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Rynox
''Rynox'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Michael Powell and starring Stewart Rome, John Longden and Dorothy Boyd. ''Rynox'' was adapted from a 1930 novel by popular thriller writer of the day Philip MacDonald. It was made at Walton Studios outside London and was a second feature. For many years ''Rynox'' was believed to be among the lost films of Powell's 1931–1936 quota quickie period; however an original print was found in 1990 in the vaults of Pinewood Studios and was subsequently transferred and restored by the BFI National Archive. Plot summary Wealthy businessman F.X. Benedik (Rome), head of the Rynox company, claims to have been receiving threats from a mysterious stranger named Boswell Marsh. Benedik is subsequently found murdered and the hunt is on for the elusive Marsh. Benedik's son Tony (Longden) takes over the running of the business and tries to find some lead on Marsh, and why he should have borne a murderous grudge against Benedik Senior. His i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip MacDonald
Philip MacDonald (5 November 1900 – 10 December 1980) was a British-born writer of fiction and screenplays, best known for Thriller (genre), thrillers. Life and work MacDonald was born in London, the son of author Ronald MacDonald and actress Constance Robertson, and grandson of the fiction writer and Christian minister George MacDonald. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia, later trained horses for the army, and was a show jumper. He also raised Great Danes. After marrying the writer F. Ruth Howard, he moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1931. He was one of the most popular Mystery fiction, mystery writers of the 1930s, and between 1931 and 1963 wrote many screenplays along with a few radio and television scripts. His detective novels, particularly those featuring his series detective Anthony Gethryn, are primarily "whodunits" with the occasional locked room mystery. His novel ''X v. Rex'' (1933), aka ''The Mystery of The Dead P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Faithfull
Geoffrey Faithfull B.S.C., (28 January 1893 – 1 December 1979) was a British cinematographer who worked on more than 190 feature films from starting in the industry in the 1910s. Faithfull also directed two films: '' For You Alone'' (1945) and ''I'll Turn to You'' (1946). He worked on several films with Michael Powell and among his later work was responsible for the 1960 SF classic '' Village of the Damned''. Selected filmography * '' Molly Bawn'' (1916) * ''What Next?'' (1928) * '' Wait and See'' (1929) * ''Would You Believe It!'' (1929) * '' The Silent House'' (1929) * '' Red Pearls'' (1930) * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) * '' You'd Be Surprised!'' (1930) * '' 77 Rue Chalgrin '' (1931) * '' The Other Woman'' (1931) * ''The Professional Guest'' (1931) * ''Two Crowded Hours'' (1931) * '' Self Made Lady'' (1932) * '' Little Waitress'' (1932) * '' C.O.D.'' (1932) * '' Above Rubies'' (1932) * '' His Lordship'' (1932) * '' Hotel Splendide'' (1932) * ''My Friend the King'' (1932) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rediscovered Films
This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films which were not wholly lost. For a film that was not released before it was rediscovered, the year is when it was produced. The year is also italicized. Silent films Many films of the silent era have been lost. The Library of Congress estimates 75% of all silent films are lost forever. About 10,919 American silent films were produced, but only 2,749 of them still exist in some complete form, either as an original American 35mm version, a foreign release, or as a lower-quality copy. 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s Sound films 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s See also * ''Bezhin Meadow'', directed by Sergei Eisenstein, the production was halted in 1937 by the Soviet government; it was thought lost in World War II, but cuttings and partia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome, which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth, who also used the name. He became a major star in the silent era. Partial filmography * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * ''Justice'' (1914) * '' The Nightbirds of London'' (1915) * ''Barnaby Rudge'' (1915) * '' The Baby on the Barge'' (1915) * '' Her Boy'' (1915) * ''Sweet Lavender'' (1915) * ''The Bottle'' (1915) * ''The Golden Pavement'' (1915) * '' Molly Bawn'' (1916) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1916) * ''Trelawny of the Wells'' (1916) * ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' (1916) * '' The House of Fortescue'' (1916) * '' The White Boys'' (1916) * ''Annie Laurie'' (1916) * ''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' (1916) * ''The Man Behind 'The Times''' (1917) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Longden
John Longden (11 November 1900 – 26 May 1971) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Biography Longden was born in the West Indies, the son of a Methodist missionary, and was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset. Originally intending to be a mining engineer, he worked for two years in a coal mine in Yorkshire, where he started acting in amateur theatrical companies. An introduction to Seymour Hicks saw him start acting on the legitimate stage, beginning with a walk-on part in ''Old Bill, MP''. He played in ''My Old Dutch'' with Albert Chevalier, then spent time with the Liverpool and Birmingham repertory theatres. He also appeared in ''The Farmer's Wife'', produced by Barry Jackson at the Court Theatre in London for two years. About this time Longden began to appear in silent films. He signed a contract with Gaumont British Pictures to write and act, earning a notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Boyd
Dorothy Boyd (14 April 1907 – 1996) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1926 and 1940. She was born in Sanderstead, Surrey, England and died in England. Without any previous stage experience, she came to films when she appeared in three short films made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''Knee Deep in Daisies'' (1926), ''The Sentence of Death'' (1927), and ''The Burglar and the Girl'' (1928). A director was impressed by her and brought her to the notice of Alfred Hitchcock who cast her in his feature '' Easy Virtue'' (1928). Selected filmography * '' The Ball of Fortune'' (1926) * '' Somehow Good'' (1927) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1928) * ''Love's Option'' (1928) * '' Easy Virtue'' (1928) * '' Auld Lang Syne'' (1929) * ''Birds of Prey'' (1930) * '' Love Lies'' (1931) * '' The Sport of Kings'' (1931) * '' The Girl in the Night'' (1931) * '' The House of Unrest'' (1931) * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) * ''Rynox'' (1932) * '' The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Jackson (producer)
Jerome Jackson (1898–1940) was an American film producer and script writer. He worked with the director Michael Powell, producing many of the quota quickies Powell made during the 1930s. Selected filmography * '' A Knight in London'' (1929) * '' Caste'' (1930) * ''Two Crowded Hours'' (1931) * ''My Friend the King'' (1932) * ''The Rasp'' (1932) * ''Rynox'' (1932) * '' The Star Reporter'' (1932) * '' Hotel Splendide'' (1932) * '' C.O.D.'' (1932) * '' His Lordship'' (1932) * ''Born Lucky'' (1933) * '' The Fire Raisers'' (1934) * '' Red Ensign'' (1934) * '' Road House'' (1934) * ''Heat Wave'' (1935) * ''The Night of the Party'' (1935) * '' The Phantom Light'' (1935) * '' Twelve Good Men'' (1936) * '' Hail and Farewell'' (1936) * '' The Return of Carol Deane'' (1938) * ''Dangerous Medicine ''Dangerous Medicine'' is a 1938 British crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Elizabeth Allan and Cyril Ritchard. It is now classed as a lost film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paton
Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874 – 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including ''Freedom of the Seas''. In 1927, he appeared in a short film, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing "If Your Face Wants to Smile, We'll Let It In" from the revue ''John Citizen's Lament''. He was born in London and died from a heart attack, also in London. Selected filmography * ''Blackmail'' (1929, UK), Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film * ''The Feather'' (1929) * ''The W Plan'' (1930) * '' What a Night!'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1931) * '' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) * ''Stepping Stones'' (1931) * '' The Girl in the Night'' (1931) * '' Glamour'' (1931) * '' The Spare Room'' (1932) * ''Rynox'' (1932) * ''Josser Joins the Navy'' (1932) * '' The Third String'' (1932) * '' The Love Nest'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Powell
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943), ''A Canterbury Tale'' (1944), ''I Know Where I'm Going!'' (1945), '' A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946, also called ''Stairway to Heaven''), ''Black Narcissus'' (1947), '' The Red Shoes'' (1948), and ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951). His later controversial 1960 film ''Peeping Tom'', while today considered a classic, and a contender as the first " slasher", was so vilified on first release that his career was seriously damaged. Many filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and George A. Romero have cited Powell as an influence. In 1981, he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award along with his partner Pressburger, the highest honour th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Michael Powell
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Crime Films
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British Crime Films
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