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Moss Rose (film)
''Moss Rose'' is a 1947 American film noir mystery film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature and Ethel Barrymore. It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel ''Moss Rose'' by Marjorie Bowen based on a real-life Victorian murder case. Plot Set in Victorian London, the story concerns a music hall chorus girl, Belle Adair, aka Rose Lynton, who blackmails a gentleman, Michael Drego, after seeing him leave the house where another dancer, Daisy Arrow, was found murdered. Instead of accepting money she demands to be invited to the man's stately home to experience the life of a lady. The woman becomes friends with the man's mother, Lady Margaret Drego, and his fiancée, Audrey Ashton, but her peace is disturbed when Inspector Clinner, played by Vincent Price, arrives to question them further about the murder. Then another murder is committed in similar circumstances. Cast * Peggy Cummins as Belle Adair aka Rose Lynton * Victor Mature as Michael Drego * Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Bollin in the east of the county, on the edge of the Cheshire Plain, with Macclesfield Forest to its east; it is south of Manchester and east of Chester. Before the Norman Conquest, Macclesfield was held by Edwin, Earl of Mercia and was assessed at £8. The manor is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Maclesfeld", meaning "Maccel's open country". The medieval town grew up on the hilltop around what is now St Michael's Church. It was granted a charter by Edward I in 1261, before he became king. Macclesfield Grammar School was founded in 1502. The town had a silk-button industry from at least the middle of the 17th century and became a major silk-manufacturing centre from the mid-18th century. The Macclesfield Canal was constructed in 1826–31. Hovis breadmakers were another Victorian employer. Modern industries include pharmace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction. The plot often centers on the deductive ability, prowess, confidence, or diligence of the detective as he attempts to unravel the crime or situation by piecing together clues and circumstances, seeking evidence, interrogating witnesses, and tracking down a criminal. Suspense is often maintained as an important Plot (narrative), plot element. This can be done through the use of the soundtrack, camera angles, heavy shadows, and surprising plot twists. Alfred Hitchcock used all of these techniques, but would sometimes allow the audience in on a pending threat then draw out the moment for dramatic effect. This genre has ranged from early mystery tales, fictional or literary detective stories, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goldsworthy
John Goldsworthy (1884–1958) was a British-born stage and film actor. After emigrating to the United States he was active on Broadway appearing in a variety of plays, as well as several musicals.Bordman p.460 During the silent era he appeared in supporting roles in American films. Later in the 1940s he returned to the cinema, now playing mainly small, uncredited parts. His final film was MGM's ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1952). Selected filmography * ''A Yellow Streak'' (1915) * ''The Red Widow'' (1916) * ''A Corner in Cotton'' (1916) * ''Her Debt of Honor'' (1916) * ''Thou Shalt Not Steal'' (1917) * ''Life's Greatest Problem'' (1918) * ''The Career of Katherine Bush'' (1919) * ''The Divorcee'' (1919) * ''Even as Eve'' (1920) * '' The Sporting Duchess'' (1920) * ''Notoriety'' (1922) * ''Marriage Morals'' (1923) * ''Hangover Square'' (1945) * ''Confidential Agent'' (1945) * '' The Shanghai Cobra'' (1945) * '' Bedlam'' (1946) * ''The Dark Corner'' (1946) * ''The Verdict'' (1946) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Oliver Smith
Gerald Wilson Oliver Smith (June 26, 1892 – May 28, 1974) was an English-born actor who spent most of his career in the United States, both in New York City as a stage actor and in the Hollywood film industry. Born in Sidcup, Kent, England, Smith debuted as a music hall singer in London. He came to the United States as part of a London Gaiety Company production of ''To-night's the Night''. His Broadway career began in 1916, and he appeared in, among other productions, three George Gershwin musicals: '' Lady Be Good'' (1924), ''Oh, Kay!'' (1928) and ''Pardon My English'' (1933). He also had bit parts in silent films, such as ''The Mysterious Miss Terry'' (1917), and went on to appear in talkies and musicals in the 1930s and 1940s. He began working in Hollywood in 1937, and was frequently typecast as a genteel butler or pompous English gentleman. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig Polyscope Company. In the 1920s he was the star, producer, and director for several low-budget Western films. He also appeared in some television Westerns in the 1950s. Ferguson died in Burbank, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Selected filmography * ''Youth's Endearing Charm'' (1916) – Joe Jenkins * '' Where the West Begins'' (1919) * ''The Timber Queen'' (1922) * ''Boomerang Justice'' (1922) * ''The Trail of Vengeance'' (1924) * ''Officer 444'' (1926) * ''The Baited Trap'' (1926) * ''Tentacles of the North'' (1926) * ''A Captain's Courage'' (1926) * ''West of the Law'' (1926) * '' Wolves of the Desert'' (1926) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1926) * '' The Fighting Stallion'' (1927) * ''Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan (born William Bevan Harris, 29 September 1887 – 26 November 1957) was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 American films between 1916 and 1950. Career Bevan was born in the country town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. He went on the stage at an early age, traveled to Sydney and spent eight years in Australian light opera, performing as Willie Bevan. He sailed to America with the Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company in 1912, and later toured Canada. Bevan broke into films with the Sigmund Lubin studio in 1916. When the company disbanded, Bevan became a supporting actor in Mack Sennett movie comedies. An expressive pantomimist Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking ..., Bevan's quiet sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick O'Moore
Patrick O'Moore (1909–1983) was an Irish actor who appeared in a variety of American films and television shows. Keaney p.445 A character actor, he appeared in a number of Hollywood's British-themed films during the 1940s and 1950s. Selected filmography * ''Evensong'' (1934) * '' Kathleen Mavourneen'' (1937) * '' Smilin' Through'' (1941) * ''Desperate Journey'' (1942) * Springtime in the Rockies'' (1942) * ''Captains of the Clouds'' (1942) * ''Sahara'' (1943) * ''Assignment in Brittany'' (1943) * ''The Moon Is Down'' (1943) * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) * ''Stage Door Canteen'' (1943) * '' Between Two Worlds'' (1944) * ''Molly and Me'' (1945) * ''Conflict'' (1945) * '' Tonight and Every Night'' (1945) * ''G.I. War Brides'' (1946) * ''Cloak and Dagger'' (1946) * '' To Each His Own'' (1946) * ''Rendezvous 24'' (1946) * ''Moss Rose'' (1947) * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1947) * '' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' (1947) * '' The Two Mrs. Carrolls'' (1947) * ''The Exile'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rogers (actor)
John Rogers (28 August 1888 – 1 July 1963) was a British stage and film actor active in American cinema. A character actor, he played a number of supporting roles in the 1930s. These grew increasingly smaller during the 1940s were he was often uncredited. His final handful of appearances were in television during the 1950s. He was often cast in London-set productions, including '' Raffles'' and ''Charlie Chan in London''.McKay p.46 Selected filmography Film * ''Behind That Curtain'' (1929) * ''The Sea Wolf'' (1930) * '' Raffles'' (1930) * ''Old English'' (1930) * ''Charlie Chan Carries On'' (1931) * '' Limehouse Blues'' (1934) * ''Charlie Chan in London'' (1934) * ''Grand Canary'' (1934) * ''Jane Eyre'' (1934) * '' Long Lost Father'' (1934) * ''Wharf Angel'' (1934) * ''A Feather in Her Hat'' (1935) * ''People Will Talk'' (1935) * ''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' (1936) * ''Klondike Annie'' (1936) * ''Love Before Breakfast'' (1936) * ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'' (1937) * '' Bulldo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhys Williams (Welsh-American Actor)
Rhys Williams (31 December 1897 – 28 May 1969) was a Welsh character actor. He appeared in 78 films over a span of 30 years and later appeared on American television series. Career He made his 1941 film debut in the role of Dai Bando in ''How Green Was My Valley'', a drama about a working-class Welsh family that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Williams was the only Welsh actor in the cast. He is believed to have been the original narrator of the film, and was originally hired by director John Ford as a dialogue coach. During television's early years in America, Williams was in scores of series episodes, including the '' Adventures of Superman'' as a sadistic character in the 1952 episode "The Evil Three". Williams played art collector Rufus Varner in the 1958 ''Perry Mason'' episode, "The Case of the Purple Woman", and appeared on the religion anthology series, ''Crossroads''. His other television work was on such programmes as ''The Rifleman'', ''The DuPont Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Medina
Patricia Paz Maria Medina (19 July 1919 – 28 April 2012) was a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films ''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' (1954) and ''Mr. Arkadin'' (1955). Early life Medina was the daughter of Laureano Ramón Medina Nebot, a Spanish lawyer and opera singer from the Canary Islands, and an English mother, Edith May Strode. Patricia had two sisters, Piti (Pepita) and Gloria. Born in Liverpool, her sisters and she grew up at a mansion in Stanmore. Medina began acting as a teenager in the late 1930s, and worked her way up to leading roles in the mid-1940s, when she left London for Hollywood. Career In 1950's '' Fortunes of Captain Blood'', she teamed with British actor Louis Hayward. They subsequently appeared together in 1951's '' The Lady and the Bandit'', ''Lady in the Iron Mask'', and '' Captain Pirate'' from 1952. Darkly beautiful, Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as '' The Black Knight''. Two of her more notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Zucco
George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave villain, a member of nobility, or a mad doctor. Early life and family Zucco was born in Manchester, Lancashire, on 11 January 1886. His mother Marian (née Rintoul) ran a dressmaking business; it is claimed she was a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria, but this is untrue, as the honour was only accessible to titled ladies of high rank (duchesses, marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses, and baronesses). His father, George De Sylla Zucco, was a Greek merchant from Corfu who became a naturalised British subject in 1865. Zucco debuted on the Canadian stage in 1908 in a stock theater company. In 1910, he entered the United States for the first time from Canada, bound for Seattle, Washington, where he soon appeared in plays such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margo Woode
Margo Woode (April 20, 1928 – September 28, 2018) was an American actress, signed by 20th Century Fox in 1944 and started her film debut in ''Springtime in the Rockies ''Springtime in the Rockies'' is an American Technicolor musical comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1942. It stars Betty Grable, with support from John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero, Charlotte Greenwood, and Edward Everett Ho ...'' (1942), as a bit player. Her best-known role was as Phyllis in '' Somewhere in the Night'' (1946). She married Hollywood personal manager Bill Burton on July 22, 1947, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Filmography References External links * * 1922 births 2018 deaths American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Phoenix, Arizona 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
