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The Silent Passenger
''The Silent Passenger'' is a British black-and-white mystery film produced in 1935 at Ealing Studios, London. It is based on an original story written by Sayers specifically for the screen. Her amateur sleuth was portrayed as a somewhat eccentric comical aristocrat who solved murders in spite of himself. As of 2014, the film is available on DVD. Plot Maurice Windermere, a blackmailer, is absconding to France with Mollie Ryder, one of his victims. While waiting for the train to take them to the cross Channel ferry, he is murdered by the husband of another one of his victims, railway detective Henry Camberley (Donald Wolfit). John Ryder (John Loder), Mollie's husband, jealously searching for her, breaks into Windermere's room just after Camberley has killed Windermere and hidden him in a trunk. Ryder assaults Camberley, who he assumes is Windermere, and demands the tickets Windermere purchased for himself and Mollie, intending to surprise his wife by taking Windermere's place on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Denham
Reginald Denham (10 January 1894 – 4 February 1983) was an English writer, theatre and film director, actor and film producer. Biography Reginald H. F. Denham was born in London, England, in 1894. He spent a good part of his career directing Broadway theatre, with a career spanning from the melodrama ''Rope's End'' (1929) by Patrick Hamilton, to the courtroom drama ''Hostile Witness'' (1966). In 1930 he produced the First World War drama '' Suspense'' in the West End. He was married to Irish actress Moyna Macgill (1919–1924), English actress Lilian Oldland, and American actress and writer Mary Orr (from 1947 until his death). While they were married, Denham and Orr were writing partners. His daughter with Macgill, Isolde Denham, married actor Peter Ustinov when they were both 19. He died following a stroke in Englewood, New Jersey. Credits Writer *''Paradies der alten Damen'' (1971) (TV) (criminal play) *''The Mad Room'' (1969) (earlier screenplay) (play ''Ladie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Trevor
Claude Austin Trevor Schilsky (7 October 1897 – 22 January 1978) was an Irish actor who had a long career in film and television. He played the parson in John Galsworthy's ''Escape'' at the world premiere in London's West End in 1926 and was the only member of the cast to transfer to New York City for the Broadway production a year later. He was the first actor to play Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot on screen in three British films during the early 1930s: ''Alibi'' (1931), '' Black Coffee'' (1931) and ''Lord Edgware Dies'' (1934). He subsequently turned up in a character part in a later Poirot adaptation ''The Alphabet Murders'' in 1965. He stated that he only got the Poirot role because he could speak with a French accent. During the 1960s he worked largely in television, appearing in series such as ''The First Churchills'' in which he played Lord Halifax. He appeared in an episode of the legal drama ''The Main Chance''. He died in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Crime Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 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 * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Burtwell
Augustus Frederick Burtwell (23 December 1894 – 16 November 1948) was an English actor, on stage from 1914, who featured in supporting roles in over 40 British films of the 1930s and 1940s. Partial filmography * '' Other People's Sins'' (1931) * ''Down Our Street'' (1932) * '' Just My Luck'' (1933) * ''The Path of Glory'' (1934) * ''Inside the Room'' (1935) * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * ''This'll Make You Whistle'' (1936) * ''Laburnum Grove'' (1936) * '' Educated Evans'' (1936) * '' Twelve Good Men'' (1936) * '' The Vulture'' (1937) * '' It's Not Cricket'' (1937) * ''Doctor Syn'' (1937) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) * '' French Leave'' (1937) * ''Gypsy'' (1937) * '' The Singing Cop'' (1938) * '' I See Ice'' (1938) * ''Penny Paradise'' (1938) * ''Dangerous Medicine'' (1938) * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) * '' Murder Will Out'' (1939) * ''Confidential Lady'' (1939) * '' His Brother's Keeper'' (1940) * ''The Stars Look Down'' (1940) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon McLeod (actor)
Charles Gordon McLeod (27 December 1890 – 16 October 1963) was an English actor. He was born in Market Giffard, Ivybridge, Devon. His film appearances include '' Chance of a Lifetime'' and ''The Silent Passenger'', but he is best known for his recurring appearance as the character Claud Eustace Teal in films such as ''The Saint Meets the Tiger''. Filmography * '' A Smart Set'' (1919) * ''Mixed Doubles'' (1933) * ''Brides to Be'' (1934) * '' Borrow a Million'' (1934) * ''The Case for the Crown'' (1934) * ''Lucky Loser'' (1934) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1934) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1936) * ''Talk of the Devil'' (1936) * '' Nothing Like Publicity'' (1936) * ''The Frog'' (1937) * '' The Squeaker'' (1937) * ''Victoria the Great'' (1937) * ''Dangerous Medicine'' (1938) * '' I See Ice'' (1938) * '' Double or Quits'' (1938) * ''Lucky to Me'' (1939) * '' Hoots Mon!'' (1940) * ''That's the Ticket'' (1940) * '' Two for Danger'' (1940) * '' This Man Is Dangerous'' (1941) * '' The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Holman
Vincent Holman (22 September 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a British stage, film and television actor. On stage, he was in the original cast of Arnold Ridley's ''The Ghost Train (play), The Ghost Train'' at Brighton's Theatre Royal, Brighton, Theatre Royal and London's St. Martin's Theatre in 1925-1926. Selected filmography * ''These Charming People'' (1931) - Andrews (uncredited) * ''Stamboul (film), Stamboul'' (1931) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Holiday Lovers (1932 film), Holiday Lovers'' (1932) - Salesman (uncredited) * ''Follow the Lady (film), Follow the Lady'' (1933) - Parsons * ''Taxi to Paradise'' (1933) - Dunning * ''The Shadow (1933 film), The Shadow'' (1933) - Wallis * ''Death at Broadcasting House'' (1934) - Detective (uncredited) * ''The Feathered Serpent (1934 film), The Feathered Serpent'' (1934) - Inspector Clarke * ''The Right Age to Marry'' (1935) - (uncredited) * ''The Silent Passenger'' (1935) - Works Manager * ''Sexton Blake and the Mademoiselle'' (1935) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorice Fordred
Dorice Fordred (25 November 19024 August 1980) was a South African actress, best known for character parts and Shakespearean roles on the London stage.'Miss Dorice Fordred: Noted stage actress', ''The Times'', August 13, 1980. The ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' commented in 1931, "She is one of those rare things, a young and attractive character actress.""Dorice Fordred Comes from Veldt and Began at Old Vic" ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' (25 October 1931): 61. via Early life Dorice Fordred was born and raised near |
Annie Esmond
Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage for many years before going into silent films and later talkies. She became a prolific supporting actress in films, often playing servants and nannies, as in ''Dear Octopus'' (1943). Selected filmography * '' The Right Element'' (1919) * ''Damaged Goods'' (1919) * ''Possession'' (1919) * ''Unmarried'' (1920) * ''The Tidal Wave'' (1920) * ''Tit for Tat'' (1921) * ''Kipps'' (1921) * '' The Knave of Diamonds'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * ''Innocent'' (1921) * ''Mr. Pim Passes By'' (1921) * '' The Yellow Claw'' (1921) * '' The Recoil'' (1922) * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1922) * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * '' God's Clay'' (1928) * '' After the Verdict'' (1929) * '' Alf's Button ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Truman
Ralph du Vergier Truman (7 May 1900 – 15 October 1977) was an English actor, usually cast as either a villain or an authority figure. He possessed a distinguished speaking voice. He was born in London, England. Truman originally studied at the Royal College of Music and was a regular performer on the radio from 1925, appearing in an estimated 5,000 broadcasts. His best-remembered film roles include Tigellinus in MGM's ''Quo Vadis'' (1951), the French herald Mountjoy in Laurence Olivier's film ''Henry V'' (1944), the evil Monks in David Lean's ''Oliver Twist'' (1948), George Merry in the Walt Disney version of ''Treasure Island'' (1950), and the Police Inspector in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956). He also appeared in episodes of several TV series, including ''Danger Man''. He died 15 October 1977 in Ipswich, Suffolk aged 77. Selected filmography * ''City of Song'' (1931) (uncredited) * '' The Bells'' (1931) as Blacksmith * ''The Shadow'' (1933) as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robb Wilton
Robert Wilton Smith (28 August 1881 – 1 May 1957), better known as Robb Wilton, was an English comedian and actor. He was best known for his filmed monologues during the 1930s and 1940s, in which he played incompetent authority figures. His trademark was to put his hand over part of his face at the punchline. Early life Wilton was born Robert Wilton Smith in the Everton district of Liverpool on 28 August 1881. He was a grand-uncle of actor Robin Askwith. Career Wilton had a dry Lancashire accent, which suited his comic persona as a procrastinating and work-shy impediment to the general public. His first theatre work was as a villain in melodramas, but he soon found himself getting laughs from his audience and, by 1909, was touring music halls as a comedian. Wilton's comedy emerged from the tradition of English music halls. He was a contemporary of northern comedians Frank Randle and George Formby, Sr. He portrayed the human face of bureaucracy; for example, playing a poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Bunter
Mervyn Bunter is a fictional character in Dorothy L. Sayers' novels and short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. Literary Background Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) wrote a number of novels and short stories concerning the adventures of a fictional private detective called Lord Peter Wimsey who had his genesis in a Sexton Blake story Sayers wrote in 1920. The first Wimsey story was published in 1923, and the last by Sayers alone in 1937. Other stories based on original material were published under the authorship of Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh, the last appearing in 2013. The action of the original stories takes place between 1921 and 1937; the books in co-authorship extend this period through the Second World War and into the 1950s. During this whole period, Lord Peter has a manservant called Mervyn Bunter, and in him, Sayers created a fictional persona. Sayers admitted having partially based Bunter's character on P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves, although Wimsey and Bunter are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
