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Margaret Vyner
Margaret Leila Vyner, also known by her married name Margaret Williams (3 December 1914 in Armidale, New South Wales – 30 October 1993 in Reading, England) was an Australian-born model and actress who appeared in British films. She collaborated with husband Hugh Williams on a number of successful theatre projects in the 1950s and 1960s. Modelling and acting career Vyner was the daughter of New South Wales pastoralist Robert Vyner. She attended Ascham School and later, Miss Jean Cheriton's Doone finishing school at Edgecliff, to whom, she said, she owed a great deal. Her first employment as a junior salesgirl at department store David Jones in Sydney was, in her own words, "a dismal and unqualified failure." Hal Porter,(1965)''Stars of Australian Stage and Screen.'' pps 227-229. Rigby, Adelaide. In the early 1930s she won a role in the stage production of ''Florodora.'' Other successful work on stage in Australia followed, mostly in supporting roles, including ''Blue Roses'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It is approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway and Waterfall Way. Geography Armidale is on the banks of Dumaresq Creek, in the Northern Tablelands in the New England region about midway between Sydney and Brisbane at an altitude (980 m AHD) ranging from 970 metres at the valley's floor to 1,110 metres above sea level at the crests of the hills. A short distance to the east of Armidale are heavily forested steep gorges dropping down to the eastern coastal plain. Large parts of the highlands are covered by Palaeozoic aged metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Intruding into these meta-sediments are granite plutons which decompose to form sandy soil, slightly deficient in nutrients. There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Mander
Miles Mander (born Lionel Henry Mander; 14 May 1888 – 8 February 1946), was an English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist. He was sometimes credited as Luther Miles. Early life Miles Mander was the second son of Theodore Mander, builder of Wightwick Manor, of the prominent Mander family, industrialists and public servants of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. He was the younger brother of Geoffrey Mander, the Liberal Member of Parliament. He was educated at Harrow School, Middlesex (The Grove House 1901- Easter 1903), Loretto School (in Canada) and McGill University in Montreal. He soon broke away from the predictable mould of business and philanthropy. He was an early aviator, a pioneer pilot, flying his Louis Blériot at Pau in 1909 and at the first all-British aviation meeting in July 1910. He won the cup for the first official flight at Brooklands in 1910, and acquired and built Hendon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climbing High
''Climbing High'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and produced by Michael Balcon with a screenplay by Sonnie Hale, Marion Dix and Lesser Samuels. It stars Jessie Matthews, Michael Redgrave, Noel Madison, Margaret Vyner and Alistair Sim, and was first released in the U.K. in November 1938. Plot Nicky Brooke (Michael Redgrave) a wealthy young man who despite his engagement to the aristocratic (and broke) Lady Constance Westaker (Margaret Vyner) falls for hard-up model Diana Castles (Jessie Matthews) after nearly running her over with his car. In an effort to distance himself from 'tabloid' created tales of his playboy lifestyle, he changes his name and attempts to woo Diana by pretending to be poor. Cast *Jessie Matthews as Diana Castles *Michael Redgrave as Nicky Brooke *Noel Madison as Gibson *Alastair Sim as Max *Margaret Vyner as Lady Constance Westaker *Mary Clare as Lady Emily Westaker * Francis L. Sullivan as Madman *Enid Stamp-Taylor as Winnie *Torin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing Along
''Sailing Along'' is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Sonnie Hale and starring Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Jack Whiting, Roland Young, Frank Pettingell, Noel Madison and Alastair Sim. It includes many staged song and dance routines either on barges or on the dock edge. Premise A rich owner of a fleet of three-masted barges operating on the River Thames in central London has a prospective step-daughter, Kay ( Jessie Matthews). She falls in love with the son of one of his barge masters, who has been put to work on a barge at the bottom of the ladder. She initially wants to gives up her chance of stardom as a singer to be with him. Ultimately everyone supports her singing career. Cast * Jessie Matthews as Kay Martin * Barry MacKay as Steve Barnes * Jack Whiting as Dicky Randall *Roland Young as Anthony Gulliver the rich father *Noel Madison as Windy * Frank Pettingell as Skipper Barnes *Alastair Sim as Sylvester the artist *Athene Seyler as Victoria Gulliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incident In Shanghai
''Incident in Shanghai'' is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000. It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War. Plot In Shanghai, Madeleine Linden is an unhappy wife who falls in love with wounded pilot Pat Avon, upon whom her husband Brian, the head of the Red Cross, must operate. Cast * Margaret Vyner as Madeleine Linden * Patrick Barr as Pat Avon * Ralph Roberts as Robert Barlow * Derek Gorst as Brian Linden * John Deverell as Weepie * George Courtney as Mel Purdue * Lotus Fragrance as Butterfly Ku * Rita Davies as Ada Newell Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cavalier Of The Streets
''The Cavalier of the Streets'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr and Carl Harbord. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios. An aristocratic lady is blackmailed. Plot In this courtroom drama, barrister Sir John Avalon's (James Craven) wife Fay (Margaret Vyner) is accused of murdering her husband. Will her husband's partner, the Cavalier (Patrick Barr), who is blackmailing her, confess to killing him in time to save her life? Cast * Patrick Barr as The Cavalier * Margaret Vyner as Fay Avalon * Carl Harbord as Prince Karanov * James Craven as Sir John Avalon * Peggy Chester as Daphne Brook * Laura Smithson as Mrs Rudd * Renee De Vaux as Lady Carnal * Leo Genn as Attorney General Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Menace (1937 Film)
''Midnight Menace'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Charles Farrell, Margaret Vyner, Fritz Kortner and Danny Green. The screenplay concerns an international arms manufacturing firm's plans to start a war in Europe by bombing London. It was released in the United States as ''Bombs Over London''. Production The film was made at Pinewood Studios. Its original script was written by Alexander Mackendrick.Philip Kemp, Lethal Innocence : The Cinema of Alexander Mackendrick, London, Methuen, 1991, p. 6-7. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold. Cast * Charles Farrell as Brian Gaunt * Margaret Vyner as Mary Stevens * Fritz Kortner as Peters * Danny Green as Socks * Wallace Evennett as Smith * Monti DeLyle as Pierre * Dino Galvani as Tony * Arthur Finn as Mac, Newspaper Editor * Laurence Hanray as Sir George, Lead Conspirator * Arthur Gomez as Baron von Kleisch, Delegate * Raymond Lovell Raymond Lovell (13 April 1900 – 1 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensation (1936 Film)
''Sensation'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring John Lodge, Diana Churchill, Francis Lister and Felix Aylmer. The screenplay concerns a crime reporter who solves a murder case using a piece of evidence he found amongst the victim's possessions. Cast * John Lodge as Pat Heston * Diana Churchill as Masie Turnpit * Francis Lister as Richard Grainger * Joan Marion as Mrs Grainger * Margaret Vyner as Claire Lindsay * Jerry Verno as Spikey * Richard Bird as Henry Belcher * Athene Seyler as Madame Henry * Dennis Wyndham as Spurge * Henry Oscar as Superintendent Stainer * Anthony Holles as Clarke * Martin Walker as Dimmitt * Sybil Grove as Mrs Spurge * Leslie Perrins as Strange * Felix Aylmer as Lord Bouverie Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1937, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited, Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grass Is Greener
''The Grass Is Greener'' is a 1960 British romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Jean Simmons. The screenplay was adapted by Hugh Williams and Margaret Vyner from the play of the same name which they had written and found success with in London's West End. Plot Victor and Hilary, the Earl and Countess of Rhyall, are dealing with the financial difficulties of owning a large English country house and estate in twentieth century Britain when inheritance taxes have taken a toll on their financial situation. Like many other such estates, they have opened up their house for guided tours for the public at two shillings and sixpence per person. Charles Delacro ignores a large "Private" sign on the door and barges into the private quarters, finding Hilary. At first annoyed, her behaviour is transformed when he introduces himself and mentions that he is a millionaire American oil tycoon. While making conversation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Girl
''Charlie Girl'' is a musical comedy which premiered in the West End of London at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15, 1965 and became one of the most successful theatre shows of the day running for 2,202 performances. It closed on 27 March 1971. Productions Original production The original stars were Joe Brown (Joe Studholme), Christine Holmes (Charlie Hadwell), Anna Neagle (Lady Hadwell), Derek Nimmo (Nicholas Wainwright), Hy Hazell (Kay Connor), Jean Lloyd Grant Mostyn and Stuart Damon (Jack Connor). When Joe Brown left the show in 1968, he was replaced by Gerry Marsden (of Gerry & The Pacemakers). Production credits included: * Directed by Wallace Douglas * Choreographed by Alfred Rodriques * Setting by Tod Kingman * Costumes by Cynthia Tingey * Orchestrations by Arthur Wilkinson * Musical Direction by Kenneth Alwyn Neagle took the show to Australia in 1971 where English co-star Derek Nimmo appeared with popstar John Farnham co-starring as Joe Studholme. Revival The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
