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Eric Dodson
Eric Norman Dodson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 2000) was an English actor born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, who played many roles in films and on television. After amateur acting he joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Following training in Canada he served in RAF Coastal Command, flew bombers and was a liaison officer in Yugoslavia. He then returned to acting with a repertory theatre in Edinburgh. He appeared as bar owner Jack Pomeroy in Series Three to Five of ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. He also appeared in the sitcom " It Ain't Half Hot Mum" as a Brigadier, the ''Doctor Who'' story '' The Visitation'', in ''Porridge'' as Banyard and many other roles. His film appearances included ''The Dock Brief'' (1962), ''Danger by My Side'' (1962), ''Strictly for the Birds'' (1963), ''Battle of Britain'' (1969), '' The Mirror Crack'd'' (1980), ''The Masks of Death'' (1984) and ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (1990). In the late 1980s, Eric and his wife Rosaline made their home in Sherborne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until 1974, when county boundary change meant the city became part of Cambridgeshire instead. The city is north of London, on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea to the north-east. In 2020 the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 179,349. In 2021 the Unitary Authority area had a population of 215,671. The local topography is flat, and in some places, the land lies below sea level, for example in parts of the Fens to the east and to the south of Peterborough. Human settlement in the area began before the Bronze Age, as can be seen at the Flag Fen archaeological site to the east of the current city centre, also with evidence of Roman occupation. The Anglo-Saxon period saw the establishment of a monastery, Medesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger By My Side
''Danger by My Side'' is a 1963 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Anthony Oliver. Plot Lynne Marsden sees her undercover detective brother killed by a speeding car. She goes in search of the murderers, which leads her to a Soho club and diamond smugglers. Cast * Anthony Oliver as Detective Inspector Willoughby * Maureen Connell as Lynne Marsden/Lynne Austin * Lawrence James as Terry (undercover detective) * Alan Tilvern as Nicky Venning * Bill Nagy as Sam Warren * Sonya Cordeau as Francine Dumont * Brandon Brady as Bernie Hewson * Tom Naylor as Detective Sergeant 'Robbie' Roberts * Richard Klee as Mills * Kim Darvos as Singer * Wally Patch as Factory gatekeeper * John Stuart as Prison governor * Michael Beint as Danny * Alex Gallier as Dino * Eric Dodson as Warder Davis Production The film was made at Shepperton Studios Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band) 19 was a Japanese pop/folk duo. Its members were Kenji Okahira and Keigo Iwase The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as , parts of speech that show respect. Their use is mandatory in many social situations. Ho ..., a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee (Bad4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo For Sparrow
''Solo for Sparrow'' is a 1962 crime film directed by Gordon Flemyng and produced by Jack Greenwood and Abhinandan Nikhanj, part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British second-features. It stars Glyn Houston, Anthony Newlands and Nadja Regin, and features Michael Caine in an early supporting role. The film was released in America in 1966, when the producers capitalised on Caine's new-found fame and released it with his name above the title. Plot Inspector Sparrow (Glyn Houston) is a provincial detective who sets up his own private-eye firm when Scotland Yard meddles with his business. When crooks accidentally kill a shop cashier while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works, Sparrow goes to work. He successfully tracks down the criminals and turns them over to Scotland Yard. Cast * Glyn Houston as Inspector Sparrow * Anthony Newlands as Reynolds * Nadja Regin as Mrs. Reynolds * Michael Coles as Pin Norman * Allan Cuthbertson as Chief Superintendent Symin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre'' on television in the United States. Synopsis Producers Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy acquired the film rights to all of Edgar Wallace's books and stories in 1960. The original intent was that 30 of the films would be produced by Independent Artists at Beaconsfield Studios while a further 20 would be made by the Film Producers Guild at Merton Park Studios. In the event, Independent Artists' only contribution to the series would be The Malpas Mystery while more than double the intended 20 were made at Merton Park. The resulting adaptations were loose, with very few using Wallace's original titles. Like the concurrent Rialto Film series then being produced in Germany (see ''German crimis''), there was no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fate Takes A Hand
''Fate Takes a Hand'' is a 1961 British anthology drama film. Plot The recovery of a mail bag stolen in a robbery 15 years before has varying consequences on the lives of five of the recipients of the letters, when the post office decide that the mail should be delivered. Several lives are changed, as witnessed by a newspaper reporter, accompanied by a post office security officer, who decide to follow up on several of the letters. Cast * Ronald Howard as Tony * Christina Gregg as Karon * Basil Dignam as Wheeler * Willoughby Goddard as Rollenshaw * Jack Watson as Bulldog *Peter Butterworth as Ronnie * Mary Laura Wood as Sandra * Noel Trevarthen as Bob *Sheila Whittingham as Jenny * Michael Peake as Ross * Laidman Browne as Maxwell *Derek Blomfield as Briggs * Valerie Gearon as Peggy * Valentine Dyall as Wilson * John Gabriel as Matt Little *Brian Cobby as Mark * Peter Swanwick as Preeny * Bruce Beeby as Inspector Phillips *Arnold Bell as Finch * Michael Anthony as Fuller * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentenced For Life (1960 Film)
''Sentenced for Life'' is a low budget 1960 British crime film, directed by Max Varnel and starring Basil Dignam, Jack Gwillim, Francis Matthews, and Jill Williams. Plot Engineer John Richards is wrongly accused of selling secrets to enemy agents, and receives a life sentence in prison. Richards suspects his ex-partner Ralph Thompson is responsible for framing him, and asks his son, Jim, a law student, to investigate. Cast *Basil Dignam as Ralph Thompson *Jack Gwillim as John Richards * Francis Matthews as Jim Richards *Jill Williams as Sue Thompson * Mark Singleton as Edward Thompson * Nyree Dawn Porter as Betty Martin *Lorraine Clewes as Mrs. Richards *Arnold Bell as Williams *Philip Hollis as Turner *John M. Moore as Butler *Garard Green as Doctor Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Train For Inverness
''Night Train for Inverness'' is a black and white 1960 British drama film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Norman Wooland, Jane Hylton and Dennis Waterman. It is notable as the film debut of Dennis Waterman. The film was referenced in an episode of the Minder Podcast. Plot Roy Lewis, just released from gaol, kidnaps his young son Ted and takes him on a train bound for Inverness. However, Lewis doesn't know that Ted is diabetic and faces death without regular insulin injections. Meanwhile, a police manhunt is launched. Partial cast * Norman Wooland - Roy Lewis * Jane Hylton - Marion Crane * Dennis Waterman - Ted Lewis * Silvia Francis - Ann Lewis * Valentine Dyall - Inspector Kent * Irene Arnold - Mrs Wall * Colin Tapley - Dr Jackson * Howard Lang - Sergeant * Kaplan Kaye - Charles Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Made by the independent producer Raymond Stross it was shot at Walton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll. Premise A hall porter is left a large inheritance by one of the residents. After taking a luxury holiday he takes over the 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 Kiash Nanah (1935/36 – 29 January 2014), better known by her stage name Aïché (Ay� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adaptations Of Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is an 1886 novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It is about a London lawyer, Gabriel John Utterson, who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll and the misanthropic Mr. Hyde. In a twist ending, it is revealed that Jekyll and Hyde were the same person, and that Jekyll had regularly transformed himself into Hyde by drinking a serum. The work is known for its vivid portrayal of a split personality, and since the 1880s dozens of stage and film adaptations have been produced, although there have been no major adaptations to date that remain faithful to the narrative structure of Stevenson's original. Most omit the figure of Utterson, telling the story from Jekyll's and Hyde's viewpoint and often having them played by the same actor, thus eliminating the mystery aspect of the true identity of Hyde. Many adaptations also introduce a romantic element which does not exist in the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Masks Of Death
''The Masks of Death'' is a 1984 British mystery television film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson. Plot In 1913, Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard to take on a baffling case. Three dead bodies have been found in London's East End, all with no discernible cause of death, but the expressions on their faces suggest that they all died in a state of terror. Holmes, accompanied by Dr Watson, begins an investigation, but before he can make any real progress he is visited by the British Home Secretary and a German Diplomat, Count Udo von Felseck, who tell Holmes that a German envoy, on a secret mission to Britain, has disappeared from Felseck's house in Buckinghamshire. Unless Holmes can track him down, war between the two countries will become imminent. Holmes considers the possibility that the two matters are related and that someone is not tellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
