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Syd Courtenay
Syd Courtenay was a South African-born British actor and screenwriter. He was a frequent collaborator with the comedian Leslie Fuller. Courtenay first met Fuller in 1919 in Margate and they soon struck up a partnership with routines featuring their comedic character Bill.Sutton p.105 With the arrival of sound films they were signed to British International Pictures and made their first film '' Not So Quiet on the Western Front'' in 1930. They made a large number of films during the 1930s, generally featuring the character of Bill, with Courtenay writing and acting in many of them. He was married to Lola Harvey, who co-wrote a number of films with him. Selected filmography Actor * ''Why Sailors Leave Home'' (1930) * '' What a Night!'' (1931) * ''Poor Old Bill'' (1931) * '' Bill's Legacy'' (1931) * ''Kiss Me Sergeant'' (1932) * '' Old Spanish Customers'' (1932) *''Hawley's of High Street'' (1933) * '' Strictly Illegal'' (1935) * '' Boys Will Be Girls'' (1937) * ''Cotton Queen'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Fuller
Leslie Fuller (9 October 1888 – 24 April 1948) was a British comedy film actor. Early life Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London.Some sources wrongly give his birthplace as Margate, as he had a lifelong association with that town. His father was Albert Fuller and his mother was Amelia Lipley. In 1891 his father was running a coffee house, but by 1901 he was a self-employed printer. As a boy, Leslie would help his father in the business. Career Stage From an early age Fuller became obsessed with show business, and started performing in a small schoolboy minstrel troupe. With a voice of sorts (he described himself as a "bad baritone"), and with a repertoire of only three songs, he joined a troupe playing on Brighton beach. He then moved on to join a troupe in Maidenhead, playing in a small marquee by the river and during the regatta on the river itself in a small punt. Between 1909 and 1912 both Leslie and Dave Fuller performed in " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Spanish Customers
''Old Spanish Customers'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Leslie Fuller, Binnie Barnes and Drusilla Wills. Plot British couple Bill and Martha (Leslie Fuller and Drusilla Wills) win a trip to Spain and enjoy a series of adventures, with henpecked Bill mistaken for a famous toreador and ending up in a bullfight. Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill Smithers * Drusilla Wills as Martha Smithers * Binnie Barnes as Carmen * Wallace Lupino as Pedro * Hal Gordon as Manuelito * Ernest Sefton as Tormitio * Hal Walters as Dancing partner * Betty Fields Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporat ...'' noted "A formula plot which delivers predictable results," and gave the film two out of five stars References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Behind The Mask
''The Man Behind the Mask'' is a 1936 British mystery film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Jane Baxter, Ronald Ward, Maurice Schwartz, George Merritt, Henry Oscar and Peter Gawthorne. A man assaults and switches places with another at a masked ball, and then attempts a major theft – casting suspicion on the original man. ''The Man Behind the Mask'' was produced by Joe Rock, for Joe Rock Productions. It was made at Rock Studios, Elstree. ''The Man Behind the Mask'' was missing from the BFI National Archive, and was one of three Powell films included on the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" list of lost films. It is the last of Powell's "quota quickie The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928. D ...s". A print of the American release, tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Soldiers Never Die
''Old Soldiers Never Die'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Molly Lamont and Alf Goddard. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. It was produced as a quota quickie for release as a second feature.Chibnall p.262 Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill Smith * Max Nesbitt as Sam Silverstein * Alf Goddard as Sergeant * Molly Lamont as Ada * Mamie Holland as Jane * Wellington Briggs as Colonel * Wilfred Shine as Padre * Nigel Barrie as Doctor * Harry Nesbitt as Harry Silverstein * 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 i ... as Recruit References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darby And Joan (1937 Film)
''Darby and Joan'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Syd Courtenay and starring Peggy Simpson, Ian Fleming, Tod Slaughter and Mickey Brantford. The film is a quota quickie, made at Rock Studios, Elstree, for release by MGM. Cast * Peggy Simpson - Joan Templeton * Ian Fleming - Sir Ralph Ferris * Mickey Brantford - Yorke Ferris * Tod Slaughter - Mr Templeton * Audrene Brier - Connie * Pamela Bevan - Darby Templeton * Ella Retford - Nurse * Harvey Braban Harvey Braban (19 May 1883, in Brighton, Sussex, UK – 1943) was a British stage actor. He also appeared in films between 1920–1938. Braban performed regularly in West End plays, and also occasionally on Broadway. From 1920 he began appe ... - Coroner Alternate version * As of 2018, a cropped and shortened down to 45 minutes 16 mm version entitled "She's My Darling" released in 1949 is known to still exist.https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=25657 References Bibliography * Chibnall, Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing As You Swing
''Sing as You Swing'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Redd Davis and starring Charles Clapham, Bill Dwyer and Claude Dampier. It was made as a quota quickie and features turns from a variety of radio and revue stars with little background narrative.Chibnall p.291 The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis. It was shot at Joe Rock's Elstree Studios. Cast * Charles Clapham as Himself * Bill Dwyer as Himself * Claude Dampier as Pomphrey Featherstone-Chaw * Billie Carlyle as Telephone Operator * The Mills Brothers as Themselves * Evelyn Dall as Cora Fane * Mantovani as Himself * Lu Ann Meredith as Sally Bevan * Brian Lawrance as Jimmy King * Carol Chilton as Herself * Maceo Thomas as Himself * Nat Gonella and His Georgians as Themselves * Beryl Orde as Herself * H. F. Maltby as Drake * Edward Ashley as Harrington * Rio & Santos as Themselves * Jimmy Godden * Eric Maturin * The Sherman Fisher Girls as Themselves References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Queen
''Cotton Queen'', also known as ''Crying Out Loud'', is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, and starring Stanley Holloway, Will Fyffe, and Mary Lawson. Production The film was directed by Vorhaus at Elstree Studios for the independent producer Joe Rock. Its Lancashire setting was an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the George Formby series of films. ''Cotton Queen'' was the final film Vorhaus made in Britain. Following the collapse of Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios, where he had directed most of his films during the previous few years, he returned to the United States. Cast * Will Fyffe as Bob Todcastle * Stanley Holloway as Sam Owen * Mary Lawson as Joan * Helen Haye as Margaret Owen * Marcelle Rogez as Zita de la Rue * C. Denier Warren as Joseph Cotter * Syd Courtenay as Mayor * Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor, County Durham. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boys Will Be Girls (film)
''Boys Will Be Girls'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Gilbert Pratt and starring Leslie Fuller, Nellie Wallace and Greta Gynt. The film was made by Fuller's own independent production company in the Rock Studios at Elstree.Wood p.89 In order to gain his inheritance, a man has to give up drinking and smoking. Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill Jenkins * Nellie Wallace as Bertha Luff * Greta Gynt as Roberta (credited as Greta Woxholt) * Georgie Harris as Roscoe * Judy Kelly as Thelma * D.J. Williams as George Luff * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Mrs. Jenkins * Constance Godridge as Ernestine * Syd Crossley as Nolan * Syd Courtenay Syd Courtenay was a South African-born British actor and screenwriter. He was a frequent collaborator with the comedian Leslie Fuller. Courtenay first met Fuller in 1919 in Margate and they soon struck up a partnership with routines featuring thei ... as Bookum References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Illegal
''Strictly Illegal'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Leslie Fuller, Betty Astell and Georgie Harris. It was made at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.84 Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill the Bookie * Betty Astell as Mrs. Bill * Georgie Harris as Bert the Runner * Cissy Fitzgerald as Lady Percival * Glennis Lorimer as The Girl * Mickey Brantford as The Boy * Ernest Sefton as The Colonel * Alf Goddard as The Cop * Humberston Wright as The Reverend * Syd Courtenay Syd Courtenay was a South African-born British actor and screenwriter. He was a frequent collaborator with the comedian Leslie Fuller. Courtenay first met Fuller in 1919 in Margate and they soon struck up a partnership with routines featuring thei ... * T. Arthur Ellis References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawley's Of High Street
''Hawley's of High Street'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister and Moore Marriott. Its plot concerns a butcher and a draper who stand for election to the local council. Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill Hawley * Judy Kelly as Millie Hawley * Francis Lister as Lord Roxton * Amy Veness as Mrs Hawley * Moore Marriott as Mr Busworth * Hal Gordon as Nichols * Wylie Watson as Reverend Potter * Faith Bennett as Edith Busworth * Elizabeth Vaughan as Lady Evelyn * 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 th ... as Mayor References External links 1933 films 1933 comedy films British comedy films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1930s English-language films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Me Sergeant
''Kiss Me Sergeant'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Gladys Cruickshank and Gladys Frazin. It was based on a play by Syd Courtenay and was sometimes released under the alternative title ''Idol of Moolah''. It was shot at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.261 Plot summary In India, a British soldier saves the jewelled eye of a sacred idol. Cast * Leslie Fuller as Bill Biggles * Gladys Cruickshank as Kitty * Gladys Frazin as Burahami * Syd Courtenay as Lieutenant * Mamie Holland as Fanny Adams * Frank Melroyd as Colonel * Lola Harvey as Colonel's Wife * Roy Travers Roy Travers (born 1883 in London) was a British actor. Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films. He died in 1941. Selected filmography * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * ... as Sergeant References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margate
Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, Westbrook. The town has been a significant maritime port since the Middle Ages, and was associated with Dover as part of the Cinque Ports in the 15th century. It became a popular place for holidaymakers in the 18th century, owing to easy access via the Thames, and later with the arrival of the railways. Popular landmarks include the sandy beaches and the Dreamland Margate, Dreamland amusement park. During the late 20th century, the town went into decline along with other British seaside resorts, but attempts are being made to revitalise the economy. History Margate was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as lying within the hundred of Thanet and the county of Kent. Margate was recorded as "Meregate" in 1264 and as "Margate" in 1299, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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