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W. P. Lipscomb
William Percy Lipscomb (born 1887 in Merton, Surrey, England, died 25 July 1958) was a British-born Hollywood playwright, screenwriter, producer and director. He died in London in 1958, aged 71. Career Lipscomb edited a brewery magazine and wrote sketches for gramophone companies in his spare time. His first screenwriting first credit was ''Balaclava (film), Balaclava'' (1928). He wrote a short ''The Safe''. He worked regularly for Herbert Wilcox, adapting stage productions such as ''Splinters (1929 film), Splinters'' (1929). His adaptation of ''Rookery Nook (film), Rookery Nook'' (1930) by Ben Travers was so successful he adapted other works by Travers: ''A Night Like This (film), A Night Like This'' (1931), ''Plunder (1931 film), Plunder'' (1931), ''The Chance of a Night Time'' (1931), and ''Mischief (1931 film), Mischief'' (1931). He adapted ''On Approval (1930 film), On Approval'' (1930) and ''Canaries Sometimes Sing'' (1932) by Frederick Lonsdale. He also wrote some Jack R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton, London (parish)
Merton is an ancient parish historically in Surrey, but which has since 1965 been part of Greater London (under its current name Merton Priory). It is bounded by Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon to the north, Mitcham to the east, Morden, Cheam and Cuddington, Surrey, Cuddington (Worcester Park and rest of Motspur Park) to the south and New Malden, (New) Malden to the west. The 1871 Ordnance Survey map records its area as (2.7 sq mi). The parish was and is centred on the 12th-century parish church of St Mary in Merton Park. As a result of the disestablishment of the vestry, vestries the parish became of two legal types and areas: religious and civil. It had in the late 19th century seen breakaway ecclesiastical parishes but the civic aspect in 1907 was transformed into Merton Urban District; this in turn was enlarged and empowered into the London Borough of Merton in 1965. Naming Merton Park is quite widely used as a name for the neighbourhood. Merton itself is a rarely used name, am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canaries Sometimes Sing
''Canaries Sometimes Sing'' is a 1931 British romantic comedy film, directed by Tom Walls. The film is a four-hander, starring Walls, Cathleen Nesbitt, Athole Stewart and Yvonne Arnaud. It is a screen version of the witty and sophisticated comedy of manners play of the same title by Frederick Lonsdale, which had been a big critical and popular success when premiered at London's Globe Theatre in 1929, with Stewart and Arnaud cast in the roles which they would recreate in the film. A surviving review of the film notes favourably: "Glittering, superficial, but very skilful...superbly played." Plot Over the course of their marriage, Geoffrey Lymes (Walls) has become increasingly exasperated by the shallowness and superficiality of his wife Anne (Nesbitt). He despairs of her ridiculous affectations, social-climbing aspirations and constant embarrassing attempts in company to show herself as an elegant, cultured sophisticate. He feels trapped in a relationship where, as he observes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack's The Boy
''Jack's the Boy'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Francis Lister and Peter Gawthorne. It became well known for its song "The Flies Crawled Up the Window", sung by Hulbert, which was released as a record and proved a major hit. The film was released in the U.S. as ''Night and Day''. Plot Policeman Jack (Jack Hulbert) attempts to track down a gang responsible for a smash and grab raid, thereby proving his worth to his disapproving father (Peter Gawthorne), a Scotland Yard detective. Cast * Jack Hulbert as Jack Brown * Cicely Courtneidge as Mrs Bobday * Winifred Shotter as Ivy * Francis Lister as Jules Martin * Peter Gawthorne as Mr Brown * Ben Field as Mr Bobday * Charles Farrell as Martin * O. B. Clarence as Tompkins * Hal Gordon as Man with scarf at accident * Arthur Rigby as Police Constable Reception The film was voted the fourth best British movie of 1932. ''British Pictures'' wrote, "As entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hulbert
John Norman Hulbert (24 April 189225 March 1978) was a British actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy productions, and often working alongside his wife (Dame) Cicely Courtneidge. Biography Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful son of Henry Harper Hulbert, a physician,Register of Marriages Solemnized at St Paul’s Church, Hampsteadp. 94(Marriage of J. N. Hulbert and Cecily Courtneidge on 14 February 1916, at ancestry.co.uk, accessed 7 May 2020 being the brother of the actor Claude Hulbert. He was educated at Westminster School and Caius College, Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He was one of the earliest famous alumni of the comedy club. After Cambridge, he earned recognition and fame performing in musicals and light comedies.D. Pepys-Whiteley‘Hulbert, John Norman (Jack) (1892–1978)’ rev., ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
