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For Better, For Worse (1954 Film)
''For Better, for Worse'' (U.S. title ''Cocktails in the Kitchen'') is a 1954 British comedy film in Eastmancolor directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen and Cecil Parker. It was written by Thompson, Peter Myers and Alec Grahame based on Arthur Watkyn's 1948 play '' For Better, for Worse''. Plot Tony and Anne are a young couple who decide to get married. However Tony does not have the required prospects that her father insists on, so he sets his future son-in-law some conditions before allowing the wedding. Cast * Dirk Bogarde as Tony Howard * Susan Stephen as Anne Purves * Cecil Parker as Anne's father * Eileen Herlie as Anne's mother * Athene Seyler as Miss Mainbrace * Dennis Price as Debenham * Pia Terri as Mrs. Debenham * James Hayter as the plumber * Thora Hird as Mrs. Doyle * George Woodbridge as Alf * Charles Victor as Fred * Sid James as the foreman * Peter Jones as the car salesman * Edwin Styles as Anne's bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Harper
Kenneth Harper (1913–1998) was an English film producer. He produced 13 films between 1954 and 1973. He was a member of the jury at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. He produced the first films of Peter Yates and Ken Russell and four films starring Cliff Richard. In a 1964 interview he said he found producing "fascinating - finding the story, the director and the cast: mixing people, you know? It's like being a chef in the kitchen." Biography Harper's first credit as producer was a Dirk Bogarde comedy, '' For Better, for Worse'' (1954) directed by J. Lee Thompson for Associated British. Harper and Thompson reunited on '' Yield to the Night'' (1956) a drama with Diana Dors. Harper teamed up with George Willoughby and made '' Action of the Tiger'' (1957) at MGM, directed by Terence Young, and '' Passionate Summer'' (1958) for Rank. Harper had a big hit with '' The Young Ones'' (1961) starring Cliff Richard and directed by Sidney J. Furie. It was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Woodbridge (actor)
George Arthur Woodbridge (16 February 1907 – 31 March 1973) was an English actor who appeared in films, television, and theatre ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s. Woodbridge's ruddy-cheeked complexion and West Country accent meant he often played publicans, policemen or yokels, most prominently in horror and comedy films alongside Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Early life Woodbridge was born in Exeter, England.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 839; Raised in Devon, he lived there most of his life. He died in London in 1973. Career Woodbridge became a Chief Steward in the Merchant Navy before becoming an actor, first appearing on the London stage in 1928. He made his film debut in 1940 in '' The Big Blockade'', he went on to appear in films such as '' Green for Danger'' (1946), '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), '' The Queen of Spades'' (1949), '' Stryker of the Yard'' (1953), '' An Insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency (1952 Film)
''His Excellency'' is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry and Susan Stephen. It follows a blunt Yorkshireman and former trade union leader, who is sent to take over as Governor of a British-ruled island in the Mediterranean. It was based on the 1950 play of the same title by Dorothy Christie and Campbell Christie. The play was also filmed for Australian television in 1958. The film was produced at Ealing Studios under the general oversight of Michael Balcon. The sets were designed by the art director Jim Morahan. Location shooting took place in Sicily around Palermo. The film was scored by Ernest Irving who incorporated a number of themes by Handel. Cast Critical reception ''Britmovie'' quoted George Perry from his book ''Forever Ealing'', "''His Excellency'' retains a stagebound atmosphere. Its other great fault lies in the way it wastes the theme’s potential in a glib and artificial treatme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Board Of Film Censors
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are gen ... exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, Trailer (promotion), trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray (including Blu-ray 3D, 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray, 4K UHD formats), and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 1984. The BBFC was also the designated regulator for the UK age-ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Collins
Jacqueline Jill Collins (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Her books have sold more than 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Eight of her novels have been adapted for the screen, either as films or television miniseries. She was the younger sister of Joan Collins, Dame Joan Collins. Early life Collins was born in 1937, in Hampstead, London, the younger daughter of Elsa (née Bessant) Collins (died 1962) and Joseph William Collins (died 1988), a theatrical agent whose clients later included Shirley Bassey, the Beatles, and Tom Jones (singer), Tom Jones. Collins's South African-born father was Jews, Jewish, and her British mother was Anglicanism, Anglican. A middle child, Collins had an elder sister, Joan Collins ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Stevens (actor)
Ronald George Stevens (2 September 1925 – 11 November 2006) was an English actor, revue and voice artist. Biography Early life Stevens was born in Peckham, south London, England, the son of Fanny Elizabeth (Carpenter) and Henry Edward Stevens. He served in World War II in both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Engineers of the British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ....Ronnie Stevens - Gifted and versatile character actor at home in theatre, films and television. '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Hibbert
Geoffrey Hibbert (2 June 1922 – 3 February 1969) was an English stage, film and television actor. Biography He made his screen debut with the lead role in John Baxter's '' The Common Touch'' (1941) and appeared in two other Baxter films, '' Love on the Dole'' and '' The Shipbuilders''. After the war he appeared in supporting roles in films as well as many television performances. He was also active at the Players' Theatre in the 1950s and 60s, acting in, among other things, the musical revue "Child's Play" with all words by Sean Rafferty. He was also in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's '' The Boyfriend'', starring Julie Andrews, which ran for over a year at the Royale Theatre, in 1954–1955. He was the father of the actor Edward Hibbert Edward Hibbert (born September 9, 1955) is an American-born British actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV series ''Frasier'', later reprising the role in 2024. He also voiced Zazu in several in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby Wolfe
James Digby Wolfe (4 June 19292 May 2012) was a British actor. After a successful career in the UK and Australia, his later career was based in the US. Early life James Digby Wolfe was born to a father who was an international banker and a mother who was a Vogue magazine artist. His mother named him after a character in ''Beau Geste''. When he was four, his father died after having been hit by a golf ball, and he was brought up by his mother in Felixstowe. Film and television career He made his film debut in the 1948 film '' The Weaker Sex''. He began writing and performing in comedy series in England in the 1950s. Together with Jimmy Wilson he wrote a revue, with music by John Pritchett and Norman Dannatt, for the Irving Theatre. He appeared alongside Ronnie Corbett, Hattie Jacques and Charles Hawtrey, in his own television show '' Wolfe at the Door'' before moving to Sydney, Australia in 1959, where he made frequent television appearances and was host of the variety s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Bailey
William Henry Mettam "Robin" Bailey (5 October 1919 – 14 January 1999) was an English actor. He was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Often cast in upper class and tradition-bound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...'s ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', Bailey is also known for his portrayal of Uncle Mort in ''I Didn't Know You Cared'', the BBC's adaptation of Peter Tinniswood's stories about an extended Yorkshire family. The television series ran from 1975 to 1979. Bailey also collaborated with Tinniswood on the television and radio series ''Tales from a Long Room'', playing the Brigadier, an eccentric cricket-lover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players. Early life and education Bailey wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham (15 January 1887 – 19 August 1973) was a South African born stage and film actor. Long based in Britain, he appeared in more than 40 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa. On 23 May 1917, he married Elsie Mackay otherwise known as silent film actress Poppy Wyndham. Her elopement caused her father James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape to disinherit her. The marriage was annulled in 1922. Partial filmography * ''Lorna Doone'' (1920) * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1922) * '' The Informer'' (1929) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1929) * '' Juno and the Paycock'' (1930) * ''Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) * '' Who Killed Doc Robin?'' (1931) * '' The Man They Couldn't Arrest'' (1931) * ''Carmen'' (1931) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1932) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Stolen Necklace'' (1933) * '' Money Mad'' (1934) * '' Immortal Gentleman'' (1935) * ''Midshipman Easy'' (1935) * '' Lonely Road'' (1936) * ''Sensation'' (1936) * ''You Must Get Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Sharp (actor)
Leonard Sharp (24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English actor. He was married to the actress Nora Gordon. Their daughter is the actress Dorothy Gordon. He was sometimes credited as Len Sharp. He starred in the 1946 BBC television series ''Pinwright's Progress'' as the messenger "boy" Ralph, who is a deaf octogenarian. The series is recognised as the first real example of the half-hour situation comedy on British television. Selected filmography * '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1935) - Whitey (uncredited) * ''Rembrandt'' (1936) - Burgher at Auction (uncredited) * '' Windbag the Sailor'' (1936) - Crew Member (uncredited) * ''Feather Your Nest'' (1937) - Mr. Peabody (uncredited) * '' It's Never Too Late to Mend'' (1937) - Prisoner Bradshaw (uncredited) * ''Owd Bob'' (1938) - Bookmakers Assistant (uncredited) * '' Bank Holiday'' (1938) - Jack - Petrol Pump Attendant (uncredited) * '' Convict 99'' (1938) - Convict (uncredited) * '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Styles
Edwin Styles (13 January 1899 – 20 December 1960) was a British stage comedian, pantomime actor, radio and TV performer and film actor. Partial filmography * ''Hell Below'' (1933) - Herbert Standish - Flight Comdr. * '' On the Air'' (1934) - Edwin Styles * '' Road House'' (1934) - Archie Hamble * '' Patricia Gets Her Man'' (1937) - Brian Maxwell * '' The Five Pound Man'' (1937) - Richard Fordyce * '' Adam and Evelyne'' (1949) - Bill Murray * '' The Lady with a Lamp'' (1951) - Mr. Nightingale * '' Derby Day'' (1952) - Sir George Forbes * '' Penny Princess'' (1952) - Chancellor - Cobbler * ''Top Secret'' (1952) - Barworth Superintendent * ''The Accused'' (1953) - Solicitor * '' The Weak and the Wicked'' (1954) - Seymour * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1954) - Anne's Boss * '' Isn't Life Wonderful!'' (1954) - Bamboula * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) - Observer At Trials * ''Up in the World'' (1956) - Conjuror * ''The Full Treatment ''The Full Treatment'' (released in the US as ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
