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Gerald Pring
Gerald Pring (1888 – 1970) was a British stage and film actor. He played a number of supporting roles in British and American films during the silent and sound eras. In 1930 he appeared in the West End in the comedy '' Almost a Honeymoon''.Wearing p.8 Selected filmography * '' The Lady of the Photograph'' (1917) * '' Milestones'' (1920) * ''The Palace of Darkened Windows'' (1920) * '' The Nut'' (1921) * '' Desert Blossoms'' (1921) * '' Live and Let Live'' (1921) * '' The Bronze Bell'' (1921) * '' The Fighting Streak'' (1922) * ''Man Under Cover'' (1922) * '' June Madness'' (1922) * ''Confidence'' (1922) * '' Broken Chains'' (1922) * ''Always the Woman'' (1922) * ''Bolibar'' (1928) * ''Three Witnesses'' (1935) * '' Well Done, Henry'' (1936) * '' The Dark Eyes of London'' (1939) * ''The Echo Murders'' (1945) * ''Loyal Heart'' (1946) * '' Black Memory'' (1947) * ''My Brother's Keeper "Am I my brother's keeper?" is a saying from the Bible. It comes from the story of Cain and Abel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham
Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the borough council's administrative headquarters are located in the area. The population, including St Margarets and Whitton, was 62,148 at the 2011 census. Twickenham is the home of the Rugby Football Union, with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium each year. The historic riverside area has a network of 18th-century buildings and pleasure grounds, many of which have survived intact. This area has three grand period mansions with public access: York House, Marble Hill and Strawberry Hill House. Another has been lost, that belonging to 18th-century aphoristic poet Alexander Pope, who was known as the ''Bard of Twickenham''. Strawberry Hill, the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole is linked with the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live And Let Live (1921 Film)
''Live and Let Live'' is a 1921 silent American melodrama film, directed by Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) started his career on stage as an actor and director. He a .... It stars Harriet Hammond, George Nichols (actor), George Nichols, and Dulcie Cooper, and was released on July 3, 1921. Cast list * Harriet Hammond as Mary Ryan * George Nichols (actor), George Nichols as Judge Loomis * Dulcie Cooper as Jane Loomis * Harris Gordon as Donald Loomis * Gerald Pring as Albert Watson * Dave Winter as Dr. Randall * Helen Lynch as Lillian Boland * Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Boland * Cora Drew as Mrs. Randall * Helen Muir as The Widow Jones References External links * * * Films directed by Christy Cabanne Film Booking Offices of America films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyal Heart
''Loyal Heart'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont. The film portrays rivalry in the sheep farming community. It was made by the independent company British National Films as a supporting feature. Location filming took place in Cumberland during summer 1944 but it was a further year before the studio-shot scenes were completed. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was released on a double bill with the Hollywood costume film ''The Strange Woman''.Chibnall & McFarlane p.290 Main cast * Percy Marmont as John Armstrong * Harry Welchman as Sir Ian * Patricia Marmont as Joan Stewart * Philip Kay as Tommy * Eleanor Hallam as Mary Armstrong * Beckett Bould Beckett Bould (28 September 1880 – 25 September 1970) was a British actor. Partial filmography * ''Black Diamonds'' (1932) - John Morgan * '' The Outcast'' (1934) - Minor Role (uncredited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Echo Murders
''The Echo Murders'' is a 1945 British thriller film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar and Dennis Price. It was one of two films directed by John Harlow in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being '' Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945). Plot summary A man's life is threatened and he seeks the assistance of Sexton Blake. Cast * David Farrar as Sexton Blake *Dennis Price as Dick Warren *Pamela Stirling as Stella Duncan *Julien Mitchell as James Duncan * Cyril Smith as Police Constable Smith *Dennis Arundell as Rainsford *Ferdy Mayne as Dacier *Johnnie Schofield as Purvis *Paul Croft as Marat *Kynaston Reeves as Beales *Desmond Roberts as Cotter * Danny Green as Carl * Patric Curwen as Dr. Grey *Tony Arpino as Fox *Vincent Holman Vincent Holman (22 September 1886 – 7 April 1962) was a British stage, film and television actor. On stage, he was in the original cast of Arnold Ridley's '' The Ghost Train'' at Brighton's Theatre Royal and London's St. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Eyes Of London (film)
''The Dark Eyes of London'' is a 1939 British horror film produced by John Argyle and directed by Walter Summers, and starring Béla Lugosi, Hugh Williams, and Greta Gynt. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is about a scientist named Dr. Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money, while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme. It was released in November 1939 in Britain, where it became the first British film to receive the "H" rating meaning "Horrific for Public Exhibition" (persons aged 16 or above will only be admitted). It was released in the United States in 1940 by Monogram Pictures under the title ''The Human Monster''. Plot In London, Dr. Orloff (Bela Lugosi) runs a life insurance agency where he loans money on his customers' policies. Scotland Yard begins finding bodies in the Thames River, all of them insured by Orloff with the Dearborn Home for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Done, Henry
''Well Done, Henry'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Will Fyffe, Cathleen Nesbitt and Charles Hawtrey. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London.Wood p.93 The film's art direction was by Duncan Sutherland Duncan Sutherland (1 August 1905 – 1967) was a Scottish-born art director, based in England where he designed the sets for over eighty films and television series between the early 1930s and mid-1960s. Sutherland spent much of the 1940s emplo .... Cast References Bibliography *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1936 films 1936 comedy films British comedy films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Films directed by Wilfred Noy British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Witnesses (film)
''Three Witnesses'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Eve Gray and Sebastian Shaw. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie.Low p.88 The screenplay concerns a man who arrested on suspicion of murdering his brother. Premise After one of the partners in a haulage company is murdered, his brother is arrested on suspicion of the crime. A solicitor sets out to prove his innocence. Cast * Henry Kendall as Leslie Trent * Eve Gray as Margaret Truscott * Sebastian Shaw as Roger Truscott * Garry Marsh as Charles Rowton * Gerald Pring as Mark Boddington * Richard Cooper as Claude Pember * Geraldine Fitzgerald as Diane Morton * Noel Dryden as Cyril Truscott * Ralph Truman as Mr Albert Bellman * Gladys Hamer as Mrs. Bellman * Gerald Hamer * Henry Wolston Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolibar
''Bolibar'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Elissa Landi, Michael Hogan, and Carl Harbord. It was based on the 1920 novel ''The Marquis of Bolibar'' by Leo Perutz. It was made by British Instructional Films at Cricklewood Studios. Also outside scenes shot on the island of Malta with hundreds of Maltese extras. Cast * Elissa Landi as Françoise-Marie / La Monita * Michael Hogan as Lt. Donop * Hubert Carter as Col. Bellay * Carl Harbord as Lt. Gunther * Jerrold Robertshaw Jerrold Robertshaw (28 March 1866, in Allerton, West Riding of Yorkshire – 14 February 1941, in London) was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Dombey and Son'' (1917) * '' Build Thy House'' (1920) * ... as The Marquise of Bolibar * Cecil Barry as Dapt. Egolstein * Evelyn Roberts as Captain Brockendorf * Gerald Pring as Captain O'Callaghan * Charles Emerald as Colonel * Hector Abbas as Artist See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always The Woman
''Always the Woman'' is a 1922 American silent romance drama film produced by and starring Betty Compson and directed by Arthur Rosson. The film is incomplete and preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot Celia Thaxter (Compson) is an American vaudeville actress who is on a journey to Egypt, becoming engaged to Reginald Stanhope (Gerald Pring) during the voyage. Once they reach the Sahara desert, the couple becomes part of a treasure hunt led by another passenger native to the region, Kelim Pasha (Macey Harlam). During the trek, Pasha starts coming on to Celia, while Stanhope does nothing to help her, as it's revealed that he was merely a tool of Pasha. Celia is eventually saved by another woman in the party, who kills Pasha, and Celia finds true romance at last with an American whose life she had saved during her voyage. Cast * Betty Compson Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Chains (film)
''Broken Chains'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Allen Holubar. Starring Colleen Moore, Malcolm McGregor, and Ernest Torrence, it was based on the winning story from a scenario contest held by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and the ''Chicago Daily News''. A print of ''Broken Chains'' is preserved at the George Eastman House archive. Plot Wealthy Peter Wyndham is useless in attempting to prevent the theft of Hortense Allen's jewelry. A butler is killed during the robbery, and unable to face his cowardice, Peter heads west. He takes a job working for his father's lumber mill. Meanwhile, elsewhere Mercy Boone's newborn child has died. Boyan Boone, her husband is callous towards the loss. He is a thug, and ne'er-do-well with a band of thieves working with him. When Mercy attempts to escape she meets Peter before Boyan returns her to his cabin where he chains her. Peter finds her and they begin a romance under Boyan's nose. Boyan learns and beats up Peter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidence (1922 Film)
''Confidence'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Harriet Hammond and Lincoln Plumer.Munden p.144 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Bob Mortimer * Harriet Hammond as Miriam Wiggins * Lincoln Plumer as Prof. Lang * William A. Carroll as Homer Waldron * Otto Hoffman as Josiah Wiggins * William Robert Daly as Ephraim Bates * Hallam Cooley Hallam Cooley (February 8, 1895 – March 20, 1971) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1913 and 1936. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Tiburon, California. Cooley attended No ... as Elmer Tuttle * John Steppling as Henry Tuttle * Melbourne MacDowell as J.D. Sprowl * Gerald Pring as Henry Taylor * Robert Milasch as Bige Miller * Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Waldron * Sam Allen as Const. Kittering References Bibliography * Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Madness
''June Madness'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Bryant Washburn, and Gerald Pring.Munden p. 398. Cast * Viola Dana as Clytie Whitmore * Bryant Washburn as Ken Pauling * Gerald Pring as Cadbury Todd II * Léon Bary as Hamilton Peeke * Eugenie Besserer as Mrs. Whitmore * Snitz Edwards as Pennetti * Anita Fraser as Mamie O'Gallagher References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * * 1922 films Silent American comedy films Films directed by Harry Beaumont American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films 1922 comedy films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
