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Take A Powder
''Take a Powder'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Lionel Tomlinson and starring Julian Vedey, Max Bacon and Isabel George.Chibnall & McFarlane p.126 A B film, it was made at Brighton Studios. The plot is set against the backdrop of the developing Cold War. Cast * Julian Vedey as Prof. Schultz * Max Bacon as Maxie * Isabel George as Betty * Maudie Edwards as Matron * Neville Gates as Bill * Fred Kitchen Jr. as Dr. Fowler * Alexis Chesnakov as Dr. Stroganoff * Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Le ... as Spike * Bobby Beaumont * Gordon Craig * Joe Cunningham * Mark Singleton * Muriel White * Diana Wynne References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Tomlinson
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Fred Kitchen Jr
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British Black-and-white Films
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Films Set In England
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Comedy Films
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British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the ''Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies ''Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and ''Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Singleton (actor)
Mark Singleton (1919–1986) was a British film and television actor. Partial filmography * ''The Gambler and the Lady'' (1952) - Waiter at Jack of Spades (uncredited) * ''Girdle of Gold'' (1952) - Waiter * ''Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder'' (1953) - 2nd Drama critic * ''Take a Powder'' (1953) - (uncredited) * '' Face the Music'' (1954) - Waiter * '' You Lucky People!'' (1955) - Lt. Arthur Robson * ''Moment of Indiscretion'' (1958) - (Jeweller) * ''Innocent Meeting'' (1959) - (uncredited) * ''No Safety Ahead'' (1959) - Fordham * ''Top Floor Girl'' (1959) - (uncredited) * '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' (1960) - Advertising Clerk (uncredited) * ''Compelled'' (1960) - Derek * ''Transatlantic'' (1960) - Mills * '' Sentenced for Life'' (1960) - Edward Thompson * ''A Taste of Money'' (1960) - Detective * ''The Court Martial of Major Keller'' (1961) - Captain Fuller * ''Murder in Eden (film)'' (1961) - Arnold Woolf * ''Part-Time Wife'' (1961) - Detective * '' Partners in Crime'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cunningham (actor)
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Gordon Craig (actor)
Gordon Craig was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''Consequences'' (1918) * '' The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton'' (1919) * ''The Breed of the Treshams'' (1920) * '' Uncle Dick's Darling'' (1920) * '' A Bachelor Husband'' (1920) * '' Christie Johnstone'' (1921) * ''The Door That Has No Key'' (1921) * '' The Headmaster'' (1921) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' Miriam Rozella'' (1924) * ''Dawn'' (1928) * ''Take a Powder ''Take a Powder'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Lionel Tomlinson and starring Julian Vedey, Max Bacon and Isabel George.Chibnall & McFarlane p.126 A B film, it was made at Brighton Studios. The plot is set against the backdrop of the ...'' (1953) External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing British male film actors British male silent film actors 20th-century British male actors Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Beaumont
Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constable in British law enforcement * Bobby, disused British railway term for a signalman Events * Kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease, a 1953 crime in Kansas City, Missouri * Murder of Bobby Äikiä, Swedish boy who was tortured and killed by his mother and stepfather in 2006 Dogs * Greyfriars Bobby (1855–1???), legendary 19th century Scottish dog * Bobbie (dog), a British regimental dog who survived the Battle of Maiwand * Bobbie the Wonder Dog, an American dog that walked 2,551 miles to find its owners Films * ''Bobby'' (1973 film), an Indian Bollywood film * ''Bobby'' (2002 film), an Indian Telugu film * ''Bobby'' (2006 film), a film about the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated Music * BOBBY (band), an American indie-folk-psyche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Taylor (actor)
Larry Taylor (13 July 1918 – 6 August 2003) was an English actor and stuntman. He spent a dozen years in the army before World War II. After demobilization he got a job in the film industry. He was the father of Rocky Taylor. Taylor mainly played villainous supporting roles in dozens of UK films and television episodes from the 1950s until the early 1970s, when he moved to South Africa in the mid-1970s, and from then on he appeared in a mixture of international movies filmed there and domestic South African films and television episodes. Selected filmography * '' The Captive Heart'' (1946) - Sergeant (uncredited) * '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) - Cop (uncredited) * '' Silent Dust'' (1949) - Lorry driver in flashback sequence (uncredited) * '' The Glass Mountain'' (1949) - Sleeping Man (uncredited) * ''Cardboard Cavalier'' (1949) - Rider (uncredited) * ''The Case of Charles Peace'' (1949) - Prison Guard on train (uncredited) * ''Dick Barton Strikes Back'' (1949) - Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
