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No Escape (1936 Film)
''No Escape'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Norman Lee and starring Valerie Hobson, Leslie Perrins and Robert Cochran. The screenplay concerns a man who attempts to hide his friend for a month. Plot summary For a bet a man attempts to hide his friend for a month. The police soon believe he has murdered him. Cast * Valerie Hobson as Laura Anstey * Leslie Perrins as Anthony Wild * Robert Cochran as Beeston * Henry Oscar as Cyril Anstey * Billy Milton as Billy West * Ronald Simpson as Scoop Martin * Kenneth Law as Jenner * Margaret Yarde as Bunty * Hal Gordon as County Constable * J. Neil More as Police Commissioner * Hilda Campbell as Russell - Barmaid 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 ...'' gave the film two out of four st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Lee
Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * ''Night Patrol'' (1930, documentary) * '' Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931) * ''The Strangler'' (1932) * '' Strip, Strip, Hooray'' (1932) * '' Josser in the Army'' (1932) * ''The Pride of the Force'' (1933) * '' Money Talks'' (1933) * ''Forgotten Men (British film)'' (c.1934) * ''The Outcast'' (1934) * ''Spring in the Air'' (1934) * ''A Political Party'' (1934) * '' Doctor's Orders'' (1934) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * ''Mother, Don't Rush Me'' (1936) * ''Happy Days Are Here Again'' (1936) * '' No Escape'' (1936) * ''Saturday Night Revue'' (1937) * '' French Leave'' (1937) * '' Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' (1937) * '' Kathleen Mavourneen'' (1937) * ''Knights for a Day'' (1937) * '' Wanted by Scotland Yard'' (1937) * ''Save a Little Sunshine'' (1938) * '' Mr. Reeder in Room 13'' (1938) * ''Murder in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Simpson (actor)
Ronald Maitland Simpson (1896–1957) was a British film, TV, and stage actor. He was a publicist, too, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Doris Lila Muschamp. Selected filmography * ''One Precious Year'' (1933) - (uncredited) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1933) - Dr. Wesley Primus * ''It's a Cop'' (1934) - Bates * '' Lucky Days'' (1935) - Smedley * ''Calling the Tune'' (1936) - Bramwell * ''Song of Freedom'' (1936) - Mr. Blane, the Pianist * ''Head Office'' (1936) - Knott * '' No Escape'' (1936) - Scoop Martin * ''The Loves of Joanna Godden'' (1947) - Rev. Brett * ''Mine Own Executioner'' (1947) - Mr. Grandison * '' Last Holiday'' (1950) - Dr. Pevensey * ''The Long Dark Hall'' (1951) - Mary's father * ''The House in the Square'' (1951) - Sir Joshua Reynolds (uncredited) * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) - R.N. Captain * ''The Last Man to Hang? ''The Last Man to Hang?'' is a 1956 crime film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Tom Conway and Elizabeth Sellars. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white 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) * Briton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Norman Lee
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] |
1930s English-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Mystery Thriller 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] |
1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as ''The Merry Widow'' and ''The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, ''Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – ''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become ''TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon (1894–1946) was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles. He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912. He toured England and South Africa in pantomime and comedy before entering films in 1928, his first being '' Adam's Apple''. Filmography * '' Adam's Apple'' (1928) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1929) * ''Windjammer'' (1930) * '' Old Soldiers Never Die'' (1931) * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1931) * ''Poor Old Bill'' (1931) * '' The Girl in the Night'' (1931) * '' Out of the Blue'' (1931) * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) * '' Up for the Cup'' (1931) * '' Tonight's the Night: Pass It On'' (1932) * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' A Night Like This'' (1932) * ''The Strangler'' (1932) * '' The New Hotel'' (1932) * '' Brother Alfred'' (1932) * ''Tin Gods'' (1932) * ''The Bad Companions'' (1932) * ''Jack's the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Romance'' (1913) - Woman * '' The Only Way'' (1925) - The Vengeance * ''London'' (1926) - Eliza Critten * '' Night Birds'' (1930) - Mrs. Hallick * '' The Woman Between'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) - Mrs. Clutterbuck * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) - Bride's Mother * '' Michael and Mary'' (1931) - Mrs. Tullivant * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) - Mrs. Smith * ''The Good Companions'' (1933) - Mrs. Mounder * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) - Lady Tapleigh * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Kate Browne * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) - Mrs. Hubbard * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) - Mrs. Clappit * ''Trouble in Store'' (1934, Short) - Landlady * '' Guest of Honour'' (1934) - Emma T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Milton
Billy Milton (8 December 190522 November 1989) was a British stage, film and television actor. Born in Paddington, Middlesex, (now in London), as William Thomas Milton, he was the son of Harry Harman Milton (1880-1942), a commission agent, and his wife Hilda Eugenie Milton, née Jackson, (1878-1935). Partial filmography *'' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1927) - (uncredited) *'' Young Woodley'' (1931) - Vining *''The Man from Chicago'' (1931) - Barry Larwood *'' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) - Rodney *''The Dressmaker of Luneville'' (1932) *''Three Men in a Boat'' (1933) - Jimmy *''Aunt Sally'' (1933) - Billy *''Music Hath Charms'' (1935) - Jack Lawton *'' King of the Castle'' (1936) - Monty King *''Once in a Million'' (1936) - Prince *'' Someone at the Door'' (1936) - Ronnie Martin *'' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) - Douglas Lincoln *'' No Escape'' (1936) - Billy West *'' Aren't Men Beasts!'' (1937) - Roger Holly *''The Dominant Sex'' (1937) - Alec Winstone *''Spring Handicap'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Goodchild
George Goodchild (1 December 1888 – 1969), also known as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a British author, screenwriter, and director. Over 200 Goodchild works were published during his lifetime and posthumously. His notable literary characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill. Goodchild's films include ''Colorado Jack'' (1921), ''Bucking the Barrier'' (1923), ''The Public Defender'' (1931), ''Condemned to Death'' (1932), ''Trooper O'Neill'' (1932), and '' No Escape'' (1936). Personal life Goodchild was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1888. Goodchild married Dora Mary Hill and had one son and two daughters while living at The Great Quarry, Guildford. Before full-time writing, he worked in journalism and publishing. He died at Aldershot in 1969, aged 80. Oeuvre: all works Goodchild's complete works include novels, plays, novelizations, short stories, non-fiction, anthologies, collections, films, editin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
