerite Allan – Pamela Rose * Percy Walsh – Saxon Rose * Dennis Arundell – Phillip * George Merritt – Professor Beaver * David Horne – Sir Hamar * Charles Victor – Sir William * Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the son of William Mallalieu (c. 1845–1927), a ... – Judge References External links''Breach of Promise'' at IMDB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck Of The Navy
''Luck of the Navy'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Geoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly and Clifford Evans. Shot at Elstree StudiosWood p.98 it was based on the play '' The Luck of the Navy'' by Mrs Clifford Mills and is also known by the alternative title of ''North Sea Patrol''. Plot With Britain on the brink of war, an enemy spy plans to steal secret documents and lay the blame on Clive Stanton. Cast * Geoffrey Toone as Commander Clive Stanton * Judy Kelly as Cynthia Maybridge * Clifford Evans as Lieutenant Peel * John Wood as Sub Lieutenant Eden * Albert Burdon as Noakes * Alf Goddard as Tomkins * Henry Oscar as Perrin * Kenneth Kent as Colonel Suvaroff * Marguerite Allan as Anna Suvaroff * Edmund Breon as Admiral Maybridge * Doris Hare as Mrs Maybridge * Daphne Raglan as Dora Maybridge * Olga Lindo as Mrs Rance * Diana Beaumont as Millie * Leslie Perrins as Briggs * Frank Fox as François * Joan Fred Emney as Cook * Ronald Adam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison Breaker
''Prison Breaker'' is a 1936 British crime drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring James Mason, Wally Patch, Marguerite Allan and George Merritt. The film was based on a novel by Edgar Wallace; its plot concerns a British secret service agent who falls in love with the daughter of a criminal. Premise A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soon after becoming involved with her father finds himself in prison facing a charge of manslaughter. Cast * James Mason as 'Bunny' Barnes * Marguerite Allan as Veronica * Wally Patch as Villars * Andrews Engelmann as Stiegelman * Ian Fleming as Stephen Shand * George Merritt as Goldring * Vincent Holman as Jackman * Tarva Penna as Macallum * Aubrey Mallalieu Aubrey Mallalieu (8 June 1873 – 28 May 1948) was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s. Mallalieu began life as George William Mallalieu, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Old Dog
''Gay Old Dog'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Edward Rigby, Moore Marriott and Ruby Miller. It was a quota quickie made at Walton Studios.Wood p.86 Cast * Edward Rigby as Tom Bliss * Moore Marriott as George Bliss * Ruby Miller as Mrs. Vernon * Marguerite Allan as Judith * Annie Esmond as Mrs. Gambit * Joan Wyndham as Betty * Patrick Barr as Phillip * John Singer as Andrew V. Oakes * Billy Holland as Captain Black * Vi Kaley * Norman Pierce Norman Pierce (5 September 1900 – 22 March 1968) was a British actor. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. He died in Helions Bumpstead, Essex, England on 22 March 1968 at the age of 67. He played pub landlords and barmen in a number of di ... * Ben Williams 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Splash
''The Big Splash'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Frank Pettingell, Finlay Currie and Marguerite Allan. A millionaire hires a man to play his look-alike, double. It was made as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.81 Cast *Frank Pettingell as Bodkin *Finlay Currie as Hartley Bassett *Marguerite Allan as Germaine *Drusilla Wills as Mrs Bodkin *Roy Royston as Jack Trent *Ben Welden as Crook *Percy Parsons as Crook 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 Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films British comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s British films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
