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The Schooner Gang
''The Schooner Gang'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by W. Devenport Hackney and starring Vesta Victoria, Billy Percy and Gerald Barry. It was made as a quota quickie at Cricklewood Studios.Chibnall p.297 Location shooting took place in Leigh-on-Sea. Synopsis A criminal gang force an innkeeper to assist them in a plan to rob a haul of jewels. Cast * Vesta Victoria Vesta Victoria (born Victoria Lawrence, 26 November 1873 – 7 April 1951) was an English music hall singer and comedian. She was famous for her performances of songs such as " Waiting at the Church" and "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", both ... as Mrs. Truman * Billy Percy as Freddie Fellowes * Gerald Barry as Carleton * Percy Honri as Adam * Mary Honri as Mary * Betty Norton as Mary Truman * Basil Broadbent as Jack Norris * Frank Atkinson as Ben Worton References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Atkinson (actor)
Frank Atkinson (19 March 1893 in Blackpool, Lancashire – 23 February 1963 in Pinner, Middlesex) was an English actor and writer. He appeared in at least 130 films between 1930 and 1963. A stalwart of British films, often in small or uncredited roles, and also in Hollywood in the 1930s, notably in the Raoul Walsh directed ''Me and My Gal'' and ''Sailor's Luck''. Allmovie described him as "tall and slender, and with gaunt facial features that lent themselves to looks of eccentricity, and with a highly cultured speaking voice, he could melt unobtrusively into a scene, as an anonymous bit-player, or could, with the utterance of a few words or a look, transform himself into a wryly comedic presence -- he played everything from jailers, guards, garage attendants, and soldiers to upper class twits." He was the first person to play the scarecrow Worzel Gummidge on television in the original series, broadcast by the BBC on 10 February 1953. Selected filmography Actor * ''Along Came Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |