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Robert Douglas (actor)
Robert Douglas Finlayson (9 November 1909 – 11 January 1999), known professionally as Robert Douglas, was an English stage and film actor, a television director and producer. Early career and personal life Douglas was born in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. He studied at RADA and made his stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth in 1927. A year later he made his first London appearance in ''Many Waters'' at the Ambassadors Theatre and went into films the following year. Personal life and death He was married twice, to actresses Dorothy Hyson (1914–1996) and Suzanne Weldon (1921–1995), fathering two children, Lucinda and Robert (Giles). He died from natural causes in Encinitas, California, aged 89. Career As an actor Theatre *1927: ''The Best People'' (Theatre Royal Bournemouth + tour) *1928: ''Crime'' (Grand Theatre Croydon + tour) *1928: ''Many Waters'' (Ambassadors Theatre London) *1928: ''Mrs.Moonlight'' (Kingsway Theatre London) *1929: ''Black St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buccaneer's Girl
''Buccaneer's Girl'' is a 1950 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Frederick de Cordova starring Yvonne De Carlo and Philip Friend. Plot Deborah McCoy, a New Orleans singer, is on a ship that is captured by the forces of the pirate captain Fredric Baptiste. Baptiste keeps McCoy captive but she escapes in New Orleans and is hired as a singer by Mme. Brizar, the proprietor of a school for young ladies. Deborah is sent to a party held by Captain Robert Kingston, the head of the Seaman's Fund. Robert is also Baptiste. She discovers that Baptiste uses his piracy activities to subsidise the Fund, which supports local seamen. Robert is engaged to Arlene Villon. The businessman Narbonne discovers Baptiste's ruse and sets a trap for him. Deborah overhears this and joins Baptiste on the open seas. They attack Narbonne's ships. Baptiste is captured by Narbonne but Deborah helps him escape. Cast * Yvonne De Carlo as Deborah McCoy * Philip Friend as Frederic Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Enemy (play)
''The Last Enemy'' is a 1929 play by actor-writer Frank Harvey. It was initially produced by Tom Walls and ran for 12 weeks. Laurence Olivier was in the cast. It opened on Broadway at the Schubert Theatre on 30 October 1930, with O.B. Clarence from the London cast. The production, directed by Nicholas Hannen, closed after four performances. It had a run in Sydney in November 1930 and again in 1947. Plot Two explorers die in the Antarctic but live on as spiritual guides to their children. Original London cast *Clara Perry - Athene Seyler *Cynthia Perry - Marjorie Mars *Dr Alexander Mckenzie - Nicholas Hannen *Harry Graham - Frank Lawton *James Churchill - Carl Harbord Carl Harbord (26 January 1908 – 18 October 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor. Stage When he was 19, Harbord appeared in the play ''The Happy Husband'', which was presented at the Criterion Theatre in London, England. ... *Janitor - Edmund Tottenham *Jerry Warrender - Laurence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In Film
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seven-y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Walls
Thomas Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 – 27 November 1949) was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adaptations of those plays in the 1930s. Walls spent his early years as an actor, from 1905, mostly in musical comedy, touring the British provinces, North America and Australia and in the West End. He specialised in comic character roles, typically flirtatious middle aged men. In 1922 he went into management in partnership with the comic actor Leslie Henson. They had an early success in the West End with a long-running farce, '' Tons of Money'', after which Walls commissioned and staged a series of farces at the Aldwych Theatre that ran almost continuously over the next decade. He and his co-star Ralph Lynn were among the most popular British actors of their time. In addition to his work in the theatre, Walls directed and acted in more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blarney Kiss
''The Blarney Stone'' (also known as ''The Blarney Kiss'') is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Anne Grey, Robert Douglas, Zoe Palmer and Peter Gawthorne. The screenplay concerns a penniless Irishman who becomes the business partner of an English aristocrat with a penchant for high-stakes gambling. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.Wood p.74 Cast * Tom Walls as Tim Fitzgerald * Anne Grey as Lady Anne Cranton * Robert Douglas as Lord Breethorpe * W.G. Fay as The Leader * J.A. O'Rourke as Sir Arthur * George Barret * Robert Horton * Haidee Wright as Countess Eleanor * Dorothy Tetley as Muriel Atkins * Louis Bradfield as Mackintosh * Zoe Palmer as Diana * Charles Carson as Sir Arthur * Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blarney Stone (film)
''The Blarney Stone'' (also known as ''The Blarney Kiss'') is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Anne Grey, Robert Douglas, Zoe Palmer and Peter Gawthorne. The screenplay concerns a penniless Irishman who becomes the business partner of an English aristocrat with a penchant for high-stakes gambling. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios.Wood p.74 Cast * Tom Walls as Tim Fitzgerald * Anne Grey as Lady Anne Cranton * Robert Douglas as Lord Breethorpe * W.G. Fay as The Leader * J.A. O'Rourke as Sir Arthur * George Barret * Robert Horton * Haidee Wright as Countess Eleanor * Dorothy Tetley as Muriel Atkins * Louis Bradfield as Mackintosh * Zoe Palmer as Diana * Charles Carson as Sir Arthur * Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne (1 September 1884 – 17 March 1962) was an Anglo-Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in the films of Will Hay and other popular British comedians of the 1930s and 1940s. Gawtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 In Film
The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1933 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in North America. * Motion picture industry goes under National Recovery Administration code. * Receivers appointed for Paramount Publix, RKO and Fox Theatres. * Film industry takes eight week salary cut. * Sirovich bill for sweeping probe of film industry is defeated. * John D. Hertz withdraws as Paramount Publix finance chairman and Adolph Zukor appoints George J. Schaefer as general manager. * Sidney Kent effects financial reorganization of Fox Film Corp., averting receivership, and company shows first profit since 1930. * Ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware creates "open market" for sound equipment. * Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Many Waters (film)
''Many Waters'' is a 1931 British romance film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson and Elizabeth Allan. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures.Wood p.72 It was based on the 1928 play of the same title by Monckton Hoffe. An elderly couple reminisce about the romantic adventures of their youth. It was the last film of actress Lillian Hall-Davis, a star of the silent era, who committed suicide in 1933. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis as Mabel Barcaldine * Arthur Margetson as Jim Barcaldine * Elizabeth Allan as Freda Barcaldine * Donald Calthrop as Compton Hardcastle * Sam Livesey as Stanley Rosel * Mary Clare as Mrs. Rosel * Robert Douglas as Godfrey Marvin * Charles Carson as Henry Delauney * Ivan Samson as Philip Sales * Renée Macready as Dolly Sales * Herbert Lomas as Everett * Hay Petrie as Director * J. Fisher White as Gentleman * Monckton Hoffe as Registrar * S.A. Cookson as Registrar of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Film
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ..., film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. In 1926 he directed his first film ''The Woman Juror'' and went on to direct another 16 films between 1926 and 1938. He began his acting career as a stage actor and appeared as Francis Tresham in "The Breed of the Treshams" (1903) opposite John Martin-Harvey. Milton Rosmer died in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1971. Partial filmography Actor * ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915 film), The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) - Mark Frettleby * ''Whoso Is Without Sin'' (1916) - The Vicar * ''Stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
