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The Man From Yesterday (1949 Film)
''The Man from Yesterday'' is a 1949 British thriller film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring John Stuart, Henry Oscar and Marie Burke.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.156 It was made at Southall Studios. Cast * John Stuart as Gerald Amersley * Henry Oscar as Julius Rickman * Marie Burke as Doris Amersley * Gwynneth Vaughan as Doreen Amersley * Laurence Harvey as John Matthews * Grace Arnold as Mrs. Amersley * Lisa Davis as Gloria Amersley * Charles Paton Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874 – 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including ''Freedom of the ... as Gardener * Keith Shepherd as Parkes * John Turnbull as Judge * Pauline Winter as Ann References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. External links * 1949 films British thriller film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oswald Mitchell
Oswald Albert Mitchell (1890 - April 27, 1949) was a British film director who directed several of the Old Mother Riley series of films. BFI Film & TV Database Selected filmography * ''The Guns of Loos'' (1928, producer) * ''Such Is the Law (1930 film), Such Is the Law'' (1930, producer) * ''Danny Boy (1934 film), Danny Boy'' (1934) *''Cock o' The North'' (1935) * ''King of Hearts (1936 film), King of Hearts'' (1936) * ''Love Up the Pole'' (1936, producer) * ''Variety Parade'' (1936) * ''Old Mother Riley (film), Old Mother Riley'' (1937) * ''Lily of Laguna (film), Lily of Laguna'' (1938) *''Night Journey (1938 film)'' *''Little Dolly Daydream'' (1938) * ''Almost a Gentleman (1938 film), Almost a Gentleman'' (1938) * ''Old Mother Riley in Paris'' (1938) *''Music Hall ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey (born Zvi Mosheh Skikne; 1 October 192825 November 1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor and film director. He was born to Lithuanian Jewish parents and emigrated to South Africa at an early age, before later settling in the United Kingdom after World War II. In a career that spanned a quarter of a century, Harvey appeared in stage, film and television productions primarily in the United Kingdom and the United States.Laurence Harvey, Stage, Film Actor By Jean R. Hailey. ''The Washington Post and Times-Herald'' 27 November 1973: C10. Harvey was known for his clipped, refined accent and cool, debonair screen persona. His performance in '' Room at the Top'' (1959)Obituary ''Variety'', 28 November 1973, p. 62. resulted in an Academy Award nomination. That success was followed by the roles of William Barret Travis in '' The Alamo'' and Weston Liggett in ''Butterfield 8'', both films released in the autumn of 1960. He also appeared as the brainwashed Sergeant Raym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At Southall Studios
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Oswald Mitchell
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Thriller Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Thriller Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies ''Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles on Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Winter
Pauline may refer to: Religion *An adjective referring to St Paul the Apostle or a follower of his doctrines *An adjective referring to St Paul of Thebes, also called St Paul the First Hermit *An adjective referring to the Paulines, various religious orders associated with these two saints, or a member of such an order *Cappella Paolina, or Pauline Chapel, a chapel in the Vatican *Pauline Christianity, the Christianity associated with the beliefs and doctrines espoused by St Paul the Apostle *Pauline epistles, the thirteen or fourteen letters in the New Testament traditionally believed to have been written by St Paul the Apostle *Pauline privilege, a form of dissolution of marriage People *Pauline (given name), a female given name *Pauline (singer) (born 1988), French singer (full name Pauline Vasseur) *Pauline Kamusewu (born 1982), Swedish singer of Zimbabwean origin, also known as just Pauline Places *Pauline, Idaho, United States *Pauline, Kansas, United States *Pauline, Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Turnbull (actor)
John Turnbull (5 November 1880 – 23 February 1956) was a British stage and film actor. He was married to Eve Marchew and Beatrice Alice Scott (actress). Selected filmography * '' The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss'' (1920) - Willie Mott * '' Tons of Money'' (1930) - Sprules * ''Rodney Steps In'' (1931, Short) - Inspector * ''77 Park Lane'' (1931) - Superintendent * ''The Man at Six'' (1931) - Inspector Dawford * ''Keepers of Youth'' (1931) - Gordon Duff * ''Detective Lloyd'' (1932, Serial) - Barclay - Scotland Yard Superindendant * ''Murder on the Second Floor'' (1932) - Inspector * ''The Wickham Mystery'' (1932) - Howard Clayton * ''A Voice Said Goodnight'' (1932, Short) - Inspector Lavory * ''The Midshipmaid'' (1932) - Officer * '' The Iron Stair'' (1933) - Major Gordon * ''The Shadow'' (1933) - Det. Inspector Carr * ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933) - Hans Holbein (uncredited) * ''Too Many Wives'' (1933) - (uncredited) * '' The Umbrella'' (1933) - Governor * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Paton
Charles Ernest Paton (31 July 1874 – 10 April 1970) was an English film actor. He joined the circus at 14, and had early stage and music hall experience. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1952, including ''Freedom of the Seas''. In 1927, he appeared in a short film, made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing "If Your Face Wants to Smile, We'll Let It In" from the revue ''John Citizen's Lament''. He was born in London and died from a heart attack, also in London. Selected filmography * ''Blackmail'' (1929, UK), Alfred Hitchcock's first sound film * ''The Feather'' (1929) * ''The W Plan'' (1930) * '' What a Night!'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1931) * '' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) * ''Stepping Stones'' (1931) * '' The Girl in the Night'' (1931) * '' Glamour'' (1931) * '' The Spare Room'' (1932) * ''Rynox'' (1932) * ''Josser Joins the Navy'' (1932) * '' The Third String'' (1932) * '' The Love Nest'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Davis (actress)
Lisa Davis (born 20 April 1936) is an English-American former actress, who appeared in her first role at the age of 13 in the film ''The Man from Yesterday'' (1949). Her elder sister was big band singer Beryl Davis. Biography Born in into a show business family, her father is Harry Davis, the leader of the Oscar Rabin Orchestra, and her older sister is feature singer Beryl Davis. Lisa appeared in a total of 26 film and television projects from 1949 to 1962, appearing in guest spots in such shows as ''The George Burns Show'', ''The Jack Benny Program'', ''Perry Mason'', ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', and ''77 Sunset Strip'', among others. She provided the voice of Anita Radcliffe in ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961). She was briefly on contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Davis was one of several actresses considered for the role of Princess Aouda in ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) after Shirley MacLaine rejected it twice. Although Davis was scheduled to test for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
