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Martin Walker (actor)
Martin Walker (27 July 1901 – 18 September 1955) was a British stage and screen actor. Walker appeared in films for over thirty years from 1922 onwards, largely in supporting roles but occasionally as a lead such as in ''Help Yourself'' (1932). He also wrote and directed a short film ''Hide and Seek'' in 1922. Walker's final film appearance was '' The Belles of St. Trinian's'' in 1954. Selected filmography * '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1922) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' Mimi'' (1935) * '' Lieut. Daring R.N.'' (1935) * ''Sanders of the River'' (1935) * '' The Drum'' (1938) * ''Murder in Soho'' (1939) * ''Hell's Cargo'' (1939) * ''Love on the Dole'' (1941) * '' This England'' (1941) * ''The Night Invader'' (1943) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) * ''The Woman in the Hall ''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow () is a London borough in northwest London, England; it forms part of Outer London. It borders four other London boroughs Barnet to the east of ancient Watling Street (now the A5 road), Brent to the southeast, Ealing to the south and Hillingdon to the west plus the Hertfordshire districts of Three Rivers and Hertsmere to the north. The local authority is Harrow London Borough Council. The London borough was formed in 1965, based on boundaries that had been established in 1934. The borough is made up of three towns: Harrow, Pinner and Stanmore, but also includes western parts of Edgware. Administrative history The modern borough has its roots in three Ancient Parishes: Harrow on the Hill and the much smaller areas of Great Stanmore and Little Stanmore (also known as Whitchurch). These had consistent boundaries from the High Middle Ages down to the modern era. Pinner became independent of ''Harrow on the Hill'' in 1766 and the remaining area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder In Soho
''Murder in Soho'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring Jack La Rue, Sandra Storme, Googie Withers and Bernard Lee. It concerns a murder in the Central London district of Soho. It was released in the U.S. as ''Murder in the Night''. Cast * Jack La Rue as Steve Marco * Sandra Storme as Ruby Lane * Bernard Lee as Roy Barnes * Martin Walker as Inspector Hammond * James Hayter as Nick Green * Googie Withers as Lola Matthews * Drue Leyton as Myrtle * Arthur O'Connell as Lefty * Edmon Ryan as Spike * Francis Lister as Joe * Alf Goddard as Mike * Robert Beatty as Jack * Diana Beaumont as Girl * Renee Gadd as Woman in Police Station * Joss Ambler Joss Ambler (23 June 1900 – 1959) was an Australian-born British film and television actor. He usually played somewhat pompous and irascible figures of authority, particularly in comedy films. He was an effective foil to George Formby in both ... as Drunk References Bibliography * Wood, Linda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Film Actors
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1955 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Seventh Flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 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), ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * Nineteen (film), ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * 19 (Adele album), ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD (rapper), 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), ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * 19 (song), "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee (Bad4Good album), Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * Nineteen (song), "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black 13
''Black 13'' is a 1953 British crime drama film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Peter Reynolds, Rona Anderson, Patrick Barr and John Le Mesurier. The film is a remake of the 1948 Italian film ''Gioventù perduta'' (also known as ''Lost Youth'') by Pietro Germi. It was made by Vandyke Productions. Premise The son of a university professor goes on a crime spree, which turns deadly serious when he kills a nightwatchman. The title refers to a roulette wheel. Cast * Peter Reynolds as Stephen * Rona Anderson as Claire * Patrick Barr as Robert * Lana Morris as Marion * Genine Graham as Stella * Michael Balfour as Joe * John Forrest as Wally * Viola Lyel as Mrs. Barclay * Martin Walker as Professor Barclay * John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier (, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 191215 November 1983) was an English actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In The Hall
''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple and Gladys Bronwyn Stern, from Stern's 1939 novel of the same title. It was made by Wessex Film Productions at Pinewood Studios, with sets designed by Peter Proud. It was the film debut of actress Susan Hampshire, as a young child. Plot Lorna Blake (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money, visiting the houses of the rich to tell a pathetic story and beg for help. Lorna makes a rich capture when Sir Halmar Bernard ( Cecil Parker) proposes marriage to her. She tells him that she has only one daughter, Molly (Jill Raymond). When her other daughter, Jay ( Jean Simmons), is arrested for forging a cheque, Lorna refuses to help her. Cast *Ursula Jeans as Lorna Blake * Jean Simmons as Jay * Cecil Parker as Sir Halmar *Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon Story (1946 Film)
''Lisbon Story'' is a 1946 British musical thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Patricia Burke, David Farrar, Walter Rilla and Austin Trevor. It was based on the musical '' The Lisbon Story'' by Harold Purcell and Harry Parr Davies that ran at The Hippodrome in 1943. The screenplay concerns a cabaret singer and a British intelligence officer who travel to Berlin to rescue an atomic scientist being held there. Cast * Patricia Burke as Gabrielle Girard * David Farrar as David Warren * Walter Rilla as Karl von Schriner * Lawrence O'Madden as Michael O'Rourke * Austin Trevor as Major Lutzen * Paul Bonifas as Stephan Corelle * Ralph Truman as Police Commissionaire * Joan Seton as Lisette * Harry Welchman as George Duncan * Martin Walker as Journalist * Noele Gordon as Panache * Esme Percy as Mariot * Allan Jeayes as Dr. Cartier * John Ruddock as Pierre Sargon * Uriel Porter as Joe * Richard Tauber Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Invader
''The Night Invader'' is a 1943 British, black-and-white, drama, thriller, war film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Max Milder for Warner Bros. - First National Productions Ltd. the British subsidiary of Warner Bros. and starring Ronald Shiner as Witsen, Anne Crawford and David Farrar. Plot Dick Marlow, a British agent, has parachuted into the occupied Netherlands to retrieve vital documents. Whilst on the trail of the papers, he poses occasionally as an American journalist and a Gestapo officer. He meets and falls in love with a Dutch woman who professes solidarity with the British, but matters become complicated and dangerous when it transpires that the woman's brother is in possession of the documents Dick Marlow needs, and is far less kindly disposed towards the British than his sister. Cast * Anne Crawford as Karen Lindley * David Farrar as Dick Marlow * Sybille Binder as Baroness von Klaveren * Carl Jaffe as Count von Biebrich * Marius Goring as Oberleutnant * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This England (film)
''This England'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring John Clements, Constance Cummings and Emlyn Williams. The film follows the small English village of Cleveley and its historic resistance against tyrannical invaders recounted by one of the inhabitants to a visiting American journalist. Production The film was made for propaganda purposes during the Second World War. Its title comes from a speech by John of Gaunt in the play ''Richard II'' by William Shakespeare. Partial cast * John Clements - John Rookeby *Constance Cummings - Ann *Emlyn Williams - Appleyard * Frank Pettingell - Gage *Roland Culver - Steward *Morland Graham - Doctor *Leslie French - Johnny * Martin Walker - Seigneur *Ronald Ward - Lord Clavely *Hugh Wakefield - Vicar *Esmond Knight - Vicar's son *Amy Veness - Jenny *Roddy McDowall - Hugo *Dennis Wyndham Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love On The Dole (film)
''Love on the Dole'' is a 1941 British drama film starring Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Walter Greenwood. It was the first English-made feature film to show English police wielding batons against a crowd. Plot The film is set in Hanky Park, part of Salford, in 1930 at the height of the Great Depression. The film centres on the Hardcastle family. Mr Hardcastle is a miner; his son, Harry, is an apprentice at a local engineering firm and Sally, his daughter, works at a cotton mill. As the depression takes hold, Mr Hardcastle's mine is put on a three-day week and Harry becomes unemployed when his apprenticeship ends. The family’s plight is made worse by reductions in means tested unemployment benefits (the dole), whilst the unexpected pregnancy of Harry’s girlfriend, Helen, causes further tensions. Sally is courting factory worker and Labour Party activist Larry Meath, but their marriage plans are put in doubt when Lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell's Cargo
''Hell's Cargo'' is a 1939 British adventure film directed by Harold Huth and starring Walter Rilla, Kim Peacock and Robert Newton. It was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.100 The film is a remake of the 1938 French hit '' Alert in the Mediterranean''. Kim Peacock reprised his role as a Royal Navy Commodore from the earlier film. On its release in the United States it was retitled as ''Dangerous Cargo'' at the request of the Hays Office. Cast * Walter Rilla as Cmndt. Lestailleur * Kim Peacock as Cmdr. Falcon * Robert Newton as Cmdr. Tomasou * Penelope Dudley-Ward as Annette Lestailleur * Geoffrey Atkins as Pierre Lestailieur * Ronald Adam as Capt. Dukes * Charles Victor as Mr. Martin * Martin Walker as Dr. Laurence * Henry Oscar Henry Wale (14 July 1891 – 28 December 1969), known professionally as Henry Oscar, was an English stage and film actor. He changed his name and began acting in 1911, having studied under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
