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Secrets Of A Superstud
''Secrets of a Super Stud'', also known as ''It's Getting Harder All the Time'' and ''Naughty Girls on the Loose'', is a 1976 British sex comedy film, one of many to be also filmed in a hardcore version for export. It was shot at Twickenham Film Studios under the title "Custer’s Thirteen", the general release prints and the hardcore version were processed at Kay Labs at Highbury, North London. Details of the film's hardcore version were leaked by the magazine ''Cinema X'' (July 1976; vol.8. no5, page 22), after the magazine had become disillusioned by certain British filmmakers refusal to acknowledge they were shooting hardcore "at Cinema X magazine we know which directors have shot porno; we’ve talked to their stars. But its little use quoting them, when the directors, producers, above all their distributors, vociferously deny everything. We prefer honesty in our pages." Plot Custer Firkinshaw (Anthony Kenyon) the owner of 'Bare Monthly' Magazine is up to his neck in di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jones (actor)
Mark Jones (22 April 1939 – 14 January 2010) was an English actor, who appeared frequently in various films and television series. Credits include: ''A Family at War'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Van der Valk'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Seeds of Doom''), '' The New Avengers'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Target'', '' Secret Army'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Buccaneer'', ''Blott on the Landscape'', ''Casualty'', ''Call Me Mister'' and ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. He also appeared in the films ''Tell Me Lies'' (1968), ''Connecting Rooms'' (1970), ''Under Milk Wood'' (1972), ''Layout for 5 Models'' (1972), ''Keep It Up, Jack'' (1973, title role), ''The Sexplorer'' (1975), ''Secrets of a Superstud'' (1976), ''The Medusa Touch'' (1978), ''Can I Come Too?'' (1979), '' Bear Island'' (1979), ''Don't Open till Christmas'' (1984), and the ''Star Wars'' saga film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). On stage he worked with the RSC several times, including in Peter Brook's production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Burton (actress)
Margaret Burton (18 March 1924 — 23 November 1984) was an English actress who appeared in roughly a dozen British films between 1964 and 1985, including in ''Sex and the Other Woman'' (1972) and ''Secrets of a Superstud'' (1976), and in the TV series ''The Tomorrow People''. Career Burton trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and had a successful musical comedy career in the theatre, including as principal boy in pantomime at the London Palladium in 1954, and as Louella Parsons in ''Marilyn! the Musical'' at the Adelphi Theatre in 1983. On TV, she played Gordon's mother in the ''Last of the Summer Wine'' episode "Going to Gordon's Wedding" (1976), and appeared in four episodes of ''Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...'' in 1980 as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carter (English Musician)
John Nicholas Shakespeare (born 20 October 1940), known as John Carter, is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. Overview Mainly popular in the 1960s and early 1970s, Carter's craftsmanship can be heard at work with: * Carter-Lewis and the Southerners. * The Ivy League - "Funny How Love Can Be", "That's Why I'm Crying", " Tossing and Turning" * Herman's Hermits - "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" * Brenda Lee - "Is It True?" * The Music Explosion - "Little Bit O' Soul" * Peter and Gordon - "Sunday for Tea" * The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go to San Francisco" * The First Class - "Beach Baby" * Sacha Distel - "Vite, Cherie, Vite" (French version of "Beach Baby") * Mary Hopkin - "Knock, Knock Who's There?" * Kincade - "Dreams Are Ten A Penny" Biography Carter met his future songwriting partner Ken Hawker at school in Birmingham. They formed a skiffle band in the 1950s called LVI. It was then they began writing songs together: "We began to write real Buddy Holly take-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross McManus
Ronald Patrick Ross McManus (20 October 1927 – 24 November 2011) was an English musician, singer and trumpet player of Irish descent. He performed with Joe Loss and his orchestra. He was the father of Elvis Costello. Life and career McManus was born on Conway Street, Birkenhead,Thomson, Graeme. ''Complicated Shadows: The Life and Music of Elvis Costello''. Edinburgh: Canongate Ltd (2005) to Mabel and Pat McManus. He began singing at the age of nine as a chorister at St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church. He attended Saint Anselm's College. He later adapted his surname to MacManus. Prior to joining the Joe Loss Band, he had his own band called Ross MacManus & The New Era Music from 1950 until 1955. That bebop band played at various Liverpool nightspots. He later joined Joe Loss in March 1955. He wrote and sang "Patsy Girl", a 1964 single credited to Ross McManus and the Joe Loss Blue Beats. The song was featured on the "Fathers" episode of Bob Dylan's radio series, ''Theme Time R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pitt
Peter D. Pitt (born 22 July 1927) is a British film editor. He was born in Hendon. Selected filmography * '' The Hostage'' (1956) * ''Port of Escape'' (1956) * '' Face in the Night'' (1957) * ''Naked Fury'' (1959) * ''Make Mine a Million'' (1959) * ''Operation Cupid'' (1960) * ''Three Spare Wives'' (1962) * ''The Spanish Sword'' (1962) * ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969) * ''A Warm December'' (1970) * ''Secrets of a Superstud ''Secrets of a Super Stud'', also known as ''It's Getting Harder All the Time'' and ''Naughty Girls on the Loose'', is a 1976 British sex comedy film, one of many to be also filmed in a hardcore version for export. It was shot at Twickenham Fi ...'' (1976) References External links * 1927 births Possibly living people British film editors People from Hendon {{UK-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butcher's Film Service
Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slumps in the British film industry and two World Wars. In later years the company mainly released films made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames in Surrey. Amongst the films produced after the Second World War was a series of four Paul Temple films and '' The Story of Shirley Yorke'' which proved to be a surprise hit. The company attempted to give its films a patriotic and populist appeal, and were particularly aimed at working-class audiences in industrial areas. In 1954 it was renamed Butcher's Film Distributors.Chibnall & McFaralne p.66 Selected filmography *'' East Is East (1916 film)'' *'' Grim Justice'' (1916) *''The Princess on Broadway'' (1927) starring Pauline Garon, Johnny Walker, Ethel Clayton, and Dorothy Dwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph Jupp on the site of a former ice rink. At the time of its original construction, it was the largest film studio in the United Kingdom. In February 2012, it was announced that due to the studio going into administration, it would close before June, just a year before its centenary. The studio was subsequently saved from closure, with a new owner acquiring the studio in August 2012. The studios were acquired in February 2020 by The Creative District Improvement Co. with backing from British Airways Pension Fund and TIME + SPACE Studios as operator on a long lease to run the studios. History London Film In 1913, the studios were constructed by the newly formed London Film Company, and were at that time the largest in Britain. London Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema X
''Cinema X'' was a British film magazine best known for its coverage of sexploitation films. Early issues of the magazine were undated, but it is believed the first issue was published in 1969. The first film to grace the cover of ''Cinema X'' was ''Loving Feeling,'' directed by Norman J. Warren. Other films covered in the first issue were ''I Am Curious (Yellow),'' ''Curse of the Crimson Altar,'' and ''Therese and Isabelle.'' Interviewees in the premiere issue included Norman J Warren, John Trevelyan and Anthony Newley. Origins Originally 'a Cinemonde publication', the magazine appears to have been envisioned by the company as the British arm of their publishing empire, which already included a similar publication in France (''Cinemonde'') and in Italy (''King Cinemonde''). Gerald Kingsland was the magazine's first editor. Very much born of the permissive climate of the late sixties, the first issue's editorial stated: “So far the more adult magazines have reserved a few pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cronin (actor)
Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor. Personal life Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated at St Brendan's College by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied English. He is married and has two sons. Acting career Cronin is a television and stage actor, particularly remembered for his role as the tough but fair PE teacher Geoff 'Bullet' Baxter in the television series ''Grange Hill'' between 1979 and 1986. He also made a cameo appearance as Baxter in a 2000 edition of ''The Grimleys''. He also appeared in ''Fawlty Towers'' as Irish cowboy builder Lurphy (whom Manuel memorably called a "hideous orangutan"), and as Eliphaz in the 1977 television miniseries ''Jesus of Nazareth''. He has appeared in episodes of ''Foyle's War'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''The Gentle Touch'', ''The Sweeney'' and '' Bergerac'', and played Vyacheslav Molotov in the 1989 TV movie ''Countdown to War''. In 1990 he played Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannette Charles
Jeannette Charles (born 15 October 1927) is a retired British actress who has often portrayed Queen Elizabeth II due to her resemblance to the monarch. Biography Charles appeared as an actress in repertory theatre in her twenties, but had difficulty obtaining Equity membership. Her resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II made it difficult to obtain roles, and she eventually left acting to become a secretary. In 1972, a painting she commissioned of herself in her forties (as a present for her husband) was displayed by the artist at the Royal Academy in London, where it was taken to be a portrait of the Queen. On the assumption the painting was of the Queen, it was disqualified as portraits had to be painted from life. When it was revealed that it was not the Queen, Charles (as the actual subject of the painting) received a great deal of press attention, and started receiving offers to portray the Queen in print advertisements. Charles accepted the offers she felt were appropriate (tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Cosey Fanni Tutti (born Christine Carol Newby; 4 November 1951) is an English performance artist, musician and writer, best known for her time in the avant-garde groups Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey. Tutti first performed under the name Cosmosis. According to Throbbing Gristle biographer Simon Ford, the name of Cosey Fanni Tutti was suggested to her by mail artist Robin Klassnick based on the title of the opera ''Così fan tutte'', meaning literally "That's What All Women Do." Early career Tutti was a performer with COUM Transmissions, of which she was a founding member in 1969. Her addition changed the nature of the group, which had been mostly a musical venture. From that point on, COUM performances became events involving props, costumes, dance, improvisation and street theatre. As an installation artist, she was selected in 1975 to represent Britain at the IXth Biennale de Paris. Visual art works and performance art Tutti worked for two years on the Prostitution p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Films
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – Paramount Pictures sets up a separate motion picture division and names David V. Picker as president. *March 22 – Filming begins on George Lucas' ''Star Wars'' science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights. *April 1 – ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there all around the world. *April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, '' Family Plot'', is released. *August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, ''The Shootist''. *August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |