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The Queen's Affair
''The Queen's Affair'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Muriel Aked and Edward Chapman. An Eastern European President falls in love with the Queen whom he had previously deposed. It was also released as ''Queen's Affair'' and ''Runaway Queen''. It was made at British and Dominion Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Gowns were designed by Doris Zinkeisen. Plot Poor New York shop girl Nadina (Anna Neagle) receives unexpected news of an inheritance, and learns she is next in line to be queen of an Eastern European country. On her arrival in Ruritania, a revolution is in progress, and only minutes before her coronation, Nadina is forced into exile. She flees to Paris with her nurse (Muriel Aked), and then travels on to Switzerland. There Nadina encounters the Ruritanian revolutionary leader Carl (Fernand Gravey), recuperating from the trials of revolution, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wife Anna Neagle. Early life Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, and Wilcox considered himself Irish, but he was born in Norwood, south London.7 Dagmar Villas, Gipsy Road. ''Mr Michael Thornton'' re Mr Herbert Wilcox. ''The Times'', Thursday, 19 May 1977; p. 18; Issue 60007; col F His family moved to Brighton when Wilcox was eight years old; he was one of five children. His family were poor and Wilcox had to do a number of part-time jobs, including some work as a chorus boy at the local Hippodrome. His mother died of tuberculosis when she was 42. Wilcox left school before the age of fourteen to find work. Shortly afterwards, his father died at the age of 42. Wilcox began earning money as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Regnant
A queen regnant (plural: queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank and title to a king, who reigns ''suo jure'' (in her own right) over a realm known as a "kingdom"; as opposed to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king; or a queen regent, who is the guardian of a child monarch and rules '' pro tempore'' in the child's stead, be it in sharing power or in ruling alone. She is sometimes called a woman king. A princess regnant is a female monarch who reigns ''suo jure'' over a " principality"; an empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns ''suo jure'' over an "empire". A queen regnant possesses and exercises sovereign powers, whereas a queen consort or queen regent shares her spouse's and/or child's rank and titles but does not share the sovereignty of her spouse or child. The husband of a queen regnant traditionally does not share the queen regnant's rank, title, or sovereignty. However, the concept of a king consort or prince consort is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefor Jones
Trefor may refer to: People Given name Trefor * Trefor Evans (born 1947), former Wales international rugby union player * Trefor Jenkins (born 1932), Welsh-born South African human geneticist * Trefor Richard Morgan (1914–1970), Welsh nationalist activist and businessman * Trefor Morris (born 1934), Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1996 * Trefor Owen (1933–2001), Welsh amateur footballer * Trefor Proud (), make-up artist in film and television * Trefor Pugh (), former New Zealand international footballer Surname Trefor * Dafydd Trefor (died 1528?), Welsh cleric and bard * John Trefor, British television director and producer * John Trevor (died 1357), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, first bishop of St Asaph, Wales * John Trevor (died 1410), Ieuan Trefor in Welsh, Bishop of St Asaph, Wales, and Anti-Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland Places Places in Wales, UK * Trefor, Anglesey, a hamlet * Trefor, Gwynedd, a village * Trevor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Burns (actor)
David Burns (June 22, 1902 – March 12, 1971) was an American Broadway theatre and motion picture actor and singer. Life and career Burns was born on Mott Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. He made his Broadway debut in 1923 in '' Polly Preferred '' and went to London with the show in 1924. His first musical was '' Face the Music'' in 1932, and Cole Porter's ''Nymph Errant'' (1933) was his London debut. He appeared in many comedies and musicals over an almost 50-year career."David Burns Broadway" ''Playbill''. Retrieved October 12, 2017. He won two s for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography * ''Henry VIII'' (1911) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * ''The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * '' The Autumn of Pride'' (1921) * '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926) * '' The Sea Urchin'' (1926) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) * ''The Rolling Road'' (1927) * '' Boadicea'' (1927) * ''Roses of Picardy'' (1927) * '' Tesha'' (1928) * '' The Passing of Mr. Quin'' (1928) * '' The Constant Nymph'' (1928) * ''Champagne'' (1928) * ''High Treason'' (1929) * '' Splinters'' (1929) * ''The W Plan'' (1930) * ''The Compulsory Husband'' (1930) * '' Symphony in Two Flats'' (1930) * ''Who Killed Doc Robin?'' (1931) * '' Glamour'' (1931) * ''The Love Habit'' (1931) * '' Brother Alfred'' (1932) * '' Fires of Fate'' (1932) * ''Goodnight, Vienna'' (1932) * '' After the Ball'' (1932) * ''The Indiscretions of Eve'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Purdell
Reginald Purdell (4 November 1896 – 22 April 1953) was an English actor and screenwriter who appeared in over 40 films between 1930 and 1951. During the same period he also contributed to the screenplays of 15 feature films, such as '' The Dark Tower'', and had a brief foray into directing with two films in 1937. Early life Purdell was born in Clapham, London, the son of Charles William Grasdorff by his marriage to Mary Ann Piddill. At the 1881 census a few weeks after the marriage the couple was living in Monmouthshire and his father stated his name as Carl H. W. Grasdorff, giving his place of birth as Germany, about 1844, while his mother gave hers as Cardiff, about 1857. Grasdorff was naturalized as a British subject under the name of Carl Hermann Wilhelm Grasdorff. Mary Ann Grasdorff's maiden name of Piddill, suitably improved, later provided their son's stage name. In 1892, Grasdorff was listed as "Grasdorff, Carl H. W., Newport, Monmouthshire, and Bute Docks, Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hay Petrie
David Hay Petrie (16 July 1895 – 30 July 1948) was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' (1934), the McLaggen in ''The Ghost Goes West'' (1935) and Uncle Pumblechook in '' Great Expectations'' (1946).McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 595; Hay Petrie was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, where he went to Harris Academy. He later attended St Andrew's University, where he first discovered the stage. In 1915, he joined the Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) as a second lieutenant. After the war, he studied with Rosina Filippi joining the Old Vic Company appearing as "Starveling" in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' in 1920. In 1924 Albert de Courville brought Hay Petrie into vaudeville with ''The Looking Glass'', in which he sang "Oh Shakespeare you're the best of all but you can't fill the fourteen shilling stall". His first film part was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Robertson (actor)
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Stuart or Stewart Robertson may refer to: * Stuart A. Robertson (1918–2005), co-founder of Milliman, Inc., an actuarial and business consulting firm * Stuart Robertson (gardener) (1944–2009), professional gardener from Montreal, Quebec * Stuart Robertson (footballer, born 1946), English footballer who played centre half * Stuart Robertson (cricketer) (born 1947), former Zimbabwean first class cricketer *Stewart Robertson (born 1948), Scottish composer * Stuart Robertson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer who played in the Football League and the Scottish Football League * Stuart Robertson (photographer) (born 1969), New Zealand photographer See also * Robertson (surname) Robertson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Robert". It originated in Scotland and northern England. Notable people with the surname include: A *Rev. A. E. Robertson (1870–1958), first person to "bag" Scotlands 283 peaks *Absalom Willis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hogan (screenwriter)
Michael Hogan (17 September 1893 – 1 January 1977) was a British screenwriter. Hogan had previously been a notable film actor, appearing in lead roles in a number of silent and early sound films. Hogan worked as a writer in both Britain and Hollywood. Selected filmography Actor * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''Ag and Bert'' (1929) comedy short film made in Phonofilm, directed by Bertram Phillips and co-starring Mabel Constanduros * ''Windjammer'' (1930) * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1931) * ''Dance Pretty Lady'' (1932) * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1932) * ''The Man Outside'' (1933) * ''The River Wolves'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''The Queen's Affair'' (1934) * ''The Last Journey'' (1936) Screenwriter * '' Squibs'' (1935) * ''The Passing of the Third Floor Back'' (1935) * ''Take My Tip'' (1937) * ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1937) * ''A Yank at Oxford'' (1938) * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) * ''Nurse Edith Cavell'' (1939) * '' Secret Journey'' (1939) * ''Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibb McLaughlin
George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor. Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a salesman in Kingston-upon-Hull where he sang in the Holy Trinity Church choir. He joined the Hull Amateur Operatic Society and played the part of Koko in The Mikado. After that he appeared with Anne Croft in concerts and they had a turn to themselves on the stage of the Palace Theatre. He performed as a comedian and monologist in music halls. In 1915, McLaughlin married Eleanor Morton, youngest daughter of William Morton, formerly manager of the Egyptian Hall, London and the Greenwich Theatre. Film work He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was known for The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Oliver Twist (1948) and Hobson's Choice (1954). He had a rare leading role as the sleuth J.G. Reeder in Edgar Wallace's '' Mr Reeder in Room 13'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruritanian Romance
Ruritanian romance is a genre of literature, film and theatre comprising novels, stories, plays and films set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe, such as the "Ruritania" that gave the genre its name. Such stories are typically swashbuckling adventure novels, tales of high romance and intrigue, centered on the ruling classes, almost always aristocracy and royalty,John Clute and John Grant, ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', p. 826 although (for instance) Winston Churchill's novel ''Savrola'', in every other way a typical example of the genre, concerns a revolution to restore rightful parliamentary government in the republican country of Laurania. The themes of honor, loyalty and love predominate, and the works frequently feature the restoration of legitimate government after a period of usurpation or dictatorship. History of the genre Romantic stories about the royalty of a fictional kingdom were common, for instance Robert Louis Stevenson's ''Prince Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Zinkeisen
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (31 July 1898 – 3 January 1991) was a Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist, and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design. Early life Doris Zinkeisen was born in Clynder House in Rosneath, Argyll, Scotland. Her parents were Welsh-born Clare Bolton-Charles and Victor Zinkeisen, a timber merchant and amateur artist from Glasgow. Her father's family were originally from Bohemia and had been settled in Scotland for two hundred years. She had a younger sister, Anna Zinkeisen, who also became an artist. The family left Scotland and moved to Pinner, near Harrow in 1909. Zinkeisen attended the Harrow School of Art for four years and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools in 1917 together with her sister Anna. During World War I Zinkeisen served in a Voluntary Aid Detachment at a hospital in Northwood, Middlesex. Career Zinkeisen shared a studio in London with her sister during the 1920s and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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