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Wheel Of Fate (film)
''Wheel of Fate'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Francis Searle and starring Patric Doonan, Sandra Dorne and Bryan Forbes. The screenplay concerns a man who turns to crime to raise the money he needs to spend time with a woman with whom he falls in love. It was produced as a second featureChibnall & McFarlane p.153 and shot at Riverside Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was released by Rank's General Film Distributors. Plot Two brothers working in their father's repair garage: quiet sensible Johnny (Patric Doonan) and the younger and wilder Ted (Bryan Forbes) fall out when Ted brings home Lucky (Sandra Dorne), a beautiful dance hall singer. The brothers feud when she unexpectedly falls for Johnny, and crime and mayhem ensue. Cast * Patric Doonan as Johnny Burrows * Sandra Dorne as Lucky Price * Bryan Forbes as Ted Reid * John Horsley as Detective Sergeant Simpson * Johnnie Schofield as Len Bright * Mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Searle
Francis Searle (14 March 1909 – 31 July 2002) was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post-Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were '' The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950), '' One Way Out'' (1955) and '' It All Goes to Show'' (1969). Searle's later projects were all short films, either comedies or dramas, with his final film being made in 1972. Selected filmography * '' A Girl in a Million'' (1946) * '' Things Happen at Night'' (1947) * '' Man in Black'' (1949) * '' Celia'' (1949) * ''A Case for PC 49'' (1951) * ''Cloudburst'' (1951) * ''Love's a Luxury'' (1952) * '' Never Look Back'' (1952) * '' Profile'' (1954) * '' Undercover Girl'' (1958) * ''The Diplomatic Corpse'' (1958) * ''Freedom to Die'' (1961) * '' Ticket to Paradise'' (1961) * '' Gaolbreak'' (1962) * '' Emergency'' (1962) * ''Dead Man's Evidence'' (1962) * ''Night of the Prowler ''Night of the Prowler'' is a 1962 British crime thriller film directed by Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie Schofield
Johnnie William Schofield (10 March 1889 – 9 September 1955) was a British actor, known for '' The Middle Watch'' (1948), ''Tawny Pipit'' (1944) and '' Melody of My Heart'' (1936). Early life John William Schofield was born on 10 March 1889 in Islington, Middlesex, as John William Schofield. He was the eldest son of music hall vocalist Johnnie Schofield (1858–1921) and Laura Purvis (1867–1955). Death He died on 9 September 1955 in Marylebone, London. Selected filmography * '' The Pride of the Force'' (1933, uncredited) * ''Hawley's of High Street'' (1933, uncredited) * '' The Outcast'' (1934, uncredited) * ''Keep It Quiet'' (1934) – George (uncredited) * '' The Great Defender'' (1934) – Power station worker * '' Josser on the Farm'' (1934, uncredited) * ''A Real Bloke'' (1935, uncredited) * ''Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) – Drinker (uncredited) * ''Cock o' the North'' (1935) – Bert Harris * '' Jimmy Boy'' (1935) * ''The Mystery of the Mary Celeste'' (1935) – Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot At Riverside Studios
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Drama Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Francis Searle
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Drama Films
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. ** The Central Intelligence Agency, CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the Unidentified flying object, UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Upr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's '' Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – '' Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Treves (actor)
Frederick William Treves BEM (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types. Early life Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and in World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the refrigerated cargo liner , was part of the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. On 13 August 1942 ''Waimarama'' was bombed by a German Junkers Ju 88 aircraft. The ship's deck cargo included containers of aviation spirit that burst into flame. ''Waimarama'' exploded and 83 of her 107 crew were killed. Cadet Treves helped save several of his shipmates, including the only ship's officer to survive the sinking, Third Wireless Officer John Jackson. Treves, then 17 years old, received the British Empire Medal and Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for his actions. After the war he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartlett Mullins
Bartlett Mullins (13 August 1904 – 15 May 1992) was a British actor. Career He is best remembered by British TV viewers as Mr Clough ''"Cloughie"'', Bob and Terry's workmate in the sitcom ''The Likely Lads''. He also appeared on episodes of ''Z-Cars'', ''Danger Man'', ''Maigret'', '' The Saint'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Sensorites''), ''Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''The Prisoner'', ''On the Buses'', ''Steptoe and Son'', '' Secret Army'' and ''Worzel Gummidge''. His stage work included Dorothy L. Sayers '' The Zeal of Thy House'' at London's Garrick Theatre in 1938; and Sacha Guitry's ''Don't Listen, Ladies'' at the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 1948–49. Selected filmography * ''Dancing with Crime'' (1947) - Club Barman (uncredited) * '' Daughter of Darkness'' (1948) - Irish Shopkeeper (uncredited) * ''The Three Weird Sisters'' (1948) - Dispenser * ''No Room at the Inn'' (1948) - Councillor Medlicott (uncredited) * ''The Case of Charles Peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Griffiths (actor)
Fred Griffiths (8 March 191227 August 1994) was an English film and television actor. A former London cabbie and wartime fire fighter discovered by director Humphrey Jennings, and cast in his documentary film '' Fires Were Started'' in 1943; and over the next four decades played supporting roles and bit parts in 150 films, including various Ealing, Boulting Brothers and Carry On comedies, before eventually retiring in 1984. Selected filmography * ''Nine Men'' (1943) – Base Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Fires Were Started'' (1943) – Johnny Daniels (uncredited) * ''So Well Remembered'' (1947) – Mill Worker (uncredited) * '' It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) – Sam * ''Escape'' (1948) – Dart Player (uncredited) * '' It's Hard to Be Good'' (1948) – Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) – Spiv * '' The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Stop Press Girl'' (1949) – Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) – 2nd M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Rebel
Bernard Rebel (6 October 1901, Poland – 30 September 1964, London, England) was a Polish-born British actor. His work included the role of Wormtongue in the 1955-56 BBC radio version of ''The Lord of the Rings''. Selected filmography * '' Crook's Tour'' (1942) - Klacken * '' The Big Blockade'' (1942) - Quisling * ''Anna Karenina'' (1948) - Prof. Leverrin (uncredited) * ''The Bad Lord Byron'' (1949) - Dr. Bruno * '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1950) - Xenobian * ''Song of Paris'' (1952) - Lebrun * ''Top Secret'' (1952) - Trubiev * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952) - Playwright (uncredited) * ''The Captain's Paradise'' (1953) - Mr. Wheeler * '' Wheel of Fate'' (1953) * ''Laughing Anne'' (1953) - Pianist * '' Twist of Fate'' (1954) - Engraver (uncredited) * '' The Young Lovers'' (1954) - Stefan * ''Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - Vinson - Spy Henchman * ''1984'' (1956) - Kalador (uncredited) * '' It's a Wonderful World'' (1956) - Frenchman * '' Orders to Kill'' (1958) - (uncredited) * ''Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
