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The Student's Romance
''The Student's Romance'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Otto Kanturek and starring Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner.Wood p.88 It was based on the musical ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (musical), I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'', and was part of a trend of operetta films of the mid-1930s. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios (Shenley Road), Elstree Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Cedric Dawe and Clarence Elder. Plot Cast References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1935 films British historical musical films 1930s historical musical films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Operetta films Films based on operettas Films set in Heidelberg Films set in the 1830s British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Kanturek
Otto W. Kanturek (27 July 1897, Vienna – 26 June 1941, Cawston, Norfolk, Cawston, Norfolk) was an Austrian, later Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak cameraman, cinematographer and film director. Life Having trained at the Graphischen Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt in Vienna and, after a voluntary internship for Gaumont Film Company, Gaumont Newsreels, he became an assistant film cameraman with them in 1912 and the following year received a post with producer Erich Pommer in Paris, filming newsreels for Pathé, Gaumont and Eclair (camera), Éclair. In 1914 he went to Milan to work for Milano-Film, then in 1915 to work with Sascha-Film in Vienna and with Alexander Korda in Budapest. During the First World War, he made his debut as chief cameraman and in 1916 he was conscripted and was seconded to the special photographic services in the military. In 1920 he moved to Berlin and spent the 1920s working on several films, including Fritz Lang's ''Frau im Mond''. After the Nazis seized power in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Lost My Heart In Heidelberg (musical)
''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (German:''Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren'') may refer to: * ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (song), a 1925 song composed by Fred Raymond * ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (musical), a 1927 musical composed by Fred Raymond * ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1926 film), a German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen * ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1952 film), a West German film directed by Ernst Neubach {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Lupino
Wallace Lupino (23 January 1898 – 11 October 1961) was a British-born stage and film actor who was a member of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1945, most often with his older brother, Lupino Lane. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died in Ashford, Kent, England. Selected filmography * '' The Fighting Dude'' (1925) * '' His Private Life'' (1926) * '' Children of Chance'' (1930) * ''Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) * ''No Lady'' (1931) * '' Josser on the River'' (1932) * '' The Innocents of Chicago'' (1932) * '' The Bad Companions'' (1932) * '' The Melody-Maker'' (1933) * '' The Stolen Necklace'' (1933) * '' Trust the Navy'' (1935) * '' The Deputy Drummer'' (1935) * ''The Student's Romance'' (1935) * '' The Man Who Could Work Miracles'' (1936) * ''Love Up the Pole'' (1936) * '' Shipmates o' Mine'' (1936) * '' Hot News'' (1936) * ''The Lambeth Walk "The Lambeth Walk" is a song from the 1937 musical theater, musical ''Me and My Girl'' (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Varden
Norma Varden Shackleton (20 January 1898 – 19 January 1989), known professionally as Norma Varden, was an English-American actress with a long film career. Life and career Early life Born in London, the daughter of a retired sea captain, Varden was a child prodigy. She trained as a concert pianist in Paris and performed in England before deciding to take up acting. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made her first appearance as Mrs Darling in '' Peter Pan''. Theatre career In England, Varden was a protege of actress Kate Rorke. She acted in repertory theatre and made her West End debut in ''The Wandering Jew'' in 1920. From Shakespeare to farce, she established herself as a regular member of the Aldwych Theatre company where she appeared in plays from 1929 to 1933. She began to appear in British films, usually in haughty upper-class roles. Move to America and film career Varden's English film roles led to offers from Hollywood, and she moved th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Nainby
Robert Nainby (1869–1948) was an Irish male actor. Filmography References External links * 1869 births 1948 deaths Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male film actors 20th-century Irish male actors {{Ireland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Samson
Ivan Samson (28 August 1894 – 1 May 1963) was a British stage, film and television actor. Samson appeared regularly in West End plays and from 1920 began appearing in British silent films. He played Viscount de Mornay in '' I Will Repay'' and Lord Dudley in '' The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots''. In later talkie films, Samson played roles in the literary adaptations ''The Winslow Boy'' (1948) and '' The Browning Version'' (1951). His final film appearance was as Admiral Loddon in the 1959 film ''Libel''. He also appeared in television series such as '' The Teckman Biography'', '' Operation Diplomat'' and ''Dixon of Dock Green''. Selected filmography * '' Nance'' (1920) * '' I Will Repay'' (1923) * '' The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1923) * '' The Fake'' (1927) * '' Many Waters'' (1931) * '' Blossom Time'' (1934) * '' Royal Cavalcade'' (1935) * ''The Student's Romance'' (1935) * '' Honours Easy'' (1935) * '' Hail and Farewell'' (1936) * '' Stepping Toes'' (1938) * '' W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Dempster
Hugh Dempster (3 August 1900 – 30 April 1987) was a Great Britain, British theatre and film actor, whose credits include more than 60 films. Born in London, Dempster made his stage debut in 1920, and began his screen career in the silent film era. His credits included ''Vice Versa (1948 film), Vice Versa'', ''Anna Karenina (1948 film), Anna Karenina'', ''The Winslow Boy (1948 film), The Winslow Boy'', ''The Fan (1949 film), The Fan'', ''Scrooge (1951 film), Scrooge'', ''The House Across the Lake (1954 film), The House Across the Lake'' and ''The Ghost Train'' (short film). During World War II, Dempster served in the Royal Air Force. Thirty-six years separated Dempster's first and last appearances on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He debuted in the 1929 melodrama ''Rope (play), Rope's End'' by Patrick Hamilton (dramatist), Patrick Hamilton and in 1965 replaced Peter Sallis as John Watson (Sherlock Holmes), Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes-inspired musical theatre, musical ''Bake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Geray
Steven Geray (born István Gyergyai, 10 November 190426 December 1973) was a Hungarian-born American film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in numerous famed A-pictures, including Alfred Hitchcock's '' Spellbound'' (1945) and ''To Catch a Thief'' (1955), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''All About Eve'' (1950), and Howard Hawks' '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953). However, it was in film noir that be became a fixture, being cast in over a dozen pictures in the genre. Among them were '' The Mask of Dimitrios'' (1944), '' Gilda'' (1946), '' The Unfaithful'' (1947), '' In a Lonely Place'' (1950), and ''The House on Telegraph Hill'' (1951). Early life Geray was born István Gyergyai in Ungvár, Austria-Hungary (now Uzhhorod, Ukraine) and educated at the University of Budapest. Career Geray made his first stage appearance at the Hungarian National Theater under his real name and after nearly four years he made his London stage debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Ashley
Iris Blanche Stafford-Northcote (26 December 1909 – 5 January 1994), known as Iris Ashley, was an Irish-born British stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Trellis Cottage, Rushbrooke, Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, to English-born parents, Captain Leonard Augustus Stafford Northcote and Lilian Cora Van Praagh. She grew up in England.''1911 England Census'' Her mother was of Dutch descent and her father was a member of the aristocratic Northcote family. Her parents divorced in 1912 after her father abandoned the family and moved to Australia with another woman. Leonard wrote to his wife, "I have cut myself entirely adrift from my former life and thrown in my lot with some one else. Try and not take it too badly, because you will be far better off as regards money, and your only deficiency will be myself. I do not think I shall be much missed.". She made an appearance on the BBC's television game show ''Call My Bluff'' in 1968. Filmography * '' An Obvious Sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Ward
Mackenzie Ward (20 February 1903 – January 1976) was a British stage and film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. .... Filmography Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 . References External links * * 1903 births 1976 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors Male actors from Eastbourne 20th-century English male actors British expatriate male actors in the United States {{UK-stage-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Elder
Clarence Elder was a British art director. During the 1930s he worked for British International Pictures.Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.118 In 1947 he directed his only film '' Silver Darlings''. Selected filmography * '' The Way of Lost Souls'' (1929) * '' The Yellow Mask'' (1930) * ''The Flame of Love'' (1930) * '' The Flying Fool'' (1931) * '' Fascination'' (1931) * '' Potiphar's Wife'' (1931) * ''The Maid of the Mountains'' (1932) * '' The Indiscretions of Eve'' (1932) * ''Abdul the Damned'' (1935) * '' Invitation to the Waltz'' (1935) * '' I Give My Heart'' (1935) * ''The Student's Romance ''The Student's Romance'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Otto Kanturek and starring Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles and Carol Goodner.Wood p.88 It was based on the musical ''I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (musical), I Lost My Heart in He ...'' (1935) * '' Music Hath Charms'' (1935) * '' Heart's Desire'' (1936) * '' The Silver Darlings'' (1947) References Bibliography * Bergfelder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Dawe
Cedric Dawe (1906–1996) was a British art director. He worked on the set design of over sixty films during his career, spending many years working for Associated British Picture Corporation, ABPC at the company's Elstree Studios (Shenley Road), Elstree and Welwyn Studios. He was praised for his realistic designs for Lance Comfort's 1947 film noir ''Temptation Harbour''. Towards the end of his career he also worked in television, as art director on series such as ''Colonel March of Scotland Yard'', ''Department S (TV series), Department S'' and ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint''. While under employment at Elstree in the 1930s, he along with Duncan Sutherland and Peter Proud worked under the direction of Clarence Elder.Ede p.30 Selected filmography * ''Freedom of the Seas (film), Freedom of the Seas'' (1934) * ''The Student's Romance'' (1935) * ''Mimi (1935 film), Mimi'' (1935) * ''Living Dangerously (film), Living Dangerously'' (1936) * ''Ourselves Alone (film), Ourselves Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |