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Vera Bogetti
Vera Josephine Boggetti (5 October 1902 – 10 October 1985) was a British stage and film actress. She married Laurence J. Rickards in Hampstead, London in 1925, and the couple had a daughter, Pauline, in 1931, who died as an infant in 1932. Laurence died in 1953. She was born in Wandsworth, London and died in Godstone, Surrey. Career She left school to go straight into the cast of John Barrymore's Hamlet at the Haymarket Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote ... in London. She played in many Leslie Henson farces on stage. Her first film was ''Mannequin (1933 film), Mannequin''. Partial filmography *''Mannequin (1933 film), Mannequin'' (1933) *''Borrow a Million'' (1934) *''The Life of the Party (1934 film), The Life of the Party'' (1934) *''To Be a Lady'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Greater London area in the United Kingdom that is written by the Mayor of London and published by the Greater London Authority. The regional planning document was first pu ... as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle, which enters the River Thames, Thames at Wandsworth. Wandsworth appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Wandesorde'' and ''Wendelesorde''. This means 'enclosure of (a man named) Waendel', whose name is also lent to the River Wandle. To distinguish it from the London Borough of Wandsworth, and historically from the Wandsworth District (Metropolis), Wandsworth District of the Metropolis and the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, which all covered larger areas, it is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Room
''Inside the Room'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Dorothy Boyd and George Hayes. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in west London. A French detective, Pierre Santos, investigates a popular singer suspected of murder. The film's sets were designed by the studio's resident 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 ... James A. Carter. Cast References 1935 films 1930s English-language films Films set in England 1935 mystery films British mystery films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Quota quickies British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candles At Nine
''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he changes his Will; the same night, he falls down the stairs. His money is left to a distant female relative; a target for intrigue, from some, and murder, from another. It is based on the 1943 novel ''The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball'' by Anthony Gilbert. Plot After the mysterious death of wealthy old Everard Hope (Eliot Makeham), his avaricious relatives are little pleased to discover that his estate has been left to distant relation Dorothea Capper (Jessie Matthews), a young showgirl. The one condition of the will is that she must stay in Hope's spooky mansion for a month. After several attempts on Dorothea's life, detective William Gardener (John Stuart) decides to investigate. Cast * Eliot Makeham as Everard Hope * Beatrix Lehmann as Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thursday's Child (1943 Film)
''Thursday's Child'' is a 1943 British comedy-drama film directed by Rodney Ackland and starring Sally Ann Howes and Wilfrid Lawson. It was produced by John Argyle and Associated British Picture Corporation. Synopsis A young girl, Fennis Wilson (Sally Ann Howes), is cast in a film which launches her career and makes her an overnight star – the very thing her older sister desperately wants. But stardom is the furthest thing from 12-year-old Fennis' mind; she is introspective and intellectual and has other goals for her life. When the hit film falls in her lap, it creates a situation that threatens to tear the family apart, while Fennis just wants everyone to be happy – especially herself. Ronald Shiner's character (Joe) plays a decisive role Casting ''Thursday's Child'' was the first film for Howes. It was written and directed by Rodney Ackland, who was a neighbor of hers. Howes auditioned and was chosen for the part after over two hundred auditions of other girls. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prime Minister (film)
''The Prime Minister'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton and Stephen Murray. It details the life and times of Benjamin Disraeli, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. It depicts his long marriage to Mary Disraeli and his relationship with various other public figures of the era including William Gladstone, Lord Melbourne and Queen Victoria. Gielgud would later reprise his role as Disraeli in the ITV television drama ''Edward the Seventh'' (1975). The film was shot at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The company had previously made a successful biopic of the Prime Minister as ''Disraeli'' in 1929. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Plot The film is not a remake of the 1929 film Disraeli, which depicted only one incident late in Disraeli's career. Instead, ''The Prime Minister'' is an episodic biography of Disra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two For Danger
''Two for Danger'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by George King and starring Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt and Ian McLean. It was made at Teddington Studios as a second feature by Warner Brothers.Chibnall & McFarlane p.3 Cast * Barry K. Barnes as Tony Grigson * Greta Gynt as Diana * Ian McLean as Australian * Gordon McLeod as German * Tony Shaw as American * David Keir as Professor Shaw * Vera Bogetti as Lady * Peter Glenville as Young Latin * Peter Gawthorne as Assistant commissioner * George Merritt as Inspector Canway * Wilfrid Caithness as Meason * Cecil Parker as Sir Richard * Kynaston Reeves as Doctor George Frencham * Henry Oscar as Claude Frencham * Gus McNaughton Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire. He ... as Braithwaite References Bibliography * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidential Lady
''Confidential Lady'' is a 1939 British comedy drama film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ben Lyon and Jane Baxter. It is now classed as a lost film. British Pictures Article Archive. Plot Jill Trevor (Baxter) vows revenge on newspaper baron Sir Joshua Morple ( Athole Stewart), who she holds responsible for ruining her father. Her very public antics to draw attention to Morple's despicable conduct come to the notice a rival newspaper, who send journalist Jim Brent (Lyon) to offer to write up Jill's story, in the hope that he will be able to dig up some dirt on Morple. Jim is initially sceptical, seeing Jill as a silly attention-seeking airhead, but as he gets to know her he changes his mind and ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Edition (film)
''Special Edition'' is a 1938 British thriller film directed by Redd Davis and starring Lucille Lisle, John Garrick and Norman Pierce.Chibnall p.300 It was made by at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie for released by Paramount British Pictures. Synopsis A reporter investigates a murder case, and proves that a photographer is really a killer. Cast * Lucille Lisle as Sheila Pearson * John Garrick as Frank Warde * Norman Pierce as Aiken * Johnnie Schofield as Horatio Adams * Frederick Culley as Dr. Pearson * Vera Bogetti as Mrs. Howard * Mabel Twemlow as Mrs. Cavendish * Vincent Holman as Inspector Bourne * Dino Galvani as Toni Lang * Fewlass Llewellyn Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was a Welsh actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wrote ... as Coroner References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Singing Cop (film)
''The Singing Cop'' is a 1938 British musical comedy spy drama, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring singer Keith Falkner and Chili Bouchier. The film was a quota quickie production, based on a short story by Kenneth Leslie-Smith. It is now classed as a lost film. British Pictures Article Archive. Plot A temperamental opera diva arouses official suspicion that she is a spy, secretly gathering classified information to pass to enemy agents. A policeman who happens to be a talented amateur singer is sent undercover to join the opera company and try to find out whether there is any substance to the allegations. Once there, an immediate attraction springs up between the policeman and a female member of the company. But the diva also sets her sights on him and, used to getting what she wants, be ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intimate Relations (1937 Film)
''Intimate Relations'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Clayton Hutton and starring June Clyde, Garry Marsh and Jack Hobbs. It was made at Highbury Studios.Wood p.95 Cast * June Clyde as Molly Morell * Garry Marsh as George Gommery * Jack Hobbs as Freddie Hall * Vera Bogetti as Jane Gommery * Cynthia Stock as Maggie * Moore Marriott as Toomley * Arthur Finn as Goldfish * Bruce Winston as Stetson * Lew Stone Louis Stone known professionally as Lew Stone (28 June 1898 – 13 February 1969) was a British bandleader and arranger of the British dance band era, and was well known in Britain during the 1930s. He was known as a skillful, innovative an ... and His Band as Themselves References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1937 films British comedy films 1937 comedy films Films shot at Highbury Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everything In Life
''Everything in Life'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by J. Elder Wills and starring Gitta Alpar, Neil Hamilton and Lawrence Grossmith. It was made at Highbury Studios.Wood p.90 An opera singer pretends to be poor in order to romantically win over a composer. Cast * Gitta Alpar as Rita Bonya * Neil Hamilton as Geoffrey Loring * Lawrence Grossmith as Lewis Radford * H. F. Maltby as Sir Algernon Spindle * Gerald Barry as Vere Ponsonby * Dorothy Boyd as Miss Winstone * Wyn Weaver as William Tewkes * Clarissa Selwynne as Matilda Tewkes * Bruce Winston as Franz Graumann * Vera Bogetti as Carolyn Dexter * John Deverell John Deverell (30 May 1880 in London, England – 2 March 1965 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''John Forrest Finds Himself'' (1920) – The Hon. Vere Blair * '' Children of Chance'' (1930) – Ha ... as John References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Comes To Stay
''Eliza Comes to Stay'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Balfour, Seymour Hicks and Oscar Asche. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.Wood p.85 Cast * Betty Balfour as Eliza Vandan * Seymour Hicks as Sandy Verrall * Oscar Asche as Herbert * Ellis Jeffreys as Lady Elizabeth * Nelson Keys as Sir Gregory * A.R. Whatmore as Monty Jordan * Vera Bogetti as Vera Laurence * Ben Webster Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Early life and career A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from ... * Donald Burr * Agnes Imlay * Diana Ward * Bill Worth References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films British comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
