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Wallace Douglas
Wallace Stuart Finlayson (15 August 1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – 8 August 1990 Coldwaltham, West Sussex, England), known as Wallace Douglas, was a Canadian producer, director and actor. The son of Robert Barnett Finlayson and Emiline Marcia Bird, his brother, actor Robert Douglas Finlayson, also used the stage name Douglas. He married four times, to Pamela Frost, Anne Crawford, Phillippa Avril Kennedy and Peggy Chester. Selected filmography * '' The Love Wager'' (1933) * '' Music Hath Charms'' (1935) * '' Mother, Don't Rush Me'' (1936) * ''The Last Adventurers ''The Last Adventurers'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne. A shipwrecked castaway is rescued by a sea captain, and then falls in love with the capt ...'' (1937) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1940) * '' Spies of the Air'' (1940) References 1911 births 1990 deaths Canadian male film actors Male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it the sixth-largest city, and eighth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Western Cree words for "muddy water" - “winipīhk”. The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples long before the arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis Nation. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. Being far inland, the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitoba
, image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winnipeg , largest_city = Winnipeg , largest_metro = Winnipeg Region , official_lang = English , government_type = Parliamentary constitutional monarchy , Viceroy = Anita Neville , ViceroyType = Lieutenant Governor , Premier = Heather Stefanson , Legislature = Legislative Assembly of Manitoba , area_rank = 8th , area_total_km2 = 649950 , area_land_km2 = 548360 , area_water_km2 = 101593 , PercentWater = 15.6 , population_demonym = Manitoban , population_rank = 5th , population_total = 1342153 , population_as_of = 2021 , population_est = 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Crawford
Imelda Anne Crawford (22 November 1920 – 17 October 1956) was a British film actress, born in Palestine of a Scottish father and an English mother, and brought up in Edinburgh. Biography A contemporary of Margaret Lockwood and Phyllis Calvert, Crawford is best remembered for her roles in women's pictures of the 1940s, such as ''Millions Like Us'' (1943), ''Two Thousand Women'' (1944) and ''They Were Sisters'' (1945). She married Wallace Douglas in 1953 and died of leukaemia in London in 1956, aged 35. ''The Times'', on 18 October 1956, reported that she was playing in Agatha Christie's ''The Spider's Web'', at London's Savoy Theatre, when she became ill. Also, that after acting in a stage production of ''The Gift'', about a scientist blinded by an accident, she added a codicil to her will leaving her eyes to the International Eye Bank Eye banks recover, prepare and deliver donated eyes for cornea transplants and research. The first successful cornea transplant was perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Wager
''The Love Wager'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by A. Cyran and starring Pat Paterson, Frank Stanmore and Wallace Douglas. It was released by Paramount Pictures as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.273 Plot summary Before he can receive her father's consent a young man works to try to earn £1,500 in a year to marry his girlfriend. Cast * Pat Paterson as Peggy * Frank Stanmore as Shorty * Wallace Douglas as Peter Neville * Morton Selten Morton Selten (6 January 1860 – 27 July 1939) was a British stage and film actor. He was occasionally credited as Morton Selton. Biography At birth, Selten was given the name Morton Richard Stubbs and claimed as the son of Morton Stubbs, a ... as General Neville * Moira Dale as Auntie Prue * Harold Saxon-Snell as Huxter * Hugh E. Wright as Noakes * Philip Godfrey as Ed Grimes References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Hath Charms
''Music Hath Charms'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway. It stars Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson. It was given a trade show in October 1935 and went on full release in March the following year. Musical numbers * "Music Hath Charms"—the theme tune is performed twice, first with Dan Donovan on vocals at the beginning of the film, and later at the end with a harmony quartet and mixed chorus. * "I'm Feeling Happy"—performed when Henry Hall goes to the recording studio. Dan Donovan provides the vocals. * "There Is No Time Like the Present"—performed at a rehearsal. * "Honey-Coloured Moon"—performed with vocals by Hildegarde. * "Many Happy Returns Of The Day"—performed during a montage of Henry Hall's "birthday parade", after which the band-members go missing. This song should not be confused with the Burke-Dubin song of the same name, publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother, Don't Rush Me
''Mother, Don't Rush Me'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Robb Wilton, Muriel Aked and Peter Haddon. It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.Wood p.85 It is based on a sketch by the celebrated music hall performer Fred Karno, who produced the film. Cast * Robb Wilton as Samuel Honey * Muriel Aked as Amy Andrews * Peter Haddon as Adolphe * Clay Keyes as Detective * Frank Tully as Detective * Bobbie Comber as Louis * Kathleen Kelly as Tilly * Kenneth Kove as Bertie Moon * Wallace Douglas as Jack Honey * Dino Galvani as Tony * Hal Walters as Hal * Nor Kiddie as Commissionaire * Wilson Coleman Wilson Coleman (1873–1940) was a British actor. He started his stage career in 1891, playing juvenile and heavy parts. He worked with Barry Jackson for five years. He toured both North and South America as well as South Africa. His hobbies w ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Adventurers
''The Last Adventurers'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne. A shipwrecked castaway is rescued by a sea captain, and then falls in love with the captain's daughter. Cast * Niall MacGinnis - Jeremy Bowker * Roy Emerton - John Arkell * Linden Travers - Ann Arkell * Peter Gawthorne - Fergus Arkell * Kay Walsh - Margaret Arkell * Johnnie Schofield - Stalk * Ballard Berkeley - Fred Devlin * Norah Howard - Mary Allen * Bill Shine (actor) - Joe Hanson * Esma Cannon - Polly Shepherd * Wallace Douglas - Red Collins Critical reception In the ''Radio Times'', David Parkinson wrote, "It's a pity there's not much entertainment value to be had from this wonderful curio about a twice-shipwrecked castaway saved by a sea captain whose daughter he then falls in love with, much to the old tar's displeasure. What is fascinating about Roy Kellino's adventure is that it was edited, with greater tautness t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinese Bungalow (1940 Film)
''The Chinese Bungalow'', also known as ''Chinese Den'', is a 1940 British drama film directed by George King and starring Kay Walsh, Jane Baxter and Paul Lukas. It was adapted from the 1925 play '' The Chinese Bungalow'' by Marion Osmond and James Corbett. King was a former producer of quota quickies who was increasingly working on films with better budgets during the early war years.Chibnall & McFarlane p.2 It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. Cast * Paul Lukas as Yuan Sing * Kay Walsh as Sadie Merivale * Jane Baxter as Charlotte Merivale * Robert Douglas as Richard Marquess * Wallace Douglas as Harold Marquess * Jerry Verno as Stubbins * Mayura as Ayah * John Salew as Mr. Lum * James Woodburn as Dr. Cameron References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. External links *''The Chinese Bungalow'' film on Internet Archive 1940 films 1940 drama films Films directed by George King British dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spies Of The Air
''Spies of the Air'' (also known as ''Spies in the Air'' and ''The Fifth Column'') is a 1939 British adventure film directed by David MacDonald and based on the play ''Official Secret'' by Jeffrey Dell. The film stars Barry K. Barnes, Roger Livesey, Basil Radford, Edward Ashley and Felix Aylmer. ''Spies of the Air'' involves espionage in the period just before the outbreak of war in Europe that spawned a number of similar propaganda films linking aeronautics and spies. Films in both Great Britain and the United States centred on "... spies and fifth columnists (as) the staple diet of films made during the first year of the war." Plot Before the outbreak of the Second World War, British test pilot Peter Thurloe (Barry K. Barnes) is involved in an illicit love affair with his employer's wife, Dorothy Houghton ( Joan Marion). He is caught up in an elaborate scheme to steal secrets from Charles Houghton's (Roger Livesey) aviation company. Peter is suspected of betraying his cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian people, Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Deaths
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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