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Wally Patch
Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in 1912 and at regular theatres in 1938 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His first film appearance was in 1928, and went on to appear in 213 other films. He worked up to his death, with his last television appearance in the comedy '' Doctor in the House'' in 1970. Partial filmography * ''Blighty'' (1927) - Drill Sergeant * '' Boadicea'' (1927) - Officer in Roman Army (uncredited) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) - Police Chief * '' Carry On'' (1927) - Andrews * '' The Luck of the Navy'' (1927) - Stoker Clark * ''The Guns of Loos'' (1928) - Sergeant * '' Shooting Stars'' (1928) - Property Man * '' Balaclava'' (1928) - Trooper Strang * '' A Reckless Gamble'' (1928) - Wally * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) - Seaman * ''High Treason'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willesden
Willesden () is an area of northwest London, situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933, and has formed part of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London since 1965. Dollis Hill is also sometimes referred to as being part of Willesden. With its close proximity to affluent neighbourhoods Brondesbury Park, Queen's Park and Kensal Rise, the area surrounding Willesden Green station has seen increased gentrification in the past several years, with rapidly rising property prices. ''The Daily Telegraph'' called Willesden Green one of London's "new middle class" areas. The area has a population of 44,295 as of 2011 including the Willesden Green, Dollis Hill and Dudden Hill wards. Willesden Green has one of the city's highest Irish populations, and is also strongly associated with Afro-Caribbeans and Latin Americans. Willesden is mostly in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warned Off
''Warned Off'' is a 1930 British silent film directed by Walter West and starring Tony Wylde, Chili Bouchier and Queenie Thomas. It was made at Cricklewood Studios. Cast * Tony Wylde - Frank Cuthbert * Chili Bouchier - Florrie Greville * Queenie Thomas - Lady Violet * Evan Thomas - Colonel Cornwallis * Wally Patch - Miles * Bert Tracy Bert Tracey was a British silent film and talkie actor. He also directed one film, '' Boots! Boots!'', in 1934 which marked the film debut of George Formby as an adult. Tracy was born on June 16, 1889, in Manchester, England. He acted in 47 sile ... - Diggle * Forbes Dawson - Lord Winterbottom References External links * 1930 films British silent feature films Films directed by Walter West Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films 1930 drama films 1930s sports films 1930s English-language films {{1930s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lucky Number
''The Lucky Number'' is a 1933 British sports comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clifford Mollison, Gordon Harker, Joan Wyndham and Frank Pettingell. The screenplay concerns a professional footballer who attempts to recover a winning pools ticket. The film was made by Gainsborough Pictures and shot at Islington and Welwyn StudiosWood p.75. with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The football scenes were filmed in and around Highbury Stadium in North London. Cast *Clifford Mollison as Percy Gibbs *Gordon Harker as A Hackney Man *Joan Wyndham as Minnie Sullivan *Frank Pettingell as Mr Brown *Joe Hayman as Mr MacDonald *Hetty Hartley as Mrs MacDonald *Esme Percy as Chairman *Hay Petrie as Photographer *Alfred Wellesley as Pickpocket *Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal (1932 Film)
''Illegal'' is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios by the British branch of Warner Brothers.Wood p.75 Synopsis After her second husband drinks and gambles all her money away, a woman leaves him and decides to set up an out-of-hours drinking and gambling club in order to send her daughters to elite schools. Cast * Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Evelyn Dean * Ivor Barnard as Albert * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Franklyn Dean * Margot Grahame as Dorothy Turner * Moira Lynd as Ann Turner * Edgar Norfolk as Lord Alan Sevington * Wally Patch as Bookie * Margaret Damer Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mol ... as Headmistre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's George
''Here's George'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and featuring Pat Paterson, Syd Crossley and Merle Tottenham. It was adapted by Marriott Edgar from his own play ''The Service Flat''. It was shot at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie.Wood p.74 Synopsis A young man tries to impress his prospective parents-in-law with his apartment full of labour-saving devices, which quickly go wrong causing chaos. Cast * George Clarke as George Muffitt * Pat Paterson as Laura Wentworth * Ruth Taylor as Mrs. Wentworth * Marriott Edgar as Mr. Wentworth *Syd Crossley as Commissionaire * Alfred Wellesley as Tenant * Merle Tottenham as Perkins * Wally Patch as Foeman * Rene Ray Irene Lilian Brodrick, Countess of Midleton (née Creese, known as Rene Ray, 22 September 1911 – 28 August 1993) was a British stage and screen actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s and also a novelist. Acting career Ray made her screen début ... as Telephonist References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The Mine (1932 Film)
''Heroes of the Mine'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Moore Marriott, Wally Patch and Terence de Marney. It was made as a quota quickie at Bushey Studios.Chibnall p.267 Cast * Moore Marriott as Gaffer * Wally Patch as Bob * Terence de Marney Terence Arthur De Marney (1 March 190825 May 1971) was a British film, stage, radio and television actor, as well as theatre director and writer. Career Actor The son of Violet Eileen Concanen and Arthur De Marney, and the grandson of n ... as Youngster * John Milton as Taffy * Eric Adeney as Timberman * Agnes Brantford as Mrs. Latham * Ian Wilson as Ponyboy 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 * 1932 films Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Sinister
''Castle Sinister'' was a 1932 British horror film produced, written and directed by Widgey R. Newman. Very little is known of either the film or the director, although available information suggests Newman to have been something of a maverick in the British film industry of the time. ''Castle Sinister'' is classed as a lost film. Overview The film was apparently set in a lonely mansion in Devon, and was marketed with the tagline "Mad doctor tries to put girl's brain into apeman's head!" A brief synopsis in the cinema magazine ''The Bioscope'' (6 April 1932) offers a plot outline: "The story of a young man's adventures in a large country mansion with a scientist who is engaged in forwarding his theory that rejuvenation by the transfer of certain glands is more than a possibility. A girl is, of course, involved to supply the necessary love interest, and a misshapen creature, victim of the scientist, supplies the thrills." It also mentions "a constantly howling wind and a gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows (1931 Film)
''Shadows'' (also known as ''Press Gang'' and ''My Wife's Family'') is a 1931 British crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Jacqueline Logan, Bernard Nedell and Gordon Harker. The screenplay involves the estranged son of a newspaper owner, who returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of criminals. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Fay Melville * Bernard Nedell as Press Rawlinson * Gordon Harker as Earole * Derrick De Marney as Peter * Molly Lamont as Jill Dexter * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Gruhn * Wally Patch as Cripps * Mary Clare as Lily * Mark Lester as Herb * Roy Emerton Roy Emerton (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British film actor. Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and miner and served in the First World War. He played in a great number of popular London stage p ... as Captain References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Gay Road (1931 Film)
''The Great Gay Road'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Stewart Rome, Frank Stanmore and Kate Cutler. It was adapted from the 1910 novel '' The Great Gay Road'' by Tom Gallon which had previously been made in a silent film '' The Great Gay Road'' in 1920. It was made by Stoll Pictures at Cricklewood Studios.Wood p.71 Location filming was done around Tunbridge Wells. Cast * Stewart Rome as Hilary Kite * Frank Stanmore as Crook Perkins * Kate Cutler as Aunt Jessie * Arthur Hardy as Sir Crispin * Pat Paterson as Nancy * Billy Milton as Rodney * Hugh E. Wright as Backus * Frederick Lloyd as Colonel Trigg * Ethel Warwick as Lizzie * Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ... as Joe * Petra Charpentier as Laura * Alf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Trouble Trouble
''Never Trouble Trouble'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Lane, Renee Clama and Jack Hobbs. It was shot at the Cricklewood Studios in London.Wood p.69 Synopsis An artist, despairing of life, arranges to have himself assassinated only to discover that he has inherited a large sum of money. Cast * Lupino Lane as Olvier Crawford * Renee Clama as Pam Tweet * Jack Hobbs as Jimmie Dawson * Wallace Lupino as Mr. Tweet * Iris Ashley as Gloria Baxter * Dennis Hoey as Stranger * Wally Patch as Bill Hainton * Lola Hunt as Mrs. Hainton * Barry Lupino as Tompkins * George Dewhurst as Inspector Stevens * Syd Crossley as Minor role * Merle Oberon Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). After her success in ''The Scarle ... as Minor role * Tom Shale as Minor role Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell England (film)
''Tell England'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and Geoffrey Barkas and starring Fay Compton, Tony Bruce and Carl Harbord. It is based on the 1922 novel '' Tell England'' by Ernest Raymond which featured two young men joining the army, and taking part in the fighting at Gallipoli. Both directors had close memories of Gallipoli, as did Fay Compton's brother, Compton Mackenzie. Asquith's father H. H. Asquith had been Prime Minister at the time of the Gallipoli Landings, a fact which drew press attention to the film, while Barkas had personally fought at Suvla Bay in the Gallipoli campaign. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''The Battle of Gallipoli''. Production The film had originally been intended to be made as a silent film, but was delayed. It was made at Welwyn Studios using the German Klangfilm process. Much of the film was shot on location in Malta, standing in for Gallipoli. Cast * Fay Compton as Mrs. Doe * Tony B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skin Game (1931 Film)
''The Skin Game'' is a 1931 British drama film by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1920 play by John Galsworthy and produced by British International Pictures. The story revolves around two rival families, the Hillcrists and the Hornblowers, and the disastrous results of the feud between them. Edmund Gwenn and Helen Haye reprised their respective roles as Mr. Hornblower and Mrs. Hillcrist from the 1921 silent version. Plot The plot concerns a feud between the long-established (upper class) Hillcrists, played by C.V. France, Helen Haye, and Jill Esmond, and the ''nouveau riche'' (formerly working class) Hornblowers, played by Edmund Gwenn, John Longden, Phyllis Konstam, and Frank Lawton. Underlying themes in the story include class warfare and the results of avarice. For his love of riches, Mr. Hornblower coldly enjoys a "skin game" of buying up land under false pretenses of letting the tenant farmers remain and then booting them out, in order to build factories. The Hillcrists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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