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Tom Gill (actor)
Tom Gill (26 July 1916 – 22 July 1971) was a British actor who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. He made his stage debut in 1935, and his theatre work included the original production of Noël Coward's '' After the Ball'' at the Globe Theatre in 1954. Selected filmography * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * ''The High Command'' (1937) * '' Meet Mr. Penny'' (1938) * ''Trunk Crime'' (1939) * ''Something in the City'' (1950) * ''Mister Drake's Duck'' (1951) * '' The Happy Family'' (1952) * ''Love in Pawn'' (1953) * '' The Limping Man'' (1953) * ''Jumping for Joy'' (1956) * ''Fun at St. Fanny's'' (1956) * '' Behind the Headlines'' (1956) * '' Carry On Admiral'' (1957) * '' After the Ball'' (1957) * '' Up the Creek'' (1958) * '' Blind Spot'' (1958) * ''Further Up the Creek'' (1958) * ''The Navy Lark'' (1959) * ''Carry On Constable'' (1960) *''The Fourth Square'' (1961) * '' Smokescreen'' (1964) * '' The Night Caller'' (1965) * ''The Mini-Affair ''The Mini-Affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Man (1958 TV Series)
''The Invisible Man'' (later known as ''H.G. Wells' Invisible Man'') is a British black-and-white science fiction television series that aired on ITV from September 1958 to July 1959. It was aired on CBS in the United States, running two seasons and totalling 26 half-hour episodes. The series was nominally based on the 1897 novel by H. G. Wells, one of four such television series. In this version, the deviation from the novel went as far as changing the main character's name from Dr. Griffin to Dr. Peter Brady who remained a sane man, not a power-hungry lunatic as in the book or the 1933 film adaptation. None of the other characters from the novel appeared in the series. Plot The series follows the adventures of Dr. Peter Brady, a scientist who is attempting to achieve invisibility with light refraction. However, the experiment goes wrong and turns him permanently invisible. He is initially declared a state secret and locked up, but eventually convinces the UK government, repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumping For Joy
''Jumping for Joy'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Willie Joy (Frankie Howerd) works at a greyhound track as a cleaner, which involves his picking up droppings from the dog track between races. He is tricked into standing in the line of the lure and falls on it as it speeds passed with the dogs chasing it. He gets fired. This times itself with a useless dog also being let go by an owner (Bert Benton) and Joy plays a small sum and takes it home. His landlady is less than pleased at a dog in his room and evicts him. He meets Captain Montague (Stanley Holloway) and together they hatch a plan to make money from the dog. They give it the name of "Lindy Lou". To play the part Joy steals a top hat and tails to wear to the races at White City Stadium (London). When Lindy starts to prove herself at the trials Benton wants to buy her back. Wandering around the East End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mini-Affair
''The Mini-Affair'' is a 1967 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Amram, and starring Georgie Fame, Rosemary Nicols and John Clive. Music is provided by the Bee Gees. Plot summary A leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London. Cast * Georgie Fame as Georgie Hart * Rosemary Nicols as Charlotte * John Clive as Joe * Bernard Archard as Sir Basil Grinling * Lucille Soong as Lucille * Rick Dane as Mike Maroon * Julian Curry as Ronnie * Gretchen Regan as Marianne * Madeline Smith as Samantha * Clement Freud as Stephen Catchpole * Totti Truman Taylor as Aunt Grace * Clive Dunn as Tyson * Roy Kinnear as Fire Extinguisher Salesman * Eric Pohlmann as World Banker * William Rushton as Chancellor of the Exchequer * Irene Handl as Cook in Chinese Restaurant * Guy Middleton as Colonel Highwater * Ben Aris as TV Producer * Milton Reid Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Caller From Outer Space
''Night Caller from Outer Space'', also known as simply ''The Night Caller'' or ''Blood Beast from Outer Space'', is a British 1965 science fiction film directed by John Gilling. It is based on Frank Crisp's novel ''The Night Callers''. A colourised version of the film was released in 2011. Plot Scientist Dr Morley and his American associate Jack Costain (John Saxon) detect a meteorite heading to Earth. After determining where the meteorite has crashed, they and their aides investigate a meteorite in the British countryside, discovering that it is an alien device from Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. The device is in the shape of a small sphere. While working nights at the lab, secretary Ann Barlow (Patricia Haines) sees something moving in the lab. Dr Morley attempts to communicate with the creature, but he is killed. The creature escapes the lab. Costain begins to track the creature. Shortly thereafter, teenage girls begin to go missing after answering an advertisement in 'Bik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokescreen (film)
''Smokescreen'' is a 1964 British crime drama film, written and directed by Jim O'Connolly and starring Peter Vaughan. Plot Mr Roper, an insurance investigator, travels to Brighton to assess the apparent death of a businessman after his burning car was seen crashing over a cliff into the sea. The insurance company is suspicious, as the man had only recently taken out life insurance for a large sum. The car is recovered and no body is found. Roper and the police have to find out whether they are dealing with an accident, an insurance fraud or a murder. Cast * Peter Vaughan as Roper * John Carson as Trevor Bayliss * Yvonne Romain as Janet Dexter * Gerald Flood as Graham Turner * Glynn Edwards as Inspector Wright * John Glyn-Jones as Player * Sam Kydd as Hotel waiter * Deryck Guyler as Station master (as Derek Guyler) * Penny Morrell as Helen, Turner's secretary * David Gregory as the Smudger * Jill Curzon as June * Barbara Hicks as Miss Breen * Bert Palmer as Barman * Tom Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Square
''The Fourth Square'' is a 1961 British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry and Delphi Lawrence. Part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios, it is loosely based on the 1929 novel '' Four Square Jane'' by Edgar Wallace.Goble p.486 The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins Peter Mullins (9 July 1926 – 13 April 2012) was an Australian decathlete and basketball player. He competed in the decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics. As a basketball player, he played at the 1959 FIBA World Championship on the Cana .... Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1961 films British crime films 1961 crime films Films set in England Merton Park Studios films Films directed by Allan Davis Films based on British novels Edgar Wallace Mysteries 1960s English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On Constable
''Carry On Constable'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was released in February 1960. Of the regular team, it featured Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, and Hattie Jacques. Sid James makes his debut in the series here, while early regulars Leslie Phillips, Eric Barker, and Shirley Eaton also turn up, although Phillips did not appear again in the series for 32 years. It was the first ''"Carry On..."'' film to include some nudity with Connor, Hawtrey, Williams, and Phillips baring their behinds during a shower scene. Plot A suburban police station is understaffed due to a flu epidemic, and Sergeant Wilkins, under pressure to maintain staffing levels, is pleased to hear that three new recruits, straight from training school, are due shortly. Before even arriving, the three policemen inadvertently assist some bank robbers into their getaway car, and are embarrassed when they learn the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Navy Lark (film)
''The Navy Lark'' is a 1959 British comedy film based on ''The Navy Lark'' radio series broadcast on the BBC Light Programme. It featured Cecil Parker, Ronald Shiner and Leslie Phillips, Gordon Jackson and Hattie Jacques. It was filmed mainly at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset. Only Phillips had appeared on the radio version – all other parts were recast.''Hello: The Autobiography'', Leslie Phillips, Orion, 2006 The film was produced at Walton-on-Thames. Plot Captain Povey has built a reputation for shutting down redundant naval bases, and now has his eye on the minesweeping detachment on Boonsey (a fictional Channel Island, off Portsmouth). Arriving on inspection, he is told tales of finding many mines in the sea there and, not believing them, goes out in the minesweeper HMS ''Compton'' (played by HMS '' Reedham''). The crew were supposed to find "Bessy", a mine-shaped object used to collect Lifeboat funds but found a real mine instead, which Pouter bashes about in an effo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further Up The Creek
''Further Up the Creek'' is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Frankie Howerd, Shirley Eaton, Thora Hird, Desmond Llewelyn and Lionel Jeffries. It served as a follow up to '' Up the Creek'', with Peter Sellers not reprising his role because it clashed with the filming of ''The Mouse That Roared''. Frankie Howerd replaced him. Plot Navy frigate the "Aristotle" is sold to a Middle Eastern power, and against regulations the ship's bosun tries to make a profit by selling tickets to passengers seeking a luxury cruise. When the Captain discovers what is going on, he attempts to straighten things out. Cast * David Tomlinson as Lieutenant Fairweather * Frankie Howerd as Bosun * Shirley Eaton as Jane * Thora Hird as Mrs. Galloway * Lionel Jeffries as Steady Barker * Lionel Murton as Perkins * David Lodge as Scouse * John Warren as Cooky * Sam Kydd as Bates * Edwin Richfield as Bennett * Peter Collingwood as Chippy * Ian Whittaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Spot (1958 Film)
''Blind Spot'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Robert MacKenzie, Delphi Lawrence, Gordon Jackson, John Le Mesurier, and Michael Caine. Plot Laid up in a military hospital waiting for an operation, U.S. Army Captain Dan Adams, has lost his sight due to a head injury. While his doctors are waiting for his injury to heal before proceeding, Adams is driven off the base to a party but is dropped off at the wrong address. Entering the house, he stumbles over a body and startles the killers Rushford and Schrieder. Realising Adams is blind, they knock him out and throw him down a flight of stairs. When Adams revives back in the same hospital, his tale of murder seems implausible, as no evidence of a crime is found. After regaining his eyesight, Adams finds himself framed on a diamond-smuggling charge. He sets out to track down the real thieves, pretending that he is still blind in order to catch them off guard. Encountering an aircraft mechanic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up The Creek (1958 Film)
''Up the Creek'' is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather, a well-meaning but accident-prone naval officer with a passion for rockets, is posted where he can (so the navy hopes) cause no further damage. He is given command of a mothballed Royal Navy vessel, HMS ''Berkeley'', which has had no commanding officer for several years. She is moored at a wharf on the Suffolk coast near the (fictional) village of Meadows End. He discovers that the ship is woefully under strength and is forced to contend with the schemes of his bosun, Chief Petty Officer Doherty (Sellers). He and the crew are running several profitable businesses, including a same-day laundry, selling naval rum and cigarettes to the local pub, the ''Pig and Whistle'', and making pies and pastries for sale to the villagers. They also keep pigs and hens. After the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Ball (1957 Film)
''After the Ball'' is a 1957 British biographical film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Pat Kirkwood, Laurence Harvey and Jerry Stovin. It portrays the life of the stage performer Vesta Tilley. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Cast * Pat Kirkwood as Vesta Tilley *Laurence Harvey as Walter de Frece *Jerry Stovin as Frank Tanhill *Jerry Verno as Harry Ball *Clive Morton as Henry de Frece *Marjorie Rhodes as Bessie *Leonard Sachs as Richard Warner *Ballard Berkeley as Andrews *June Clyde as Lottie Gibson *Charles Victor as Stagehand * Tom Gill as Manager * Peter Carlisle as Oscar Hammerstein *George Margo as Tony Pastor * Mark Baker as George M. Cohan * Terry Cooke as Dan Leno Jr * Barbara Roscoe as Patricia * Margaret Sawyer as Little Tilley Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |