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Tomorrow We Live (1943 Film)
''Tomorrow We Live'' (released as ''At Dawn We Die'' in the US), is a 1943 British film directed by George King and starring John Clements, Godfrey Tearle, Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair and Yvonne Arnaud. The film was made during the Second World War, and the action is set in a small town in German-occupied France. It portrays the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Germans' tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". Dorothy Hope is credited with "original story". Plot A young French idealist (John Clements), who gives his name as Jean Baptiste, arrives in "St Pierre-le-Port", a small town near Saint-Nazaire, a major port and base of operations for the German Navy, particularly their U-boats, on the Atlantic coast. Baptiste tells a member of the French Resistance that "I come from Saint-Nazaire. I've details o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George King (film Director)
George King (1899 – 26 June 1966) was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He is associated with the production of quota quickies. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's '' The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''. Career King entered into the film industry after completion of medical studies. His first film ''Too Many Crooks'' featured a young stage actor named Laurence Olivier, also making his film debut. Once launched from routine thrillers, King made the usual array of lightweight comedies, romances and thrillers. With the outbreak of war, King directed some distinctly up-market war movies, most successful of which was ''Candlelight in Algeria'', a vehicle for James Mason. He was also successful with 1947's ''The Shop at Sly Corner'', which introduced Diana Dors, featuring a charismatic performance by Oscar Homolka and a notable performance by Kenneth Griffith. Filmography Director *'' Forbidden'' (1949) *''The Shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Stepanek
Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * Grand Hotel Karel V, Dutch Hotel *Restaurant Karel 5, Dutch restaurant Other * 1682 Karel, an asteroid * Karel (programming language), an educational programming language See also * Karelians or Karels, a Baltic-Finnic ethnic group *''Karel and I'', 1942 Czech film *Karey (other) Karey may refer to: People * Karey Dornetto (fl. 2002–present), American screenwriter * Karey Hanks (fl. 2016–2018), American politician * Karey Kirkpatrick (fl. 1996–present), American screenwriter * Karey Lee Woolsey (born 1976), American ... {{disambiguation ja:カール (人名) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Lom
Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru (11 September 1917 – 27 September 2012), known professionally as Herbert Lom (), was a Czech-British actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he generally appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men as he aged. Highly versatile, he proved a skilled comic actor in '' The Pink Panther'' franchise, as inspector Dreyfus. Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in '' The Ladykillers'', '' The Pink Panther'' film series, ''War and Peace'' and the television series '' The Human Jungle''. Early life and education Lom was born in Prague to Karl Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru and Olga Gottlieb. His mother was of Jewish ancestry. His ancestor, Christian Schluderpacher, a burgher of Bozen, was ennobled in 1601. Lom's family were comfortable, but not grandly ... [...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] |
Brefni O'Rorke
Brefni O'Rorke (26 June 1889 – 11 November 1946) was an Irish actor, both on the stage and in movies. Early life O'Rorke was born as William Francis Breffni O'Rorke at 2 Esplande Villas in Dollymount, Clontarf, Dublin on 26 June 1889, and baptised at Clontarf Parish Church on 1 August 1889. His father, Frederick O'Rorke, was a cork merchant, and his mother, Jane Caroline O'Rorke, née Morgan, was an actress. He had an older brother, Frederick, who was twelve years older than him. Career O'Rorke began studying acting with his mother and made his professional début in 1912 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in a production of Shaw's ''John Bull's Other Island''. While still living in Dublin, he met and married in 1916 Alice Cole, a chorus-girl turned actress, who had divorced her first husband and immigrated from South Africa with her young son. Thus O'Rorke became the stepfather of Cyril Cusack. Other theatre roles included the title role in '' Finn Varra Maa'' (1917), a musical " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Beaumont
Victor Beaumont (born Peter Wolff; 7 November 1912 – 21 March 1977) was a German-born British film and television actor. Biography Beaumont billed under his birth name of Peter Wolff, appeared in a number of German films (''Revolt in the Reform School, Der brave Suender'' etc.) and at least one play (''Die erste Mrs Selby'').''Deutsches Theater-Lexikon'', vol. 36/37 After emigrating to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, he appeared in British films and television dramas from the 1940s and Hollywood films from the 1960s. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Nazi German characters in films such as ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968) in which he played Colonel Weissner, '' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958), '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), ''The Heroes of Telemark'' (1965) and ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971) in the uncredited role of the psychologist. His television appearances included two episodes of ''The Saint'' and a cameo appearance in the opening epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Gotell
Walter Jack Gotell (15 March 1924 – 5 May 1997) was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the Roger Moore-era of the James Bond film series,Tom VallancObituary: Walter Gotell ''The Independent'', 20 June 1997. as well as having played the role of Morzeny, a villain, in '' From Russia With Love''. He also appeared as Gogol in the final part of ''The Living Daylights'' (1987), Timothy Dalton's debut Bond film. Life and career Gotell was born in Bonn; his family emigrated to Britain after the arrival of Nazism in Germany. A fluent English speaker, he started in films as early as 1943, usually playing villains and German officers, such as in ''We Dive at Dawn'' (1943). He began to have more established roles by the early 1950s, appearing in '' The African Queen'' (1951), ''The Red Beret'' (1953) for Albert R. Broccoli, ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), '' The Guns of Navarone'' (1961), ''The Road to Hong Kong'' (1962), ''Lord Jim'' (1965), '' Black S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Salew
John Rylett Salew (1902 (some sources state 1 January 1897)14 September 1961) was an English stage film and TV actor. Salew made the transition from stage to films in 1939, and according to Allmovie, "the manpower shortage during WWII enabled the stout, balding Salew to play larger and more important roles than would have been his lot in other circumstances. He usually played suspicious-looking characters, often Germanic in origin." His screen roles included William Shakespeare in the comic fantasy ''Time Flies'' (1944), Grimstone in the Gothic melodrama ''Uncle Silas'' (1947), and the librarian in the supernatural thriller'' Night of the Demon'' (1957). He played Colonel Wentzel in the Adventures of William Tell "The Shrew" episode (1958). John Salew was active into the TV era, playing the sort of character parts that John McGiver played in the US Selected filmography * '' It's in the Air'' (1938) – RAF Radio Operator (uncredited) * ''Dead Men are Dangerous'' (1939) – Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Holles (actor)
Antony Hamilton Holles (17 January 1901, Fulham, London- 4 March 1950, Marylebone, London) was a British stage and film actor. Educated at Latymer School, Holles was on stage from 1916 in ''Charley's Aunt''. He was the son of the actor William Holles (1867-1947) and his wife Nannie Goldman. His West End roles included appearances in '' Sorry You've Been Troubled'' (1929), '' Good Losers'', (1931), '' Take a Chance'' (1931), '' Libel!'' (1934), ''The Composite Man'' (1936) and ''Tony Draws a Horse'' (1939). Selected filmography * '' The Will'' (1921) - Charles Ross * ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (1932) - Marquess de Chaminade * '' Once Bitten'' (1932) - Legros * '' Life Goes On'' (1932) - John Collis * ''The Star Reporter'' (1932, Short) - Bonzo * ''The Mayor's Nest'' (1932) - Saxophonist in Paradise Row Band (uncredited) * '' Hotel Splendide'' (1932) - 'Mrs.LeGrange' * '' The Lodger'' (1932) - Silvono * '' Watch Beverly'' (1932) - Arthur Briden * ''Reunion'' (1932) - Padre * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Keir
David Keir (1884–1971) was a British film actor, who also appeared on stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta .... Selected filmography References External links * 1884 births 1971 deaths British male stage actors British male film actors 20th-century British male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Yarde
Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's Romance'' (1913) - Woman * '' The Only Way'' (1925) - The Vengeance * ''London'' (1926) - Eliza Critten * '' Night Birds'' (1930) - Mrs. Hallick * '' The Woman Between'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * ''Uneasy Virtue'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) - Mrs. Clutterbuck * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) - Bride's Mother * '' Michael and Mary'' (1931) - Mrs. Tullivant * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) - Mrs. Smith * ''The Good Companions'' (1933) - Mrs. Mounder * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) - Lady Tapleigh * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Kate Browne * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) - Mrs. Hubbard * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) - Mrs. Clappit * ''Trouble in Store'' (1934, Short) - Landlady * '' Guest of Honour'' (1934) - Emma T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Brune
Gabrielle Brune (12 February 1912 in Bournemouth, Hampshire – 18 January 2005 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actress. Career On stage from 1930, her work included appearances in cabaret, the West End, on Broadway, in films and on television. Personal life Gabrielle Brune was born Gabrielle Hudson, the only child of Thomas Habgood Hudson and Adrienne Brune; both parents were theatre professionals from Australia. Her mother was an actress and singer. She used her mother's surname professionally. In 1941, she was reported as recovering from appendicitis and double pneumonia in a river house at Datchet on the Thames. Marriages In 1938, Brune was described as "Mrs. G. M. Thompson, wife of an English actor" in a news report about her first professional trip to America: (NB: Raymond Francis). In 1942, she married an American Army officer, Maj. Walter J. Currie, in London. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |