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Zena Marshall
Zena Moyra Marshall (1 January 1926 – 10 July 2009) was a British actress of film and television, who was born in Kenya. Early years Marshall was of English, Irish and (on her mother's side) French descent. Though born in Kenya, after her father's death and her mother's remarriage, Zena Marshall was brought up in Leicestershire, England. Career Marshall attended St Mary's, Ascot and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She worked with Ensa (the Entertainments National Service Association) during the Second World War. Marshall first acted on stage. Her film career began with a small role in '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945), with Claude Rains and Vivien Leigh. Her exotic looks resulted in her being cast in "ethnic" roles, such as Asian women, including her role as the Chinese character Miss Taro, in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962). She also appeared in ''Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'' (1965) as the Countess Ponticelli, and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a projected population in 2022 of 10.8 million. The city is commonly referred to as the Green City in the Sun. Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway.Roger S. Greenway, Timothy M. Monsma, ''Cities: missions' new frontier'', (Baker Book House: 1989), p.163. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907. After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's colonial period, the city became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea and sisal industry. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya, at an elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Man's Bluff (1952 Film)
''Blind Man's Bluff'' is a 1952 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Zena Marshall, Sydney Tafler, and Anthony Pendrell. It was produced as a second feature for release on the lower half of a double bill. Cast * Zena Marshall as Christine Stevens * Sydney Tafler as Rikki Martin * Anthony Pendrell as Roger Morley * Russell Napier as Stevens * Norman Shelley as Inspector Morley * John Le Mesurier as Lefty Jones * Tony Doonan as Charley * Barbara Shaw as Clare Raven * Joan Hickson Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series ''Miss Marple''. She also narrated a number ... as Mrs. Kipps * Michael Ward as Jewellers Assistant References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009. External links * 1952 films Films directed by Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Is Sold Out
''Hell Is Sold Out'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom and Richard Attenborough. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Dekobra. Plot A Swedish-born woman, Valerie Martin, posing as the widow of French Resistance novelist Dominic Danges, ensconces herself at his home after the end of the Second World War, and after having written under his name "Hell is Sold Out", a best selling novel. She did this after finding that the last book published under his name was a republication of her diary, "Boundless Ecstasy", found by his publisher among his writings when he was thought dead; he had been taken prisoner during the war. He returns home. The tangle ensues putting the reputations of all involved at risk because there is interest in the book to be serialized, made into a film, and reshape his reputation in the US as a former ladies man. They argue and in order to return to Sweden, she calls on Pier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Interval
''Dark Interval'' is a 1950 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders, starring Zena Marshall, Andrew Osborn and John Barry. Cast *Zena Marshall as Sonia Jordan *Andrew Osborn as Walter Jordan *John Barry as Trevor *John Le Mesurier as Cedric, the butler *Mona Washbourne *Wallas Eaton Wallas Eaton (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as Wallace Eaton or Wallis Eaton, was an English film, radio, television and theatre actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in ... *Charmian Innes References External links * 1950 films 1950 crime films British crime films Films directed by Charles Saunders British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language crime films {{1950s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soho Conspiracy
''Soho Conspiracy'' is a 1950 British musical drama film directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Jacques Labrecque, Zena Marshall and Peter Gawthorne. Premise A young man attempts to stage a charity concert in order to raise funds to refurbish a Soho church. Production The film was made as a second feature. It incorporates footage from the 1948 Italian film ''Mad About Opera'' (Follie per l'opera) for the climactic concert performance.Chibnall and McFarlane p.118 Cast * Zena Marshall - Dora * Jacques Labrecque - Carlo Scala * Peter Gawthorne - Father Shaney * John Witty - Guy * Max Harrison - Gondotti Brother * Syd Harrison - Gondotti Brother * Gino Bechi - Himself * Beniamino Gigli - Himself * Tito Gobbi - Himself * Tito Schipa Tito Schipa (; born Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa; 2 January 1889 in Lecce16 December 1965) was an Italian lyric tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and bari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Long At The Fair
''So Long at the Fair'' (US re-release title ''The Black Curse'') is a 1950 British thriller film directed by Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough, and starring Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde. It was adapted from the 1947 novel of the same name by Anthony Thorne. Origin The general plot derives from what appears to be a 19th-century urban legend, known variously as "The Vanishing Hotel Room" or "The Vanishing Lady", which has inspired several fictional works. The first published version of the story was written by Nancy Vincent McClelland as "A Mystery of the Paris Exposition" in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' dated 14 November 1897. It next appeared in the ''Detroit Free Press'' in 1898 as "Porch Tales: The Disappearance of Mrs. Kneeb", by Kenneth Herford. The German author Anselma Heine's novel ''Die Erscheinung'' (1912) covers the same idea, and it was filmed as a segment called 'The Apparition" in '' Unheimliche Geschichten (Uncanny stories)'' (1919, remake 1932). Bello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Simon Cherry
''Meet Simon Cherry'' is a 1949 British mystery film directed by Godfrey Grayson, and an adaptation of the popular BBC radio series ''Meet the Rev.'', featuring the crime solving cleric. Plot When the Rev. Simon Cherry (Hugh Moxey) sets off for a much needed holiday, his car breaks down and he is forced to stay overnight in a manor house belonging to Lady Harling (Courtney Hope). The following morning, the body of Lady Harling's invalid daughter (Zena Marshall) is discovered, apparently murdered, and the Rev. Simon Cherry must bring his crime solving skills to the case. Cast * Hugh Moxey as Simon Cherry 'The Rev' * Jeannette Tregarthen as Monica Harling * Anthony Forwood as Alan Colville * Ernest Butcher as Young * Zena Marshall as Lisa Colville * John Bailey as Henry Dantry * Courtney Hope as Lady Harling * Gerald Case as Dr. Smails * Arthur Lovegrove as Charlie Banks * John Arnatt as Tommy Critical reception The ''Radio Times'' gave the film one out of five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helter Skelter (1949 Film)
''Helter Skelter'' is a 1949 British romantic comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson and Mervyn Johns. A radio star becomes involved with a wealthy heiress. The recurring English comic characters Charters and Caldicott also appeared in the film. Plot Susan Graham is a discontented heiress whose joint guardians are both trying to get her married to their odious nephews. On her nineteenth birthday, the five of them visit a nightclub called the Magnolia Club; also present happens to be radio star Nick Martin, whom Susan detests. When she is inadvertently seated at Martin's table directly in front of the floor show, she refuses to move, and Martin, despite his radio reputation as a fearless detective, is too intimidated by her hauteur to insist. This, however, proves to be a mixed blessing for Susan; when the evening's principal performer, a ventriloquist, comes out, she laughs so hard at his routine that she gets a bad case of the hiccups. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marry Me! (1949 Film)
''Marry Me!'' (alternative title: ''I Want to Get Married'') is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh and David Tomlinson. The film was formerly known as ''I Want to Get Married''. Plot Newspaper journalist David Haig is assigned by his Fleet Street editor to go undercover and write about the people behind the ads in the ''Marriage Chronicle'', a weekly newspaper published by the H & E Marriage Bureau. During his initial interview with owners Hester and Emily Parsons, he tells them he is an Australian sheepman and steals some of their files. Dancehall hostess Pat Cooper is fed up with her life. She is paired with self-described "country bumpkin" Martin Roberts. He makes a good first impression; then she learns he is a clergyman and backs out. However, he persists and wins her over. He is on the point of asking for her hand in marriage when Brenda Delamere, her flatmate, inadvertently reveals her tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Car To Trieste
''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was shot at Denham Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''Rome Express''. Plot The setting is almost entirely on a train travelling between Paris and Trieste after World War II. Two rather mysterious people, Zurta (Albert Lieven) and Valya (Jean Kent), are at ease in sophisticated society. Zurta steals a diary from the safe of an embassy in Paris while they are guests at a reception there, killing a servant who walks in on the robbery. Poole, an accomplice, is passed the diary, but he double-crosses them and attempts to escape with it on the Orient Express. Just in time, Valya and Zurta board the train. They start looking for Poole, who seeks to conceal himself and the diary. Other travellers become involved, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good-Time Girl
''Good-Time Girl'' is a 1948 British film noir-crime drama film directed by David MacDonald. A homeless girl is asked to explain her bad behaviour in the juvenile court, and says she’s run away from home because she’s unhappy there. They explain in detail what happened to the last girl who thought she could cope on her own, and this becomes the main plot. Plot The film opens with Miss Thorpe, chairwoman of the Juvenile Court, giving advice to troubled teenager Lyla Lawrence. Miss Thorpe tells Lyla that her life has a similar beginning to that of Gwen Rawlings. She then recounts Gwen's story in a series of flashbacks. Gwen is a 16-year-old girl who repeatedly falls in with the wrong crowd. Her troubles begin with her employer, a pawnbroker, who catches her "borrowing" a brooch from his shop. Although Gwen had only borrowed it to wear at a dance and had every intention of returning it, she is fired. When she arrives home and informs her father, he beats her. The next day Gwen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
