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Ronald Whelan (actor)
Ronald Whelan (2 November 1905–1965) was an Australian actor, assistant director and unit manager. He was the son of actor Albert Whelan. In the 1930s he regularly worked for Cinesound Productions as an actor (usually in villainous roles) and assistant director. He moved to the US and worked steadily as a character actor. He died in Los Angeles in 1965. Credits *''Snap'' (1925) - stage revue *''Her Past'' (1934) - stage play *''Thoroughbred'' (1936) - actor, assistant director *''Tall Timbers'' (1936) - assistant director, actor *''Orphan of the Wilderness'' (1936) - assistant director, actor *''It Isn't Done'' (1937) - actor *'' Lovers and Luggers'' (1937) - assistant director, actor *'' Mr Chedworth Steps Out'' (1938) - assistant director *''Dad and Dave Come to Town'' (1938) - assistant director *'' Gone to the Dogs'' (1939) - actor and assistant director *'' Ants in his Pants'' (1939) - assistant director, actor *''Dad Rudd MP'' (1940) - assistant director, actor *''40,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mail (Adelaide)
The ''Sunday Mail'' (originally titled ''The Mail'') is an Adelaide newspaper first published on 4 May 1912 by Clarence Moody. Through much of the 20th century, '' The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, '' The News'' the afternoon tabloid, ''The Sunday Mail'' a vehicle for covering weekend sport, and ''Messenger Newspapers'' covering community news. "Sunday Mail" is a business name of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd, a private company that is part of News Corp Australia, which since 2004 has been a component of the U.S. multinational mass media company, News Corp. History ''Mail'' In 1912, Clarence Moody initially set up three newspapers – the ''Sporting Mail'' (1912-1914), ''Saturday Mail'' (1912-1917), and the ''Mail''. The first two titles lasted only a few years, and the ''Mail'' itself went into liquidation in late 1914. Ownership passed briefly to George Annells and Frank Stone, and then to Herbert Syme. In May 1923 News Limited purchased the ''Mail'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News (Hobart)
News is new information, typically relating to current events. News or The News may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film, television and theatre * ''The News'' (film), a 1989 Indian Malayalam film * ''News'' (film), a 2005 Indian Kannada film * ''The News'' (musical), a 1985 Broadway musical * "The News" (''The Amazing World of Gumball''), a television episode Music Performers * NEWS (band), a J-pop band * Huey Lewis and the News, an American rock band Albums * ''News'' (album), by News, 2013 * ''N.E.W.S.'' (Golden Earring album), 1984 * ''N·E·W·S'' (Prince album), 2003 * ''News'' (EP), by Tokyo Jihen, 2020 * ''The News'', an EP by Carbon/Silicon, 2006 Songs * "News", by Dire Straits from ''Communiqué'', 1979 * "The News", by PartyNextDoor from ''Partymobile'', 2020 * "The News", by Train from ''A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat'', 2017 Companies and organizations * News (publishing), an Austrian publisher of news magazines * News Corporation (1980–2013), a media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
''The Daily Telegraph'', also nicknamed ''The Tele'', is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is published Monday through Saturday and is available throughout Sydney, across most of regional and remote New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. A 2013 poll conducted by Essential Research found that the ''Telegraph'' was Australia's least-trusted major newspaper, with 49% of respondents citing "a lot of" or "some" trust in the paper. Amongst those ranked by Nielsen, the ''Telegraph'' website is the sixth most popular Australian news website with a unique monthly audience of 2,841,381 readers. History ''The Daily Telegraph'' was founded in 1879, by John Mooyart Lynch, a former printer, editor and journalist who had once worked on the ''Melbourne Daily Telegraph''. Lynch had failed in an attempt to become a politician and was lookin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphan Of The Wilderness
''Orphan of the Wilderness'' is a 1936 Australian feature film from director Ken G. Hall about the adventures of a boxing kangaroo. It starred Brian Abbot who disappeared at sea not long after filming completed. Synopsis Chut is a kangaroo whose mother is killed by hunters. He wanders through the bush and eventually arrives at a homestead, where he is befriended by a farmer, Tom Henton. Years later, Tom puts Chut in a travelling circus run by Shorty McGee. Tom's girlfriend Margot performs in the circus and says she'll look after Chut. McGee trains Chut as a boxing kangaroo and becomes famous around Australia. Neither Margot or Tom are aware that Shorty whips the kangaroo prior to bouts. One day Chut fights back against McGree and takes off into the bush, pursued by men with rifles and dogs. Tom and his station hands eventually ride to the rescue and Tom beats up McGee. Chut settles down on Tom's property. Cast * Brian Abbot as Tom Henton * Gwen Munro as Margot *Ethel Saker as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Isn't Done
''It Isn't Done'' is a 1937 Australian comedy film about a grazier ( Cecil Kellaway) who inherits a barony in England. Synopsis Hubert Blaydon, an Australian farmer, inherits a baronial estate and moves to England with his wife and daughter Patricia to collect it. He finds it difficult to adapt to upper class customs and faces snobbishness from Lord Denvee and difficulties with his butler Jarms. Patricia falls for a writer, Peter Ashton, who is next in line for the title and the estate. Hubert misses Australia. He eventually contrives evidence that Peter is the legal heir and bonds with Lord Denvee over the fact that both their sons died on the same day in World War I. Hubert and his wife return to Australia with Jarms while Patricia and Peter are married. Cast * Cecil Kellaway as Hubert Blaydon *Shirley Ann Richards as Patricia Blaydon * John Longden as Peter Ashton * Frank Harvey as Lord Denvee *Harvey Adams as Jarms *Nellie Ferguson as Mrs Blaydon *Campbell Copelin as Ronald D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers And Luggers
''Lovers and Luggers'' is a 1937 Australian film directed by Ken G. Hall. It is an adventure melodrama about a pianist ( Lloyd Hughes) who goes to Thursday Island to retrieve a valuable pearl. It was retitled ''Vengeance of the Deep'' in the US and United Kingdom. Synopsis In London, concert pianist Daubenny Carshott is feeling dissatisfied with his life and wanting a masculine adventure; he also desires the beautiful Stella Raff. Stella agrees to marry him if he brings back a large pearl with his own hands from Thursday Island. Daubenny notes a painting in Stella's apartment from "Craig Henderson" but when asked Stella is evasive about the artist. Daubenny travels to Thursday Island where he buys a lugger and a house from the villainous Mendoza. He makes friends on the island, including another diver, Bill Craig, the drunken duo of McTavish and Dorner, and the boisterous Captain Quidley. He also meets Quidley's daughter, the beautiful Lorna, who likes to dress in men's clothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mr Chedworth Steps Out
''Mr. Chedworth Steps Out'' is a 1939 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall starring Cecil Kellaway. Kellaway returned to Australia from Hollywood to make the film, which features an early screen appearance by Peter Finch. It was the fifteenth feature film from Hall and Cinesound Productions. It was released in the United States by Astor Pictures Corp. in 1943, retitled as Forged Money. Plot summary A mild-mannered clerk, George Chedworth, is married to the snobbish, nagging Julie, and has four children: gambling addict Arthur, beautiful Gwen, teenage singer Susie and young Fred. Chedworth lends money to Arthur to cover his gambling debts to a bookmaker, and is persuaded by the bookmaker on a long-shot wager. Chedworth is then fired from his job after 24 years of service. He is given a compensatory employment as a night watchman, and stumbles upon some money hidden by gangsters and an old printing press. Chedworth uses the money to improve his situation. He wins a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dad And Dave Come To Town
''Dad and Dave Come to Town'' is a 1938 Australian comedy film directed by Ken G. Hall, the third in the 'Dad and Dave' comedy series starring Bert Bailey. It was the feature film debut of Peter Finch and is one of the best known Australian films of the 1930s. Synopsis Life is busy on the Rudd farm: Dave keeps inventing things, Joe has a tooth ache, Billy Ryan wants to marry Sarah Rudd but Dad is feuding with Billy's father, Old Man Ryan, who wants to buy Dad's bottom paddock. Dad receives news that his brother, Alfred, whom he has not seen for 20 years, has died and left Dad a house in the city, Bellavista, along with a shop that sells women's clothes called Cecille's. Dad moves to the city with Dave, Mum and daughter Jill. He discovers that the store is struggling, and is unaware that the store's manager, Rawlins, is secretly in league with a rival shop owner, Pierre, who wants to take over Cecille's. Dad puts Jill in charge and she starts rejuvenating the store, impressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone To The Dogs (1939 Film)
''Gone to the Dogs'' is a 1939 musical comedy vehicle starring George Wallace. It was the second of two films he made for director Ken G. Hall, the first being '' Let George Do It'' (1938). Synopsis George is a disaster-prone zoo attendant who accidentally discovers a substance that accelerates motion, enabling his greyhound to run faster. This attracts the interest of a gang of criminals, who kidnap George's dog and plan to substitute their own in an important dog race. George and his friends defeat the crooks and their dog wins the race. Cast * George Wallace as George *Lois Green as Jean McAllister * John Dobbie as Henry Applegate *John Fleeting as Jimmy Alderson *Ronald Whelan as Willard *Alec Kellaway as Mad Jack *Letty Craydon as Mrs McAllister *Kathleen Esler as Irene Inchape *Howard Craven as Ted Inchape *Harold Meade as Mr Inchape *Lou Vernon as Doctor Sundermann *George Lloyd as Quinn *Harry Abdy as Hogg *Reginald Collins as Benson *Jack Settle as head keeper *Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ants In His Pants
''Come Up Smiling'' (also known as ''Ants in His Pants'') is a 1939 Australian comedy film starring popular American stage comedian Will Mahoney and his wife Evie Hayes. It was the only feature from Cinesound Productions not directed by Ken G. Hall. Synopsis Barney O'Hara is a performer in a touring carnival. He runs a sideshow act with his daughter, Pat, and ex-Shakespearean actor, Horace Worthington Howard, which is struggling to make money. One of the main attractions is Pat's voice. One day Pat is invited to sing at a party held by Colonel Cameron and his daughter Eve, but her voice fails her. A specialist tells Barney that Pat requires an expensive operation. To raise the money, Barney agrees to fight a boxer known as 'The Killer'. He is helped in his training by dancer Kitty Katkin. On the day of the fight, ants are slipped into Barney's shorts, causing him to defeat the Killer. He wins the money to enable Pat to have her operation. Cast Production The film was develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Man Is An Island (film)
''No Man Is an Island'' is a 1962 war film about the exploits of George Ray Tweed, a United States Navy radioman who avoided capture and execution by the Japanese during their years-long World War II occupation of Guam. It stars Jeffrey Hunter as Tweed. The film was shot entirely in the Philippines and all the supporting actors spoke Tagalog rather than Chamorro, to the amusement of Chamorros who saw the film. Plot It is 1941. Tweed is at a radio outpost on Guam from where he expects to return to mainland America. His replacement, Roy, arrives with Vicente, a local. Shortly after bombing Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack Guam by air, killing Vicente and Chief Schultz. The five survivors from the outpost run for the hills as Japanese troops garrison the island. Using medical documents from American prisoners the Japanese realise the five men are missing. The Japanese send patrols to capture the men, starting a long cat-and-mouse sequence. With help from locals the five escape one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drums Of Africa
''Drums of Africa'' is a 1963 American adventure film set in Africa, directed by James B. Clark. It used footage from the 1950 film of '' King Solomon's Mines''. Plot Three adventurers fight slave traders in the Congo. Cast * Frankie Avalon as Brian Ferrers * Mariette Hartley as Ruth Knight * Lloyd Bochner as David Moore * Torin Thatcher as Jack Cuortemayn *Hari Rhodes as Kasongo * George Sawaya as Arab * Michael Pate as Viledo *Ron Whelan Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ... as Ship captain * Peter Mamakos as Chavera Production The film was shot on the MGM backlot using footage from '' King Solomon's Mines'' (1950). The film was originally known as ''African Adventure''. Mariette Hartley was under contract to MGM after '' Ride the High Country''. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
