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Viola Keats
Viola Keats (1911–1998) was a British stage, film and television actress. ''The Independent'' called her "an actress of vigour and conviction." After training at RADA, her first appearance on the London Stage was at the Apollo Theatre in 1933, in ''The Distaff Side'', and the following year she made her Broadway debut in the same play. Her first screen appearance was in 1933 in ''Too Many Wives'', and she went on to have starring roles in films such as '' A Woman Alone''. From the 1950s, her screen work was largely in television, but she continued to work throughout in the theatre, including an Australian tour of ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' as Blanche, and in the 1958 Agatha Christie play ''Verdict'' at the Strand Theatre. She spent her retirement living in Brighton. Filmography * ''Double Wedding'' (1933) * ''Too Many Wives'' (1933) * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) * ''Enemy of the Police'' (1933) * '' His Grace Gives Notice'' (1933) * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) * ''Too Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guv'nor (film)
''The Guv'nor'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring George Arliss, Gene Gerrard and Viola Keats. Arliss in the title role is a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank. It was a remake of the 1934 French film '' Rothchild''. The film was re-released in England in 1944 and 1949. It was released in the US as ''Mr. Hobo''. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge. Plot Monsieur Barsac ( Frank Cellier) is in a great deal of trouble - the Paris bank of which he is president is bankrupt, though nobody else knows yet. He tells his secret to his crony Dubois (George Hayes), since he needs his help. Dubois is to purchase an iron mine that is supposedly played out. However, Barsac's mining engineer has found rich, untapped deposits of ore. The mine is 51% owned by the widow Mrs. Granville (Henrietta Watson) and her daughter Madeleine ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London.English Heritage listing accessed 28 April 2007 Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner , it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, with the American '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Many Millions
''Too Many Millions'' (1934) is a British comedy drama film directed by Harold Young and starring Betty Compton, John Garrick and Viola Keats. Premise In an attempt to attract the attention of the artist she loves a wealthy woman assumes the disguise of a maid. Cast * Betty Compton - Anne * John Garrick - Bill * Viola Keats - Viola * Athole Stewart - Mr Olcott * James Carew - Mr Worthing * Martita Hunt - Mrs Pilcher * Phyllis Stanley - Tamara * Sybil Grove Sybil Grove was an English actress. She was born Sybil Marian Westmacott on 4 October 1891 in Teddington, Middlesex, and was also known as Sybil Wingrove. With reddish brown hair and standing 5'8", she trained at RADA and her stage debut was in ... - Mrs Runcorn References External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy-drama films Films directed by Harold Young (director) British comedy-drama films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pointing Finger (1933 Film)
''The Pointing Finger'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and Leslie Perrins. The screenplay concerns a man who plots to murder his half-brother so he can claim his earldom and an inheritance. The film was made by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. It was distributed by RKO Pictures as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.275 Based on the novel ''The Pointing Finger'' (1907) by "Rita," it was a remake of the 1922 film The Pointing Finger (1922 film), of the same name. Cast * John Stuart as Lord Rollestone * Viola Keats as Lady Mary Stuart * Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins (7 October 1901 – 13 December 1962) was an English actor who often played villains. After training at RADA, he was on stage from 1922, and in his long career, appeared in well over 60 films. Hobbies Perrins and wife Violet w ... as Honorable James Mallory * Michael Hogan (British actor), Michael Hogan as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Grace Gives Notice (1933 Film)
''His Grace Gives Notice'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and based on the 1922 novel '' His Grace Gives Notice'' by Lady Laura Troubridge which had previously been adapted into a 1924 film. It starred Arthur Margetson, Viola Keats, Charles Groves and Victor Stanley.Sutton p.257 It was made as a quota quickie at Twickenham Studios. Cast * Arthur Margetson as George Barwick * Viola Keats as Barbara Rannock * Victor Stanley as James Roper * Barry Livesey as Ted Burlington * Ben Welden as Michael Collier * Edgar Norfolk as Captain Langley * Dick Francis as Mr. Perks * Laurence Hanray as Mr. Grayling * Charles Groves as Henry Evans * O. B. Clarence as Lord Rannock * Gertrude Sterroll Gertrude Sterroll was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Bars of Iron'' (1920) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) * ''Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * '' Potter's Clay'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' The Wine of ... as Lady Rannock Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Of The Police
''Enemy of the Police'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.271 Cast * John Stuart as John Meakin * Viola Keats as Preston * A. Bromley Davenport as Sir Lemuel Tapleigh * Margaret Yarde as Lady Tapleigh * Violet Farebrother as Lady Salterton * Ernest Sefton as Slingsby * Winifred Oughton as Martha Teavle * Alf Goddard as Gallagher * Molly Fisher as Ann * Hal Walters Henry Paul "Hal" Walters (29 January 1892 – 7 September 1940) was a British actor. He was best known for his role in ''The Four Feathers'' (1939). He was killed by a bomb in an air raid during the London Blitz. Selected filmography * ''Just ... as Bagshaw References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. External links * 1933 films British co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinee Idol (film)
''Matinee Idol'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan. The screenplay concerns a young actress who is suspected of murder. It was shot at Wembley Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills. It was a quota quickie distributed by United Artists.Chibnall p.274 Plot summary A young actress is suspected of murder when a matinee idol she had prevented seducing her sister is found dead. Cast * Camilla Horn as Sonia Vance * Miles Mander as Harley Travers * Marguerite Allan as Christine Vance * Viola Keats as Gladys Wheeler * Anthony Hankey as Sir Brian Greville * Hay Petrie as Mr Clappit * Margaret Yarde Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. Filmography * '' A Cigarette-Maker's ... as Mrs Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Wedding (1933 Film)
''Double Wedding'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Frank Richardson and starring Joan Marion, Jack Hobbs and Viola Keats. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.271 Cake * Joan Marion as Daisy * Jack Hobbs as Dick * Viola Keats as Mildred * Anthony Hankey as Roger * Mike Johnson as George * Ernest Sefton Ernest Sefton (born as Ernest Henry Tipton; 13 January 1883 in Hackney, London – 5 December 1954) was a British film actor. He was the brother of Violet Loraine. Selected filmography * ''The Sign of Four'' (1932) * ''The Innocents of Chi ... as PC References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * * * 1933 films British comedy films 1933 comedy films Films shot at Teddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Strand Theatre
The Royal Strand Theatre was located in the Strand in the City of Westminster. The theatre was built on the site of a panorama in 1832, and in 1882 was rebuilt by the prolific theatre architect Charles J. Phipps. It was demolished in 1905 to make way for Aldwych tube station. History From 1801, Thomas Edward Barker set up a rival panorama to his father's in Leicester Square, at 168/169 Strand. On the death of Robert Barker, in 1806, his younger brother, Henry Aston Barker took over management of the Leicester Square rotunda. In 1816, Henry bought the panorama in the Strand, which was then known as Reinagle and Barker's Panorama,Sherson, Erroll, ‘Lost London Playhouses’, ''The Stage'', 28 June 1923, p. 21. One of a series of articles later published in a book of same name in 1925. and the two panoramas were then run jointly until 1831. Their building was then used as a dissenting chapel and was purchased by Benjamin Lionel Rayner, a noted actor, in 1832.''From Stage to Platf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verdict (play)
''Verdict'' is a 1958 play by British mystery writer Agatha Christie. It is unusual for Agatha Christie plays in more than one way: for example, it is an original play, not based on a story or novel; and though there is a murder in the story, it is a melodrama more than a typical 'whodunnit' mystery as the murder takes place on stage. It was first produced by Peter Saunders and directed by Charles Hickman, with decor by Joan Jefferson Farjeon. The play premiered at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton on 25 February 1958, before moving to the Strand Theatre, London on 22 May 1958. It ran for 250 performances. In 1987 the play ran in the Arena Players Main Stage Theater in East Farmingdale, New York, and in May 2009 it premiered with an international cast in Luxembourg's Abbaye de Neumunster. Plot summary Karl Hendryk is a professor who was forced to flee his (unspecified) home country with his wife Anya after he gave refuge to the family of a colleague who had been arrested for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery ''The Mousetrap'', which has been performed in the West End since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. ''Guinness World Records'' lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. Christie was born into a wealthy upper middle class family in Torquay, Devon, and was largely home-schooled. She was initially an unsuccessful writer with six co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois (married name Grey) is a fictional character in Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. The character was written for Tallulah Bankhead and made popular to later audiences with Elia Kazan's 1951 film adaptation of Williams' play; ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando. Character overview The recently penniless and homeless Blanche DuBois arrives in New Orleans--though with the attitude of a wealthy woman--to stay with her sister Stella and her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski. A former schoolteacher from a wealthy family, she has been evicted from her family home, Belle Reve, after the deaths of several family members wiped out her and Stella's inheritance. It is also later revealed that, years earlier, her husband, Allan Grey, committed suicide after she caught him having sex with another man. She had a series of meaningless affairs to numb her grief, and was soon thrown out of her hometown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
