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Marriage Of Convenience (1960 Film)
''Marriage of Convenience'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is based on the 1924 novel '' The Three Oak Mystery''.Goble p.488 Cinema release Marriage of Convenience was the first of the Edgar Wallace series to be allocated to the Rank circuit for general release. It went out as support for Man in the Moon from January 15th 1961. Synopsis A convict escapes from jail, only to discover that his girlfriend has married the police officer who arrested him. Cast * Harry H. Corbett as Inspector Bruce * John Cairney as Larry * John Van Eyssen as John Mandle * Jennifer Daniel as Barbara Blair * Moira Redmond as Tina * Russell Waters as Sam Spencer * Trevor Reid as Superintendent Carver * Howard Goorney as Onion Seller * Alexander Archdale as Governor * Geoffrey Denton as Uniformed Inspector * Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Donner
Clive Stanley Donner (21 January 1926 – 6 September 2010)Ronald Bergan]Obituary: Clive Donner ''The Guardian'', 7 September 2010 was a British film Film director, director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as ''The Caretaker (film), The Caretaker'', ''Nothing but the Best (film), Nothing but the Best'', ''What's New Pussycat?'', and ''Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (film), Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush''. He also directed television film, television movies and Television advertisement, commercials through the mid-1990s. Early career Donner was born in West Hampstead, London. His father was a concert violinist and his mother ran a dress shop; his grandparents were Polish-Jewish immigrants. Donner began his filmmaking career while attending Kilburn Polytechnic. He began working in the film industry as a cutting-room assistant at Denham Studios, having gained the job after joining his father, who was at the studio to record the soundtrack for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rank Group
The Rank Group is a gambling company based in the United Kingdom. Rank was involved in the cinema and motion picture industry until 2006, and continues to use the Gongman logo originally used by the Rank Organisation's film distribution subsidiary General Film Distributors. Its brands now include Mecca Bingo, and Grosvenor Casinos, the UK's largest casino operator. Rank's principal market and headquarters are in the United Kingdom, where it operates Grosvenor Casinos (56 casinos), Mecca Bingo (96 bingo clubs) and Rank Interactive (online gaming and betting). It also operates additional Grosvenor Casinos clubs in Belgium (two casinos), and Rank España in Spain (10 bingo clubs). Rank is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was formed to acquire the business interests of the Rank Organisation, which itself was formed out of the business interests of its founder, J. Arthur Rank. Until the start of the 21st century, the group still had a tremendous amount of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Burke
Patricia Burke (23 March 191723 November 2003), was an English singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV. She was the daughter of actress Marie Burke and British operatic tenor Thomas Burke. On stage she enjoyed success in the 1943 West End musical '' The Lisbon Story''. Patricia Burke's most well known films were '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) and ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946), and the role of Elizabeth the 1949 TV production of ''Elizabeth of Ladymead''. She appeared in several episodes of the TV series ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' between 1955 and 1958. In 1947-48 she acted in productions of Shakespeare and Shaw at the Old Vic. In 1957 she acted in a production of Aristophanes' ''Lysistrata'' at the Royal Court Theatre. Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of Jimmy Clitheroe's mother in the BBC Radio Series ''The Clitheroe Kid''. Selected filmography * ''Jennifer Hale'' (1937) * ''Ship's Concert'' (1937) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) * ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946) * ''Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Scott (actor)
Alex Scott (18 September 1929 – 25 June 2015) was an Australian-British television actor best known for his appearances in British television productions of the 1960s, including '' Special Branch'', '' The Avengers'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Saint'' and the final episode (" The Smile Behind the Veil", 1969) of ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)''. He also appeared as Klaus in ''The Adventures of William Tell'', episode 22 "The Killer" (1959). Scott had roles in such films as '' Darling'' (1965), ''Fahrenheit 451'' (1966), ''The Blue Max'' (1966), '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971), ''Twins of Evil'' (1971) and ''The Asphyx'' (1972), and had been directed by Sir Laurence Olivier (''The Shifting Heart''), François Truffaut, John Sumner (''Godsend'') and John Schlesinger, among others. Film career He made over 60 appearances on British TV between 1955 and the 1990s but moved back to Australia in 1981. Since his return to Australia he had roles in the films '' Next of Kin'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Beale
Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also known as sweet basil or Genovese basil. Basil is native to tropical regions from Central Africa to Southeast Asia. In temperate climates basil is treated as an annual plant, however, basil can be grown as a short-lived perennial or biennial in warmer horticultural zones with tropical or Mediterranean climates. There are many varieties of basil including sweet basil, Thai basil (''O. basilicum'' var. ''thyrsiflora''), and Mrs. Burns' Lemon (''O. basilicum var. citriodora''). ''O. basilicum'' can cross-pollinate with other species of the ''Ocimum'' genus, producing hybrids such as lemon basil (''O. × citriodorum'') and African blue basil (''O. × kilimandscharicum''). Etymology The name "basil" comes from the Latin , and the Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry MacLean
Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950), former dancer at National Basketball Association games Places Canada *Barry Lake, Quebec *Barry Islands, Nunavut United Kingdom * Barry, Angus, Scotland, a village ** Barry Mill, a watermill * Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a town ** Barry Island, a seaside resort ** Barry Railway Company ** Barry railway station United States * Barry, Illinois, a city * Barry, Minnesota, a city * Barry, Texas, a city * Barry County, Michigan * Barry County, Missouri * Barry Township (other), in several states * Fort Barry, Marin County, California, a former US Army installation Elsewhere * Barry Island (Debenham Islands), Antarctica * Barry, New South Wales, Australia, a village * Barry, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Ludlow
Patrick Ludlow (March 24, 1903 – January 27, 1996) was a British actor predominantly on stage, with his own touring theatre company from 1943. Filmography References External links * * 1903 births 1996 deaths People from Kensington English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Denton (actor)
Geoffrey R. Denton (born 1931) is a British economist. He served as Director of Wilton Park, and formerly as Reader in Economics at the University of Reading (from 1967) and Professor and head of economics at the College of Europe in Bruges. He was also Research Director of the Federal Trust for Education and Research from 1973 and Special Adviser to the House of Lords European Communities Committee. He was married to a Hungarian refugee who was a student of his in the 1960s. They were the parents of Nick Denton. He worked for the Political and Economic Planning think tank 1955-1959 and was a member of its Executive Committee 1967-1973.Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden (born Erich Roll; 1 December 1907 – 30 March 2005) was a British academic economist, public servant and banker. He was made a life peer in 1977. Biography Roll was born in Nowosielitza, Austro-Hungarian Em ..., John Pinder, ''Fifty years of Political & Economic Planning: loo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Archdale
Alexander Mervyn Archdale (26 November 190513 May 1986) was a British actor, manager and theatre producer. He had a very long career in both the theatre and in film, stretching from the 1930s to the 1980s. He spent the latter part of his life and career in Australia. Biography He was born Alexander Mervyn Archdale in Jhansi, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India , to British parents Theodore Montgomery Archdale and Helen Alexandra Russell His younger sister was the educationalist and cricketer Betty Archdale. In 1934 he was in a Broadway production of ''The Wind and the Rain'' at the Ritz Theater (Newburgh, New York), Ritz Theatre, New York City. In 1937 he acted in Jeffrey Dell's play ''Night Alone'' at the Embassy Theatre (London), Embassy Theatre in London, England with Richard Bird, Julian Somers, and Anna Konstam in the cast. In the same year he acted in J. B. Priestley's play ''Time and the Conways'' at the Duchess Theatre in London, with Jean Forbes-Robertso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Goorney
Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a British actor who starred in such programmes as ''Only Fools and Horses''. He was one of the founder members of Joan Littlewood's 'Theatre Workshop', and wrote ''The Theatre Workshop Story'', published by Methuen - a definitive account of the company's early years, including their move to the Theatre Royal Stratford East, Theatre Royal in Stratford East. He is also known for numerous theatre roles, including Bill Bryden's ''The Mysteries'' and ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s. Filmography References External links * * Obituary in ''The Guardian''Obituary in ''The Times'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Goorney, Howard 1921 births 2007 deaths English male stage actors English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Reid
Trevor Reid (25 January 190816 April 1965) was an English actor. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He acted in 47 films from 1938 to 1965. He died at age 57 in London. Selected filmography * ''Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) - Watson * ''Meet Mr. Callaghan'' (1954) - Det. Inspector Gringall * ''Delayed Action'' (1954) - Goodman (uncredited) * ''Radio Cab Murder'' (1954) - Commissioner * '' The Gilded Cage'' (1955) - Inspector Brace * ''The Hornet's Nest'' (1955) - Detective Sergeant Filson * ''The Narrowing Circle'' (1956) -Inspector 'Dumb' Crambo * ''Private's Progress'' (1956) - Adjutant (uncredited) * ''Bond of Fear'' (1956) - Dover Police Inspector * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1956) - Bunting * ''Satellite in the Sky'' (1956) - Simmons - Technician (uncredited) * ''How to Murder a Rich Uncle'' (1957) - Inspector Harris * ''A Question of Adultery'' (1958) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''Bobbikins'' (1959) - Cavendish (uncredited) * ''Piccadilly Third Stop'' (1960) - Bride's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Waters
Russell Waters (born 10 June 1908, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – died 19 August 1982, Richmond, Surrey) was a Scottish film actor. Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at the Old Vic and in the West End. On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters. Waters played the leading man in Richard Massingham's amusing instructional short subjects, among them ''Tell Me If It Hurts'' (1936), ''And So Work'' (1937), ''The Daily Round'' (1947) and ''What a Life!'' (1948). In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in '' The Blue Lagoon'' (1949), Mr. West in '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'', Palmer in '' Chance of a Lifetime'' and "Wings" Cameron in ''The Wooden Horse'' (all three in 1950). In later years, Waters was briefly seen as the Harbour master in ''The Wicker Man'' (1973), and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
