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The Calendar (1948 Film)
''The Calendar'' is a black and white 1948 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Greta Gynt, John McCallum, Raymond Lovell and Leslie Dwyer. It is based on the 1929 play '' The Calendar'' and subsequent novel by Edgar Wallace. A previous version had been released in 1931. Plot Garry is a racehorse owner. After he loses money at the races, his fiancee Wenda jilts him and marries Lord Willis Panniford, whose sister Molly trains Garry's horses. Whilst drowning his sorrows, Garry becomes involved in a big-race scandal. The plot is to steal his own prize horse before a race, therefore increasing the odds in another big upcoming race, ''the Ascot Gold Cup''. Stewards run an inquiry into the running of Garry's horse. Wenda is called as a witness. She denies that Garry's first telegram telling her not to back his horse was cancelled out by another message from him, which was sent before the race. Molly knows that Garry stopped the dishonest running plan. She ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree (29 October 1900 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England – 15 March 1975 in Worthing, Sussex, England) was a British cinematographer and film director. He directed films with comedians such as Will Hay, the Crazy Gang and Arthur Askey and several of the Gainsborough Melodramas. Cinematographer Crabtree earliest credits as a cinematographer were for British International Pictures. He shot '' Out of the Blue'' (1931) with Jessie Matthews; '' Verdict of the Sea'' (1932); and ''The Maid of the Mountains'' (1932). Crabtree did some films for Michael Powell, '' Lazybones'' (1935) and ''The Love Test'' (1935). He was a camera operator on ''First a Girl''. Gainsborough Pictures Crabtree joined Gainsborough Pictures. He worked on '' The First Offence'' (1936) with John Mills; '' Pot Luck'' (1936) with Tom Walls and Ralph Lynn; '' Everybody Dance'' (1936) with Cicely Courtneidge; and '' All In'' (1936) with Lynn for director Marcel Varnel. He went on to ''Good Mornin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Calendar (novel)
''The Calendar'' is a 1930 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace. A racehorse owner agrees to throw a race and has to deal with the consequences of his decision. It is a novelisation of the 1929 play of the same title by Wallace. Publication It was first published by William Collins, Sons, London, in 1930. Adaptations The story was made into two films. A 1931 version starring Herbert Marshall and a 1948 version starring John McCallum There was also a stage version by Wallace, published by Samuel French Ltd. Samuel French, Inc. is an American company, founded by Samuel French and Thomas Hailes Lacy, who formed a partnership to combine their existing interests in London and New York City. It publishes Play (theatre), plays, represents authors, and se ... in 1932; the original production being directed by the author. References External links * 1930 British novels British crime novels British novels adapted into films British thriller novels Horse racing nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |