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Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born art director, later settling in Britain. Born in Túrkeve in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was the younger brother of Alexander and Zoltan Korda. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning once. He died in London, England. He is the father of writer and editor Michael Korda, and the grandfather of Chris Korda. Academy Awards Korda won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more: Won * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1940) Nominated * ''That Hamilton Woman'' (1941) * ''Jungle Book'' (1942) * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) Filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Longing for the Sea'' (1931) * '' Men of Tomorrow'' (1932) * ''Wedding Rehearsal'' (1932) * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1933) * ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933) * ''The Rise of Catherine the Great'' (1934) * ''The Private Life of Don Juan'' (1934) * ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1934) * ''The Ghost Goe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Túrkeve
Túrkeve is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary. Geography It covers an area of . Demographics According to the 2011 census, the total population of Túrkeve was 9,008, of whom there were 87.8% Hungarians and 2.4% Romani by ethnicity. 12.2% did not declare their ethnicity, excluding these people Hungarians made up 100% of the total population. In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared a minority one along with Hungarian. Túrkeve is one of the least religious town in Hungary, 56.7% of the population was irreligious, while 17.9% was Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) and 4.4% Roman Catholic. Travel There used to be a railway (link to the Hungarian Wikipedia page) connecting Mezőtúr and Túrkeve, owned by MÁV. However, due to low ridership, this was closed in the 1960s, and the track was removed thereafter. With the closure of the only rail line between Túrkeve and any other city, the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl From Maxim's
''The Girl from Maxim's'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Frances Day, Leslie Henson, Lady Tree and Stanley Holloway. It was an adaptation of the 1899 play '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by Georges Feydeau. A French-language version was filmed at the same time under the title '' La dame de chez Maxim's''. Plot A doctor tries to pass off a singer as his wife in Paris in 1904. Cast * Leslie Henson as Doctor Petypon * Frances Day as La Mome * George Grossmith, Jr. as The General * Lady Tree as Madame Petypon * Stanley Holloway as Mongicourt * Gertrude Musgrove as Clementine * Evan Thomas as Corignon * Desmond Jeans as Etienne * Hugh Dempster as The Duke * Eric Portman as Uncredited Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squeaker (1937 Film)
''The Squeaker'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw and Ann Todd. Edmund Lowe reprised his stage performance in the role of Inspector Barrabal. It is based on the 1927 novel '' The Squeaker'' and 1928 play of the same name by Edgar Wallace. Wallace's son Bryan Edgar Wallace worked on the film's screenplay. The Squeaker is underworld slang for an informer. The film is sometimes known by its U.S. alternative title ''Murder on Diamond Row''. Plot London's thieves are at the mercy of a super fence, who is in on every big jewellery robbery in the city. If the thieves won't split the loot with him, 'The Squeaker' shops them to the Police. A disgraced ex-detective believes there may be an opportunity to clear his name if he can capture 'The Squeaker'. Cast * Edmund Lowe as Inspector Barrabal * Sebastian Shaw as Frank Sutton * Ann Todd as Carol Stedman * Tamara Desni as Tamara * Robert Newton as Larry Graeme * Allan Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action For Slander
''Action for Slander'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. The plot is about an army officer who is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair with and struggles to clear his name. It was an adaptation of the 1937 novel ''Action for Slander'' by Mary Borden. Plot Major George Daviot is left by his wife Ann due to their growing estrangement and her knowledge that he has fallen in love with another woman, Josie Bradford, the wife of one of his fellow officers. Daviot goes off with friends for a weekend party at a country house attended by a number of prominent figures including businessmen and politicians as well as Captain Bradford and his wife. The tension between Bradford and Daviot is obvious during grouse shooting as Bradford is clearly aware of Daviot's affair with his wife. That evening, during a game of cards played for high stakes, Daviot is accused of cheating by Grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise For Two (1937 Film)
''Paradise for Two'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis and Arthur Riscoe. It was released in the U.S. with the alternative title ''Gaiety Girls''. A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend. It was a loose remake of the 1933 German film '' And Who Is Kissing Me?'' Cast * Jack Hulbert as Rene Martin * Patricia Ellis as Jeannette * Arthur Riscoe as Jacques Thibaud * Googie Withers as Miki * Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Clare * Wylie Watson as Clarence * David Tree as Marcel * Cecil Bevan as Renaud * H. F. Maltby as Director * Anthony Holles as Brand * Roland Culver as Paul Duval * Finlay Currie as Creditor * Martita Hunt as Madame Bernard Production The film's budget was approximately £80,000. It was made at Denham Studios,Wood p.96 with sets designed by Vincent Korda. Critical reception Allmovie wrote "British musical-comedy star Jack Hulbert...does not disappoint his fans." See also * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Are Not Gods
''Men Are Not Gods'' is a 1936 British film starring Miriam Hopkins and co-starring Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian Shaw and Rex Harrison. It was a success in the UK when released largely due to the popularity of the two female stars Hopkins and Lawrence. This also brought to attention the talents of Rex Harrison who made his breakthrough into Hollywood not too long after this film. Gertrude Lawrence, although not so much a movie actress, was at the peak of her stage career when this film was released and her performance was praised. Plot summary In London, critic Mr. Skeates dictates a scathing review of Edmund Davey, the lead actor debuting in the play ''Othello'', to his secretary, Ann Williams. Barbara Albert, Davey's co-star and wife, comes to the newspaper offices to plead her husband's case. Skeates has already left, so she begs Ann for help to save Edmund's career, insisting that he is a great actor who was simply overwhelmed by his great opportunity. Ann is touched and ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembrandt (1936 Film)
''Rembrandt'' is a 1936 British biographical film made by London Film Productions of the life of 17th-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. The film was produced and directed by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by June Head and Lajos Bíró based on a story by Carl Zuckmayer. The music score was by Geoffrey Toye and the cinematography by Georges Périnal. Plot Cast * Charles Laughton as Rembrandt van Rijn * Gertrude Lawrence as Geertje Dircx * Elsa Lanchester as Hendrickje Stoffels * Edward Chapman as Carel Fabritius * Walter Hudd as Frans Banning Cocq * Roger Livesey as Beggar Saul * John Bryning as Titus van Rijn * Sam Livesey as Auctioneer * Herbert Lomas as Gerrit van Rijn * Allan Jeayes as Dr. Tulp * John Clements as Govert Flinck * Raymond Huntley as Ludwick * Abraham Sofaer as Dr. Menasseh * Laurence Hanray as Heertsbeeke * Austin Trevor as Marquis de Grand-Coeur * Edmund Willard as Van Zeeland * Henry Hewitt as Jan Six * Marius Goring as Baron Leivens (uncred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
''The Man Who Could Work Miracles'' is a 1937 London Films British fantasy-comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes and produced by Alexander Korda. The film stars Roland Young with a cast of supporting players including Sir Ralph Richardson. Possibly the best-known of Mendes' 20 films, it is an expanded version of H. G. Wells's 1898 short story of the same name. Wells worked on the adaptation, revising the plot to reflect his socialist frustrations with the British upper class and the growing threats of communism and fascism in Europe. Plot The film begins in the celestial realms, with three superhuman entities — gods, or perhaps angels — regarding the planet Earth. Despairing of these "animals" that one of them continues to care about, the other two dare him to conduct an experiment to see if such lesser creatures can handle the kind of power over reality that might let them deserve to reach the stars. As the experiment's only limit, the Celestials will allow no control ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Nights (1935 Film)
__NOTOC__ "Moscow Nights" ( rus, Подмосковные вечера, r=Podmoskovnyje večera, ), later covered as "Midnight in Moscow", is a Soviet Russian song. Composition and initial success Composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhail Matusovsky wrote the song in 1955 with the title "Leningrad Nights" ( rus, Ленинградские вечера, Leningradskije večera, ), but at the request of the Soviet Ministry of Culture, the song was renamed "Moscow Nights" and made corresponding changes to the lyrics. In 1956, "Moscow Nights" was recorded by Vladimir Troshin, a young actor of the Moscow Art Theatre, for a scene in a documentary about the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic's athletic competition Spartakiad in which the athletes rest in '' Podmoskovye'', the Moscow suburbs. The film did nothing to promote the song, but thanks to radio broadcasts it gained popularity. Covers The Dutch jazz group New Orleans Syncopators recorded the arrangement of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Goes West
''The Ghost Goes West'' is a 1935 British romantic comedy/fantasy film starring Robert Donat, Jean Parker, and Eugene Pallette, and directed by René Clair, his first English-language film. The film shows an Old World ghost dealing with American materialism. Plot In 18th century Scotland, Clan Glourie's enemy (hated even more than the English) is Clan MacClaggan. Both clan leaders send their sons to fight the English, five MacClaggans and Murdoch Glourie, who would rather spend his time kissing the lasses. At the Scottish encampment, Murdoch is outnumbered by the MacClaggans and hides behind a barrel of gunpowder. An errant Scottish cannonball ends his life, but in the afterlife, he is stranded in Limbo due to his cowardice. His now-deceased father tells him he is doomed to haunt Glourie Castle until he can get a MacClaggan to admit that one Glourie can thrash fifty MacClaggans. In the 20th century, Peggy Martin, the daughter of a rich American businessman, persuades him to purc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934 Film)
''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is a 1934 British adventure film directed by Harold Young and starring Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, and Raymond Massey. Based on the 1905 play by Baroness Orczy and Montagu Barstow and the classic 1905 adventure novel by Orczy, the film is about an eighteenth-century English aristocrat (Howard) who leads a double life, passing himself off as an effete aristocrat while engaged in a secret effort to rescue French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror. The film was produced by Alexander Korda. Howard's portrayal of the title character is often considered the definitive portrayal of the role. In 1941, he played a similar role in "'Pimpernel' Smith" but this time set in pre-WWII Germany. Plot In 1792, shortly before the Reign of Terror, vengeful French mobs are outraged when aristocrats are saved from death by a secret society of 20 English noblemen known as the "Band of the Scarlet Pimpernel." The Scarlet Pimpernel, their mysterious leader, is Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
