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S. J. Warmington
Stanley James Warmington (16 December 1884 – 10 May 1941), or just S. J. Warmington, was an English actor who appeared on film, stage, radio, and television in the early 20th century. Life and career Warmington was born in Hertfordshire, England on 16 December 1884. Warmington studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after working as a journalist.Who was who in the Theatre, 1912–1976. Detroit: Gale Group, 1978. . Beginning in the 1910s he appeared in numerous stage productions in West End theatre in London and Broadway theatre in New York City. In 1919 Warmington landed his first cinematic role in the silent film '' Wisp o' the Woods'' and he went on to play supporting roles, typically a detective or police officer, in some of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films including ''Sabotage'', '' The 39 Steps'', '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'', and '' Murder!''. In the late 1930s Warmington gained national fame for playing the lead role in the BBC radio drama ''Inspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it forms part of the East of England region. Hertfordshire covers . It derives its name – via the name of the county town of Hertford – from a hart (stag) and a ford, as represented on the county's coat of arms and on the flag. Hertfordshire County Council is based in Hertford, once the main market town and the current county town. The largest settlement is Watford. Since 1903 Letchworth has served as the prototype garden city; Stevenage became the first town to expand under post-war Britain's New Towns Act of 1946. In 2013 Hertfordshire had a population of about 1,140,700, with Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford and St Albans (the county's only ''city'') each having between 50,000 and 100,000 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Olga Edwine Slade
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901), Empress of India (1876–1901) Victoria may also refer to: People * Victoria (name), including a list of people with the name * Princess Victoria (other), several princesses named Victoria * Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died 271), 3rd-century figure in the Gallic Empire * Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher of language, musician and artist * Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977) * Victoria, ring name of wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971) * Victoria (born 1987), professional name of Song Qian, Chinese sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crooked Lady
''The Crooked Lady'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George Graves, Isobel Elsom, Ursula Jeans and Austin Trevor. A quota quickie, it was filmed at Twickenham Studios. Cast * George Graves as Sir Charles Murdoch * Isobel Elsom as Miriam Sinclair * Ursula Jeans as Joan Collinson * Austin Trevor as Captain James Kent * Alexander Field as Slim Barrett * Edmund Willard as Joseph Garstin * S. J. Warmington as Inspector Hilton * Frank Pettingell as Hugh Weldon * Moore Marriott as Crabby * Henry B. Longhurst Henry B. Longhurst (February 1891 in Brighton, Sussex – 11 April 1970 in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Berkshire) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''Chin Chin Chinaman'' (1931) - Purser * ''The Crooked Lady'' (1932) - John Morla ... as John Morland * Paddy Browne as Susie Plot An ex army officer is forced to resort to a life of crime. References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Calendar (1931 Film)
''The Calendar'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Herbert Marshall, Edna Best and Anne Grey. Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest. It was released as ''Bachelor's Folly'' in the United States. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.71 It was based on '' The Calendar'', a 1929 play and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ... was released in 1948. Cast * Herbert Marshall as Gerry Anson * Edna Best as Jill Panniford * Anne Grey as Wenda Panniford * Gordon Harker a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape! (1930 Film)
''Escape!'' is a 1930 British crime film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best and Gordon Harker. It was based on the 1926 play of the same title by John Galsworthy, which was adapted again as a film in 1948. Plot Captain Matt Denant ( Gerald du Maurier) is a former army officer who had been pursued by Germans during the war. He is riding at a hunt and, though he enjoys the sport, he empathises with the fox who stands little chance against the hounds. Later, after a dinner in London he decides to walk on his own through a busy Hyde Park. Denant begins talking with a girl in the park (Mabel Poulton), who reveals herself to be a prostitute. Denant declines the woman's proposition and turns to continue on his walk. At that moment a plain clothes police officer ( George Curzon) accosts the woman and accuses her of harassing Denant. Denant protests her innocence, maintaining that she had committed no crime. Denant then distracts the policeman, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A South Sea Bubble
''A South Sea Bubble'' is a 1928 British silent comedy adventure film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume and Alma Taylor. The screenplay concerns a group of adventurers who head to the Pacific Ocean to hunt for buried treasure. It was made at Islington Studios.Wood p.66 Cast * Ivor Novello as Vernon Winslow * Benita Hume as Averil Rochester * Alma Taylor as Mary Ottery * Annette Benson as Lydia la Rue * Sydney Seaward as William Carpenter * S. J. Warmington as Frank Sullivan * Ben Field as Isinglass * Harold Huth as Pirate * John F. Hamilton as Tony Gates * Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * ... as Olive Barbary References Bibliography * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amateur Wife
''The Amateur Wife'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama romance directed by Edward Dillon and written by Nalbro Bartley and Jane Murfin. The film stars Irene Castle, William P. Carleton, Arthur Rankin, S.J. Warrington, Alex Saskins and Augusta Anderson. The film was released on February 22, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. ''The Amateur Wife'' is a lost film. Plot As described in a film magazine, Justine Spencer (Castle), daughter of the musical comedy queen Dodo Spencer (Anderson), arouses the interest of wealthy bachelor Cosmo Spotiswood (Carleton) on account of her odd appearance and unhappy life. When Dodo Spencer is killed by a jilted admirer, he marries the young woman in a spirit of pity, and when she asks him to show some love for her, he tells her the true state of affairs. While he is abroad for a year, she secures a maid to brighten up her appearance and immediately is transformed into a pretty woman with a score of admirers. When her husband returns, she rebuffs h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Smart Set
''A Smart Set'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Concordia Merrill, Arthur M. Cullin and Judd Green. Cast * Concordia Merrel ... Pauline * Arthur M. Cullin ... Sir Philip Trevor * Neville Percy ... Neville Temple * Judd Green ... Parson * S. J. Warmington Stanley James Warmington (16 December 1884 – 10 May 1941), or just S. J. Warmington, was an English actor who appeared on film, stage, radio, and television in the early 20th century. Life and career Warmington was born in Hertfordshire, Engla ... ... Herbert Sterne * Doriel Paget ... Fay Trevor * Gwen Williams * Iris Mackie * Gordon McLeod * Rex Harold References External links * 1919 films 1919 crime films British silent feature films Films directed by A. V. Bramble British black-and-white films British crime films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films {{1910s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as ''The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incendiary Device
Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using fire (and sometimes used as anti-personnel weaponry), that use materials such as napalm, thermite, magnesium powder, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus. Though colloquially often known as bombs, they are not explosives but in fact are designed to slow the process of chemical reactions and use ignition rather than detonation to start or maintain the reaction. Napalm for example, is petroleum especially thickened with certain chemicals into a 'gel' to slow, but not stop, combustion, releasing energy over a longer time than an explosive device. In the case of napalm, the gel adheres to surfaces and resists suppression. Pre-modern history A range of early thermal weapons were utilized by ancient, medieval/post-classical and early modern armies, including hot pitch, oil, resin, animal fat and other similar compounds. Subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and John Hanning Speke, Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road, London, Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum, London, Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates. Name The Manorialism, manor of ''Chenesitone'' is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, which in the Old English language, Anglo-Saxon language means "Chenesi's List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom, ton" (homestead/settlement). One early spelling is ''Kesyngton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvaston Place
Elvaston Place is a street in South Kensington, London. Elvaston Place runs west to east from Gloucester Road to Queen's Gate. The Embassy of Gabon, London is at number 27. The High Commission of Mauritius, London is at number 32/33. The Embassy of Iraq, London has its consular section at number 3. History Much of the street, 1-20 and 32–46, was built by the property developer Charles Aldin in the early 1860s. 26-31 were built in 1866–68. Miss Ironside's School was located at number 2. Notable residents In 1868, John Crawfurd, Scottish physician, colonial administrator, diplomat, and author, died at his home in the street. From 1872 to his death in 1897, Liberal MP and Cabinet Minister Rt Hon A J Mundella lived at number 16. In 1882, William Bence Jones, Anglo-Irish agriculturist, died at his home in the street. In 1884, General Sir David Russell died at his home in the street. Until his death in 1894, General Sir Patrick MacDougall lived at number 22. In 1895, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
