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Victor Stanley
Victor Stanley (1892–1939) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' (1932) - Jim Stanger * '' The Iron Stair'' (1933) - Ben * ''The Ghost Camera'' (1933) - Albert Sims * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) * ''Timbuctoo'' (1933) - Henry * ''This Week of Grace'' (1933) * '' His Grace Gives Notice'' (1933) - James Roper * ''The House of Trent ''The House of Trent'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies ...'' (1933) - Spriggs * ''Three Men in a Boat (1933 film), Three Men in a Boat'' (1933) - Cockney * ''The Umbrella (film), The Umbrella'' (1933) - Victor Garnett * ''The Medicine Man (1933 film), The Medicine Man'' (1933) - Bitoff * ''The Four Masked Men'' (1934) - Potter * ''Whispering Tongues'' (1934) - Ship's Steward * ''The Lash (1934 film), The Lash'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World, The Flesh, The Devil
''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen. It was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures. Synopsis The screenplay concerns a lawyer who plans to murder an aristocrat and steal his inheritance. Cast * Harold Huth as Nicholas Brophy * Isla Bevan as Beatrice Elton * Victor Stanley as Jim Stanger * Sara Allgood as Emme Stanger * James Raglan as Robert Hall * Fred Groves as Dick Morgan * Frederick Leister as Sir James Hall * Felix Aylmer as Sir Henderson Trent * Barbara Everest Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film ''The Man Without a Soul''. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 his ... as Mrs Brophy References Bibliography * Chibnall, Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whispering Tongues
''Whispering Tongues'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring Reginald Tate, Jane Welsh and Russell Thorndike. The screenplay concerns a son who seeks revenge by stealing valuables from the men who drove his father to suicide. Cast * Reginald Tate as Alan Norton * Jane Welsh as Claudia Mayland * Russell Thorndike as Fenwick * Malcolm Keen as Inspector Dawley * Felix Aylmer as Supt. Fulton * Charles Carson as Roger Mayland * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Lady Weaver * Victor Stanley as Steward Production The film was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orphe ....Chibnall p.281 The film's sets were designed by James A. Carter. References Bibliography *Chibn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Film Actors
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1939 Deaths
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 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 * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aren't Men Beasts!
''Aren't Men Beasts!'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and Billy Milton. Premise A number of people try to prevent a man getting married. Cast * Robertson Hare as Herbert Holly * Alfred Drayton as Thomas Potter * Billy Milton as Roger Holly * June Clyde as Marie * Kathleen Harrison as Annie * Ruth Maitland as Selina Potter * Ellen Pollock as Vamp * Frank Royde as Policeman * Amy Veness as Mrs. Flower * Victor Stanley as Harry Harper * Charles Mortimer as Detective * Frederick Morant as George Deck * Anne Boyd as Louise Baker * Judy Kelly as Yvette Bingham Production The film was based on a play of the same name by Vernon Sylvaine. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.Wood p.89 John Mead worked on the film as 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Trouble
''Tropical Trouble'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Douglass Montgomery, Betty Ann Davies and Alfred Drayton. It was based on the novel ''Bunga-Bunga'' by Stephen King-Hall. A series of misunderstandings leads to a colonial governor's wife suspecting him of an affair with his assistant. It was shot at Walton Studios.Wood p.88 Cast * Douglass Montgomery as George Masterman * Betty Ann Davies as Mary Masterman * Alfred Drayton as Sir Monagu Thumpeter * Natalie Hall as Louise van der Houten * Sybil Grove as Lady Thumpeter * Victor Stanley as Albert * Gerald Barry as Sir Pomfrey Pogglethwaite * Morris Harvey as Chief of the Bungs * Marie Ault as Nonnie * Vernon Harris Vernon Harris (26 February 1905 – February 1999) was a British screenwriter. He often worked with the film director Lewis Gilbert. Harris was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his script for film ''Oliver! (film), ... as Martindale References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentlemen's Agreement (film)
''Gentlemen's Agreement'' is a 1935 British, black-and-white, adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Frederick Peisley as Guy Carfax and Vivien Leigh as Phil Stanley. It was produced by British & Dominions Film Corporation and Paramount British Pictures. According to the British Film Institute, there is no known print of this film. Synopsis A young doctor realises that his father is a quack. Cast * Frederick Peisley as Guy Carfax * Vivien Leigh as Phil Stanley * Anthony Holles as Bill Bentley * David Horne as Sir Charles Lysle * Vera Bogetti as Dora Deleamere * Victor Stanley as Williams * Ronald Shiner as Jim Ferrin * Kate Saxon Kate Saxon is a British freelance theatre, TV and games director who lives in London. She was Associate Director of Shared Experience theatre company from 2000–2012 and is currently an Associate Artist of the company. Theatre Saxon directed P ... as Mrs. Ferrin References External links * * * * 1935 films 1935 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School For Stars
''School for Stars'' is a 1935 British romance film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Fred Conyngham, Jean Gillie and Torin Thatcher. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.285 Cast * Fred Conyngham as Frank Murray * Jean Gillie as Joan Martin * Torin Thatcher as Guy Mannering * Peggy Novak as Phyllis Dawn * Ian Fleming as Sir Geoffrey Hilliard * Frank Birch as Robert Blake * Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Dealtry * Victor Stanley as Bill * Geraldo as Himself, Geraldo * Effie Atherton * Phyllis Calvert * Rosamund Greenwood Rosamund Mary Greenwood (12 June 1907 – 15 July 1997) was a British actress who was active on screen from 1935 until 1990. Biography After training at London's Central School, she was on stage from the late 1920s. Her theatre work included st ... References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Racha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open All Night (1934 Film)
''Open All Night'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring Frank Vosper, Margaret Vines, Gillian Lind, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Michael Shepley. The screenplay concerns Anton, a Grand Duke who was forced to flee Russia after the 1917 revolution, and now works as the night manager at Paragon House, a London hotel, where he puts his life on the line to help somebody else. Cast * Frank Vosper as Anton * Margaret Vines as Elsie Warren * Gillian Lind as Maysie * Lewis Shaw as Bill Warren * Leslie Perrins as Ranger * Colin Keith-Johnston as Henry * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Jill * Michael Shepley Arthur Michael Shepley-Smith (29 September 1907 – 28 September 1961), known professionally as Michael Shepley, was a British actor, appearing in theatre, film and some television between 1929 and 1961. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. Shepl ... as Hilary References 1934 films 1934 drama films 1930s English-language films British drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lash (1934 Film)
''The Lash'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Lyn Harding, John Mills and Leslie Perrins. It was based on a play of the same name by Cyril Campion. A brutish millionaire horsewhips his dissolute son. The film was made as a quota quickie by Twickenham Studios, one of the largest producers of Quota films. Cast * Lyn Harding - Bronson Haughton * John Mills - Arthur Haughton * Joan Maude - Dora Bush * Leslie Perrins - Alec Larkin * Mary Jerrold - Margaret Haughton * Aubrey Mather - Col. Bush * D. J. Williams - Mr. Charles * Roy Emerton - Steve * Victor Stanley Victor Stanley (1892–1939) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' (1932) - Jim Stanger * '' The Iron Stair'' (1933) - Ben * ''The Ghost Camera'' (1933) - Albert Sims * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) * ... - Jake References External links * 1934 films Films directed by Henry Edwards 1934 drama films Films shot at Twickenham F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Masked Men
''The Four Masked Men'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Judy Kelly and Richard Cooper. It was adapted by Cyril Campion from his play, "The Masqueraders." Its plot concerns a man who hunts down the criminal gang responsible for several robberies and the murder of his brother. at British Film Institute website Cast * John Stuart as Trevor Phillips * as Patricia Brent * |
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