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Walter Forde
Walter Forde (born Thomas Seymour Woolford, 21 April 1898 – 7 January 1984) was a British actor, screenwriter and Film director, director. Born in Lambeth, south London in 1898, he directed over fifty films between 1919 from the silent era through to 1949 in the sound film, sound era. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984. Forde was the son of the music hall comedian Tom Seymour. During the 1920s, he was a silent film comedian, acting in a series of shorts before shifting into directing feature films. Emerging as an established film director in the 1930s, he directed films for Gainsborough Pictures and Ealing Studios. Filmography Actor *''Walter Finds a Father'', extant *''Walter Wants Work'', extant in the Huntley Archives *''Walter's Day Out'' Actor *''Walter The Sleuth 1926'', Director * ''What Next?'' (1928) * ''Wait and See (1928 film), Wait and See'' (1929) * ''The Silent House (1929 film), The Silent House'' (1929) * ''Would You Believe It?'' (1929) * ''Red P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Time Lucky (1931 Film)
''Third Time Lucky'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Dorothy Boyd and Gordon Harker. It was made at Islington StudiosWood p.70 and based on the 1929 West End play of the same title by Arnold Ridley. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton. Premise A young country vicar is spurred into action to protect his young ward, when she is blackmailed. Main cast * Bobby Howes as Rev. Arthur Fear * Dorothy Boyd as Jennifer Elling * Gordon Harker as Bill Meggitt * Henry Mollison as Stanley Crofts * Garry Marsh as Capt. Adrian Crowther * Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Clutterbuck * Harry Terry as Gregg * Marie Ault as Mrs. Midge * Clare Greet as Mrs. Scratton * Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engin ... as I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Damned
''King of the Damned'' is a 1935 British prison film directed by Walter Forde and starring Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery and Cecil Ramage. Plot summary Convict 83 is a prisoner on an island, where the harsh regime of the Governor pushes him to lead a revolt. Cast * Conrad Veidt - Convict 83 * Helen Vinson - Anna Fernandez * Noah Beery - Convict 98 * Cecil Ramage - Major Montez * Edmund Willard - The Greek * Percy Parsons - Lumberjack * Peter Croft - Boy convict * Raymond Lovell - Captain Torres * C. M. Hallard - Commandant * Allan Jeayes - Doctor Prada * Percy Walsh - Captain Perez * Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 – 9 September 1951) was an English film actor. Biography Gowland was born in Spennymoor, County Durham. He started work as a sailor and later became the mate on a ship. For several years from the age of 25 ... - Priest Production To avoid the usual French protests on films depicting Devil's Island, the producers gave all locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever England (film)
''Brown on Resolution'' (US title: ''Born for Glory''; UK re-issue title: ''Forever England'') is a 1935 film adaptation of the 1929 C. S. Forester novel '' Brown on Resolution'', with John Mills in his first lead role playing the title role. The film is also notable for being the first film to use actual Royal Navy ships. The plot is centred on the illegitimate son of a British naval officer helping to bring about the downfall of a German cruiser during World War I. The novel was also later adapted as '' Sailor of the King'' (also titled ''Single-Handed'' in the US, and sometimes – though rarely – ''Brown on Resolution''), in 1953. The 1935 version retains the novel's original World War I setting, but in the 1953 remake, the setting is realistically updated to the Second World War, as the Germans resumed commerce raiding with surface warships in 1939. Plot In 1893, Betty Brown meets a debonair young naval officer and falls in love with him as they have a brief affair, un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulldog Jack
''Bulldog Jack'' (released as ''Alias Bulldog Drummond'' in the USA) is a 1935 British film produced by Gaumont British, directed by Walter Forde, and starring Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray, Ralph Richardson and Atholl Fleming. The film was followed by many others involving the story of Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond; however, because of the various production companies involved, the actor playing Bulldog was frequently changed. It premiered at the Tivoli Theatre in London on 15 July 1935The Times, 15 July 1935, page 12: ''New films in London'' Linked 2017-01-07 and reached the US in September the same year, renamed ''Alias Bulldog Drummond''.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu Chin Chow (1934 Film)
''Chu Chin Chow'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Walter Forde and starring George Robey, Fritz Kortner and Anna May Wong. It was an adaptation of the hit musical ''Chu Chin Chow'' by Oscar Asche and Frederick Norton. It was shot at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner. The movie's title inspired the name of the Marvel Comics monster Fin Fang Foom. Cast * George Robey as Ali Baba * Fritz Kortner as Abu Hasan * Anna May Wong as Zahrat * John Garrick as Nur-al-din Baba * Pearl Argyle as Marjanah * Malcolm McEachern as Abdullah * Dennis Hoey as Rakham, * Sydney Fairbrother as Mahbubah Baba * Laurence Hanray as Kasim Baba * Frank Cochrane as Mustafa * Thelma Tuson as Alcolom Baba, * Francis L. Sullivan as The Caliph * Gibb McLaughlin as The Caliph's Vizier * Kiyoshi Takase as Entertainer at Feast Critical reception ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ahoy
''Jack Ahoy'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Nancy O'Neil, Alfred Drayton and Sam Wilkinson. Its plot follows a humble seaman falls in love with an Admiral's daughter, whilst trying to battle Chinese pirates. The film was loosely remade in 1954 as ''Up to His Neck''. Plot After failing to pass his entrance exam to Dartmouth Naval College, Jack Ponsonby (Jack Hulbert) enlists as an able seaman. On falling in love with the admiral's daughter Patricia (Nancy O'Neil), Jack stumbles into an adventure involving a den of Chinese river pirates who have stolen a British submarine. Anxious to prove himself a hero in Patricia's eyes, he manages to rescue both the admiral and his daughter, when they are kidnapped by the bandits. Cast Critical reception ''The New York Times'' called it "An engaging bit of nonsense, acted to the point of sheer physical exhaustion by Mr. Hulbert and his companions, the picture can be recommended as a refresh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders Is Orders
''Orders Is Orders'' is a 1933 British comedy film starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Cyril Maude about an American film crew who move into a British army barracks to start making a film, much to the commander's horror. Much of the film concerns the interaction between the American crew and the British officers. It is based upon the 1932 play '' Orders Are Orders'' by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Alfred Junge. It was remade in 1954 as '' Orders Are Orders'' starring Peter Sellers, Sid James and Tony Hancock. Cast *Charlotte Greenwood as Wanda Sinclair * James Gleason as Ed Waggermeyer * Cyril Maude as Col. Bellamy * Finlay Currie as Dave * Percy Parsons as Zingbaum * Cedric Hardwicke as Brigadier * Donald Calthrop as Pavey * Ian Hunter as Capt. Harper * Jane Carr as Patricia Bellamy * Ray Milland as Dashwood * Edwin Lawrence as Quartermaster * Eliot Makeham as Pvt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome Express
''Rome Express'' is a 1932 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Esther Ralston and Conrad Veidt. Based on a story by Clifford Grey, with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, the film is a tale about a European express train to Rome carrying diverse characters, including thieves, adulterers, blackmail victims, and an American film star. The film won the American National Board of Review award for Best Foreign Film. ''Rome Express'' was remade as ''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' (1948). It was shot at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei, with the costume design by Gordon Conway. Plot The film is centred almost entirely on the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits train the Rome Express, travelling between Paris and Rome. Just as the train is departing from a station in Paris, Zurta and his colleague Tony just manage to board the train. They have found out that someone they want to see is ... [...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] |
Lord Babs
''Lord Babs'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bobby Howes, Jean Colin and Pat Paterson. It was based on the 1925 play of the same title by Keble Howard. It was once believed to be a lost film, but was rediscovered. Cast * Bobby Howes as Lord Basil 'Babs' Drayford * Jean Colin as Nurse Foster * Pat Paterson as Helen Parker * Alfred Drayton as Ambrose Parker * Arthur Chesney as Mr Turpin * Clare Greet as Mrs Parker * Hugh Dempster as Dr. Neville * Joe Cunningham as Chief Steward References External links''Lord Babs (1932)''on BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... website * 1932 films Films directed by Walter Forde 1932 comedy films British comedy films Gainsborough Pictures films British films based on plays Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condemned To Death
''Condemned to Death'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Arthur Wontner, Gillian Lind and Gordon Harker. It was adapted from the play ''Jack O'Lantern'' by James Dawson which was itself based on a 1929 novel by George Goodchild. Thought to have been lost, "a cut version dubbed in French" was found as a result of a 1992 British Film Institute campaign to locate missing movies. Plot A respected judge leads a double life as a murderer. Cast * Arthur Wontner as Sir Charles Wallington * Gillian Lind as Kate Banting * Gordon Harker as Sam Knudge * Cyril Raymond as Jim Wrench * Jane Welsh as Sonia Wallington * Norah Howard as Gwen Banting * Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947), for which he won t ... as Banting * Griffith Humphreys as Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
