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Rattle Of A Simple Man
''Rattle of a Simple Man'' is a 1964 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin, based on the 1963 play by Charles Dyer. The screenplay is about a naive man who becomes involved with a prostitute. Premise Percy Winthram is a 39-year-old socially inept, anxious virgin who pretends to be younger and travels by coach to London from Manchester with a group of friends to watch the FA Cup Final. The group have a night out in Soho and a £50 bet leads Percy to spend the evening with prostitute Cyrenne. Selected cast * Diane Cilento as Cyrenne * Harry H. Corbett as Percy Winthram * Michael Medwin as Ginger * Thora Hird as Mrs. Winthram * Charles Dyer as Chalky * Hugh Futcher as Ozzie * Carole Gray as District Nurse * Barbara Archer as Iris * David Saire as Mario * Alexander Davion as Ricardo * John Ronane as Willie * Michael Robbins as George * George Roderick as Papa * Marie Burke as Mama * Bryan Mosley as Mr. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Box
Violette Muriel Box, Baroness Gardiner, (22 September 1905 – 18 May 1991) was an English screenwriter and director, Britain's most prolific female director, having directed 12 feature films and one featurette. Her screenplay for ''The Seventh Veil'' (co-written with husband Sydney Box) won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Life and career Born Violette Muriel Baker in Tolworth, Surrey, in 1905, and educated at Surbiton High School. After her attempts at acting and dancing proved fruitless, she accepted work as a continuity girl for Associated British Picture Corporation, British International Pictures. In 1935, she met and married journalist Sydney Box, with whom she collaborated on nearly forty plays with mainly female roles for amateur theatre groups. Their production company, Verity Films, first released short wartime propaganda films, including ''The English Inn'' (1941), her first directing effort, after which it branched into fiction. The couple achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Burke
Marie Burke (born Marie Rosa Altfuldisch, later Holt, 18 October 189421 March 1988) was an English actress of stage, cinema and television. She appeared in over 40 films between 1917 and 1971, and appeared in TV series between 1953 and 1969. Biography Burke was born in London in 1894 to Rosa (née Underwood) and Ferdinand Altfuldisch (sometimes transcribed as Altfieldisch). The family changed their name to Holt during World War I. Career Marie Burke was a British character comedian and trained as an operatic singer in Italy. She appeared in films in 1917, before making her stage debut in 1919. As a member of the Katja Company she was touring Australia in 1926 when she and her colleague, the tenor Warde Morgan, were seriously injured in the Aberdeen Rail Disaster. She met and married British operatic tenor Thomas Burke when they were both studying singing in Milan. They had one daughter, the actress and singer Patricia Burke, who was born in Milan.John D. Vose ''The Lancashir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roderick (actor)
George H. Roderick (February 22, 1900 – February 19, 1982) was an official in the United States Department of the Army during the Eisenhower Administration. Biography Roderick was educated at the University of Michigan, where he wrote the music for the 1920 college musical. In the 1950s, Roderick was active in the Rotary Club in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Roderick Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) (abbreviated ASA(FM&C)) is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Army. The office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller ..., with Roderick serving in this post from February 9, 1954, until August 25, 1954. Eisenhower then named Roderick Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil-Military Affairs), and Roderick held this office from August 26, 1954, until February 29, 1957. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Robbins
Michael Anthony Robbins (14 November 1930 – 11 December 1992) was an English actor and comedian best known for his role as Arthur Rudge in the TV sitcom and film versions of ''On the Buses'' (1969–73). Career Michael Robbins was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Percival W. Robbins (1899–1956) and Bertha May ''née'' Sindall (1900–1997), who outlived him. From 1939 to 1944 Robbins was a pupil at St Michael's College, a Catholic school for boys, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. He then went on to work as a bank clerk and later became an actor after appearing in amateur dramatic performances also in Hitchin, where he and his family lived at the time. Robbins made his television debut as the cockney soldier in ''Roll-on Bloomin' Death''. Primarily a comedy actor, he is best remembered for the role of Arthur Rudge, the persistently sarcastic husband of Olive (Anna Karen), in the popular sitcom ''On the Buses'' (1969–73). Robbins and Karen provided the secondary comic storyline to R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ronane
John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019) was a British actor. He appeared onstage in the West End, in movies in Hollywood and Europe, on television and radio. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in the original production of Harold Pinter's '' The Collection'' at the Aldwych Theatre in 1962. His films include '' King Rat'' (1965), ''Charlie Bubbles'' (1967), ''Some May Live'' (1967), '' Sebastian'' (1968), ''Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972), and the 1975 remake of '' The Spiral Staircase''. On TV, he starred in the Emmy-nominated ''A War of Children'' for CBS. In the UK, he was a regular character in Granada TV's '' Strangers'' between 1978 and 1982, in which he played Detective Sgt Singer. He appeared in the television mini-series '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' and ''Elizabeth R'' as Thomas Seymour. Ronane's other TV credits include: ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', '' Department S'', ''Two in Clover'', ''Strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Davion
Alexander Davion, (March 31, 1929 - September 28, 2019) French-born British actor. He was perhaps best known in the UK for his starring role in ''Gideon's Way'' as Detective Chief Inspector David Keen. He was born in Paris, France. He died in London, England at the age of 90. Personal life He was married first to actress Ellen Caryl Klein (divorced) and to actress in 1965. Filmography Film roles *1951: ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' - Spanish Officer (uncredited) *1954: ''The Good Die Young'' - Young Man (uncredited) *1955: ''Richard III'' - Messenger to Richard *1960: ''Song Without End'' - Chopin *1963: ''Paranoiac'' - Tony Ashby *1964: ''Blind Corner'' - Ricky *1964: ''Rattle of a Simple Man'' - Ricardo *1966: '' Plague of the Zombies'' - Harry Denver *1966: '' Thunderbirds Are GO'' - Space Captain Greg Martin (voice) *1967: '' Valley of the Dolls'' - Ted Casablanca *1969: ''The Royal Hunt of the Sun'' - De Nizza *1971: ''Incense for the Damned'' - Tony Seymour *1971: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Saire
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Archer
Barbara Janet Archer (born in London in 1933) is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her appearance in the 1958 film ''Dracula'', starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Selected filmography * '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) - Madam Rita's Workroom Girl (uncredited) * '' Oh... Rosalinda!!'' (1955) - Lady * ''Lost'' (1956) - bit role (uncredited) * ''Jumping for Joy'' (1956) - Marlene * '' The Feminine Touch'' (1956) - Liz Jenkins * '' Eyewitness'' (1956) - bit role (uncredited) * ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1956) - Pretty Girl (uncredited) * ''The Passionate Stranger'' (1957) - Doris the barmaid * ''The Good Companions'' (1957) - Barmaid * ''Miracle in Soho'' (1957) - Gwladys * '' The Shiralee'' (1957) - Shopgirl * ''Strangers' Meeting'' (1957) - Rosie Foster * ''Dracula'' (1958) - Inga * ''Model for Murder'' (1959) - Betty Costard * ''In the Wake of a Stranger'' (1959) - Barmaid * ''Libel'' (1959) - Barmaid * ''Devil's Bait'' (1959) - Switchboard Operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Gray
Carole Gray (born 1938) Linked 2017-07-11 is a Southern Rhodesia-born former dancer and film actress known for her roles throughout Britain in 1960s West End musicals. Born in , , she arrived in England in 1956, and began her 12-year acting career by appearing in the television series,'' The Avengers.'' She made her first notable film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Futcher
Hugh Futcher (born 29 October 1937 in Portsmouth, Hampshire) is an English actor in theatre, television and film. He was a member of the stock company of the Carry On films, with notable parts in ''Carry On Spying'', ''Carry On at Your Convenience'', and ''Carry On Behind''. Other films include Roman Polanski's '' Repulsion'' (as Colin's pubmate Reggie) and the Herman's Hermits musical ''Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter''. In television, Futcher had a recurring role in the adventure series ''Orlando'' as "Hedgehog." He has also appeared on ''The Saint'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Minder'', and ''Casualty''. In 1972 he appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' serial "The Sea Devils", and 'Six Days of Justice', in the episode 'A Private Nuisance', with Earl Cameron (actor) and Mollie Sugden. Fifteen years later he was considered for the role of the Seventh Doctor, but accepted other work that precluded taking the part. He appeared with Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dyer (actor)
Charles Dyer may refer to: * Charles Dyer (architect) (1794–1848), British architect * Charles E. Dyer (1834–1905), American federal judge * Charles V. Dyer (1808–1878), American abolitionist * Charles Dyer (playwright) Charles Raymond Dyer (7 July 1928 – 23 January 2021) was an English playwright, actor and screenwriter. Life and career His first appearance was in 1948, at the Whitehall Theatre. His first play "''Who On Earth''", was published in 1953. H ... (1928–2021), British playwright and actor, author of the play ''Staircase'' * Charles A. Dyer, former U.S. Marine sergeant and Oath Keepers advocate now imprisoned for child rape {{hndis, Dyer, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
