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She Always Gets Their Man
''She Always Gets Their Man'' is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Sally Smith and William Fox. Plot The ladies of the Kensington Residential Club For Women have a problem when Betty's (Ann Sears) country cousin comes to stay. Beautiful blonde Sally (Sally Smith) is an instant hit with all the men, much to the annoyance of Betty and her friends. In a desperate attempt to distract gold digging Sally from stealing their boyfriends, the women hire an actor (William Fox) to pose as a millionaire to woo her. However when the actor begins to take his role rather too seriously, Betty and her friends must put an end to the charade. Cast * Sally Smith as Sally *Terence Alexander as Bob Conley *Ann Sears as Betty Tate * William Fox as Waling *Avril Elgar as Sylvia *Benice Swanson as May *Gale Sheridan as Phyllis * Michael Balfour as Runkle *Ian Curry as Hal *John Brooking as Sir Basil *Sandra Alfred as Naomi *Graham Curnow as Jack *Paul Craig as Joe *Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Grayson
Godfrey Ramsey H. Grayson (1913, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 1998, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film director. Selected filmography * ''Doctor Morelle'' (1949) * '' Meet Simon Cherry'' (1949) * ''The Adventures of PC 49'' (1949) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (1950) * ''The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950) * '' Room to Let'' (1950) * '' To Have and to Hold'' (1951) * ''Innocent Meeting'' (1949) * '' The Fake'' (1953) * '' Black Ice'' (1957) * '' Woman's Temptation'' (1959) * '' An Honourable Murder'' (1960) * '' The Spider's Web'' (1960) * '' The Pursuers'' (1961) * ''The Durant Affair'' (1962) * '' She Always Gets Their Man'' (1962) * ''The Lamp in Assassin Mews'' (1962) * '' The Battleaxe'' (1962) * ''Design for Loving ''Design for Loving'' is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring June Thorburn, Pete Murray and Soraya Rafat. Its plot concerns a beatnik who becomes a top fashion model. It is also known by the alternative title ''F ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward J
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lee Danziger
Edward J. Danziger (1909–1999) and Harry Lee Danziger (1913–2005) were American-born brothers who produced many British films and TV shows in the 1950s and 1960s. According to one profile "throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, their second features and TV series seemed to be on screens everywhere, their pervasive presence forming a part of virtually every British filmgoer's and television viewer's experience during those years." Career Edward and Harry Danziger were native New Yorkers. Edward studied law and had worked on the Nuremberg Trials while brother Harry had a musical background. They operated a sound studio in New York that specialised in the dubbing of foreign films for US release. Their first feature film as producers was ''Jigsaw'' (1949). In 1952, they moved to Britain and began making television films, using resources at various facilities including London's Riverside Studios, Shepperton, Borehamwood and Nettlefold. Among their first productions was the series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Smith (actress)
Sally Smith (born 19 April 1942) is a British actress born in Godalming, Surrey. Although primarily a star of both dramatic and musical theatre she appeared in several films and dozens of television shows. She made her film debut as a child in ''The Magic Box'' (1951) with Robert Donat, and another early movie was ''The Story of Esther Costello'' (1957) with Joan Crawford. In the 1960s she was the female lead in the films '' Trouble with Eve'' (1960), '' She Always Gets Their Man'' (1962), and '' Father Came Too!'' (1964). She is particularly well remembered internationally for her standout role as Jill in the cult Italian giallo ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' (1968), directed by Antonio Margheriti. Throughout the 1950s and 60s she appeared in several television spectaculars including two of her own, as well as variety, drama and comedy programmes including '' The Avengers'' (1961), ''No Hiding Place'' (1961), six guest appearances on ''Sunday Night at the London Palladiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Alexander
Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama '' Bergerac'', which ran for nine series on BBC One between 1981 and 1991. Early life and career Alexander was born in London, the son of a doctor, and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, and Norwood College, Harrogate, and started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During the Second World War he served in the British Army as a lieutenant with the 24th Lancers, and was seriously wounded when his armoured car was hit by artillery fire in Italy. In 1956, Alexander appeared on stage in ''Ring For Catty'' at the Lyric Theatre in London. He is probably best remembered as Charlie Hungerford from the detective series '' Bergerac'', though he was also very prominent in the 1967 BBC adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga''. One of his early roles was in the children's series ''Garry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fox (actor)
William Hubert Fox TD (26 January 1911 – 20 September 2008) was a British character actor and writer. He enjoyed early success on the stage playing juvenile roles. After a six-year interruption for military service in the Second World War, his acting career did not reach the heights of his early years. Early life Fox was born in Manila in the Philippines, the son of a successful trader who operated across the South China Sea. His parents travelled extensively, and whilst still an infant he had visited Madrid, Paris and London. In 1916 Fox was sent to preparatory school, then attended Haileybury public school. He was expected to go on to Oxford University and thence into the petroleum industry; this was not to be. Fox read an advertisement in ''The Times'' inviting people to audition for the Central School of Speech and Drama, which had been founded by Elsie Fogerty and was at that time based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. He won a scholarship, but since he was from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avril Elgar
Avril Elgar Williams (1 April 1932 – 17 September 2021) was an English stage, radio and television actress. Early life and career Elgar was born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. She trained at the London Old Vic Theatre School. At the National Theatre, she appeared in productions of Victoria Benedictsson's ''The Enchantment'', Pam Gems' ''Stanley'', and Julian Mitchell's ''Half Life''. She appeared in drama and comedy roles and in many series on British television including ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and '' Tales of the Unexpected''. She played Ethel Pumphrey, the sister of Mildred Roper in ''George and Mildred''. Personal life She was married to the American actor-director James Maxwell, from 1952 until his death in 1995. Together they had two sons. Maxwell directed her in a production of ''The Corn is Green'' at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Elgar died in Bristol on 17 September 2021, at the age of 89. Filmography Film * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Le Sage
William A. Le Sage (20 January 1927 – 31 October 2001) was a British pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Early life Le Sage was born in London on 20 January 1927. His father, William (1899-1951) was a drummer and his two uncles were both musicians (George - trumpet, saxophone and Ernie - guitar). He started playing the ukulele at the age of eight, and drums at fifteen. He was self-taught as a pianist. Later life and career Le Sage's career began in 1945, after he had returned to London after being an evacuee in Sussex, when he led a sextet. He was then a member of army bands while serving with the Royal Signals. He played piano for the Johnny Dankworth Seven in March 1950, but soon switched to vibraphone. He left in 1954 to join the various small groups led by the drummer Tony Kinsey, with whom he stayed until 1961. He then joined baritone sax player Ronnie Ross, with whom he co-led various line-ups until 1966. During this period, Le Sage also played wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Banes
Lionel Banes (1904–1996) was a British cinematographer and special effects photographer. During and after the Second World War he was employed by Ealing Studios and shot the 1949 Ealing Comedy ''Passport to Pimlico''.Barr p.199-200 Later in his career he worked on a variety of television productions including many episodes of the 1960s series ''The Saint''. Selected filmography Film * '' Bedelia'' (1946) * ''The Captive Heart'' (1946) * '' Frieda'' (1947) * ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (1947) * ''The Loves of Joanna Godden'' (1947) * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) * ''Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) * ''Train of Events'' (1949) * ''The Blue Lamp'' (1950) * ''The Magnet'' (1950) * '' Valley of Song'' (1953) * ''The Good Beginning'' (1953) * ''Dangerous Cargo'' (1954) * ''The Night My Number Came Up'' (1955) * ''No Road Back'' (1957) * ''That Woman Opposite'' (1957) * ''The Surgeon's Knife'' (1957) * ''I Only Arsked!'' (1958) * ''The Haunted Strangler'' (1958) * ''Fiend Without a Face'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Balfour (actor)
Michael Creighton Balfour (11 February 1918 – 24 October 1997) was an English actor, working mainly in British films and TV, following his TV debut in the BBC's ''The Marvellous History of St Bernard'', in 1938. He was a recognisable face, often in small character parts and supporting roles, in nearly two hundred films and TV shows, from the 1940s to the 1990s, often playing comical villain, heavies or otherwise shady characters notable for their "loud" clothes, sometimes convincingly cast as an American. He worked for a roll call of film directors, including Tony Richardson, Pete Walker (director), Pete Walker, Billy Wilder, Lewis Gilbert, Roman Polanski, Leslie Norman (director), Leslie Norman, Tim Burton, John Frankenheimer, François Truffaut, John Gilling, Stanley Donen, Ken Annakin, Alberto Cavalcanti, Cavalcanti, Lance Comfort, Terence Young (director), Terence Young, Gerald Thomas, Pasolini, John Paddy Carstairs, Terence Fisher, Val Guest, Frank Launder, John Huston, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette Kerr
Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock (2 July 192023 September 2013), known professionally as Annette Kerr, was a Scottish born actress of film, television and stage. Life and career During her childhood, Kerr moved with her family from her birthplace in Scotland to Watford, Hertfordshire, where he father worked as a physiotherapist. She made her theatrical debut at the Watford Palace Theatre, and later trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Frequent reference to Kerr is made in ''The Kenneth Williams Diaries'' (edited by Russell Davies). Kerr and Williams were close friends, and worked together in several stage productions.Davies, Russell (ed.) (1993): ''The Kenneth Williams Diaries''. following their first meeting in 1949. At one point, Williams proposed to her.Obituary: Annette Kerr '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |