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The Last Hour (play)
''The Last Hour'' is a 1928 comedy thriller play by the British writer Charles Bennett. At an inn on the coast of Devon, a secret agent battles a foreign prince trying to smuggle a stolen death ray out of the country. It ran for 111 performances at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End between 20 December 1928 and 23 March 1929. The cast included Cyril Raymond, Lydia Sherwood, Edward O'Neill and Franklin Dyall. Film adaptation In 1930 it was made into a British film '' The Last Hour'' directed by Walter Forde and starring Stewart Rome Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ... and Kathleen Vaughan.Goble p.35 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Kabatchnik, Amnon. ''Blood on the Stage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bennett (screenwriter)
Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett (2 August 1899 – 15 June 1995) was an English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Biography Early life Charles Bennett was born in a disused railway carriage in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, the son of Lilian Langrishe Bennett (1863–1930), an actress and artist. Bennett's mother told him his father was Charles Bennett, a civil engineer killed in a boiler explosion, though he thought it was actor Kyrle Bellew (1855–1911). Bennett had an elder brother, Frederick (known as Eric), and a younger brother, Vere. His father is recorded in his baptismal register as Frederick Bennett, engineer. The film historian John Belton has asserted that Bennett's father died when he was four. In the 1911 census, Lilian Bennett recorded herself as a widow, and an artist. Bennett was mostly educated at home, but also briefly at St Mark's College, Chelsea. Actor Bennett was a child actor, appearing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Dyall
Frank Poole Dyall (3 February 1870– 8 May 1950), professionally known as Franklin Dyall, was an English actor. In his early years he was a member of the companies of the actor-managers George Alexander, Ben Greet, John Martin-Harvey and Johnston Forbes-Robertson. During a 50-year stage career he played a wide range of parts in plays from Shakespeare to modern comedy, grand guignol, swashbuckling costume drama and the works of Ibsen. He broadcast on radio and television and made more than 20 films. He was the father of the actor Valentine Dyall. Life and career Early years Dyall was born in Liverpool on 3 February 1870, the youngest of four sons of Charles Dyall, first curator of the Walker Art Gallery, and his wife Margaret Oliphant ''née'' Robertson. He was educated at the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. He made his professional stage debut in April 1894 in George Alexander's company at the St James's Theatre, London, in ''The Masqueraders'' by Henry Arthur J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Plays Adapted Into Films
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Plays By Charles Bennett
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1928 Plays
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Kathleen Vaughan
Kathleen Vaughan was a British actress. Selected filmography * ''The Old Country'' (1921) * '' Single Life'' (1921) * '' Handy Andy'' (1921) * ''Corinthian Jack'' (1921) * ''The Prince and the Beggarmaid'' (1921) * '' Belphegor the Mountebank'' (1921) * ''The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick ''The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley based on the 1837 novel ''The Pickwick Papers'' by Charles Dickens. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is ...'' (1921) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1922) * '' Hornet's Nest'' (1923) * '' The Last Hour'' (1930) References External links * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown British film actresses British silent film actresses 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome, which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth, who also used the name. He became a major star in the silent era. Partial filmography * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * ''Justice'' (1914) * '' The Nightbirds of London'' (1915) * ''Barnaby Rudge'' (1915) * '' The Baby on the Barge'' (1915) * '' Her Boy'' (1915) * ''Sweet Lavender'' (1915) * ''The Bottle'' (1915) * ''The Golden Pavement'' (1915) * '' Molly Bawn'' (1916) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1916) * ''Trelawny of the Wells'' (1916) * ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' (1916) * '' The House of Fortescue'' (1916) * '' The White Boys'' (1916) * ''Annie Laurie'' (1916) * ''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' (1916) * ''The Man Behind 'The Times''' (1917) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Forde
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and Film director, director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound film, sound era. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios. Filmography Actor *''Walter Finds a Father'', extant *''Walter Wants Work'', extant in the Huntley Archives *''Walter's Day Out'' Actor *''Walter The Sleuth 1926'', Director * ''What Next?'' (1928) * ''Wait and See (1928 film), Wait and See'' (1929) * ''The Silent House (1929 film), The Silent House'' (1929) * ''Would You Believe It?'' (1929) * ''Red P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Hour (1930 Film)
''The Last Hour'' is a 1930 British comedy crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Cooper and Stewart Rome and Kathleen Vaughan. It is adapted from a successful play of the same title by Charles Bennett. It was shot at Twickenham Studios.Wood p.69 The film's sets were designed by William Saunders. Cast * Stewart Rome as Prince Nicola * Richard Cooper as Byron * Kathleen Vaughan as Mary Tregellis * Alexander Field as Smarty Walker * Wilfred Shine as Tregellis * James Raglan James Raglan (6 January 1901 – 15 November 1961) was a British stage, film and television actor. In Australia Early in 1935 he was brought out to Australia with the Gabriel Toyne company by J. C. Williamson, playing '' Laburnum Grove'' an ... as Charles Lister * George Bealby as Blumfeld * Frank Arlton as George * Bill Shine as Ben See also * List of lost films References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward O'Neill (actor)
Edward O'Neill (12 October 1862 – 20 August 1938) was a British actor. He was born Edward Alfred Morse Becher in Solapur, British Raj and died at age 75 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK. Selected filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * '' The Ring and the Rajah'' (1914) * ''The King's Daughter'' (1916) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * ''The Manxman'' (1916) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Everybody's Business'' (1917) * ''A Fortune at Stake'' (1918) * '' The Great Impostor'' (1918) * '' The Wages of Sin'' (1918) * '' Her Heritage'' (1919) * ''Darby and Joan'' (1920) * ''Duke's Son'' (1920) * '' Enchantment'' (1920) * ''The Mirage'' (1920) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1920) * '' General John Regan'' (1921) * ''Innocent'' (1921) * ''Guy Fawkes'' (1923) * ''One Arabian Night'' (1923) * '' The Scandal'' (1923) * ''Don Quixote'' (1923) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * '' Not for Sale'' (1924) * '' The Conspirators'' (1924) * ''A Romance of Mayfair'' (1925) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Theatre
The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,"Harold Pinter has London theatre named after him" ''BBC News'', 7 September 2011, accessed 8 September 2011. is a , and opened on Panton Street in the , on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre. It was designed by and built in just six months in painted ( |
Lydia Sherwood
Lydia Sherwood (5 May 1906 – 20 April 1989) was a British film actress and stage actress. She made her debut on stage in Daisy Fisher's comedy play ''Lavender Ladies''.Wearing, 2014, p. 379 She was married to the poet Lazarus Aaronson from 1924 to 1931. Filmography Film Stage Appearances * ''Lavender Ladies'' (1925) (Comedy Theatre, London) * '' The Last Hour'' (1928) (Comedy Theatre, London) * ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1930) (Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London) * ''Uncle Vanya'' (1937) (Westminster Theatre, London) * ''Hamlet'' (1951) (New Theatre (London) New Theatre or New Theater may refer to: United Kingdom * Hull New Theatre, a theatre in Kingston-upon-Hull, England * Lisle's Tennis Court, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, a former theatre known as the New Theatre in its first incarnation from 1695 ...) References Bibliography Wearing, J.P. (2014). ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers and Personnel.'' Rowan and Littfield Educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
