Arthur Lovegrove (15 July 1913 – 7 November 1981) was a British actor and playwright. His comedy ''Goodnight Mrs Puffin'' starring
Irene Handl
Irene Handl (27 December 1901 – 29 November 1987) was a British author and character actress who appeared in more than 100 British films.
Life
Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the younger of two daughters of an Austria-born father ...
, ran for 3 years in London's
West End
West End most commonly refers to:
* West End of London, an area of central London, England
* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
, from 1961.
Filmography
* ''
Noose
A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot.
The knot can be used to secure a rope to a post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can ...
'' (1948) - Drummer (uncredited)
* ''
Passport to Pimlico
''Passport to Pimlico'' is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starring Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius and written by T. E. B. Clarke. The story concerns the u ...
'' (1949) - Tough Man on Underground Train (uncredited)
* '' Meet Simon Cherry'' (1949) - Charlie Banks
* '' The Adventures of PC 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel'' (1949) - Bill (uncredited)
* ''
Night and the City
''Night and the City'' is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios ...
Emergency Call
Most public switched telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number (sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or the emergency services number) that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assista ...
Three Steps to the Gallows
''Three Steps to the Gallows'', released in the United States as ''White Fire'', is a 1953 British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Scott Brady, Mary Castle and Gabrielle Brune. The film, essentially a British second feature, i ...
'' (1953) - Tommy - coach
* ''
Genevieve
Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD –
502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January.
Genevieve was born in Nanterre and ...
'' (1953) - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
* '' The Steel Key'' (1953) - Gilchrist
* '' Murder at 3 a.m.'' (1953) - Inspector Cobb
* ''
The Runaway Bus
''The Runaway Bus'' is a 1954 British comedy film produced, written, and directed by Val Guest. It stars Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark and an ensemble cast of character actors in a story about a bus caught in fog while ...
Break in the Circle
''Break in the Circle'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Marius Goring and Guy Middleton.
Doreen Carwithen composed the score for the film.
Plot
An adventurer is hired by a German mil ...
'' (1955) - Bert
* ''
Passage Home
''Passage Home'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker.
Plot
Captain "Lucky" Ryland (Peter Finch) is about to retire. He has a flashback of several years to a voyage on a merchant ship which he was captaining from South Americ ...
The Quatermass Xperiment
''The Quatermass Xperiment'' (a.k.a. ''The Creeping Unknown'' in the United States) is a 1955 British science fiction film, science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, based on the 1953 BBC Television serial ''The Quatermass Expe ...
'' (1955) - Sgt. Bromley (uncredited)
* ''
They Can't Hang Me
''They Can't Hang Me'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Val Guest and starring Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan and Anthony Oliver. It was based on a novel by Leonard Mosley. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London. The film's sets ...
Jumping for Joy
''Jumping for Joy'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries.
Plot
Willie Joy (Frankie Howerd) works at a greyhound track as a cleaner, wh ...
'' (1956) - Tough (uncredited)
* ''The Secret of the Forest'' (1956) - Wally
* '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) - Hotdog Vendor (uncredited)
* ''
Safari
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The Counterfeit Plan
''The Counterfeit Plan'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Zachary Scott and Peggie Castle.Carry on Admiral'' (1957) - Orderly
* ''
The Steel Bayonet
''The Steel Bayonet'' is a 1957 British war film directed by Michael Carreras and starring Leo Genn, Kieron Moore and Michael Medwin. Michael Caine also had a small role in the film, early in his career. It is set during the Second World War, in ...
'' (1957) - Pvt. Jarvis
* ''The Carringford School Mystery'' (1958)
* '' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Stoker (uncredited)
* '' Next to No Time'' (1958)
* ''
Naked Fury
''Naked Fury'' is a 1959 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders. In the United States, it was re-titled ''The Pleasure Lovers''.
Synopsis
Four criminals attack a night watchman while robbing a warehouse. After kidnapping the daug ...
We Joined the Navy
''We Joined the Navy'' is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan, Joan O'Brien, Derek Fowlds, Graham Crowden, Esma Cannon and John Le Mesurier. Produced by Daniel M. Angel, it was based on the 19 ...
'' (1962) - CPO Froud
* ''
The Marked One
''The Marked One'' is a 1963 British crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring William Lucas (who starred in several crime b-movies at this time), Zena Walker and Patrick Jordan. The screenplay concerns a forger whose daughter is thre ...
'' (1963) - Mr. Benson
* '' A Stitch in Time'' (1963) - Hotel Porter (uncredited)
* ''
Clash by Night
''Clash by Night'' is a 1952 American film noir drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes. The film is based on the 1941 play by Clifford Odets, adapted for the scr ...
'' (1963) - Ernie Peel
* ''
Carry On Cowboy
''Carry On Cowboy'' is a 1965 British comedy Western film, the eleventh in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was the first film to feature series regulars Peter Butterworth and Bernard Bresslaw. Series regulars Sid James, ...
'' (1965) - Old Ranchhand
* ''
Smashing Time
''Smashing Time'' is a 1967 British satirical comedy film starring Rita Tushingham and Lynn Redgrave. It is a satire on the 1960s media-influenced phenomenon of ''Swinging London''. It was written by George Melly and directed by Desmond Davis. ...
'' (1967)
* ''
Inspector Clouseau
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'' (1968) - Innkeeper (uncredited)
* ''
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
''The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer'' is a 1970 British satirical film starring Peter Cook, and co-written by Cook, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Kevin Billington, who directed the film. The film was devised and produced by David Frost un ...
* ''Nasty Things, Murders''
* ''Just Another Day''
* ''Her Grace Will Be Here''
* ''Goodnight Mrs. Puffin''
* ''Clara's on the Curtains!''
* ''Miss Adams Will Be Waiting''
* ''There's Always Spring''