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Sometimes Good
''Sometimes Good'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Henry Kendall, Nancy O'Neil and Minnie Rayner. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk (16 April 2009). Retrieved on 7 January 2014. The screenplay concerns a shopgirl who pretends to be a Colonel's daughter, meets a man and falls in love with him, but is worried about telling him who she really is. Cast * Henry Kendall ... Paul Everard * ... Millie Tarrant * |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Kendall (actor)
Henry Kendall AFC, (28 May 1897 – 9 June 1962) was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and revue artiste. His early theatrical career was curtailed by the First World War, in which he served with distinction. Resuming his stage career in 1919 he appeared mostly in the West End, with one excursion to Broadway and occasional tours of the British provinces, particularly during the Second World War. He was dismissive of his career as a screen actor, but made more than 40 films for the cinema. As a theatre director he was responsible for more than 20 productions, in a minority of which he also starred. In his later years he had heart problems, which forced his temporary withdrawal from the theatre in 1957. He died of a heart attack in the south of France in 1962, at the age of 65. He was unmarried. Early life Kendall was born in London in 1897, the son of William Kendall and his wife Rebecca, ''née'' Nathan. He was educated at the City of London School. He beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy O'Neil
Nancy O'Neil (born Nancy Muriel Smith; 25 August 1907 - 5 March 1995) was an Australian-born British actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek .... Partial filmography Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film''. British Film Institute, 2007. External links * Nancy O'Neil Obituary in ''The Independent'' 1907 births 1995 deaths British film actresses British stage actresses Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Actresses from Sydney 20th-century British actresses Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom {{UK-actor-stub ... [...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] |
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon (1894–1946) was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles. He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in 1912. He toured England and South Africa in pantomime and comedy before entering films in 1928, his first being '' Adam's Apple''. Filmography * '' Adam's Apple'' (1928) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1929) * ''Windjammer'' (1930) * '' Old Soldiers Never Die'' (1931) * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1931) * ''Poor Old Bill'' (1931) * '' The Girl in the Night'' (1931) * '' Out of the Blue'' (1931) * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) * '' Up for the Cup'' (1931) * '' Tonight's the Night: Pass It On'' (1932) * '' Money for Nothing'' (1932) * ''Help Yourself'' (1932) * '' A Night Like This'' (1932) * ''The Strangler'' (1932) * '' The New Hotel'' (1932) * '' Brother Alfred'' (1932) * ''Tin Gods'' (1932) * ''The Bad Companions'' (1932) * ''Jack's the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mortimer
Charles Mortimer (1885–1964) was a British actor. Son of Charles Neil Mortimer - actor. Husband of Greta Wood - actress. Filmography * '' Watch Beverly'' (1932) (film debut) * '' You Made Me Love You'' (1933) * '' Sometimes Good'' (1934) * ''The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' (1934) * ''Evergreen'' (1934) * ''The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes'' (1935) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * '' The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' (1935) * ''Things Are Looking Up'' (1935) * ''The Price of a Song'' (1935) * ''The Small Man'' (1936) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1936) * ''Living Dangerously'' (1936) * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) * '' Aren't Men Beasts!'' (1937) * ''Dead Men Are Dangerous'' (1939) * ''Poison Pen'' (1939) * ''The Ghost of St. Michael's'' (1941) * '' Theatre Royal'' (1943) * ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943) * '' Dial 999'' (1955) * ''The Counterfeit Plan ''The Counterfeit Plan'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Godden
Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then going on to the London West End doing a number of comedies and revues. Filmography * ''Big Business'' (1930) – Oppenheimer * ''The Wife's Family'' (1931) – Doc Knott * ''The Last Coupon'' (1932) – Geordie Bates * '' His Wife's Mother'' (1932) – Mr. Trout * '' Money Talks'' (1932) – Joe Bell * '' For the Love of Mike'' (1932) – Henry Miller * ''Crime on the Hill'' (1933) – Landlord * '' Happy'' (1933) – Brummelberg * ''Their Night Out'' (1933) – Archibald Bunting * ''Meet My Sister'' (1933) – Pogson * ''Hawley's of High Street'' (1933) – Mayor * ''The Outcast'' (1934) – Harry * ''Those Were the Days'' (1934) – Pat Maloney * ''The Luck of a Sailor'' (1934) – Betz * '' Sometimes Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edna Davies
Edna Davies (1905–1969) was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Hate Ship'' (1929) * '' Spanish Eyes'' (1930) * ''Song of Soho'' (1930) * '' Loose Ends'' (1930) * ''Sometimes Good'' (1934) * ''Side Street Angel'' (1937) Theatre She was a member of the original London performance cast of Arnold Ridley William Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984) was an English playwright and actor, earlier in his career known for writing the play '' The Ghost Train'' and later in life in the British TV sitcom ''Dad's Army'' (1968–1977) as ...'s '' The Ghost Train'' in 1925. References External links * 1905 births 1969 deaths Welsh film actresses People from Newport, Wales Welsh stage actresses 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings (1903–1994) was an English actress. Selected filmography * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1920) * ''The Shuttle of Life'' (1920) * '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921) * ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' Rob Roy'' (1922) * '' Man and His Kingdom'' (1922) * ''Lamp in the Desert'' (1923) * '' Constant Hot Water'' (1923) * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1923) * ''Young Lochinvar'' (1923) * ''Henry, King of Navarre'' (1924) * ''The Prude's Fall'' (1925) * ''The Happy Ending'' (1925) * '' The Lady Godiva'' (1928) * ''I'm an Explosive'' (1933) * '' Lilies of the Field'' (1934) * ''Alibi Inn An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...'' (1935) References External links * 1903 births 1994 deaths 20th-century English actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Films
The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1934 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 26 – Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000. *February 19 – Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade. *April 19 – Fox Studios releases ''Stand Up and Cheer!'', with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. Shirley steals the film and Fox, which had been near bankruptcy, finds itself owning a goldmine. *May 18 – Paramount releases '' Little Miss Marker'', with Shirley Temple, on loan from Fox, in the title role. *June 13 – An amendment to the Production Code establishes the Production Code Administration, and requires all films to obtain a certificate of approval before being released. *July 28 †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Comedy Films
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s English-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
