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Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland (16 March 19053 April 1989) was an English character actor who appeared in many major films, including several Shakespearean adaptations. Wooland was born in Düsseldorf, Germany to British parents. During the Second World War he was a junior radio announcer, reporting the news for the BBC. His acting break came when he played Horatio in Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' (1948), and in which his "fine work" was noted by ''The New York Times''. Then came Catesby in Olivier's film of ''Richard III'', and Paris in ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1954). He also had supporting roles in ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), ''Ivanhoe'' (1952), ''Background'' (1953), '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), ''Life for Ruth'' (1962) and '' International Velvet'' (1978). Wooland kept a herd of cows, each of which was named after a Shakespearean character. He died in 1989, aged 84. Filmography * ''The Five Pound Man'' (1937) as Lodge Keeper * '' This England'' (1941) as (uncredited) * ''Escape'' (1948) as Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 617,280. Düsseldorf is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Düssel, a small tributary. The ''-dorf'' suffix means "village" in German (English cognate: ''thorp''); its use is unusual for a settlement as large as Düsseldorf. Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine. Düsseldorf lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Region. It neighbours the Cologne Bonn Region to the south and the Ruhr to the north. It is the largest city in the German Low Franconian dialect area (closely related to Dutch). Mercer's 2012 Quality of Living survey ranked Düsseldorf the sixth most livable city in the world. Düsse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five Pound Man
''The Five Pound Man'' is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Judy Gunn, Edwin Styles and Charles Bannister. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.Chibnall p.294 Cast * Judy Gunn as Margaret Fenton * Edwin Styles as Richard Fordyce * Frank Allenby as Claud Fenton * Charles Bannister as Eustace Grant * Esma Cannon Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (née Cannon) (27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive () Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she freque ... as Lucy * G. H. Mulcaster as Sinclair 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. Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bandit Of Zhobe
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flesh Is Weak
''The Flesh Is Weak'' is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with ''Blonde in Bondage''. Plot Tony Giani is a Soho pimp who preys on young provincial women who come to London seeking work. Marissa Cooper, one such girl, has just arrived in London. Giani spots her and offers her a job in the Golden Bucket, a nightclub. In her innocence, she doesn't realize the club is a front for prostitution. When she tries to escape from the pimp's control, she is set up by Giani and his brother Angelo and arrested by the police. Investigative journalist Lloyd Buxton persuades her to give evidence against the brothers leading to their imprisonment and her freedom. Cast * John Derek as Tony Giani * Milly Vitale as Marissa Cooper * William Franklyn as Lloyd Buxton * Martin Benson as Angelo Giani * Freda Jackson as Trixie * Norman Wooland as Inspector Kingcombe * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Road Back
''No Road Back'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully. at the BFI Database The film is notable for being the first major film role for future Sean Connery. Connery's role is that of a minor who has a speech impediment. Cast * |
My Teenage Daughter
''My Teenage Daughter'', later ''Teenage Bad Girl'', is a 1956 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms and Norman Wooland. The screenplay concerns a mother who tries to deal with her teenage daughter's descent into delinquency. It was intended as a British response to ''Rebel Without a Cause''. It was the last commercially successful film made by Wilcox. Cast * Anna Neagle – Valerie Carr * Sylvia Syms – Janet Carr * Norman Wooland – Hugh Manning * Wilfrid Hyde-White – Sir Joseph * Kenneth Haigh – Tony Ward Black * Julia Lockwood – Poppet Carr * Helen Haye – Aunt Louisa * Josephine Fitzgerald – Aunt Bella * Wanda Ventham – Gina * Michael Shepley – Sir Henry * Avice Landone - Barbara * Michael Meacham – Mark * Edie Martin – Miss Ellis * Ballard Berkeley – Magistrate * Arthur Mullard Arthur Ernest Mullard (né Mullord; 19 September 1910His obituary in ''The Times'' gives his date of birth as 10 November 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Plan (1954 Film)
''The Master Plan'' is a 1954 British film noir drama film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Norman Wooland, Tilda Thamar and Wayne Morris (American actor), Wayne Morris. It is set at the headquarters of NATO. Based on a teleplay ''Operation North Star'' by Harald Bratt, it was produced as a second feature. It was made at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Scott MacGregor (art director), Scott MacGregor. Plot Following the Second World War, an American army officer stationed in West Germany is assigned with keeping classified information away from the Communists. Unfortunately, enemy agents know that he suffers from sudden black-outs and use this to hypnotise him, and make it appear that he is a traitor. Cast * Norman Wooland as Colonel Mark Cleaver * Tilda Thamar as Helen Quaid * Wayne Morris (American actor), Wayne Morris as Major Thomas Brent * Mary Mackenzie as Miss Gray * Arnold Bell as General Harry Goulding * Marjorie Stewart as Yvonne Goulding * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ringer (1952 Film)
''The Ringer'' is a 1952 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Herbert Lom, Donald Wolfit, Mai Zetterling, Greta Gynt, William Hartnell, and Denholm Elliott. It was Hamilton's directorial debut and the third English-language sound version of Edgar Wallace's 1929 play. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director William Hutchinson. Premise An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes from a mysterious killer who's also a master of disguise, and the police are called in to protect him. Cast * Herbert Lom as Maurice Meister * Donald Wolfit as Dr. Lomond * Mai Zetterling as Lisa * Greta Gynt as Cora Ann Milton * William Hartnell as Sam Hackett * Denholm Elliott as John Lemley * Norman Wooland as Inspector Bliss * Dora Bryan as Mrs. Hackett * Charles Victor as Inspector Wembury * Walter Fitzgerald as Commissioner * John Stuart as Gardener * John Slater as Bell * Edward Chapman as Stranger * Campbell S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard I Of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and seemed unlikely to become king, but all his brothers except the youngest, John, predeceased their father. Richard is known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: ''Le quor de lion'') or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior. The troubadour Bertran de Born also called him Richard Oc-e-Non (Occitan for ''Yes and No''), possibly from a reputation for terseness. By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Richard was an important Christian commander during the Third Crusade, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angel With The Trumpet (1950 Film)
''The Angel with the Trumpet'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, and Norman Wooland. It was based on a novel by Ernst Lothar. The film follows the rise and fall of an Austrian aristocrat, and her eventual death following the Anschluss. The film was a remake of a 1948 Austrian film '' Der Engel mit der Posaune''. Plot Henrietta Stein, daughter of a Jewish academic, is the mistress of the Habsburg Crown Prince who cannot marry her. She chooses instead a loveless marriage with Francis Alt, the head of the Alt Viennese piano manufacturing firm. Only their mutual friend Baron Hugo Tran knows of their feelings. On the day of her marriage, the Prince kills himself in despair. Francis and Henrietta raise their three children in the family home, uninterrupted until twelve years later, the Baron visits her in Vienna and they have an affair. Henrietta plans to leave her husband. The affair is interrupted when her brother-in-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine (1950 Film)
''Madeleine'' is a 1950 British film noir directed by David Lean, based on a true story of Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family who was tried in 1857 for the murder of her lover, Emile L'Angelier. The trial was much publicised in the newspapers of the day and labelled "the trial of the century". Lean's adaptation of the story starred his wife, Ann Todd, with Ivan Desny as her character's French lover. Norman Wooland played the respectable suitor and Leslie Banks the authoritarian father, both of whom are unaware of Madeleine's secret life. Lean made the film primarily as a "wedding present" to Todd, who had previously played the role onstage. He was never satisfied with the film and cited it as his least favourite feature-length movie. Plot The film begins at 7 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, in a contemporary setting, then jumps back to the past in the early 19th century. The film dramatises events leading up to the 1857 trial of an otherwise-respectable yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Over The Town
''All Over the Town'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill (actress), Sarah Churchill and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the 1947 novel by R. F. Delderfield. Premise After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Nat Hearn (Norman Wooland) returns to his prewar job as a reporter on the ''Tormouth Clarion''. He meets and is attracted to Sally Thorpe (Sarah Churchill (actress), Sarah Churchill), who had replaced him when he enlisted and has been given notice now he has returned. He arranges for her to be kept on and they spend time together and become engaged to marry. Later, Nat becomes a co-owner and editor of the paper, but the other co-owner disagrees with Nat's new editorial policy which often involves upsetting people who provide the paper with much of its advertising revenue. So he arranges for most of the staff to take holiday time-off simultaneously to prevent Nat's opposition to Tormouth council's pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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