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Raymond Francis
Raymond Francis (6 October 1911- 24 October 1987) was a British actor best known for his role as Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart in the Associated-Rediffusion detective series ''Murder Bag'', ''Crime Sheet'' and ''No Hiding Place''. He played the role of Lockhart in these series from 1957 to 1967, and the character was one of the first recurring television detectives. Career Born in London as Reginald George Thompson, his first listed television role was as Dr. Watson alongside Alan Wheatley's Holmes in a 1951 BBC TV series entitled '' We Present Alan Wheatley as Mr Sherlock Holmes in...'', the earliest TV adaptation of the tales. He later reprised the role in a 1984 film '' The Case of Marcel Duchamp''. His distinguished appearance often led to roles as senior policemen, military men and English aristocrats; he played such parts in series including ''Dickens of London'', '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'', ''The Cedar Tree'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''After Julius'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Hiding Place
''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) and ''Crime Sheet'' (1959), all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart. Production ''No Hiding Place'' carried on from where the TV series ''Murder Bag'' and ''Crime Sheet'' left off. ''Murder Bag'' featured 55 episodes. 30 in Season One (16 September 1957 to 31 March 1958), all untitled (having case numbers, and were listed a Murder Bag - case One, etc) The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans, page 416 and 25 in Season Two (30 June 1958 to 1 April 1959), all titled, and all featuring the word "Lockhart" as the first word of their title. Half-hour detective series that introduced viewers to the snuff-taking as Detective Superintendent Lockhart, played by Raymond Francis. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Body In The Library (1984 TV Film)
''The Body in the Library'' is a 3-part 1984 television film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1942 detective novel ''The Body in the Library'', which was co-produced by the BBC and the A&E Network. The film uses an adapted screenplay by T. R. Bowen and was directed by Silvio Narizzano. Starring Joan Hickson in the title role, it was the first film presented in the British television series ''Miss Marple'' and premiered in three parts from 26 to 28 December 1984 on BBC One. In the United States the film was first broadcast on 4 January 1986 as a part of PBS's ''Mystery!''. In his review in ''The New York Times'', critic John J. O'Connor wrote: Miss Christie would no doubt approve of Joan Hickson, the veteran British character actress who plays Miss Marple... This BBC/Arts & Entertainment co-production offers an especially good example of Agatha Christie in adaptation. The characters are nicely realized and the suspense holds. Miss Hickson is lovely, neither as awesome as Miss Ruth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Gould
Will Gould (1911–1984) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip '' Red Barry''.Gould entry Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Retrieved 1 Feb. 2020. Distributed by , Gould's strip about two-fisted undercover cop Red Barry began Monday, March 19, 1934, as one of several strips introduced to compete with '''' by (no relation). Comics historian |
Clive Francis
Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British stage, television and film actor. Early life Francis was born in Eastbourne, Sussex. He is the son of actors Raymond Francis and his second wife Margaret Towner. His father played Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart in the 1960s series ''No Hiding Place''. His mother played Jira, Anakin Skywalker's friend, in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' in 1999. Career Clive Francis began his acting career at the age of 16 in weekly repertory as a Penguin Player at Bexhill-on-Sea and has acted on stage, radio, television and films. He is also a caricaturist and has had several exhibitions at the National Theatre. His caricatures have appeared on the covers of several books including ''Blessings in Disguise'' by Alec Guinness and a biography of John Gielgud. His own publications include: ''Laughlines'', ''There Is Nothing Like a Dane'' (''Hamlet'') ''There Is Nothing Like a Thane'' (''Macbeth''). ''A Star is Drawn'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Dr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainments National Service Association
The Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) was an organisation established in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British armed forces personnel during World War II. ENSA operated as part of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. It was superseded by Combined Services Entertainment (CSE) which now operates as part of the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC). The first big wartime variety concert organised by ENSA was broadcast by the BBC to the Empire and local networks from RAF Hendon in north London on 17 October 1939. Among the entertainers appearing on the bill were Adelaide Hall, The Western Brothers and Mantovani. A newsreel of this concert showing Hall singing " We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line" accompanied by Mantovani and His Orchestra exists. Many members of ENSA later had careers in the entertainment industry after the war, including actors Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers and Kenneth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Towner (actress)
Margaret Towner (1 October 1920 – 10 April 2017) was a veteran British stage, film, and television actress. Following decades of theatre work, Towner achieved fame among film audiences when she appeared in a small, but significant, role as Jira in the 1999 Star Wars prequel, ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. In 2014, at the age of 93, Towner returned to screen acting for a 13-episode role as Edna on Ricky Gervais' television series, ''Derek'', becoming one of the oldest working actresses in the United Kingdom. Biography Towner was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 1 October 1920. Her father, Eric Towner, a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for courage and devotion by King George VI in 1943 for his service in support of Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery's Eighth Army during the North African Campaign during World War II. Margaret Towner was raised in Rio de Janeiro until she was five-years old, when her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife Of General Ling
''The Wife of General Ling'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Griffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff and Adrianne Renn. It was adapted from a novel by Dorothy Hope and Peter Cheyney. The film was made at Shepperton Studios by the independent company Premier-Stafford Productions. Premise A British secret service agent gets mixed up with a Chinese warlord. Cast * Griffith Jones as John Fenton * Valéry Inkijinoff as General Ling / Mr. Wong * Adrianne Renn as Tai Wong * Alan Napier as Governor * Anthony Eustrel as See Long * Jiro Soneya as Yuan * Hugh McDermott as Tracy * Gibson Gowland as Mike * Gabrielle Brune Gabrielle Brune (12 February 1912 in Bournemouth, Hampshire – 18 January 2005 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actress. Career On stage from 1930, her work included appearances in cabaret, the West End, on Broadway, in films and on t ... as Germaine * Lotus Fragrance as Tai's Maid * Marian Spencer as Lady Buckram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Pearls
''Red Pearls'' is a 1930 British silent crime film directed by Walter Forde and starring Lillian Rich, Frank Perfitt and Arthur Pusey. It was made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton. It was based on the novel ''Nearer! Nearer! '' by J. Randolph James.Goble p.925 The film was produced just as the change to sound films was taking place in Britain. Premise A Japanese merchant attempts to drive one of his rivals mad by impersonating a man he had once murdered. Cast * Lillian Rich as Sylvia Radshaw * Frank Perfitt as Gregory Marston * Arthur Pusey as Paul Gordon * Frank Stanmore as Martin Radshaw * Kiyoshi Takase as Tamira * Gabrielle Brune Gabrielle Brune (12 February 1912 in Bournemouth, Hampshire – 18 January 2005 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actress. Career On stage from 1930, her work included appearances in cabaret, the West End, on Broadway, in films and on ... * Harold Saxon-Snell References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Brune
Gabrielle Brune (12 February 1912 in Bournemouth, Hampshire – 18 January 2005 in Chichester, Sussex) was a British actress. Career On stage from 1930, her work included appearances in cabaret, the West End, on Broadway, in films and on television. Personal life Gabrielle Brune was born Gabrielle Hudson, the only child of Thomas Habgood Hudson and Adrienne Brune; both parents were theatre professionals from Australia. Her mother was an actress and singer. She used her mother's surname professionally. In 1941, she was reported as recovering from appendicitis and double pneumonia in a river house at Datchet on the Thames. Marriages In 1938, Brune was described as "Mrs. G. M. Thompson, wife of an English actor" in a news report about her first professional trip to America: (NB: Raymond Francis). In 1942, she married an American Army officer, Maj. Walter J. Currie, in London. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For The Sky
''Reach for the Sky'' is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956. The film's composer John Addison was Bader's brother-in-law. Plot In 1928, Douglas Bader joins the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a Flight Cadet. Despite a friendly reprimand from Air Vice-Marshal Halahan for his disregard for service discipline and flight rules, he successfully completes his training and is posted to No. 23 Squadron at RAF Kenley. In 1930, he is chosen to be among the pilots for an aerial exhibition. Later, although his flight commander has explicitly banned low level aerobatics (as two pilots have been killed trying just that), he is goaded into it by a disparaging remark by a civilian pilot. The wing tip of his bi-plane touches the ground during his flight and he crashes dramatically, and is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrington V
Carrington and Carington are surnames originating from one of the Carringtons in England, or from the town of Carentan in Normandy, France. It is also rarely a given name. Surname Scientists * Alan Carrington (1934–2013), British chemist * Benjamin Carrington (1827–1893), British botanist *Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875), British astronomer Soldiers, politicians, diplomats and jurists * Charles Carrington (British Army officer) (1897–1990), soldier, professor, and biographer of Rudyard Kipling * Codrington Edmund Carrington (1769–1849), English barrister, 1st Chief Justice of Ceylon and Member of Parliament *Edward Carrington (1748–1810), American soldier and statesman * Edwin Carrington, ambassador to and former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (1992-2010) from Trinidad and Tobago *Harold Carrington (1882-1964) British Army General *Henry B. Carrington (1824–1912), American Civil War brigadier general, lawyer, professor and author *James M. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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