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A Touch Of The Sun (1956 Film)
''A Touch of the Sun'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray and Dennis Price. It was written by Alfred Shaughnessy. Plot A hall porter is left a large inheritance by one of the residents. After taking a luxury holiday he takes over the failing hotel and begins running it himself. Cast * Frankie Howerd as William Darling * Ruby Murray as Ruby * Dennis Price as Digby Hatchard * Dorothy Bromiley as Rose Blake * Katherine Kath as Lucienne * Gordon Harker as Sid * Reginald Beckwith as Herbert Hardcastle * Pierre Dudan as Louis * Colin Gordon as Cecil Flick * Richard Wattis as Purchase * Alfie Bass as May * Naomi Chance as Miss Caroline Lovejoy * Miriam Karlin as Alice Cann * Willoughby Goddard as Golightly * Aïché Nana as belly dancer * George Margo as Howard Cann * Esma Cannon as Miss Tickle * Lucy Griffiths as Aggie Production The film was made by the independent producer Raymond Stross, and shot at Nettlefol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Parry (film Director)
Gordon Parry (24 July 1908 – 6 May 1981) was a British film director and producer. Early life He was born in Aintree, Liverpool, on 24 July 1908. Parry was half-Greeks, Greek. Career He worked on the crew of such films as ''Strictly Illegal'' (1935) and was a key member of the team at Two Cities Films. He directed his first film ''Bond Street (film), Bond Street'' in 1948. He died on 6 May 1981.Round the British Studios WITH Mepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 57, Iss. 1496, (1 Dec 1951): 11. Personal life He had 2 daughters, the actress Natasha Parry, who was married to the director Peter Brook, and Nina. Selected filmography Non director *''Strictly Illegal'' (1935) - unit producer *''The Stoker (1935 film), The Stoker'' (1937) - unit producer *''In Which We Serve'' (1942) - location manager *''The Demi-Paradise'' (1943) - assistant to producer *''The Way to the Stars'' (1945) - associate producer * ''Night Was Our Friend'' (1951) - producer As director * ''Bond St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wattis
Richard Cameron Wattis (25 February 1912 – 1 February 1975) was an English actor, co-starring in many popular British comedies of the 1950s and 1960s. Early life Richard Cameron Wattis was born on 25 February 1912 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, the elder of two sons born to Cameron Tom Wattis and Margaret Janet, née Preston. He attended King Edward's School and Bromsgrove School, after which he worked for the electrical engineering firm William Sanders & Co (Wednesbury) Ltd. His uncle, William Preston (1874–1941), was the managing director and was the Conservative MP for Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ... from 1924 to 1929. Career After leaving the family business, Wattis became an actor. His debut was with Croydon Repertory Theatre, and he mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style(s) to use, and when to use motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the collective imagination while resolving conflicting agendas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking. The county has an area of and a population of 1,214,540. Much of the north of the county forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area, which includes the Suburb, suburbs within the M25 motorway as well as Woking (103,900), Guildford (77,057), and Leatherhead (32,522). The west of the county contains part of Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, built-up area which includes Camberley, Farnham, and Frimley and which extends into Hampshire and Berkshire. The south of the county is rural, and its largest settlements are Horley (22,693) and Godalming (22,689). For Local government in England, local government purposes Surrey is a non-metropolitan county with eleven districts. The county historically includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames, Thames in northwest Surrey, England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about southwest of central London. Walton forms part of the Greater London Built-up Area, and is served by a wide range of transport links. According to the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census, the town has a total population of 22,834. The town itself consists mostly of suburban streets, with a historic town centre of Celtic origin. It is one of the largest towns in Elmbridge, alongside Weybridge. History The name "Walton" is Old English, Anglo-Saxon in origin and is cognate with the common phonetic combination meaning "Briton settlement" (literally, "Welsh Town" – weal(as) tun). Before the Ancient Rome, Romans and the Saxons were present, a Celts, Celtic settlement was here. The most common Old English word for the Celtic inhabitants was the "Wealas", originally meaning "foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nettlefold Studios
Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.hepworthfilm.org Retrieved 2011-12-28 Hepworth was a pioneering studio in the early 20th century and released the first film adaptation of '''' ('''', 1903). The decline of the British cinematic production industry in the mid-20th century led to a decline in work for the facility, and after failing to financially survive as a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is film production, produced outside the Major film studios, major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies). Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and how the filmmakers' artistic vision is realized. Sometimes, independent films are made with considerably lower film budget, budgets than major studio films. It is not unusual for well-known actors who are cast in independent features to take substantial pay cuts for a variety of reasons: if they truly believe in the message of the film, they feel indebted to a filmmaker for a career break; their career is otherwise stalled, or they feel unable to manage a more significant commitment to a studio film; the film offers an opportunity to showcase a talent that has not gained traction i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Griffiths (actress, Born 1919)
Lucy Griffiths (24 April 1919 – 29 September 1982) was an English actress whose work spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1980s. Biography Born in Birley, Herefordshire, she had a prolific career in both film and television. She is most famous for her roles in numerous Hammer horror films such as '' Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell'' (alongside Peter Cushing), '' The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll'' ( Christopher Lee), appearances in several of the Carry On series of film comedies, and television programmes such as '' On the Buses'', '' Mind Your Language'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Secret Army'' and '' Z-Cars''. She also had a small, uncredited bit-part in the classic British film '' Genevieve'', as well as several other small uncredited roles in numerous British productions. Selected filmography * '' Will Any Gentleman...?'' (1953) - Blonde Outside Bank * '' Personal Affair'' (1953) - 2nd Gossip (uncredited) * '' Devil on Horseback'' (1954) - Maid * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esma Cannon
Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (''née'' Cannon; 27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was an Australian-born character actress who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best remembered as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1960s. Career After early experience at Minnie Everett's School of Dancing in Sydney, Cannon began acting on the stage at the age of four in ''Madama Butterfly''. She appeared in productions for both the J. C. Williamson and Tait companies – including the early prominent role of Ruth Le Page in ''Sealed Orders'' at the Theatre Royal in 1914, and played Baby in an adaptation of '' Seven Little Australians'' the same year. She was given children's parts well into adulthood. In an interview with the ''Australian Women's Weekly'' published in 1963, she claimed it was the theatrical impresario Percy Hutchin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Margo
George Margo (1915 – 2002) was an American actor who appeared mainly in British films and television shows. Selected filmography * ''Circle of Danger'' (1951) - Sim (uncredited) * '' Hell Is Sold Out'' (1951) - American Soldier at Cafe * ''The Red Beret'' (1953) - American Crewman * '' The Saint's Return'' (1953) - Lennar's Henchman * ''Radio Cab Murder Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to ...'' (1954) - Man in the taxi (uncredited) * '' Lilacs in the Spring'' (1954) - Reporter * '' Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - American Sailor (uncredited) * '' Joe MacBeth'' (1955) - Second Assassin * '' Who Done It?'' (1956) - Barakov * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) - Howard Cann * '' Zarak'' (1956) - Chief jailer * '' The Key Man'' (1957) - Jeff, Photographer * '' After the Ball'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aïché Nana
Kiash Nanah (1935/36 – 29 January 2014), better known by her stage name Aïché (Ayşe) Nana, was a Lebanese-born dancer and stripper. Born in Beirut, Lebanon she began her career in 1954, before moving to France then Italy and becoming a belly dancer. She was married to Italian film director and producer and screenwriter Sergio Pastore. She became a celebrity in Italy, following a famous striptease on 5 November 1958 during a private party at the Rugantino restaurant and nightclub on the Viale di Trastevere in Rome, which caused a national scandal and went on to provide the inspiration for the 'orgy' scene in Federico Fellini's film ''La dolce vita''. Death Nana died from cancer on 29 January 2014 at the Aurelia Hospital in Rome, Italy Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willoughby Goddard
Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard (4 July 1926 – 11 April 2008) was an English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for more than 40 years. Biography Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire. He played Mr. Bumble in two versions of Charles Dickens's ''Oliver Twist'' – a 1962 television adaptation, and the original Broadway production of the musical '' Oliver!''. He originated the role of Cardinal Wolsey in the West End production of Robert Bolt's '' A Man for All Seasons''. He appeared in the television series '' The Adventures of William Tell'' (which lasted 39 episodes) in 1958 and 1959 as the villain Landburgher Gessler and as Sir Geoffrey in '' The Man in Room 17'', which ran two series of 13 hour-long black-and-white episodes in 1965 and 1966. He was cast as Reeder's boss, Sir Jason Toovey, (head of the Department of Public Prosecutions) in '' The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder'', a TV series of 16 hour-long episodes with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
