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Silver Blaze (1937 Film)
''Silver Blaze'' is a 1937 British, black-and-white crime and mystery film, based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1892 short story "The Adventure of Silver Blaze". It was directed by Thomas Bentley, and was produced by Twickenham Film Studios Productions. It stars Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, and Ian Fleming as Dr. Watson. In the United States, the film was released in 1941 by Astor Pictures, where it was also known as ''Murder at the Baskervilles'', retitled by distributors to capitalize on the success of the Basil Rathbone Holmes film, ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''. It is the last film in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Synopsis In the 1930s, Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) takes a holiday by visiting his old friend, Sir Henry Baskerville (Lawrence Grossmith). Holmes' vacation ends when he and Watson suddenly find themselves in the middle of a double-murder mystery; they must find Professor Robert Moriarty (Lyn Harding) and Silver B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), ''The Antidote'' (1927), and ''Acci-Dental Treatment'' (1928). Bentley was born in St George Hanover Square, London and originally trained as an engineer but went on to become a vaudeville performer well known for impersonating the characters from the novels of Charles Dickens on stage, touring Britain and Australia.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 66-67; His directing career in silent films began in 1910 after he was signed by Cecil Hepworth to write and direct five adaptations of Dickens' novels. He would go on to helm more Charles Dickens adaptations throughout his career. After his retirement from directing in 1941 he became technical advisor to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Randall Grossmith (29 March 1877 – 21 February 1944) was an English actor, the son of the Gilbert and Sullivan performer George Grossmith and the brother of the actor-manager George Grossmith Jr. After establishing his career in Edwardian musical comedy in London from the first years of the 20th century until the First World War (except for a brief period in the U.S.), Grossmith left England on an extensive tour of the U.S. and Australia, playing in both musicals and non-musical plays. He continued his stage career in England and America from 1924. From 1933 until his death in 1944, he acted in films as well as on stage. Life and career Grossmith was born in London, the son of the actor George Grossmith, famous for his roles in the Savoy Operas, and Emmeline Rosa Noyce (1849–1905). His uncle was the actor Weedon Grossmith. He was educated at St Paul's College, Stony Stratford, London University School and Shrewsbury School.Parker, pp. 396–397 He was intended fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Truman
Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 October 1977) was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England. Truman originally studied at the Royal College of Music and was a regular performer on the radio from 1925, appearing in an estimated 5,000 broadcasts. His best-remembered film roles include Tigellinus in MGM's ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), the French herald Mountjoy in Laurence Olivier's film ''Henry V'' (1944), the evil Monks in David Lean's ''Oliver Twist'' (1948), George Merry in the Walt Disney version of ''Treasure Island'' (1950), and the Police Inspector in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956). He also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including ''Danger Man''. He died 15 October 1977 in Ipswich, Suffolk aged 77. Selected filmography * ''City of Song'' (1931) (uncredited) * '' The Bells'' (1931) as Blacksmith * ''The Shadow'' (1933) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Rayner
Minnie Rayner (2 May 1869 – 13 December 1941) was a British stage and film actress. In 1889, while in South Africa, she acted in the comic opera '' Falka'' as Edwige, the fiery Gipsey girl and sister of the brigand chief. The play was staged at the Globe Theatre in Johannesburg and produced by Mr. Perkins of The Edgar Perkins Lyric Opera Company. A character actress, she played working class figures, often mothers, in films of the 1930s. Her roles include the matriarch of the working-class Fulham family who takes in an exiled Russian prince ( Ivor Novello) as a lodger in the comedy '' I Lived with You'' (1933). The same year she played Gracie Fields's mother in ''This Week of Grace''. A recurring role was that of the landlady Mrs. Hudson in a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations starring Arthur Wontner. Her stage work included the part of Clara in the original production of Noël Coward's ''Hay Fever'' at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in 1925. She also appeared in a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Gray
Eve Gray (27 November 1900 – 23 May 1983) was an English film actress. Born Fanny Evelyn Garrett, she was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London stage at Daly's Theatre in Madame Pompadour. A film contract soon followed, although she continued to appear on stage in the West End in plays such as Charles Bennett's ''Sensation''. Partial filmography * '' The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog'' (1927) - Showgirl Victim (uncredited) * '' The Silver Lining'' (1927) - Lettie Deans * ''Poppies of Flanders ''Poppies of Flanders'' is a 1927 British drama film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Jameson Thomas, Eve Gray and Henry Vibart. It was based on a novel by Herman C. McNeile. Cast * Jameson Thomas as Jim Brown * Eve Gray as Beryl Kingwood ...'' (1927) - Beryl Kingwood * ''One of the Best (film), One of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Walker (actor)
Martin Walker (27 July 1901 – 18 September 1955) was a British stage and screen actor. Walker appeared in films for over thirty years from 1922 onwards, largely in supporting roles but occasionally as a lead such as in ''Help Yourself'' (1932). He also wrote and directed a short film ''Hide and Seek'' in 1922. Walker's final film appearance was '' The Belles of St. Trinian's'' in 1954. Selected filmography * '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1922) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' Mimi'' (1935) * '' Lieut. Daring R.N.'' (1935) * ''Sanders of the River'' (1935) * '' The Drum'' (1938) * ''Murder in Soho'' (1939) * ''Hell's Cargo'' (1939) * ''Love on the Dole'' (1941) * '' This England'' (1941) * ''The Night Invader'' (1943) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) * ''The Woman in the Hall ''The Woman in the Hall'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Ursula Jeans, Jean Simmons, Cecil Parker. The screenplay was written by Jack Lee, Ian Dalry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Moran
Colonel Sebastian Moran is a fictional character in the stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. An enemy of Sherlock Holmes, he first appears in the 1903 short story "The Adventure of the Empty House". Holmes once described him as "the second most dangerous man in London", the most dangerous being Professor Moriarty, Moran's employer. Fictional character biography In "The Adventure of the Empty House", Sherlock Holmes looks up for biographical information about Sebastian Moran in his index of criminal biographies. According to these data, Moran was born in London in 1840, the son of Sir Augustus Moran, CB, sometime Minister to Persia. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford before embarking upon a military career. Formerly of the 1st Bangalore Pioneers (Madras), he served in the Jowaki Expedition of 1877–1878 and in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, seeing action at the Battle of Char Asiab, 6 October 1879 (for which he was mentioned in despatches); the Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Goullet
Arthur Goullet (1894–1978) was a British stage, film and television actor. He played the role of Sebastian Moran in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' Silver Blaze''.Nollen p.298 Selected filmography * '' Down River'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * '' Red Wagon'' (1933) * ''It's a King'' (1933) * ''The Crimson Candle'' (1934) * '' Colonel Blood'' (1934) * ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1937) as Sylvestra Getto * '' Silver Blaze'' (1937) * ''Wanted!'' (1937) * '' Hey! Hey! USA'' (1938) * ''Strange Boarders ''Strange Boarders'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam. The film is an adaptation o ...'' (1938) * '' For Freedom'' (1940) * '' Caravan'' (1946) References Bibliography * Scott Allen Nollen. ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the Cinema''. McFarland, 1996. External links * 1894 births 1978 deaths Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Gunn
Judy Gunn, born Joan Winfindale (10 February 1915 – 19 April 1991) was a British stage and film actress. When she was thirteen, she played a leading role in a local dramatic performance and the following year she went to RADA to study, where she was the youngest pupil. After two years there she was engaged for provincial repertory work and commenced her career with touring companies before starting on the London stage. In 1933 she starred alongside Bobby Howes in the West End theatre, West End musical ''He Wanted Adventure''. Filmography * ''The Roof (1933 film), The Roof'' (1933) * ''Lilies of the Field (1934 film), Lilies of the Field'' (1934) * ''The White Lilac'' (1935) * ''Vintage Wine'' (1935) * ''The Riverside Murder'' (1935) * ''The Love Test'' (1935) * ''The Private Secretary (1935 film), The Private Secretary'' (1935) * ''The Last Journey'' (1936) * ''In the Soup (1936 film), In the Soup'' (1936) * ''Beauty and the Barge (1937 film), Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hound Of The Baskervilles
''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set in 1889 largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Holmes and Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in "The Final Problem", and the success of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' led to the character's eventual revival. One of the most famous stories ever written, in 2003, the book was listed as number 128 of 200 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel". In 1999, a poll of "Sherlockians" ranked it as the best of the four Holmes novels. Plot Dr James Mortimer recounts to Sherlock Holmes in London an old legend of a curse that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Horton (actor)
Mead Howard "Robert" Horton Jr. (July 29, 1924 – March 9, 2016) was an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Flint McCullough in ''Wagon Train'' (1957–1962). Early life One of two sons, Mead Howard Horton Jr. was born on July 29, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Mead Howard Horton Sr. and Chelta McMurrin. Horton said that he never felt he fitted into his proper Latter-day Saint household because at times he was rather impetuous. He survived several surgeries in childhood, including hernia repair and treatment for an enlarged kidney. Horton attended California Military Institute in Perris, where he played football. After graduation in 1943 at age 19, he enlisted in the Coast Guard, but was medically discharged because of his kidney. In 1945, a chance encounter with a talent scout led to an uncredited part in Lewis Milestone's film '' A Walk in the Sun'' (1945). He first studied dramatics at the University of Miami but later changed schools and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector Lestrade
Detective Inspector G. Lestrade, or Mr. Lestrade ( or ), is a fictional character appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. Lestrade's first appearance was in the first Sherlock Holmes story, the novel ''A Study in Scarlet'', which was published in 1887. The last story in which he appears is the short story "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", which was first published in 1924 and was included in the last collection of Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle, ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes''. Lestrade is a determined but conventional Scotland Yard detective who consults Sherlock Holmes on many cases, and is the most prominent police character in the Sherlock Holmes series. Lestrade has been played by many actors in adaptations based on the Sherlock Holmes stories in film, television, and other media. Appearances in canon Lestrade is also mentioned in the novel ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), though he doesn't appear in it. Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
