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The Brain Machine (film)
''The Brain Machine'' is a 1956 Cinema of the United Kingdom, British thriller film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Maxwell Reed, Elizabeth Allan and Patrick Barr. Premise A husband and wife team of doctors attempt to stop a dangerously unbalanced man from committing a series of crimes. Production The film was made at Merton Park Studios in South London by Anglo-Amalgamated. It was released as a co-feature, as part of a double bill. Cast * Maxwell Reed as Frank Smith * Elizabeth Allan as Doctor Phillipa Roberts * Patrick Barr as Doctor Geoffrey Allen * Russell Napier as Inspector Durham * Gibb McLaughlin as Spencer Simon * Neil Hallett as Detective Superintendent John Harris * Mark Bellamy as Louie, the gangster * Bill Nagy (actor), Bill Nagy as Charlie, gym owner * Edwin Richfield as Henry Arthur Ryan * Clifford Buckton as Edward Jarritt * John Horsley (actor), John Horsley as Doctor Richards * Gwen Bacon as Nurse-Matron * Donald Bisset as Major Gifford * Thomas Gallagher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hughes
Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. People * Ken (given name), a list of people named Ken * Ken (musician) (born 1968), guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel * Ken (SB19 musician) (born 1997), stage name of Felip Jhon Suson of the Filipino boy group, SB19 * Ken (VIXX singer) (born 1992), stage name of Lee Jae-hwan of the South Korean boy group, VIXX * Naoko Ken (born 1953), Japanese singer and actress (Ken as surname) * Thomas Ken (1637–1711), English cleric and composer * Tjungkara Ken (born 1969), Aboriginal Australian artist * Ken Zheng (born April 5, 1995) is an Indonesian actor, screenwriter and martial artist Other * Kèn, a musical instrument from Vietnam. * Ken (doll), a product by Mattel. * ''Ken'' (unit) (間), a Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nagy (actor)
Bill Nagy (1921–1973) was a Canadian-born film and television actor who settled and worked in Britain. He began working on the London stage, appearing in the West End production of ''South Pacific. Selected filmography Film * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) - G.I. at Table (uncredited) * ''River Beat'' (1954) - Eddie * ''Hands of Destiny'' (1954) - Captain Scott * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) - Charlie * ''Shadow of a Man'' (1955) - Paul Bryant * ''Joe MacBeth'' (1955) - Marty * ''The Stolen Airliner'' (1955) - Luiz * ''Cloak Without Dagger'' (1956) - Mario Oromonda * ''Fire Maidens from Outer Space'' (1956) - U.S.Officer (uncredited) * ''Assignment Redhead'' (1956) - Marzotti * ''The Eternal Question'' (1956) * ''High Tide at Noon'' (1957) - Sandy McNab (uncredited) * ''Confess, Killer'' (1957) - John Digby * '' Across the Bridge'' (1957) - Paul Scarff * ''A King in New York'' (1957) - Television Announcer (uncredited) * ''The Mark of the Hawk'' (1957) - Fred * '' Man with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Barry
Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In Sweden it has been in use since the late 18th century, being a popular name throughout the 19th century. Hilde is a variant of Hilda. Another variation on ''Hild'' is Hildur. Hilda is the name of: People * Hilda of Whitby (c. 614-680), English saint * Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864–1952) * Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine stage, screen and television actress * Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), author, artist, and anti-apartheid and women's rights activist * Hilda Borgström (1871–1954), Swedish actress * Hilda Braid (1929–2007), English actress * Hilda Mabel Canter (1922–2007), English mycologist, protozoologist, and photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Wilson (actor)
Daniel, Danny or Dan Wilson may refer to: Sports * Dan Wilson (Negro leagues) (1915–1986), American Negro leagues baseball player * Dan Wilson (catcher) (born 1969), American baseball catcher * Danny Wilson (rugby) (born 1955), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer, and father of Ryan Giggs * Danny Wilson (rugby union) (born 1976), rugby union coach * Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960), English-born Northern Irish footballer and manager * Danny Wilson (cricketer) (born 1977), former English cricketer * Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1991), Scottish footballer * Dany Wilson (1982–2011), Jamaican beach volleyball and volleyball player * Daniel Wilson (footballer, born 1993), Guyanese footballer Politicians * Daniel Wilson (MP) (1680–1754), member of parliament for Westmorland constituency * Daniel Martin Wilson (1862–1932), Irish politician and judge Musicians * Dan Wilson (musician) (born 1961), American guitarist and vocalist, frontman for the band Semisonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Webb (actor)
Henry Webb may refer to: * Sir Henry Webb, 1st Baronet (1866–1940), British politician * Henry Webb (actor) (1906–1990), British actor in Hadleigh (TV series) * Henry G. Webb (1826–1910), American politician in Wisconsin and Kansas * Henry J. Webb (1846–1893), English scholar * Henry Richard Webb (1829–1901), New Zealand politician * H. Walter Webb (1856–1900), United States journalist * Henry Y. Webb (1784–1823), American jurist and state legislator * Hank Webb Henry Gaylon Matthew Webb (born May 21, 1950) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1972 to 1977 for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Webb was the losing pitcher in the longest game played to a decision in Nation ... (born 1950), United States Major League Baseball player See also * Henry Webbe, MP for Devizes * * Harry Webb (other) {{hndis, Webb, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Tyrrell
Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (other), multiple tropical cyclones are named Joan Music * ''Joan'' (album), a 1967 album by Joan Baez *"Joan", a song by The Art Bears from their 1978 album '' Hopes and Fears'' *"Joan", a song by Lene Lovich from her 1980 album ''Flex'' *"Joan", a song by Erasure from their 1991 album ''Chorus'' *"Joan", a song by The Innocence Mission from their 1991 album '' Umbrella'' *"Joan", a song by God Is My Co-Pilot from their 1992 album ''I Am Not This Body'' Other uses *Jōan (era), a Japanese era name * ''Joan'' (play), 2015 one-woman play written by Lucy J. Skillbeck *Joan Township, Ontario, a geographic township See also *''Jo-an'' tea house, National Treasure in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * *Jane (other) * Jean (other) *Jeanne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Valentine
Anthony Valentine (17 August 1939 – 2 December 2015) was an English actor best known for his television roles: the ruthless Toby Meres in ''Callan'' (1967–72), the sadistic Major Horst Mohn in ''Colditz'' (1972–74), Bob in Tales of the Unexpected, the suave titular gentleman thief in '' Raffles'' (1977), and the murderous Baron Gruner in the ''Sherlock Holmes'' episode "The Illustrious Client" (1991). Early life and education Valentine was born in Blackburn, Lancashire; he moved with his family to Chiswick, West London when he was 6 years old, going on to attend Acton County Grammar School. Career Aged 9, Valentine was spotted tap-dancing in a stage version of ''Robin Hood'' at Ealing Town Hall. He made his acting debut at age 10 in the Nettlefold Studios film '' No Way Back'' (1949), and at age 12 he was a boy sleuth in ''The Girl on the Pier'' (1953). He worked regularly as a child actor for the BBC, most notably as Harry Wharton in the 1950s adaptation of '' Billy Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Smith (actor)
Cyril Edward Bruce-Smith (4 April 1892 – 5 March 1963) was a Scottish actor who began his career as a child in 1900 and went on to appear in numerous stage plays as well as over 100 films between 1914 and his death almost 50 years later. The son of Frederick and Elsa Smith; his mother travelled with him on his engagements during his boyhood. Career Smith first became known as a child stage actor in 1900, and by the age of 13 in 1905, he travelled to New York to appear as Cosmo in a production of the J. M. Barrie play ''Alice-Sit-By-The Fire'', opposite Ethel Barrymore; at the time, ''The New York Times'' hailed him as "one of the best-known child actors in England". Smith's film career began in 1914 in the Wilfred Noy-directed ''Old St. Paul's'' and he appeared in almost 20 other silent films of the 1910s and 1920s before making the transition to sound. From the early 1930s until his death, he featured in dozens of films ranging from the quota quickies of the 1930s and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Godsell
Vanda Godsell (17 November 1922 – 2 April 1990) was an English actress. Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie, "Vanda Godsell specialised in playing disheveled housewives, busybody landladies and blowsy domestics." She appeared as Mrs Weaver in ''This Sporting Life'' (1963), Mrs Pitt in '' Bitter Harvest'' (1965), Mrs Goodge in ''The Wrong Box'' (1967) Early life She was born in Bognor Regis into the Godsell family, best known for its brewery based in Stroud. Her father was an officer in the Navy and served in the Battle of Jutland whilst her mother, Muriel, was the sister of novelist and actress Naomi Jacob. Godsell's sister Felicia was also an actress, and her other sister was an editor in the publishing world. Career Godsell began acting when she joined the Bristol Repertoire aged 14 making her film debut in 1953 in ''Flannelfoot'' starring Ronald Howard. She also appeared in ''Hell Is a City'', '' A Shot in the Dark'', ''The Earth Dies Screaming'', ''The Wrong Box'', '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gallagher (actor)
Thomas Gallagher may refer to: Politics * Thomas Gallagher (Illinois politician) (1850–1930), U.S. Representative from Illinois * Thomas Gallagher (mayor) (1883–1967), mayor of Pittsburgh * Tom Gallagher (born 1944), Florida politician * Tom Gallagher (Massachusetts politician), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives * Tommy Gallagher (politician) (born 1942), Irish nationalist Other * Thomas C. Gallagher, chief executive officer of the Genuine Parts Company * Thomas F. Gallagher (1897–1985), Minnesota Supreme Court judge, 1943–1967 * Thomas Gerard Gallagher (born 1954), British professor * Tommy Gallagher (rugby league) (born 1983), rugby league player for Leigh Centurions * Tommy Gallagher (trainer), boxing trainer seen on TV show ''The Contender'' * Tom Gallagher (diplomat) (1940–2018), American diplomat * Thomas Gallagher (swimmer) (born 1999), Australian Paralympic swimmer * Thomas Gallagher (writer) (1918–1992), American writer See also * Tom Gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages. Selected filmography * ''Murder in the Cathedral'' (1951) – First Priest * ''Noose for a Lady'' (1953) – Superintendent Shelford * '' The Brain Machine'' (1955) – Maj. Gifford, hospital superintendent * ''Little Red Monkey'' (1955) – Editor Harris * '' Up the Creek'' (1958) – Farm Laborer * ''Broth of a Boy'' (1959) – Newcome * ''The Headless Ghost'' (1959) – Guide * ''Friends and Neighbours'' (1959) – Porter * ''A Touch of Larceny'' (1959) – Club Member * '' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1960) – Tobacconist * ''Hide and Seek'' (1964) – Stranger on Platform * ''Eye of the Devil'' (1966) – Rennard * ''Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon'' (1967) – Flood * ''Two a Penny'' (1967) – Dr. Berman * ''Carry On Again Doctor'' (1969) – Patient (uncredited) * '' See No Evil'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Bacon
Gwen may refer to: * Gwen (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Gwen, or the Book of Sand'', a 1985 animated film * Gwen (film), a 2018 horror film * Tropical Storm Gwen, several storms with the name Acronyms * AN/URC-117 Ground Wave Emergency Network, a military command and control communications system * '' Guild Wars: Eye of the North'' (GW:EN), an expansion pack for a massively multiplayer online role-playing game See also * Gwendolen Gwendolen () is a feminine given name, in general use only since the 19th century. It has come to be the standard English form of Latin '' Guendoloena'', which was first used by Geoffrey of Monmouth as the name of a legendary British queen in hi ... * Gwendolyn (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |