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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. Shepley made his screen début in the 1931 Twickenham Studios film '' Black Coffee''. He went on to appear in more than sixty films, the last of which was ''Don't Bother to Knock'' in 1961, the year of his death. Filmography * '' Black Coffee'' (1931) - Raynor * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Vivien Waugh * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) - Dr, Baring-Hartley * '' Tangled Evidence'' (1934) - Gilbert Morfield * ''Lord Edgware Dies'' (1934) - Captain Roland Marsh * ''Are You a Mason?'' (1934) - Ernest Monison * ''The Green Pack'' (1934) - Mark Elliott * '' Open All Night'' (1934) - Hilary * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1935) - Trevor Mordaunt * '' Lazybones'' (1935) - Hildebrand Pope * ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) - Cecil Barker * ''The Lad' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton founded in the ninth century, now called Plymouth. In 1588, an English fleet based in Plymouth intercepted and defeated the Spanish Armada. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony, the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazybones (1935 Film)
''Lazybones'' is a 1935 British film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie. Plot Sir Reginald Ford ( Ian Hunter), known as "Lazybones", is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world, although he doesn't have any money either. His brother and sister introduce him to Kitty McCarthy (Claire Luce), an American heiress, in the hope that he'll marry her and so gain access to her fortune which will help out his family. Kitty's cousin Mike (Bernard Nedell) brings Kitty the bad news that she's lost her fortune. Mike is hoping to grab the maps for some Arabian oil fields that are being kept in the house. They are being guarded by two detectives and everybody chasing everybody else whilst trying to get the plans makes an amusing sub-plot. Back in the main story line, Reginald has discovered that he loves Kitty for herself and doesn't care about her not having a fortune. So they get married, despite the warnings from a pessimistic passer-by who they call in as a wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's In The Air (1938 Film)
''It’s in the Air'' is a 1938 British comedy film written and directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Jack Hobbs. The film was released in the United States with the alternative title ''George Takes the Air'' in 1940. The film depicts Great Britain's preparations for war with Air Raid Warden training, mock air attacks dropping poison gas bombs, and the deployment of anti-aircraft weapons in the streets. Plot George Brown (George Formby) is rejected as an Air Raid Warden, but, subsequently, his dreams of flying would soon come true. When he dons his brother-in-law's Royal Air Force uniform, he realises that his brother-in-law, who had "signed up", has left behind some very important papers in the pockets. He delivers the despatches to a nearby RAF station, whereupon George is mistaken for a despatch rider from headquarters. George soon becomes the butt of jokes from his corporal which ends up with his staying indefinitely at the RAF air base. Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housemaster (film)
''Housemaster'' is a 1938 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes. It was made by ABPC at its Elstree Studios. When three young women come to stay at an elite public school, they cause disruption amongst the male students and teachers. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Ian Hay. Cast * Otto Kruger as Charles Donkin * Diana Churchill as Rosemary Faringdon * Phillips Holmes as Philip de Pourville * Joyce Barbour as Barbara Fane * Rene Ray as Chris Faringdon * Kynaston Reeves Philip Arthur Reeves (29 May 18935 December 1971), known professionally as Kynaston Reeves, was an English character actor who appeared in numerous films and many television plays and series. Early life Reeves was born in London on 29 May 189 ... as The Rev. Edmund Ovington * Walter Hudd as Frank Hastings * Michael Shepley as Victor Beamish * John Wood (Australian Actor, b.1909), John Wood as Flossie Nightingale * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty And The Barge (1937 Film)
''Beauty and the Barge'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gordon Harker, Judy Gunn and Jack Hawkins. It was produced by Julius Hagen's production company Twickenham Film Studios, but made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith rather than at Twickenham.Wood p.89 It was based on the 1905 play ''Beauty and the Barge'' by W. W. Jacobs. Cast * Gordon Harker as Captain Barley * Judy Gunn as Ethel Smedley * Jack Hawkins as Lieutenant Seton Boyne * George Carney as Tom Codd * Margaret Rutherford as Mrs Baldwin * Ronald Shiner as Augustus * Michael Shepley as Hebert Manners * Margaret Yarde as Mrs Porton * Sebastian Smith as Major Smedley * Margaret Scudamore Margaret Scudamore (13 November 1881 – 5 October 1958) was an English theatre and film actress who began in '' ingenue'' roles before achieving a prolonged career in stage and screen support roles. She and her first husband, Roy Redgrav ... as Mrs Smedley * Ann Wemyss as Lucy D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dishonour Bright
''Dishonour Bright'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Eugene Pallette, Betty Stockfeld and Diana Churchill and was based on a story by Ben Travers. It was made at Denham Studios. The film's art direction was by Thomas N. Morahan. Synopsis Stephen Champion is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court. During the case he strikes up a flirtatious relationship with Stella Crane, the wife of one of the lawyers. Nonetheless he marries his lover when her divorce comes through. While on his European honeymoon, he comes to Stella's assistance when she is nearly trapped by a cad and his blackmailing associate. Yet it takes some time to convince both his own wife and her husband that his conduct has been entirely honourable. Cast * Tom Walls as Stephen Champion * Eugene Pallette as Busby * Betty Stockfeld as Stella Crane * Diana Churchill as Ivy Lamb * Cecil Parker as Vincent Crane * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Soup (1936 Film)
''In the Soup'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Ralph Lynn, Judy Gunn, Morton Selten and Nelson Keys. Synopsis In a farce, a wealthy couple impersonate their servants to mislead a visitor. Cast * Ralph Lynn as Horace * Judy Gunn as Kitty * Morton Selten as Abernethy Ruppershaw * Nelson Keys as Emile Moppert * Bertha Belmore as Madame Moppert * Michael Shepley as Paul Hemming * Olive Melville as Delphine * Morris Harvey as Bates * Margaret Yard as Mrs Bates * Felix Aylmer as Counsel * Mervyn Johns as Meakin * Olive Sloane as Defendant Production The film was made at Twickenham Studios,Wood p.90 based on a play by Ralph Lumley. The film's sets were designed by art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... James Carter. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Secretary (1935 Film)
''The Private Secretary'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edward Everett Horton, Barry MacKay, Judy Gunn and Oscar Asche. It is an adaptation of the play ''The Private Secretary'' by Charles Henry Hawtrey. It was made at Twickenham Studios. Premise A timid and dim-witted clergyman is duped into helping a playboy avoid his creditors, inherit his uncle's fortune and get the girl. Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Reverend Robert Spalding * Barry MacKay as Douglas Cattermole * Judy Gunn as Edith Marsland * Oscar Asche as Robert Cattermole * Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Ashford * Michael Shepley as Henry Marsland * Alastair Sim as Nebulae * Aubrey Dexter as Gibson * O. B. Clarence as Thomas Marsland * Davina Craig as Annie Critical reception ''TV Guide'' felt the comedy of the Victorian farce "didn't translate well into later times. Horton and Sim (in a secondary role) serve as the film's saving graces with some nice comic moments", and Sky Movies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ace Of Spades
''The Ace of Spades'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Michael Hogan, Dorothy Boyd and Richard Cooper. Cast * Michael Hogan as Nick Trent * Dorothy Boyd as Nita Daventry * Richard Cooper as Tony Cosgrave * Michael Shepley as George Despard * Jane Carr as Cleo Despard * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Evelyn Daventry * Sebastian Shaw as Trent * Felix Aylmer as Lord Yardleigh * Bobbie Comber Edmund Comber (8 January 1886 – 1 March 1942),5 March 1942, "Chit Chat", ''The Stage'', p.4, accessed viThe Stage Archive2 February 2014 known professionally as Bobbie Comber, was a British comedian, singer and actor. He was born in Bury St E ... as Andrews References External links 1935 films British drama films 1935 drama films 1930s English-language films Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Films directed by George Pearson British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubilee Window
''Jubilee Window'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sebastian Shaw, Ralph Truman and Olive Melville.Wood p.86 Cast * Sebastian Shaw as Peter Ward * Ralph Truman as Dan Stevens * Olive Melville as Margery Holroyd * Frank Birch as Ambrose Holroyd * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Holroyd * Michael Shepley as Dacres * Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Tribbets * Robert Horton as Sir Edward Musgrove * Dorothy Hammond Dorothy Hammond (born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt; 1876 – 1950) was an English actress. Life Hammond was born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt in 1876, the daughter of Lydia (née Webb) and Joshua Plaskitt. Hammond married actor Guy Standing in 1907 ... as Lady Musgrove * Mark Daly as Dave * Walter Amner * Frank Bertram * Doris Hare References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vintage Wine
''Vintage Wine'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Seymour Hicks, Claire Luce, Eva Moore and Judy Gunn. The film was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios, but was released by Gaumont British Distributors which was the largest British film company at the time. The film was loosely based on a German play by Alexander Engels, which also formed the basis of the 1934 West End comedy by Ashley Dukes and Seymour Hicks. Synopsis The members of the Popinot family of French champagne tycoons suspect that the widowed head of the family Charles Popinot is keeping a mistress in Rome and generally living a wild life. Unbeknownst to them he has happily re-married and had a son with a much younger woman. She believes he is twenty years younger than he really is and is shocked when his relatives including his mother, grown-up sons and granddaughter arrive in Italy. Cast * Seymour Hicks as Charles Popinot * Claire Luce as Nina Popinot * Eva Moore as Josep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squibs (1935 Film)
''Squibs'' is a 1935 British musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker and Stanley Holloway. It was produced by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by James A. Carter. It was a remake of the 1921 film '' Squibs'' which also starred Balfour. Synopsis In this musical comedy, a Cockney flower girl is in love with a policeman whom she wants to marry. Her father opposes the union because he is involved in a little crooked investing. The young woman wins a lottery and is able to find wealth and marital bliss. Cast * Betty Balfour as Amelia "Squibs" Hopkins * Gordon Harker as Sam Hopkins * Stanley Holloway as Constable Charley Lee * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Lee * Morris Harvey as Inspector Lee * Michael Shepley as Colin Barratt * Drusilla Wills as Mrs. Parker * O. B. Clarence as Sir John Barratt * Ronald Shiner as Bill * Thomas Weguelin as Alf * Vivienne Chatterton * William Daunt * Aubrey Fitzgerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
