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Model For Murder
''Model for Murder'' is a 1959 British crime film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Keith Andes, Hazel Court and Jean Aubrey. Plot American sailor David Martens, on shore leave in England, visits his brother Jack's grave. He meets fashion designer Sally Meadows, who by coincidence works with Jack's ex-fiancée, Diana, a model. Successful stylist Kingsley Beauchamp and financial backer Madame Dupont own the company where Sally and Diana are employed. Expensive borrowed diamonds are to be worn by Diana when she models a new dress, but Beauchamp hires two men, Costard and Podd, to break into the safe after hours and steal the gems. Diana stumbles on the robbery, and Costard kills her with a knife and knocks David unconscious. Beauchamp decides to frame David for the theft by placing the murder weapon in his pocket and crashing a car with David inside, having reported it stolen. While the police make David a prime suspect, Beauchamp and Costard dispose of Diana's body and the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Bishop
Terry Bishop (21 October 1912 – 30 October 1981) was a British screenwriter, and television and film director. During the 1950s and 60s he worked extensively in British TV, directing episodes of series such as ''The Adventures of William Tell'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Sword of Freedom'', ''Danger Man'', and ''Sir Francis Drake''. He also made several low budget British films during this time, perhaps the best known of which is '' Cover Girl Killer'' (1959), featuring ''Steptoe and Son'' star Harry H. Corbett as a serial murderer of glamour models. Selected filmography Director * ''Western Isles'' (1941) - Documentary * Steel Goes to Sea' (1941) - Scenario * ''Daybreak in Udi'' (1949) - Oscar Recipient for Best Documentary in 1950 * ''Model for Murder'' (1959) * '' Life in Danger'' (1959) * '' Cover Girl Killer'' (1959) * ''Danger Tomorrow'' (1960) * '' The Unstoppable Man'' (1960) * '' Bomb in the High Street'' (1961) * ''Hair of the Dog "Hair of the dog", short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Benson (actor)
George Frederick Percy Benson (11 January 1911 – 17 June 1983) was a British actor of both theatre and screen, whose career stretched from the 1930s to the early 1970s. He was on stage from the late 1920s, and made his film debut in 1932 in '' Holiday Lovers'' written by Leslie Arliss. His most notable work as a comic actor included supporting roles with George Formby (''Keep Fit'' - 1937) and Ronnie Barker (''A Home of Your Own'' - 1964). Early life Benson was born in Cardiff and educated at Blundell's School, the son of Leslie Bernard Gilpin Benson and his wife Isita.Who's Who in the Theatre, 16th edition, 1977 The family moved to Weston-super-Mare around 1920 and to Bristol around 1925. He began acting at school in the Latin plays mounted annually at the school. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (where he was the Silver Medallist in 1930). Early career Much of Benson's early work was in revue, particularly those mounted in the 1930s by Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In London
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crime 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) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Crime Films
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Films Directed By Terry Bishop
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] |
1959 Films
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with '' Ben-Hur'' winning a record 11 Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – Republic Pictures releases its last production, ''Plunderers of Painted Flats''. *January 29 – Walt Disney's ''Sleeping Beauty'' premieres, their most expensive film to date and the first animated film to be shot in Super Technirama 70. It initially ends up losing money for the studio due to its high production costs. However, it would eventually gain a cult following and is now considered one of Disney's great classics. *April 30 – François Truffaut's ''The 400 Blows'' opens the 1959 Cannes Film Festival bringing international attention to the French New Wave. * June 4 – The Three Stooges release their 190th and last short film, ''Sappy Bull Fighters''. * June 7 – A contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lamb (actor)
Charles Lamb (20 November 1900 – 19 March 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. Previously an engineer, he made his theatre debut in 1924. His stage work included appearing in the original theatrical production of '' Brighton Rock'' at the Garrick Theatre in 1943. His longest running role was as Mrs Dale's gardener, Monument, in the radio soap opera ''Mrs Dale's Diary''. Selected filmography * ''Once a Crook'' (1941) - Joseph * ''Stop Press Girl'' (1949) - Green Line Conductor (uncredited) * '' The Galloping Major'' (1951) - Ernie Smart, Horse Owner * ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951) - Mr. Richards (uncredited) * ''Appointment with Venus'' (1951) - Jean - the Cowman * ''Curtain Up'' (1952) - George * '' Come Back Peter'' (1952) - Mr. Hapgood * ''Genevieve'' (1953) - Publican (uncredited) * '' The Intruder'' (1953) - Glazier (uncredited) * ''Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1953) - 2nd Trap Door Stage Hand (uncredited) * ''Impulse'' (1954) - Mr. Palmer (Car Mechanic) (u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabel Maule
Margaret Annabel Maule (born 8 September 1922) is a British retired actress, notable in theatre, radio, television and film. She played in several films and television series including numerous characters in ''Sunday Night Theatre'' and appeared in the TV film ''Wuthering Heights.'' Biography Maule was born in Lambeth, London on 8 September 1922 to theatrical director-manager Donovan Maude and Mollie Shiells. Maule literally grew up on the stage, with her family having established there first theatre company in 1948, four years before the Kenya National Theatre, they were fundamental in helping establish the arts in Kenya. She is the sister of actor Robin Maule (1924–1942). Maule married Douglas Dickson in Chelsea, London, in 1946, though the marriage was later dissolved. She appeared in the West End in the play ''His Excellency Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Archer
Barbara Janet Archer (born in London in 1933) is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her appearance in the 1958 film ''Dracula'', starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Selected filmography * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) - Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) * '' Oh... Rosalinda!!'' (1955) - Lady * ''Lost'' (1956) - bit role (uncredited) * ''Jumping for Joy'' (1956) - Marlene * '' The Feminine Touch'' (1956) - Liz Jenkins * '' Eyewitness'' (1956) - bit role (uncredited) * ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1956) - Pretty Girl (uncredited) * ''The Passionate Stranger'' (1957) - Doris the barmaid * ''The Good Companions'' (1957) - Barmaid * ''Miracle in Soho'' (1957) - Gwladys * '' The Shiralee'' (1957) - Shopgirl * ''Strangers' Meeting'' (1957) - Rosie Foster * ''Dracula'' (1958) - Inga * ''Model for Murder'' (1959) - Betty Costard * ''In the Wake of a Stranger'' (1959) - Barmaid * ''Libel'' (1959) - Barmaid * ''Devil's Bait'' (1959) - Switchboard Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hallett
Neil Hallett (born John W. Neil; 30 June 1924 – 5 December 2004) was a Belgian-born English actor. His stage name was taken from a combination of his proper surname, Neil, and his grandmother's maiden name, Hallet. He appeared in many British television series including ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''No Hiding Place'', '' The Avengers'', ''Out of the Unknown'', '' Department S'', ''Z-Cars'', ''UFO'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'' and films such as ''X the Unknown'' (1956) and ''Virgin Witch ''Virgin Witch'' is a British horror sexploitation film directed by Ray Austin and starring Ann and Vicki Michelle, Patricia Haines and Neil Hallett. The plot concerns a prospective model and her sister who join a coven of white wizards. T ...'' (1972). Acting credits References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallett, Neil 1924 births 2004 deaths Belgian male actors English male stage actors English male film actors English male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford (17 January 1914 – 24 November 1969), the grandson of writer F. Marion Crawford, was an English character actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in the 1954 television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. In 1948, Marion-Crawford had played Holmes in a radio adaptation of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", making him one of the few actors to portray both Holmes and Watson. He is also known for his portrayal of Dr. Petrie in a series of five low budget Dr. Fu Manchu films in the 1960s, and playing Paul Temple in the BBC Radio serialisations. Career Howard Marion-Crawford was the son of an officer of the Irish Guards killed during the First World War. After attending Clifton College Crawford attended RADA and began a career in radio. His first film appearance was in '' Brown on Resolution'' (1935). During the Second World War he enlisted in the Irish Guards, his father's old regiment, but soon suffered a major injury to one of his legs that ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
