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The Mind Of Mr. Reeder
''The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' is a 1939 British mystery crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Will Fyffe as Mr. Reeder, with Kay Walsh, George Curzon, and supporting roles for Chili Bouchier, John Warwick and Ronald Shiner. It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions and shot at the Highbury Studios in London, with sets designed by the art director James Carter. It was distributed in the United States by Monogram Pictures using the alternative title ''The Mysterious Mr. Reeder''. Also, Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were all involved in another Mr. Reeder film '' The Missing People''. The film is based on a 1925 collection of short stories by Edgar Wallace. Plot Reeder, an employee of the Public Prospectors Department, pursues a gang of counterfeiters. Cast * Will Fyffe as J.G. Reeder * Kay Walsh as Peggy Gillette * George Curzon as Welford * Chili Bouchier as Elsa Weford * John Warwick as Ted Bracher * Lesley Wareing as Mrs. Gaylor * Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Raymond
Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in '' A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films in total before his death in 1953. He was associated with the Hepworth Studios of Walton on Thames, since his portrait appears on a studio publicity postcard when he was probably in his early twenties. He had a major success in 1930 with ''The Great Game'', one of the earliest films devoted to football and followed it up with '' Up for the Cup'' a year later. He remade '' Up for the Cup'' in 1950. Partial filmography Director *''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) *''Red, White and Blue Blood'' (1917) *''The English Rose'' (1920) *'' The Flat'' (1921) *'' A Woman Misunderstood'' (1921) *'' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) *''The Curse of Westacott'' (1921) *''Second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Roc
Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) and ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, ''Canyon Passage'' (1946). She also appeared in ''Millions Like Us'' (1943), '' Jassy'' (1945), '' The Brothers'' (1947) and '' When the Bough Breaks'' (1947). She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty". She achieved her greatest level of popularity in British films during the Second World War in escapist melodramas for Gainsborough Studios. She did little acting work after the death of her second husband in 1954, making only a few television appearances including the first episode of ''The Saint''. Early life Born in Hampstead, London, to apparently unmarried parents, the daughter of Felix Herold, a paper merchant, and Miriam (née Angell). In 1922, her half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hayes (British Actor)
George Hayes (13 November 1888 – 13 July 1967) was a British stage, television and film actor. He appeared in the wartime West End musical '' The Lisbon Story'' at the London Hippodrome. Partial filmography * ''Hamlet'' (1913) - Osric * ''Emil and the Detectives'' (1935) - The Man In The Bowler Hat - Sam Pinker * ''Inside the Room'' (1935) - Henry Otisse * ''Old Roses'' (1935) - Simes * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) - Dubois * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) - Yassiov * ''Everything Is Thunder'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Land Without Music'' (1936) - Strozzi * ''Death Croons the Blues'' (1937) - Hugo Branker * ''Break the News'' (1938) - President of the Tribunal * ''Strange Boarders'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''No Parking'' (1938) - James Selby * '' Return of the Frog'' (1938) - Dandy Lane * '' Life of St. Paul'' (1938) - Nero * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) - Brady * '' Secret Journey'' (1939) - Insp. Walter * '' Come on George!'' (1939) - Bannerman * ''Spy for a Day'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in 1912 and at regular theatres in 1938 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His first film appearance was in 1928, and went on to appear in 213 other films. He worked up to his death, with his last television appearance in the comedy '' Doctor in the House'' in 1970. Partial filmography * ''Blighty'' (1927) - Drill Sergeant * '' Boadicea'' (1927) - Officer in Roman Army (uncredited) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) - Police Chief * '' Carry On'' (1927) - Andrews * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) - Stoker Clark * ''The Guns of Loos'' (1928) - Sergeant * '' Shooting Stars'' (1928) - Property Man * '' Balaclava'' (1928) - Trooper Strang * '' A Reckless Gamble'' (1928) - Wally * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) - Seaman * ''High Treason'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Gorst
Derek Gorst (1903-1981) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' Once a Thief'' (1935) * '' Lucky Days'' (1935) * ''Lucky Jade'' (1937) * '' The Fatal Hour'' (1937) * '' The Singing Cop'' (1938) * ''The Gables Mystery'' (1938) * ''Incident in Shanghai'' (1938) * ''His Lordship Regrets'' (1938) * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) * '' Read All About It'' (1945) * ''Beware of Pity ''Beware of Pity'' is a 1946 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilli Palmer, Albert Lieven and Cedric Hardwicke. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefan Zweig. A paraplegic young baroness mistakes co ...'' (1946) References External links * 1903 births 1981 deaths British male film actors Male actors from London 20th-century British male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Astell
Betty Astell (23 May 1912 – 26 July 2005), born Betty Julia Hymans, was an English actress, best known for comedy and pantomime productions on stage, screen, and radio with her husband, Cyril Fletcher. She was one of the first performers to appear on television, in experimental broadcasts by the BBC in 1932. Early life Betty Julia Hymans was born in Brondesbury, Willesden, Middlesex, the daughter of Herbert Hyams and Estella Oppenheimer Hyams. Career Radio Astell was a child performer, trained as a dancer. She sang on BBC Radio programmes in the 1920s, and met her husband while making recordings for radio in Bristol during World War II. In 1956 and 1957, they played a married couple in a radio comedy, ''Mixed Doubles'', written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin. Television In 1931 and 1932, Astell sang and danced in John Logie Baird's experimental television programming, on the BBC's 30-line shows, making her one of the first people to perform on television. Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romilly Lunge
Romilly Lunge (1904–1994) was a British film actor. He made a total of 15 films and appeared in many stage plays between 1933 and 1940. When war broke out Lunge joined the Royal Navy, ending up in Ceylon working on sonar detection. On one occasion he ended up briefing the future Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on a secret research and development project. After the war he retired from acting and ran a farm in north Warwickshire. He died in August 1994 in Leicestershire, England. Filmography * ''The Perfect Flaw'' (1934) * '' Road House'' (1934) * '' The Dictator'' (1935) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) * '' His Lordship'' (1936) * ''Annie Laurie'' (1936) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1936) * ''While Parents Sleep'' (1936) * '' For Valour'' (1937) * '' A Royal Divorce'' (1938) * ''Sidewalks of London ''Sidewalks of London'', also known as ''St Martin's Lane'', ''London After Dark'', and ''Partners of the Night'', is a 1938 British black-and-white comedy drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Wareing
Lesley Hyldyn Shona Wareing (16 October 1913 – 13 April 1988) was a British actress who appeared in a number of films between 1931 and 1939. She was born in Hampstead, London in 1913 and made her debut in the 1931 film '' Men Like These''. She appeared in the 1935 film ''Fighting Stock''. Selected filmography * '' Men Like These'' (1931) * ''Josser Joins the Navy'' (1932) * '' The Iron Duke'' (1934) * ''Fighting Stock'' (1935) * '' It's You I Want'' (1936) * ''Bedtime Story'' (1938) * ''The Terror The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, ...'' (1938) References External links * British actresses 1913 births 1988 deaths 20th-century British actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters or Counterfeiters may refer to: * ''The Counterfeiters'' (novel), a 1925 novel by André Gide * ''Counterfeiters'' (1940 film), a German film * ''The Counterfeiters'' (1948 film) * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2007 film), a 2007 film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2010 film), a 2010 film based on the Gide novel * ''Counterfeiters'' (2017 film), a 2017 film written, directed by, and starring Bryce Hirschberg See also * Counterfeit (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Counterfeiters, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing People
''The Missing People'' is a 1940 British, black-and-white, mystery film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as Sam Hackett and Will Fyffe as Mr. J. G. Reeder. It was produced by Jack Raymond Productions. Ronald Shiner, Will Fyffe and Jack Raymond were also all involved in another Mr. Reeder film, '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder''. The film is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace. Synopsis Mr. Reeder (comedian Will Fyffe) begins solving the disappearance of 27 people, after they had each received large sums of money from their respective families. Is the criminal-featured Joseph Bronstone (Lyn Harding), the guilty party? Cast *J. G. Reeder - Will Fyffe *Peggy Gillette - Kay Walsh *Joseph Bronstone - Lyn Harding *Sam Hackett - Ronald Shiner *Doris Bevan - Patricia Roc *Ernest Bronstone - Anthony Holles *Harry Morgan - Reginald Purdell *Housekeeper - Maire O'Neill Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
