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Robert Rendel
Robert Rendel (2 December 1884, in St Mary Abbots Kensington, London – 9 May 1944, in Marylebone, London) was a British actor of stage, screen, television and radio. Career His stage work included roles in the original Broadway theatre, Broadway productions of W. Somerset Maugham, Somerset Maugham's ''The Circle (play), The Circle'' in 1921, and Arnold Ridley's ''The Ghost Train (play), The Ghost Train'' in 1926. In 1935 he played the Duke of Marlborough in Norman Ginsbury's ''Viceroy Sarah''. On film, he played Sherlock Holmes in the original sound film, sound version of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932 film), The Hound of the Baskervilles'' in 1932. Filmography * ''Slander (1916 film), Slander'' (1916) as Harry Carson * ''The Barricade (1917 film), The Barricade'' (1917) as Gerald Hastings * ''Her Night of Romance'' (1924) as Prince George * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932 film), The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1932) as Sherlock Holmes * ''Death at Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Drew Jr
John Drew Jr. (November 13, 1853 – July 9, 1927), commonly known as John Drew during his life, was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean comedy, society drama, and light comedies. He was the eldest son of John Drew Sr., who had given up a blossoming career in whaling for acting, and Louisa Lane Drew, and the brother of Louisa Drew, Georgiana Drew, and Sidney Drew. As such, he was also the uncle of John, Ethel, and Lionel Barrymore, and also great-great-uncle to Drew Barrymore. He was considered to be the leading matinee idol of his day, but unlike most matinee idols Drew's acting ability was largely undisputed. Life Drew was educated at a fine academy in Philadelphia, but the life of the theater would become his primary focus at a young age. His first role as a boy was "Plumper" in ''Cool as a Cucumber'' at the family's Arch Street Theater. Drew had a long association with Charles Frohman and leading lady Maude Adams. In these years under Frohman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slander (1916 Film)
''Slander'' is a lost film, lost 1916 American silent drama film starring Bertha Kalich. It was directed by Will S. Davis was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. Wayback) Cast *Bertha Kalich as Helene Ayers *Eugene Ormonde as Richard Tremaine *Mayme Kelso as Tremaine's Wife *Edward Van Sloan as Joseph Tremaine *Robert Rendel as Harry Carson *Warren Cook as Doctor *Charles Peyton as Tremaine's Valet (credited as C. Peyton) *T. Jerome Lawler as John BlairSee also *1937 Fox vault fireReferences External links * * 1916 films American silent feature films Lost American films Fox Film films Films directed by Will S. Da ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion Has Wings
''The Lion Has Wings'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda film, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film Productions and Alexander Korda Film Productions and 'was preparing the nation (for war) and shining a light on the power of the RAF'. ''The Lion Has Wings'' was made at the outbreak of World War II and was released to cinemas very quickly. It helped convince the British government of film's value for disseminating both propaganda and information. Plot ''The Lion Has Wings'' is recounted in various 'chapters' with a linking story revolving around a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer, played by Ralph Richardson, his wife and his family. The film opens with a newsreel-style documentary comparing life in Britain to life in Nazi Germany, narrated by E.V.H. Emmett in the upbeat and patriotic narrative style common to such newsreels in Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spy In Black
''The Spy in Black'' (US: ''U-Boat 29'') is a 1939 British film, and the first collaboration between the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They were brought together by Alexander Korda to make the World War I spy thriller novel of the same title by Joseph Storer Clouston into a film. Powell and Pressburger eventually made over 20 films during the course of their partnership. ''The Spy in Black'' stars Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson and Sebastian Shaw, with Marius Goring and Torin Thatcher as two German submarine officers. Grant Sutherland, a minister in Powell's ''The Edge of the World'' (1937), appears in this film as a Scottish air raid warden. Plot In March 1917, Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt), a World War I German U-boat commander, is ordered to lead a mission to attack the British Fleet at Scapa Flow, rendezvousing at the Old Man of Hoy. He sneaks ashore on the Orkney Islands to meet his contact, Fräulein Tiel (Valerie Hobson). Tiel has taken o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Feathers (1939 Film)
''The Four Feathers'' is a 1939 British Technicolor adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, and C. Aubrey Smith. Set during the reign of Queen Victoria, it tells the story of a man accused of cowardice. It is widely regarded as the best of the numerous film adaptations of the 1902 novel of the same name by A.E.W. Mason. Plot In 1895, the Royal North Surrey Regiment is called to active service to join the army of Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Mahdist War against the forces of the Khalifa (John Laurie). Forced into an army career by family tradition and fearful he might prove a coward in battle, Lieutenant Harry Faversham ( John Clements) resigns his commission on the eve of its departure. As a result, his three friends and fellow officers, Captain John Durrance (Ralph Richardson) and Lieutenants Burroughs (Donald Gray) and Willoughby ( Jack Allen), show their contempt for his action by each sending him a white feather atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Stairway
''The Dark Stairway'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Hugh Williams, Chili Bouchier and Garry Marsh. The film was a quota quickie production, based on the 1931 novel ''From This Dark Stairway'' by Mignon G. Eberhart. In the film, professional jealousy and rivalry erupts in a hospital over the discovery of a revolutionary new formula for anaesthetic, leading to murder. ''The Dark Stairway'' is now classed as a lost film. British Pictures Article Archive. Cast * as Dr. Thurlow * as ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Over England
''Fire Over England'' is a 1937 London Film Productions film drama, notable for providing the first pairing of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It was directed by William K. Howard and written by Clemence Dane from the 1936 novel ''Fire Over England (novel), Fire Over England'' by A. E. W. Mason, AEW Mason. Leigh's performance in the film helped to convince David O. Selznick to cast her as Scarlett O'Hara in his 1939 production of ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind''. The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I focusing on England's victory over the Spanish Armada. Plot During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England is concerned by the impending arrival of the Spanish Armada. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), English privateers such as Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World. Elizabeth's ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Circle (1936 Film)
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Crimson Circle may refer to: * ''The Crimson Circle'' (novel), a 1922 crime novel by Edgar Wallace * ''The Crimson Circle'' (1922 film), a British silent film adaptation * ''The Crimson Circle'' (1929 film), a German silent film adaptation * ''The Crimson Circle'' (1936 film), a British film adaptation * ''The Crimson Circle'' (1960 film) a West German film adaptation * The Crimson Circle Service Organization, a service organization in Los Angeles whose members come from the Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice Branded
''Twice Branded'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring James Mason, Robert Rendel and Lucille Lisle. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie. Premise A man returning home after serving a prison sentence tries to rebuild his relationship with his family and prevent his son becoming embroiled with the same criminal gang which had led to his own conviction. Cast * Robert Rendel as Charles Hamilton * Lucille Lisle as Betty Hamilton * James Mason as Henry Hamilton * Eve Gray as Sylvia Hamilton * Mickey Brantford as Dennis Hill * Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Etta Hamilton * Isobel Scaife as Mary * Paul Blake as Lord Hugo Winstanley * Neville Brook as Marcus Leadbetter * Ethel Royale as Miss Miller * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Price Of Wisdom
''The Price of Wisdom'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Mary Jerrold, Roger Livesey and Lilian Oldland. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British subsidiary of Paramount Pictures.Wood p.83 Cast * Mary Jerrold as Mary Temple * Roger Livesey as Peter North * Lilian Oldland as Jean Temple * Robert Rendel as Alfred Blake * Eric Cowley as Colonel Layton * Ann Codrington as Miss Stokes * Ivor Barnard as Pollit * Cicely Oates as Bonny References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films British drama films 1935 drama films Films directed by Reginald Denham Films set in England Quota quickies British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree 1930s English-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrow A Million
''Borrow a Million'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Reginald Gardiner, Vera Bogetti and Wally Patch. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Fox Film Company.Wood p.81 Cast * Reginald Gardiner as Alastair Cartwright * Vera Bogetti as Adele Cartwright * Charles Cullum as Michael Trent * Wally Patch as Bodgers * Meriel Forbes as Eileen Dacres * Robert Rendel as Struthers * Roland Culver as Charles Nutford * Wilson Coleman Wilson Coleman (1873–1940) was a British actor. He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson for five years. He toured both North and South America as well as South Africa. His hobbies w ... as Blake * Gordon McLeod as Bowers References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way Of Youth
''The Way of Youth'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by Norman Walker and starring Irene Vanbrugh, Aileen Marson and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie."Quota quickies" was an alliterative industry-term for British B-films: scripted, filmed, edited, and distributed on a three-week cycle. The filming schedule was very consistent: "arrive at 6am for hair and make-up, then a welcome break for tea .., whichset you up for the day, which finished at 6pm." Rona Anderson, "Foreword", in Steve Chibnall et al., ''The British 'B' Film'' (London: Bloomsbury, 2009), Premise A young woman and her army officer fiancé fall into heavy debt at a gambling club run by her own estranged grandmother. Cast * Irene Vanbrugh as Madame Bonnard * Aileen Marson as Carol Bonnard * Sebastian Shaw as Lieut. Alan Marmon * Henry Victor as M. Sylvestre * Diana Wilson as Grace Bonnard * Robert Rendel as Sir Peter Marmon * Leslie Bradley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
