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Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket (26 July 1926 – 20 January 2002) was an English actor in theatre, films and later television from the 1940s. Kasket usually played Arabs or mainland European types in many films and TV programmes such as ''Maigret'', '' The Saint'', ''Danger Man'', ''Z-Cars'', '' Department S'' and ''The Tomorrow People''. His theatre work included appearances with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh on Broadway in '' Caesar and Cleopatra'' in 1951; and playing Uncle Ben opposite Warren Mitchell at the National Theatre in ''Death of a Salesman'' in 1979. His last role was in the TV mini series '' War and Remembrance'' (1988). He died in his native London. Selected filmography * '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' Children of Chance'' (1949) - (uncredited) * '' Hotel Sahara'' (1951) - Oriental Gentleman (uncredited) * '' Made in Heaven'' (1952) - The Fat Man (uncredited) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1952) - Charles Zidler * '' The House of the Arrow'' (1953) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulin Rouge (1952 Film)
''Moulin Rouge'' is a 1952 British drama film, written and directed by John Huston, based on the 1950 novel by Pierre La Mure, and produced by John and James Woolf. The film follows artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 19th-century Paris's bohemian subculture in and around the Moulin Rouge, a burlesque palace. The film was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion. The film stars José Ferrer (Toulouse-Lautrec), Zsa Zsa Gabor ( Jane Avril), Suzanne Flon, Eric Pohlmann, Colette Marchand, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Katherine Kath, Theodore Bikel, and Muriel Smith. Plot In 1890 Paris crowds pour into the Moulin Rouge nightclub as artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec finishes a bottle of cognac while sketching the club's dancers. The club's regulars arrive: singer Jane Avril teases Henri charmingly, dancers La Goulue and Aicha fight, and owner Maurice Joyant offers Henri free drinks for a month in exchange for painting a promotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War And Remembrance (miniseries)
''War and Remembrance'' is an American miniseries based on the 1978 novel of the same name written by Herman Wouk. The miniseries, which aired from November 13, 1988, to May 14, 1989, covers the period of World War II from the American entry into World War II immediately after Pearl Harbor in December 1941 to the day after the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is the sequel to the 1983 miniseries '' The Winds of War,'' which was also based on one of Wouk's novels. Plot The television mini-series continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on December 15, 1941 and ending on August 7, 1945 and their life experiences during World War II. Cast * Robert Mitchum as Capt. Victor "Pug" Henry * Jane Seymour as Natalie Henry * Hart Bochner as Byron Henry * Victoria Tennant as Pamela Tudsbury * Brian Werner as Naval Aviator (acting debut) * Polly Bergen as Rhoda Henry * Sharon Stone as Janice Henry * Sami Frey as Avram Rabinovitz * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kid For Two Farthings (film)
''A Kid For Two Farthings'' is a 1955 film, directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 A Kid for Two Farthings (novel), novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, Chad Gadya, which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuz (Jewish coin), zuzim". At the end of the film, Mr. Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song. It was one of the last films produced by Alexander Korda before his death. Plot In the busy wholesale-retail world of London's East End of London, East End everyone, it seems, has unattainable dreams. Then a small boy – Joe – buys a unicorn, in fact a sickly little goat, with just one twisted horn in the middle of its forehead. This, he has been led to believe by a local tailor, Kandinsky, will bring everyone good fortune. The film has a haunting last image, of Kandinsky carrying the tiny body of the "unicorn" to the graveyard, whilst pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Avenger
''The Dark Avenger'' is a 1955 British historical action adventure film directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay was written by Daniel B. Ullman (and an uncredited Phil Park). The film stars Errol Flynn, Joanne Dru and Peter Finch. The music score is by Cedric Thorpe Davie. It is also known as ''The Warriors'' in the United States, and had a working title of ''The Black Prince'' in the United Kingdom. ''The Dark Avenger'' follows the adventures of Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III and heir to the throne of England, as he tries to liberate the people of Aquitaine from the cruel grasp of France during the Hundred Years' War. The film was the last historical action film Errol Flynn would ever make. Plot Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect its inhabitants from the ravages of the occupying French nobles and their army. After defeating their army in battle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Clouds
''Out of the Clouds'' is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty and James Robertson Justice. An Ealing Studios production, the film is composed of small stories dealing with the passengers and crew on a day at London Airport (the name of Heathrow Airport 1946–1966). Plot During a day at an airport in London, many complications arise, involving both passengers and airline crew members. Pilot Gus Randall (Anthony Steel) is a compulsive gambler who is caught up in a smuggling ring as well as a love triangle; Nick Millbourne (Robert Beatty) is the chief duty officer who wants to get back in the sky and vies with Gus for the attention of stewardess Penny Henson ( Eunice Gayson); and passengers Bill Steiner (David Knight) and German Leah Rosch (Margo Lorenz) cross paths on opposite journeys; after their flights are grounded by bad weather, they fall in love. Nick and Penny also find happiness together. Main cast * Anthony S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Good Turn (1955 Film)
''One Good Turn'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair and Thora Hird. The main setting of the film is an English children's home, located south of London. Plot Norman lives at Greenwood children's home, south of London, where he grew up. He has stayed on and serves as carer and general dogsbody. He regards the staff and children there as his family, and when Jimmy, one of the boys, sets his heart on a model car which he has seen in a shop window, Norman is determined to raise the money to buy it. But he cannot afford it on his meagre wages, and Matron refuses to provide the money. Norman joins the schoolchildren on a train excursion to Brighton, as he has never seen the sea. However, he loses his trousers before boarding. On leaving the train, he is chased by the police and disguises his appearance by joining the final stage of the London to Brighton walking race. Due to his advantage in joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Brummell (1954 Film)
''Beau Brummell'' is a 1954 British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the 1890 play ''Beau Brummell'' by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor, and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales. The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor as Lady Patricia Belham, and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales. Plot Set in the latter years of the reign of King George III, George Bryan “Beau” Brummell - a captain in the Army, is on a military parade inspected by George, The Prince of Wales - the future King George IV, and they argume about the uniform being impractical for active military life. It is here he meets Lady Patricia Belham, who was accompanying Mrs Maria Anne Fitzherbert, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up To His Neck
''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky. Plot Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a South Seas Today the term South Seas, or South Sea, is used in several contexts. Most commonly it refers to the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator. In 1513, when Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa coined the term ''Mar del Sur' ... island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot. Cast References External links * 1954 films 1954 comedy films British comedy films Military humor in film Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs Films with screenplays by John Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saadia (film)
''Saadia'' is a 1953 adventure film directed by Albert Lewin and starring Mel Ferrer and Cornel Wilde. Set in Morocco, and based on a novel by the French writer Francis D'Autheville, it tells of a love triangle. Plot Cast * Cornel Wilde as Si Lahssen * Mel Ferrer as Henrik * Rita Gam as Saadia * Michel Simon as Bou Rezza * Cyril Cusack as Khadir * Wanda Rotha as Fatima * Marcel Poncin as Moha * Anthony Marlowe as Cpt. Sabert * Hélène Vallier as Zoubida * Mahjoub Ben Brahim as Ahmed * Jacques Dufilho as leader of bandits * Bernard Farrel as Lt. Camuzac * Richard Johnson as Lt. Girard * Peter Copley as Mokhazenis * Marne Maitland as horse dealer * Harold Kasket as Sheikh of Inimert * Peter Bull as village leader * Eddie Leslie Eddie Leslie (11 October 1903, in Camberwell, Surrey, England – 27 June 1975 (age 71) in West Chiltington, Sussex, England) was a British film actor and screenwriter. He often acted alongside Norman Wisdom, on sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Arrow (1953 Film)
''The House of the Arrow'' is a 1953 British mystery film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Oskar Homolka, Robert Urquhart and Yvonne Furneaux. It is the fourth film version of the 1924 novel '' The House of the Arrow'' by A. E. W. Mason, featuring his French detective Inspector Hanaud. Cast * Oskar Homolka - Inspector Hanaud * Robert Urquhart - Jim Frobisher * Yvonne Furneaux - Betty Harlowe * Josephine Griffin - Ann Upcott * Harold Kasket - Boris Wabersky * Pierre Lefevre - Detective Maurice Thevenet * Pierre Chaminade - Detective Moreau * Jacques Cey - Police Commissaire Giradot * Keith Pyott - Gaston, the butler * Andrea Lea - Francine, the maid * Rene Leplay - Hanaud's Clerk * Anthony Nicholls - Lawyer Jarrett * Ruth Lodge - Nurse Jeanne Baudin Critical reception '' Allmovie'' wrote, "one advantage the 1953 version of ''House of the Arrow'' has over the first versions is the bluff, hearty presence of Oscar Homolka, who could entertain an audiences by reading th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Made In Heaven (1952 Film)
''Made in Heaven'' is a 1952 British Technicolor comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs which stars David Tomlinson, Petula Clark and Sonja Ziemann. The screenplay was based on a story by William Douglas-Home. It was shot at Pinewood Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Carter. Plot summary Young married couple Basil (David Tomlinson) and Julie Topham (Petula Clark) enter the ancient annual Dunmow Flitch Trials (in which a married couple can win a side of bacon if at the end of one year, they have 'not wisht themselves unmarried again'). However, the Topham's happy household, and then an entire village is thrown into chaos with the arrival of an attractive Hungarian housemaid (Sonja Ziemann). Cast * David Tomlinson as Basil Topham * Petula Clark as Julie Topham * Sonja Ziemann as Marta * A. E. Matthews as Hillary Topham (Grandpa) * Charles Victor as Aubrey Topham * Sophie Stewart as Marjorie Topham * Philip Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Sahara
''Hotel Sahara'' is a 1951 British war comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov and David Tomlinson. It was produced and co-written by George Hambley Brown. Plot The Hotel Sahara, situated in a desert oasis, quickly empties when the patrons learn that the Italian Army has commenced hostilities in the North African Campaign. Emad, the hotel's owner, also wants to flee, but is persuaded by his fiancee, Yasmin, to stay and try to save the hotel, all he owns. The other two members of the staff also stay: Yasmin's mother, Madame Pallas, and Yusef, the major domo. The Italians take over the hotel, and Capitano Alberto Giuseppi (in the film, he introduces himself as Alberto Del Nobile, a more plausible Italian surname than "Giuseppi") is soon captivated by Yasmin's charms. His orderly is attracted to Madame Pallas. Later, however, the Italian Army suffers a defeat, and the small detachment is ordered to destroy any structures that may aid the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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