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Olwen Brookes
Olwen Brookes (26 November 1901 – 17 September 1976) was an English actress, known for ''An Inspector Calls'', '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' and ''The First Night of Pygmalion''. Her career spanned over a quarter of a century, and as well as stage work, included 29 films and 25 television appearances. Filmography * ''Men of Rochdale (Short)'' (1944) - Mrs. Clackman * '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945) - Slave Girl (uncredited) * '' This Man Is Mine'' (1946) - Spinster (uncredited) * ''The Mark of Cain'' (1947) - Mrs. Fisher (uncredited) * '' My Sister and I'' (1948) - Mrs. Lippincott * ''Warning to Wantons'' (1949) - (uncredited) * ''Stop Press Girl'' (1949) - Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) * ''Poet's Pub'' (1949) - Bridge Player (uncredited) * ''Choir Practice'' (1949, TV film) - Mrs. Davies * ''Trottie True'' (1949) - Lady Talman (uncredited) * '' Obsession'' (1949) - * '' The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) - Mrs. Parry * ''Appointment with Venus'' (1951) - F.A.N.Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Squad (TV Series)
''Ghost Squad'', known as ''G.S.5'' for its third series, was a crime drama series that ran between 1961 and 1964, about an elite division of Scotland Yard. In each episode the Ghost Squad would investigate cases that fell outside the scope of normal police work. Despite the show and characters being fictional, an actual division did exist within the Metropolitan Police at the time. Inspiration for the series was taken from a book of the same title written by John Gosling, a retired police officer and former member of the real-life squad it is based on. This squad operated only in London, but the members of the fictional team travel all over Europe, sometimes to fictitious countries. As was common practice at the time, most of the foreign settings are depicted by combining stock footage with scenes shot on sets, in this case at Independent Artists Studios at Beaconsfield and Associated British Elstree Studios. The music for the show was by Philip Green. The show was produced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Of Song
''Valley of Song'' is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen Swanson and the London Welsh Association Choral Society. It marked the film debut of actress Rachel Roberts. It was released in the U.S. as ''Men Are Children Twice''. Premise Fierce rivalries flare to the surface in a small Welsh town over a coveted role in the local choir. Cast * Mervyn Johns as Minister Griffiths * Clifford Evans as Geraint Llewellyn * Maureen Swanson as Olwen Davies * John Fraser as Cliff Lloyd * Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Lloyd * Betty Cooper as Mrs. Davies * Rachel Roberts as Bessie Lewis * Hugh Pryse as Lloyd, Undertaker * Edward Evans as Davies * Kenneth Williams as Lloyd the Haulage * Alun Owen as Pritchard * Ronald Lewis as Uncredited role * Desmond Llewelyn as Lloyd the Schoolmaster Production Filmed on location in Carmarthenshire in 1952, as well as at Elstree Studios, ''Valley of Song'' marks the first film appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel (1960 British Miniseries)
''The Citadel'' was a 1960 British television adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, ''The Citadel''. The series was directed by John Frankau and produced by Peter Graham Scott. It starred Eric Lander as Dr. Andrew Manson, and Zena Walker as Christine, his wife. This television adaptation is entirely missing, i.e. all nine episodes are believed to be lost. Other television versions include an American television film (1960), another British serial (1983), and two Italian ( 1964 and 2003) adaptations. Plot summary Cast * Eric Lander as Dr. Andrew Manson 9 episodes, 1960-1961 * Zena Walker as Christine Barlow 7 episodes, 1960-1961 * Jack May as Dr. Philip Denny 6 episodes, 1960-1961 * Noel Harrison as Freddie Foxley 6 episodes, 1960-1961 * Barry Keegan as Con Boland 6 episodes, 1960-1961 * Elizabeth Shepherd as Frances Le Roy 5 episodes, 1960-1961 * Richard Vernon as Dr. Ivory 5 episodes, 1960-1961 * John Laurie as Sir Robert Abbey 5 episodes, 1960-1961 * Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency – Ward 10
''Emergency Ward 10'' is a British medical soap opera series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like ''The Grove Family'', a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, ''Emergency Ward 10'' is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas. Overview The series was made by the ITV contractor ATV and set in a fictional hospital called Oxbridge General. Growing out of what was originally intended to be no more than a six-week serial (entitled ''Calling Nurse Roberts''), the series became ITV's first twice-weekly evening soap opera. ''Emergency Ward 10'' was the first hospital-based television drama to establish a successful format combining medical matters with storylines centring on the personal lives of the doctors and nurses. ''Emergency Ward 10'' attracted attention for its portrayal of an interracial relationship between surgeon Louise Mahler (played by Joan Hooley) and Doctor Giles Farmer (played by John White), showing the second kiss on televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whack-O!
''Whack-O!'' is a British sitcom TV series starring Jimmy Edwards, written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, and broadcast from 1956 to 1960 and 1971 to 1972. The series (in black and white) ran on the BBC from 1956 to 1960 and (in colour) from 1971 to 1972. Edwards took the part of Professor James Edwards, M.A., the drunken, gambling, devious, cane-swishing headmaster who tyrannised staff and children at Chiselbury public school (described in the opening titles as "for the sons of Gentlefolk"). The Edwards character bore more than a passing resemblance to Sergeant Bilko as he tried to swindle the children out of their pocket money to finance his many schemes. The first six episodes were subtitled "Six of the Best". In 1959 a film was made based on the show, called ''Bottoms Up!''. The series was revived in colour with updated scripts in 1971–72, slightly retitled ''Whacko!''. In all, it ran for a total of 60 episodes, with 47 of black-and-white and 13 colour, of 30 minutes each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Right And Centre
''Left Right and Centre'' is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it follows the events of a by-election in a small English town. Plot Robert Wilcot, a popular television personality, is selected as the Conservative candidate for the provincial town of Earndale in the upcoming by-election. His selection is mostly due to the influence of his uncle, Lord Wilcot, a powerful local figure. His opponent is to be Stella Stoker, a fishmonger's daughter with a degree from the London School of Economics who has been chosen to stand for the Labour Party. Travelling up on the train to Earndale, the two candidates meet and while she quickly works out who he is, he remains ignorant of her true identity. To try to show off he begins to tell her about his selection for the seat and how he expects to win. He describes his o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack The Ripper (1959 Film)
''Jack the Ripper'' is a 1959 film produced and directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker. It is loosely based on Leonard Matters' theory that Jack the Ripper was an avenging doctor. The black-and-white film stars Lee Patterson and Eddie Byrne and co-stars Betty McDowall, John Le Mesurier, and Ewen Solon. It was released in England in 1959, and shown in the U.S. in 1960. The plot is a "whodunit" with false leads and a denouement in which the least likely character, in this case "Sir David Rogers" played by Ewen Solon, is revealed as the culprit. As in Matters' book, ''The Mystery of Jack the Ripper'', Solon's character murders prostitutes to avenge the death of his son. While Matters had the son dying from venereal disease, the film has him committing suicide on learning his lover is a prostitute. Plot In 1888, Jack the Ripper is on his killing spree. Scotland Yard Inspector O'Neill (Byrne) welcomes a visit from his old friend, New York City detective Sam Lowry (Patterson) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night To Remember (1958 Film)
''A Night to Remember'' is a 1958 British docudrama film based on the eponymous 1955 book by Walter Lord. The film and book recount the final night of RMS ''Titanic'', which on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and then sank in the early morning hours of Monday, 15 April 1912. Adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Roy Ward Baker, the film stars Kenneth More as the ship's Second Officer Charles Lightoller and features Michael Goodliffe, Laurence Naismith, Kenneth Griffith, David McCallum and Tucker McGuire. It was filmed in the United Kingdom and tells the story of the sinking, portraying the main incidents and players in a documentary-style fashion with considerable attention to detail. The production team, supervised by producer William MacQuitty (who saw the original ship launched) used blueprints of the ship to create authentic sets, while Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall and ex-Cunard Commodore Harry Grattidge worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Ball (1957 Film)
''After the Ball'' is a 1957 British biographical film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Pat Kirkwood, Laurence Harvey and Jerry Stovin. It portrays the life of the stage performer Vesta Tilley. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Pat Kirkwood as Vesta Tilley *Laurence Harvey as Walter de Frece *Jerry Stovin as Frank Tanhill *Jerry Verno as Harry Ball *Clive Morton as Henry de Frece *Marjorie Rhodes as Bessie *Leonard Sachs as Richard Warner *Ballard Berkeley as Andrews *June Clyde as Lottie Gibson *Charles Victor as Stagehand * Tom Gill as Manager * Peter Carlisle as Oscar Hammerstein *George Margo as Tony Pastor * Mark Baker as George M. Cohan * Terry Cooke as Dan Leno Jr * Barbara Roscoe as Patricia * Margaret Sawyer as Little Tilley Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Companions (1957 Film)
''The Good Companions'' is a 1957 British musical film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Eric Portman. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by J. B. Priestley and is a remake of the 1933 film version. Partial cast * Eric Portman as Jess Oakroyd * Celia Johnson as Miss Trant * Hugh Griffith as Morton Mitcham * Janette Scott as Susie Dean * John Fraser as Inigo Jollifant * Joyce Grenfell as Lady Parlitt * Bobby Howes as Jimmy Nunn * Rachel Roberts as Elsie and Effie Longstaff * John Salew as Mr. Joe * Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Joe * Shirley Anne Field as Redhead * Carole Lesley as Film star Production It was one of the pet projects of Robert Clark, head of ABPC. J Lee Thompson was Clark's favourite director. Reception In a House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Terrace
''High Terrace'' is a 1956 black and white British mystery film directed by Henry Cass and starring Dale Robertson, Lois Maxwell, Derek Bond, Eric Pohlmann and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Beautiful fledgeling actress Stephanie Blake (Lois Maxwell) is starring in playwright Otto Kellner's (Eric Pohlman) latest theatrical hit. Unbeknownst to her, the writer is in love with her, and is jealous of any competition. Stephanie is ambitious for a part in a new play by American Bill Lang (Dale Robertson), but Kellner refuses to release her from her contract. When Kellner is found stabbed with a pair of Stephanie's scissors, Bill Lang fears she is being framed and so aids her in moving the body. But when the police discover the corpse, everyone becomes a suspect. Cast Critical reception Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Without Men (1956 Film)
''Women Without Men'' is a 1956 British drama film directed by Elmo Williams and Herbert Glazer and starring Beverly Michaels, Joan Rice and Hermione Baddeley. The screenplay concerns a woman who is unjustly sent to prison for an act which was really one of self-defense, and who escapes from prison in order to keep a rendezvous with her would-be fiancé, who has been out of the country and unaware of her plight. For U.S. release the film was retitled ''Blonde Bait'' and substantially re-edited, with new scenes filmed by the American distributors (with additional American actors - e.g. Jim Davis replacing Paul Carpenter as Nick) and notable character and plot changes, such as turning the heroine into a gangster's moll, for whom the prison break in engineered by the police in hopes she will lead them to her much-wanted fugitive boyfriend. Other new actors were Richard Travis, Harry Lauter and Paul Cavanagh. Beverly Michaels also appeared in the film's new ending sequence. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
