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Michael Barringer
Michael Barringer was a British writer, screenwriter and playwright. He also occasionally served as film director, directing four films early in his career. His play ''Inquest'' was the first performed at the Windmill Theatre when it opened in 1931. He was born in 1884, and died, aged 70, in 1954. Selected filmography Writer * ''Inquest'' (1931) * '' The Right to Live'' (1932) * '' Double Dealing'' (1932) * '' In a Monastery Garden'' (1932) * '' Frail Women'' (1932) * ''A Tight Corner'' (1932) * '' Murder at Covent Garden'' (1932) * ''I'll Stick to You'' (1933) * '' Cleaning Up'' (1933) * '' The Stickpin'' (1933) * ''Marooned'' (1933) * '' Yes, Madam'' (1933) * '' Strike It Rich'' (1933) * '' That's My Wife'' (1933) * ''On the Air'' (1934) * '' Keep It Quiet'' (1934) * '' Without You'' (1934) * ''The Man I Want'' (1934) * '' A Glimpse of Paradise'' (1934) * ''Crazy People'' (1934) * '' Flat Number Three'' (1934) * ''Passing Shadows'' (1934) * ''Death on the Set'' (1935) * ''The Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Air (film)
''On the Air'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Davy Burnaby, Reginald Purdell and Betty Astell. It was made by British Lion at Beaconsfield Studios. It was one of a number of revue films made by the company during the decade. The film's art direction was by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Davy Burnaby as Davy * Reginald Purdell as Reggie * Betty Astell as Betty * Anona Winn as Chambermaid * Max Wall as Boots * Hugh E. Wright as Vicar * Derek Oldham as Derek Oldham * Jane Carr as Jane Carr * Eve Becke as Eve Becke * Edwin Styles as Edwin Styles * Mario de Pietro as Mario de Pietro * Teddy Brown as Teddy Brown * Harry Champion as Harry Champion * Roy Fox as Roy Fox * Jimmy Jade as Jimmy Jade * Clapham and Dwyer as Themselves * Scott and Whaley as Themselves * Wilson, Keppel and Betty as Themselves * The Buddy Bradley Harold "Buddy" William Bradley Jr.,Peter Bagge ''Hate'' #6, 1991 Fantagraphics; page 6, panel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of A Song
''The Price of a Song'' is a 1935 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell. It is one of 23 quota quickies Powell directed between 1931 and 1936. It features a largely forgotten cast – only Felix Aylmer, here in a minor role, would go on to a significant film career. Plot Impecunious bookmaker's clerk Arnold Grierson, seeing a way to easy money, forces his daughter Margaret to marry wealthy but obnoxious songwriter Nevern, ignoring her romance with local newspaper editor Michael Hardwick. Soon after the wedding, Grierson requests the loan of a significant sum of money from Nevern and is furious and humiliated to be flatly turned down. He begins to make elaborate plans to murder Nevern on the assumption that Margaret will then inherit her husband's estate. Meanwhile, the desperately unhappy Margaret has rekindled her relationship with Hardwick. Nevern finds them in a café together and causes a public scene. Margaret determines that her only course of action is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie, Leave The Room!
''Annie, Leave the Room!'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Morton Selten, Eva Moore and Jane Carr. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Wood p.81 Cast * Morton Selten as Lord Spendlove * Eva Moore as Mrs. Morley * Jane Carr as Adrienne Ditmar * Davina Craig as Annie * Richard Cooper as The Honourable Algernon Lacey * Jane Welsh as Lady Mary * Ben Welden as Raisins * Arthur Finn as Al Gates * Edward Underdown as John Brandon * Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * ''A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexton Blake And The Mademoiselle
''Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Alex Bryce and starring George Curzon as Sexton Blake. Premise Blake must discover who has stolen from a wealthy financier – and discovers a mysterious woman behind the crime. Cast * George Curzon as Sexton Blake *Lorraine Grey as Mademoiselle Roxanne *Tony Sympson as Tinker * Edgar Norfolk as Inspector Thomas * Raymond Lovell as Captain * Ian Fleming as Henry Norman * Vincent Holman as Carruthers * Wilson Coleman as Pierre Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...'' called it "A likable film with the enjoyable Curzon again tackling his Sexton Blake role." References External links * 1935 films British crime films 1935 crime films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's My Uncle
''That's My Uncle'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Mark Daly, Richard Cooper and Betty Astell. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Wood p.88 Cast * Mark Daly as Walter Frisbee * Richard Cooper as Arthur Twindle * Betty Astell as Maudie * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Frisbee * Michael Shepley as Chrlie Cookson * Wally Patch as Splinty Woods * David Horne as Col. Marlowe * Hope Davy as Betty Marlowe * Ralph Truman as Monty * Gladys Hamer Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films. Selected filmography * '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921) * '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * '' The Re ... * Colin Lesslie References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Splash
''The Big Splash'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Frank Pettingell, Finlay Currie and Marguerite Allan. A millionaire hires a man to play his look-alike, double. It was made as a quota quickie at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.81 Cast *Frank Pettingell as Bodkin *Finlay Currie as Hartley Bassett *Marguerite Allan as Germaine *Drusilla Wills as Mrs Bodkin *Roy Royston as Jack Trent *Ben Welden as Crook *Percy Parsons as Crook References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films British comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s British films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death On The Set
''Death on the Set'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray, Jeanne Stuart and Wally Patch. Its plot concerns a film director who murders a leading gangster and takes his place, later pinning the killing on a prominent actress. It is also known by the alternative title ''Murder on the Set''. The film was a quota quickie produced at Twickenham Studios by Julius Hagen for distribution by Universal Pictures. Cast * Henry Kendall as Cayley Morden / Charlie Marsh * Eve Gray as Laura Cane * Jeanne Stuart as Lady Blanche * Garry Marsh as Inspector Burford * Wally Patch as Sergeant Crowther * Lewis Shaw as Jimmy Frayle * Alfred Wellesley as Studio Manager * Ben Welden as Freshman * Rita Halsam as Constance Lyon * Robert Nainby as Lord Umbridge * Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Shadows
''Passing Shadows'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Edmund Gwenn, Barry MacKay and Aileen Marson. It was made as Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.83 The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Edmund Gwenn as David Lawrence * Barry MacKay as Jim Lawrence * Aileen Marson as Mary Willett * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Stranger * Viola Lyel as Mrs. Willett * Wally Patch as Sergeant * John Turnbull as Inspector Goodall * Barbara Everest as Mrs. Lawrence * Beatrice Marsden Beatrice may refer to: * Beatrice (given name) Places In the United States * Beatrice, Alabama, a town * Beatrice, Humboldt County, California, a locality * Beatrice, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beatrice, Indiana, an unincorporate ... as Mrs. Smith References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flat Number Three
''Flat Number Three'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott starring Mary Glynne, Betty Astell and Cecil Parker. Its plot involves a lawyer who assists a widow who has killed her blackmailer. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.77 Cast * Mary Glynne as Mrs. Rivington * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Kettler * Betty Astell as Trixie * Lewis Shaw as Harry Rivington * Cecil Parker as Hilary Maine * Dorothy Vernon Dorothy Vernon (1544 – 24 June 1584), the younger daughter of Sir George Vernon and Margaret ''nee'' Talbois (or Tailboys), was the heiress of Haddon Hall, an English country house in Derbyshire with its origins in the 12th century. She marr ... as Mrs. Crummitt References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy People (1934 Film)
''Crazy People'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Nancy O'Neil and Kenneth Kove. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. It was based on the novel ''Safety First'' by Margot Neville.Goble p.344 Cast * Henry Kendall as Hippo Rayne * Nancy O'Neil as Nanda Macdonald * Kenneth Kove as Birdie Nightingale * Helen Haye as Aunt Caroline * Vera Bogetti * Wally Patch * Hal Walters * Hugh E. Wright See also * ''Safety First ''Safety First'' is a 1926 British silent comedy film directed by Fred Paul and starring Brian Aherne, Queenie Thomas and Mary Brough. It was based on a novel of the same name by Margot Neville.Goble p.344 Cast * Brian Aherne as Hippocrates ...'' (1926) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film'. Walter de Gruyter, 2011. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Glimpse Of Paradise
''A Glimpse of Paradise'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring George Carney, Eve Lister and Wally Patch. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.82 It is now considered a lost film. Cast * George Carney as Jim Bogsworth * Eve Lister as Marion Fielding * Robert Cochran as Norman Ware * Wally Patch as Harry * Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Latter * Roddy Hughes as Walter Fielding * Katie Johnson as Mrs. Fielding * Margaret Yarde Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's ... as Mrs. Kidd * D. J. Williams as Bert Kidd * Fred Groves as Joshua Ware References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |