British films of 1933
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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1933:
1933
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1933 1933 in film -Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded.... |
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Anne One Hundred Anne One Hundred Anne One Hundred is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Stockfeld, Gyles Isham and Dennis Wyndham. A young woman inherits a soap factory from her father, and struggles to keep it open. It was based on the play Anne One Hundred Percent by Sewell Collins.-Cast:*... |
Henry Edwards | Betty Stockfield, Gyles Isham | Romantic Drama | |
As Good As New As Good as New (film) As Good As New is 1933 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Winna Winifried, John Batten and Sunday Wilshin. A woman, disappointed in love, becomes increasingly cynical and attempts to marry a wealthy man. It was based on a play by Thompson Buchanan... |
Graham Cutts Graham Cutts Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts... |
Winna Winifried, Sunday Wilshin | Drama | |
Ask Beccles Ask Beccles Ask Beccles is a 1933 British comedy crime film directed by Redd Davis and starring Garry Marsh, Lilian Oldland, Abraham Sofaer and John Turnbull. A man steals a priceless diamond, but returns it when an innocent man is arrested for the theft... |
Redd Davis Redd Davis Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London... |
Garry Marsh Garry Marsh Garry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds... , Mary Newland |
Comedy Thriller | |
Aunt Sally | Tim Whelan Tim Whelan Tim Whelan was an American film director, writer, producer and actor.-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * It's a Boy * Aunt Sally... |
Cicely Courtneidge Cicely Courtneidge Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge DBE was an English actress and comedienne. The daughter of the producer Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End, by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies.After the... , Sam Hardy |
Musical Comedy | |
The Bermondsey Kid The Bermondsey Kid The Bermondsey Kid is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton... |
Ralph Dawson Ralph Dawson Ralph Dawson was a film editor who also did some acting, directing, and screenwriting... |
Esmond Knight Esmond Knight Esmond Penington Knight was an English actor.He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. For much of his career Esmond Knight was virtually blind... , Eve Gray Eve Gray Eve Gray was a British film actress.She was taken to Australia as a child and later had a stage career there. She returned to England in 1924 and within three days of arrival had signed a contract and then made her first appearance on the London stage at Daly's Theatre in Madame Pompadour... |
Drama | |
Bitter Sweet Bitter Sweet (1933 film) Bitter Sweet is a musical romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and released by United Artists in 1933. It was the first film adaptation of Noel Coward's 1929 operetta Bitter Sweet. It starred Anna Neagle and Fernand Gravey, with Ivy St. Helier reviving her stage role as Manon.It tells the story... |
Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton... |
Anna Neagle Anna Neagle Forming a professional alliance with Wilcox, Neagle played her first starring film role in the musical Goodnight Vienna , again with Jack Buchanan. With this film Neagle became an overnight favourite... , Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey , also known as Fernand Gravet in America, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who have appeared in silent films produced by pioneer "Belge Cinéma Film" .- Early life :He started performing at the age of five, under his father's direction... |
Musical | |
The Black Abbot | George A. Cooper George A. Cooper (director) George A. Cooper was a British screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:* The Eleventh Commandment * Claude Duval * Settled Out of Court * Somebody's Darling * If Youth But Knew... |
Richard Cooper Richard Cooper (actor) Richard Cooper was a British actor who starred in twenty eight films between 1930 and 1941. He was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill in 1893. He started his stage work as a comedy actor in 1913 before later graduating to films. He was perhaps best known for playing the role of Captain Hastings in the... , Ben Welden Ben Welden Ben Welden was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows... , John Stuart John Stuart (actor) John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.... |
Thriller | |
The Blarney Stone The Blarney Stone The Blarney Stone is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Anne Grey, Robert Douglas, Zoe Palmer and Peter Gawthorne... |
Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:... |
Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:... , Robert Douglas Robert Douglas (actor) Robert Douglas was born as Robert Douglas Finlayson in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. He was a successful stage and film actor, a television director and producer.... , Anne Grey Anne Grey Anne Grey was a British actress, who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College London.... |
Comedy Drama | |
Born Lucky Born Lucky (film) Born Lucky is a 1933 British rags to riches musical-comedy drama, directed by Michael Powell and starring René Ray and John Longden. The screenplay was adapted from the 1928 novel Mops by Marguerite Florence Barclay.... |
Michael Powell Michael Powell (director) Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger... |
René Ray, John Longden John Longden John Longden was a West Indian-born English film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.-Biography:... |
Musical Comedy | |
Britannia of Billingsgate Britannia of Billingsgate Britannia of Billingsgate is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there... |
Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894... |
Violet Loraine Violet Loraine Violet Loraine was an English musical theatre actress and singer.She was born Violet Mary Tipton in Kentish Town, London, in 1886 and went on the stage as a chorus girl at the age of sixteen.... , Gordon Harker Gordon Harker Gordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock... |
Musical Comedy | |
Cash Cash (1933 film) Cash is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Zoltan Korda and starring Edmund Gwenn, Wendy Barrie and Robert Donat.-Cast:* Edmund Gwenn - Edmund Gilbert* Wendy Barrie - Lilian Gilbert* Robert Donat - Paul Martin* Morris Harvey - Meyer... |
Zoltan Korda Zoltán Korda Zoltan Korda was a Hungarian-born motion picture screenwriter, director and producer.Born Zoltán Kellner, Kellner Zoltán in Hungarian name order, of Jewish heritage in Pusztatúrpásztó, Túrkeve in Hungary , he was the middle brother of filmmakers Alexander and Vincent Korda.Zoltan Korda went to... |
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... , Robert Donat Robert Donat Robert Donat was an English film and stage actor. He is best-known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and Goodbye, Mr... , Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films.-Early life:Marguerite Wendy Jenkins was born in Hong Kong to British parents... |
Comedy | |
Channel Crossing Channel Crossing Channel Crossing is a 1933 British crime film and starring Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce.-Cast:* Matheson Lang - Jacob Van Eeden* Constance Cummings - Marion Slade... |
Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956... |
Matheson Lang Matheson Lang Matheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:... , Constance Cummings Constance Cummings Constance Cummings, CBE was an American-born British actress, known for her work on both screen and stage.Born Constance Halverstadt in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Dallas Vernon Halverstadt, a lawyer, and his wife, Kate Logan Cummings, a concert soprano. she began as a stage actress,... |
Crime | |
Cleaning Up | Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
George K. Gee, Betty Astell Betty Astell Elizabeth "Betty" Julia Astell was an English actress.Born in Brondesbury, London, she was married to the entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005... |
Comedy | |
Commissionaire Commissionaire (film) Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst and starring Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey and George Carney.-Cast:* Sam Livesey - Sergeant George Brown* Barry Livesey - Tom Brown* George Carney - Sergeant Ted Seymour... |
Edward Dryhurst Edward Dryhurst Edward Dryhurst was a British screenwriter, film producer and director.-Selected filmography:Screenwriter* Bell-Bottom George * The Man from Morocco * Master of Bankdam * Castle in the Air... |
Sam Livesey Sam Livesey Sam Livesey was a British film actor. He was the father of the actor Roger Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Forger * Blackmail silent version only* Raise the Roof * Up for the Cup... , Barry Livesey Barry Livesey Barry Livesey was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey and the brother of the actors Roger Livesey and Jack Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Old Curiosity Shop... |
Crime | |
The Constant Nymph The Constant Nymph (1933 film) The Constant Nymph is a 1933 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne and Leonora Corbett. It is an adaptation of the novel The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy... |
Basil Dean Basil Dean Basil Herbert Dean CBE was an English actor, writer, film producer/director and theatrical producer/director.... |
Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper Victoria Hopper was a Canadian-born British stage and film actress and singer.Hopper was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Dunston, Gateshead, England. She was popular during the 1930s. She was married from August 1934 until 1939 to Basil Dean, a British stage and film... , Brian Aherne Brian Aherne Brian Aherne was a British actor of both stage and screen, who found success in Hollywood.-Early life and stage career:... |
Drama | |
Counsel's Opinion Counsel's Opinion Counsel's Opinion is a 1933 British romantic comedy film starring Henry Kendall and Binnie Barnes. It was one of three films directed in Britain in the early 1930s by Canadian-American Allan Dwan and was an early production from Alexander Korda's London Films... |
Allan Dwan Allan Dwan Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes Gertrude Maud "Binnie" Barnes was an English-American actress. She was born in Islington to a Jewish father and an Italian mother and was brought up Jewish, although she converted to Catholicism later in life.... |
Romantic Comedy | |
The Crime at Blossoms The Crime at Blossoms The Crime at Blossoms is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield, Joyce Bland and Eileen Munro. After moving into a pictaresque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. It was... |
Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband... |
Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle.... , Joyce Bland Joyce Bland -Career:Entered Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and made stage debut on tour in 1927 in The Constant Nymph. She then returned to London and understudied Tallulah Bankhead... |
Crime | |
Dick Turpin Dick Turpin (1933 film) Dick Turpin is a 1933 British historical drama film directed by Victor Hanbury and John Stafford it starred Victor McLaglen, Jane Carr, Frank Vosper, James Finlayson and Cecil Humphreys. The film depicts the adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.... |
Victor Hanbury Victor Hanbury Victor Hanbury or W. Victor Hanbury was a British film director and producer.Entering the film industry in 1919 after service in the First World War, he became a director and producer in the early 1930s. His last film as a director was Hotel Reserve in 1944. He continued to produce into the 1950s... John Stafford John Stafford (producer) -Selected filmography:Producer* Where Is This Lady? * No Funny Business * There Goes Susie * Admirals All * Ball at Savoy * Wings Over Africa * Wake Up Famous... |
Victor McLaglen Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen was an English boxer and World War I veteran who became a successful film actor.Towards the end of his life he was naturalised as a U.S. citizen.-Early life:... , Jane Carr Jane Carr Ellen Jane Carr is an English actress. She is well known for the voice role of "Pud'n" on the animated The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy . She also played a character called "Pudding" in one of her earliest TV appearances, the Jilly Cooper-penned BBC sitcom It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes,... |
Historical/Drama | |
Discord Discord (film) Discord is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Owen Nares, Benita Hume and Harold Huth. Its plot involves a struggling composer who has to be supported financially by his wealthier wife. It was based on the play A Roof and Four Walls by E... |
Henry Edwards Henry Edwards (actor) Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937... |
Owen Nares Owen Nares Owen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star... , Benita Hume Benita Hume Benita Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955.She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet... |
Drama | |
Excess Baggage Excess Baggage (1933 film) Excess Baggage is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Sydney Fairbrother, René Ray, Gerald Rawlinson and Viola Compton. A British army Colonel mistakenly thinks he has killed his superior officer while hunting own a ghost... |
Redd Davis Redd Davis Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London... |
Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell was an English actor.Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University... |
Comedy | |
Falling for You Falling for You (1933 film) Falling for You is a 1933 comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and Jack Hulbert. It stars Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge.-Cast:*Jack Hulbert as Jack Hazeldon*Cicely Courtneidge as Minnie Tucker*Tamara Desni as Sondra von Moyden... |
Jack Hulbert Jack Hulbert John Norman "Jack" Hulbert was a British actor, specialising primarily in comedy productions.-Biography:Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of Claude. He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He... , Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson (director) Robert Stevenson was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.... |
Jack Hulbert Jack Hulbert John Norman "Jack" Hulbert was a British actor, specialising primarily in comedy productions.-Biography:Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, he was the elder and more successful brother of Claude. He was educated at Cambridge and appeared in many shows and revues, mainly with the Cambridge Footlights. He... , Cicely Courtneidge Cicely Courtneidge Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge DBE was an English actress and comedienne. The daughter of the producer Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End, by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies.After the... |
Comedy | |
The Flaw | Norman Walker Norman Walker (director) -Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins * The Middle Watch * The Shadow Between * Fires of Fate * The House of Trent * Lilies of the Field * Turn of the Tide * Sunset in Vienna... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Eric Maturin |
Thriller | |
The Fortunate Fool The Fortunate Fool The Fortunate Fool is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Hugh Wakefield, Joan Wyndham and Jack Raine.-Cast:* Hugh Wakefield - Jim Falconer* Joan Wyndham - Helen* Jack Raine - Gerald* Elizabeth Jenns - Mildred... |
Norman Walker Norman Walker (director) -Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins * The Middle Watch * The Shadow Between * Fires of Fate * The House of Trent * Lilies of the Field * Turn of the Tide * Sunset in Vienna... |
Hugh Wakefield, Joan Wyndham Joan Wyndham Joan Olivia Wyndham was a British writer and memoirist who rose to literary prominence late in life through the diaries she had kept more than 40 years earlier, which were an account of her romantic adventures during the Second World War, when she was an attractive teenager who had strayed into... |
Comedy | |
Friday the Thirteenth Friday the Thirteenth (1933 film) Friday the Thirteenth is a 1933 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Muriel Aked. The film depicts the lives of several passengers in the hours before they are involved in a bus crash.-Cast:... |
Victor Saville Victor Saville Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954... |
Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:... , Sonnie Hale Sonnie Hale Sonnie Hale was an English theatre and cinema actor and director.John Robert Hale-Monro was born in London, the son of Robert Hale and Belle Reynolds. His father and sister, Binnie Hale were actors. He worked chiefly in musical and revue theatre, but also acted in several films with occasional... |
Drama | |
The Ghost Camera The Ghost Camera - Cast :*Henry Kendall as John Gray*Ida Lupino as Mary Elton*John Mills as Ernest Elton*Victor Stanley as Albert Sims*George Merritt as Police Detective*Felix Aylmer as Coroner*Davina Craig as Amelia Wilkinson, a maid*Fred Groves as Barnaby Rudd, landlord... |
Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus was an American film director born in New York City.The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Ida Lupino Ida Lupino Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes... , John Mills John Mills Sir John Mills CBE , born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, was an English actor who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.-Life and career:... |
Mystery | |
The Ghoul | T. Hayes Hunter T. Hayes Hunter T. Hayes Hunter was an American film director of the silent era. He directed 34 films between 1912 and 1934.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in London, England... |
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein... , Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years... |
Horror | |
The Girl from Maxims | Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent... |
Leslie Henson Leslie Henson Leslie Lincoln Henson was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career... , Frances Day Frances Day Frances Day was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s.Day's career began as a nightclub cabaret singer in New York City and London... |
Musical Comedy | |
The Good Companions The Good Companions (1933 film) The Good Companions is a 1933 comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews and John Gielgud. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Cast:* Jessie Matthews - Susie Dean* Edmund Gwenn - Jess Oakroyd* John Gielgud - Inigo Jollifant... |
Victor Saville Victor Saville Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954... |
Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:... , Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... |
Musical | |
Great Stuff Great Stuff Great Stuff is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Betty Astell and Alfred Wellesley. In a desperate effort to prevent their daughter marrying an unsutaible man her parents becomes robbers.-Cast:... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Betty Astell Betty Astell Elizabeth "Betty" Julia Astell was an English actress.Born in Brondesbury, London, she was married to the entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005... |
Comedy | |
Hawley's of High Street Hawley's of High Street Hawley's of High Street is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Fuller, Judy Kelly, Francis Lister and Moore Marriott. A butcher and a draper stand for election to the local council... |
Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The Man in the Street , The Antidote , and Acci-Dental Treatment .Bentley was born in London and originally trained as an engineer,... |
Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert... , Judy Kelly Judy Kelly -Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * Money Talks * Crime on the Hill * L'argent par les fenêtres * Hawley's of High Street * Their Night Out * The Love Nest... , Francis Lister Francis Lister Francis Lister was a British film actor. He was married to the actress Nora Swinburne.-Selected filmography:* Comin' Thro the Rye * Boden's Boy * At the Villa Rose * Uneasy Virtue... |
Drama | |
Her Imaginary Lover Her Imaginary Lover Her Imaginary Lover is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Laura La Plante and Percy Marmont.The film was a quota quickie production based on the play Green Stockings by A. E. W... |
George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Laura La Plante Laura La Plante Laura La Plante was an American actress, best-known for her roles in silent films.-Early acting career:... , Percy Marmont Percy Marmont Percy Marmont was an English film actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1916 and 1968. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film... |
Comedy | |
High Finance High Finance (film) High Finance is a 1933 British drama film, directed by George King and starring Gibb McLaughlin and Ida Lupino, which was marketed as "the drama of a man overwhelmed by his own success". It is now classed as a lost film.-Plot:... |
George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Gibb McLaughlin Gibb McLaughlin Gibb McLaughlin was an English film actor. He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was born in Sunderland, England and died in London, England.-Selected filmography:* The Road to London... , Ida Lupino Ida Lupino Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes... |
Drama | |
The House of Trent The House of Trent The House of Trent is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. A doctor faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies while he is making love to a press magnate's daughter. It was also... |
Norman Walker Norman Walker (director) -Selected filmography:* Tommy Atkins * The Middle Watch * The Shadow Between * Fires of Fate * The House of Trent * Lilies of the Field * Turn of the Tide * Sunset in Vienna... |
Anne Grey Anne Grey Anne Grey was a British actress, who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College London.... , Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie was a British actress who worked in British and American films.-Early life:Marguerite Wendy Jenkins was born in Hong Kong to British parents... |
Drama | |
I Adore You | George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Margot Grahame Margot Grahame Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Crimson Pirate. She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958.-Movie actress:... , Harold French Harold French Harold French was an English director and actor of stage and screen. As an actor most of his roles occurred between 1912 and 1936. He did not garner as much attention as an actor as he would as a director. From 1940 to 1955 he had a several solid box-office successes... |
Comedy/Musical | |
I Lived with You I Lived with You I Lived with You is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans and Ida Lupino. It is based on the play I Lived With You by Novello.-Cast:* Ivor Novello - Prince Felix Lenieff... |
Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year.... |
Ivor Novello Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter... , Ursula Jeans Ursula Jeans Ursula Jean McMinn was a British actress on film, stage, and television.Ursula Jeans was born in Shimla, British India, to British parents, and brought up and educated in London. She was the youngest of three siblings... |
Romance/Comedy | |
I Was a Spy I Was a Spy I Was a Spy is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Madeleine Carroll, Herbert Marshall and Conrad Veidt. A Belgian woman who nurses injured German soldiers during World War I passes intelligence to the British.... |
Victor Saville Victor Saville Victor Saville was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954... |
Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree... , Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , The Man Who Laughs , The Thief of Bagdad and Casablanca... |
Thriller | |
I'll Stick to You I'll Stick to You I'll Stick to You is a 1933 British film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jay Laurier, Betty Astell and Hal Walters.... |
Leslie Hiscott | Jay Laurier Jay Laurier -Selected filmography:* Hobson's Choice * Pyjamas Preferred * I'll Stick to You * Waltz Time * The Black Tulip -External links:... , Betty Astell Betty Astell Elizabeth "Betty" Julia Astell was an English actress.Born in Brondesbury, London, she was married to the entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005... |
Comedy | |
It's a Boy It's a Boy (film) It's a Boy is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Leslie Henson, Albert Burdon and Edward Everett Horton. It is a farce about a blackmailer who attempts to demand money from a young woman on the brink of marriage... |
Tim Whelan Tim Whelan Tim Whelan was an American film director, writer, producer and actor.-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * It's a Boy * Aunt Sally... |
Leslie Henson, Albert Burdon Albert Burdon -Filmography:* The Maid of the Mountains * Letting in the Sunshine * It's a Boy * Heat Wave * She Knew What She Wanted * Oh Boy! * Luck of the Navy * Jailbirds -External links:... |
Comedy | |
The Jewel The Jewel The Jewel is a 1933 British crime film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Hugh Williams, Frances Drake and Jack Hawkins. A family heirloom is stolen, and the family attempt to recover it.-Cast:* Hugh Williams ... Frank Hallam... |
Reginald Denham Reginald Denham Reginald Denham was an English writer, theater and film director, actor and film producer.Denham was born in London, England in 1894.... |
Hugh Williams Hugh Williams Hugh Williams was an English actor and dramatist of Welsh descent.-Personal life:... , Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins Colonel John Edward "Jack" Hawkins CBE was an English actor of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:Hawkins was born at Lyndhurst Road, Wood Green, Middlesex, the son of master builder Thomas George Hawkins and his wife, Phoebe née Goodman. The youngest of four children in a close-knit family,... |
Crime | |
Just My Luck Just My Luck (1933 film) Just My Luck is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Davy Burnaby and Robertson Hare. The screenplay was written by Ben Travers based on a play by H.F. Maltby... |
Jack Raymond Jack Raymond Jack Raymond was a British actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in A Detective for a Day. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films... |
Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo... , Winifred Shotter Winifred Shotter Winifred Florence Shotter was a British film actress. She was the sister of the actress Constance Shotter and the wife of Gilbert Davis.... |
Comedy | |
Keep It Quiet Keep It Quiet Keep it Quiet is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Bertha Belmore, Frank Pettingell, Cyril Raymond and Davy Burnaby. Joe Puddlefoot becomes involved with criminals trying to steal valuable jade pieces belonging to the distinguished Sir Charles Goode.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Bertha Belmore Bertha Belmore -Early career:She was only eight when she made her first appearance on stage. She later toured the coast of America with Sir Philip Ben Greet's Shakespearean Players.-Selected filmography:* Happy * Keep It Quiet... , Davy Burnaby Davy Burnaby Davy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949.... |
Crime | |
King of the Ritz King of the Ritz King of the Ritz is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Herbert Smith and starring Stanley Lupino, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield. While working at a top hotel, the head porter falls in love with a wealthy female guest.-Cast:... |
Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone was an early acclaimed Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered one of Italian cinema's top early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty year career between 1913 and 1963.-Filmography:*Il bacio di Cirano *La donna nuda *Senza colpa! *Fior di... , Herbert Smith Herbert Smith (producer) Herbert Smith was a British film producer.He was born on 30 June 1901 in London.He was an assistant director on five films between 1930 and 1933, before the first 13 for which he was director... |
Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.-Early career:Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane... , Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On... |
Musical | |
The King's Cup The King's Cup The King's Cup is a 1933 British drama film directed by Alan Cobham and Robert Cullen and starring Chili Bouchier, Harry Milton and William Kendall... |
Alan Cobham Alan Cobham Sir Alan John Cobham, KBE, AFC was an English aviation pioneer.A member of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, Alan Cobham became famous as a pioneer of long distance aviation. After the war he became a test pilot for the de Havilland aircraft company, and was the first pilot for the newly... |
Robert Cullen, Harry Milton Harry Milton Harry Terry Milton is an English professional footballer, who plays for Aveley on loan from Milton Keynes Dons.-Career:... , William Kendall William Kendall (actor) -Filmography:* Good Night, Vienna * That's a Good Girl * The King's Cup * Doctor's Orders * Debt of Honour * This'll Make You Whistle * Sweet Devil * The Sky's the Limit... |
Drama | |
Leave It to Smith Leave It to Smith Leave It to Smith is a 1933 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Carol Goodner, Anne Grey, Peter Gawthorne and Basil Radford... |
Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:... |
Tom Walls Tom Walls Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:... , Carol Goodner Carol Goodner Carol Goodner was an American actress who appeared mostly in British films and television. She was born in New York in 1904 later moving to England where she appeared in her first film Those Who Love in 1929. She retired in 1957.A toe dancer when she was only four years old, she continued to earn... |
Comedy | |
Letting in the Sunshine Letting in the Sunshine Letting in the Sunshine is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Albert Burdon, Renee Gadd and Molly Lamont. It was based on a story by Anthony Asquith.-Cast:* Albert Burdon - Nobby Green* Renee Gadd - Jane... |
Lupino Lane Lupino Lane Lupino Lane was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family. Lane started out as a child performer, known as 'Little Nipper', and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall and film performances... |
Albert Burdon Albert Burdon -Filmography:* The Maid of the Mountains * Letting in the Sunshine * It's a Boy * Heat Wave * She Knew What She Wanted * Oh Boy! * Luck of the Navy * Jailbirds -External links:... , Renee Gadd Renee Gadd Renee Gadd was an Argentine-born British film actress. She acted mostly in British films.-Early life:Gadd was born on a ranch in Bahía Blanca, Argentina in 1908 to immigrants from Jersey. Her father Talbot Gadd was a railway executive who abandoned the family, after which they moved to England in... |
Comedy | |
The Little Damozel | Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton... |
Anna Neagle Anna Neagle Forming a professional alliance with Wilcox, Neagle played her first starring film role in the musical Goodnight Vienna , again with Jack Buchanan. With this film Neagle became an overnight favourite... , James Rennie James Rennie James Rennie FRS was a Scottish naturalist.-Life:In 1815 he graduated M.A. from Glasgow University where he had previously studied natural sciences, and took holy orders. In 1821 he moved to London. From 1830 to 1834 he was professor of natural history and zoology at King's College. From then on... |
Romance | |
The Lost Chord The Lost Chord (film) The Lost Chord is a 1933 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring John Stuart, Elizabeth Allan and Jack Hawkins. A musician becomes embroiled in the domestic rows of an aristocratic family.-Cast:* John Stuart ... David Graham... |
Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year.... |
John Stuart John Stuart (actor) John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.... , Elizabeth Allan |
Drama | |
Love on Skis | Ladislao Vajda | Joan Austin, Ralph Rogan | Sports | |
Love's Old Sweet Song Love's Old Sweet Song Love's Old Sweet Song is an Irish folk song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist G. Clifton Bingham.It has been recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt. It is alluded to in James Joyce's Ulysses as being sung by Molly Bloom.... |
H. Manning Haynes | John Stuart John Stuart (actor) John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.... , Joan Wyndham Joan Wyndham Joan Olivia Wyndham was a British writer and memoirist who rose to literary prominence late in life through the diaries she had kept more than 40 years earlier, which were an account of her romantic adventures during the Second World War, when she was an attractive teenager who had strayed into... |
Romance | |
Loyalties Loyalties (1933 film) Loyalties is a 1933 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Basil Rathbone, Heather Thatcher and Miles Mander. It is based on the John Galsworthy play Loyalties.The film addresses the theme of anti-Semitism... |
Basil Dean Basil Dean Basil Herbert Dean CBE was an English actor, writer, film producer/director and theatrical producer/director.... |
Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films... , Heather Thatcher Heather Thatcher Heather Thatcher was an English actress in theatre and motion pictures. She was from London.-Dancer:By 1922 Thatcher was a dancer. She was especially noted for her interpretation of an Egyptian harem dance. Her exotic clothes were designed in Russia. They featured stencil slits in the waist,... |
Drama | |
The Lure | Arthur Maude Arthur Maude -Selected filmography:Director* The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross * Toni * The Ringer * The Clue of the New Pin * The Flying Squad * The Lyons Mail... |
Anne Grey Anne Grey Anne Grey was a British actress, who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College London.... , Cyril Raymond Cyril Raymond Cyril William North Raymond MBE was a British character actor.... |
Crime | |
The Man from Toronto The Man from Toronto The Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romance film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter, Kathleen Harrison and Herbert Lomas. After an inheiritance is left to them if they marry an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other -... |
Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894... |
Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:... , Ian Hunter Ian Hunter (actor) Ian Hunter was a British character actor.Among dozens of film roles, his best-remembered appearances include That Certain Woman with Bette Davis, The Adventures of Robin Hood , The Little Princess and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde... |
Romance | |
Marooned | Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... , Viola Lyel Viola Lyel -Selected filmography:* Hobson's Choice * Let Me Explain, Dear * Channel Crossing * Over the Garden Wall * A Political Party * The Farmer's Wife * This Man Is Dangerous... |
Drama | |
Matinee Idol Matinee Idol (film) Matinee Idol is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Camilla Horn, Miles Mander and Marguerite Allan. A young actress is suspected of murder when a matinee idol she had prevented seducing her sister is found dead.-Cast:... |
George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Camilla Horn Camilla Horn Camilla Horn was a former German dancer and a film star of the silent and sound era. She starred in several Hollywood films of the late 1920s and in a few British and Italian productions.-Biography:... , Miles Mander Miles Mander Miles Mander , born Lionel Henry Mander , was a well-known and versatile English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist.-Early life:Miles Mander was the second son of Theodore Mander, builder of Wightwick Manor, of the prominent... |
Crime | |
Mayfair Girl | George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Sally Blane Sally Blane Sally Blane was an American actress. Blane was the sister of actresses Polly Ann and Loretta Young, and half-sister to actress Georgiana Young, the wife of actor Ricardo Montalban... , John Stuart John Stuart (actor) John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.... |
Crime | |
The Medicine Man The Medicine Man (1933 film) The Medicine Man is a British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson, and Ben Welden. A young man impersonates a doctor.-Cast:* Claud Allister as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire... |
Redd Davis Redd Davis Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London... |
Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell was an English actor.Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University... |
Comedy | |
Meet My Sister Meet My Sister Meet My Sister is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jean Daumery and starring Clifford Mollison, Constance Shotter and Enid Stamp-Taylor... |
Jean Daumery Jean Daumery Jean Daumery was a Belgian-born film director. As he largely worked in the English-speaking world he is often credited as John Daumery.-Selected filmography:* Rough Waters * Help Yourself * Naughty Cinderella... |
Clifford Mollison, Constance Shotter Constance Shotter Constance Ada Shotter was a British actress who appeared in several films in the 1930s.Shotter was born in London, the daughter of Frederick Ernest and Harriet Payne Shotter. She was the sister of actress Winifred Shotter. By 1926 she was a chorus dancer, appearing in The Midnight Follies a... |
Comedy | |
The Melody-Maker The Melody-Maker The Melody-Maker is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Evelyn Roberts.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Lester Matthews Lester Matthews Lester Matthews was an English actor born in Nottingham, England, UK. In his career, he made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was on occasion erroneously credited as Lester Mathews and especially in later years was sometimes known as Les Matthews. He died on the 6 June 1975... , Joan Marion Joan Marion Joan Marion was an Australian-born film actress.-Selected filmography:* The River House Ghost * The Stolen Necklace * The Melody-Maker * Lord of the Manor... |
Comedy/Musical | |
Money for Speed Money for Speed Money for Speed is a 1933 British film starring John Loder, Ida Lupino, Cyril McLaglen and Moore Marriott. It is centered around the sport of speedway racing, which was at its peak of popularity at the time.... |
Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus Bernard Vorhaus was an American film director born in New York City.The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures... |
John Loder John Loder (actor) John Loder was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London.-Early life:Loder's father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, surrendered... , Ida Lupino Ida Lupino Ida Lupino was an English-born film actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed seven others, mostly in the United States. She appeared in serial television programmes 58 times and directed 50 other episodes... |
Drama | |
My Lucky Star | Louis Blattner, John Harlow John Harlow (director) John Harlow was an English film director, active from the 1930s to the 1950s. Harlow worked for smaller studios, mainly in crime/thriller genre potboilers, with his better known films including Candles at Nine , the Sexton Blake thrillers Meet Sexton Blake and The Echo Murders , and the 1947... |
Florence Desmond Florence Desmond Florence Desmond was the stage name of Florence Dawson, an English actress, comedienne and impersonator.... , Oscar Asche Oscar Asche John Stange Heiss Oscar Asche , better known as Oscar Asche, was an Australian actor, director and writer, best known for having written, directed, and acted in the record-breaking musical Chu Chin Chow, both on stage and film, and for acting in, directing, or producing many Shakespeare plays and... |
Comedy | |
No Funny Business No Funny Business No Funny Business is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond and Edmund Breon. The film is based around a comedy of errors during a divorce case It was made at Ealing Studios... |
Victor Hanbury Victor Hanbury Victor Hanbury or W. Victor Hanbury was a British film director and producer.Entering the film industry in 1919 after service in the First World War, he became a director and producer in the early 1930s. His last film as a director was Hotel Reserve in 1944. He continued to produce into the 1950s... |
Lawrence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:... |
Comedy | |
Perfect Understanding Perfect Understanding Perfect Understanding is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and starring Laurence Olivier, Gloria Swanson and John Halliday.-Plot:... |
Cyril Gardner Cyril Gardner Cyril Gardner was a French-born actor, film director, editor and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:Director* Declassee * Grumpy * The Royal Family of Broadway * Reckless Living... |
Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and producer. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the... , Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright... |
Comedy/Romance | |
The Pride of the Force The Pride of the Force The Pride of the Force is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Patrick Aherne, Nancy Bates, Leslie Fuller and Hal Gordon... |
Norman Lee Norman Lee -Selected filmography:Director* The Streets of London * Strip, Strip, Hooray * The Pride of the Force * The Outcast * Doctor's Orders * Spring in the Air * A Political Party... |
Patrick Aherne Patrick Aherne Patrick Aherne was a British film actor. He was the brother of the actor Brian Aherne.-Selected filmography:* The Ball of Fortune * Thou Fool * Huntingtower... , Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller Leslie Fuller was a British comedy film actor. He was married to the actress Nancy Bates.Albert Leslie Fuller was born in 1888 at 14 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London, although many biographies wrongly state Margate, as he had a lifelong association with this seaside town. His father was Albert... |
Comedy | |
Prince of Arcadia Prince of Arcadia Prince of Arcadia is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Carl Brisson, Margot Grahame, Ida Lupino and Peter Gawthorne. A Ruritanian Prince is due to marry a princess with acting ambitions, but he has fallen in love with another woman.... |
Hanns Schwarz Hanns Schwarz Hanns Schwarz was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna in 1888. He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. His last film was the 1937 British thriller Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel... |
Carl Brisson Carl Brisson Carl Brisson , born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 12 silent films between 1918 and 1935, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock... , Margot Grahame Margot Grahame Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Crimson Pirate. She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958.-Movie actress:... |
Musical | |
The Private Life of Henry VIII The Private Life of Henry VIII The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 film about Henry VIII, King of England. It was written by Lajos Biró and Arthur Wimperis, and directed by Sir Alexander Korda.Charles Laughton won the 1933 Academy Award as Best Actor for his performance as Henry... |
Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda was a Hungarian-born British producer and film director. He was a leading figure in the British film industry, the founder of London Films and the owner of British Lion Films, a film distributing company.-Life and career:The elder brother of filmmakers Zoltán Korda and Vincent... |
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Charles Laughton was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.-Early life and career:... , Robert Donat Robert Donat Robert Donat was an English film and stage actor. He is best-known for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and Goodbye, Mr... , Merle Oberon Merle Oberon Merle Oberon was an Indian-born British actress best known for her screen performances in The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Cowboy and the Lady . She began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII . She travelled to the United States to make films for Samuel... , Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester Elsa Sullivan Lanchester was an English-American character actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.... |
Historical Drama | Academy Award for Best Actor (Laughton) |
Puppets of Fate Puppets of Fate Puppets of Fate is a 1933 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Godfrey Tearle, Isla Bevan, Russell Thorndike and Fred Groves.-Cast:* Godfrey Tearle - Richard Sabine* Isla Bevan - Joan Harding* Russell Thorndike - Doctor Munroe... |
George A. Cooper George A. Cooper (director) George A. Cooper was a British screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:* The Eleventh Commandment * Claude Duval * Settled Out of Court * Somebody's Darling * If Youth But Knew... |
Godfrey Tearle Godfrey Tearle Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in both English and US films.-Biography:... , Isla Bevan Isla Bevan -Selected filmography:* The Sign of Four * The Face at the Window * The World, the Flesh, the Devil * Puppets of Fate -External links:... |
Crime | |
The Return of Raffles The Return of Raffles The Return of Raffles is a 1933 British crime film directed by Mansfield Markham and starring George Barraud, Camilla Horn and Claud Allister. It is based on the A.J. Raffles stories by EW Hornung and inspired by the success of the 1930 American film Raffles, to which it serves as a loose... |
Mansfield Markham Mansfield Markham Mansfield Markham was the second son of Sir Arthur Markham, and his wife, Lady Lucy Markham., and became a British film producer and director.-Marriage to Beryl Markham:... |
George Barraud George Barraud -Selected filmography:* The Wolf Man * Bellamy Trial * Woman to Woman * Peacock Alley * The Return of Raffles * Great Expectations * Charlie Chan in London * Mystery Woman... , Camilla Horn Camilla Horn Camilla Horn was a former German dancer and a film star of the silent and sound era. She starred in several Hollywood films of the late 1920s and in a few British and Italian productions.-Biography:... |
Crime | |
The Roof The Roof (1933 film) The Roof is a 1933 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Leslie Perrins, Judy Gunn, Russell Thorndike and Michael Hogan.-Cast:* Leslie Perrins - Inspector Darrow* Judy Gunn - Carol Foster* Russell Thorndike - Clive Bristow... |
George A. Cooper George A. Cooper (director) George A. Cooper was a British screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:* The Eleventh Commandment * Claude Duval * Settled Out of Court * Somebody's Darling * If Youth But Knew... |
Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins was an English actor who often played villains. In his long career, he appeared in well over 60 films... , Judy Gunn Judy Gunn Judy Gunn, born Joan Winfindale was a British film actress.When she was thirteen she played a leading role in a local dramatic performance and the following year she went to RADA to study, where she was the youngest pupil... |
Crime | |
A Shot in the Dark A Shot in the Dark (1933 film) A Shot in the Dark is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local reverend suspects something and begins to investigate.... |
George Pearson | Dorothy Boyd Dorothy Boyd Dorothy Boyd was an English film actress. She appeared in 38 films between 1926 and 1940. She was born in Sanderstead, Surrey and died in England.-Career:... , Jack Hawkins Jack Hawkins Colonel John Edward "Jack" Hawkins CBE was an English actor of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.-Career:Hawkins was born at Lyndhurst Road, Wood Green, Middlesex, the son of master builder Thomas George Hawkins and his wife, Phoebe née Goodman. The youngest of four children in a close-knit family,... , O.B. Clarence |
Mystery | |
Sleeping Car Sleeping Car (film) Sleeping Car is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Madeleine Carroll, Ivor Novello Stanley Holloway and Laddie Cliff.-Cast:* Madeleine Carroll - Anne* Ivor Novello - Gaston* Laddie Cliff - Pierre* Kay Hammond - Simone... |
Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak was a Ukrainian-born filmmaker who wrote, directed, and produced films in a various countries and languages... |
Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree... , Ivor Novello Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter... |
Comedy | |
Smithy | George King George King (film director) George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:... |
Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn Edmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895... , Peggy Novak Peggy Novak -Selected filmography:*The Diplomatic Lover * A Little Bit of Bluff * Luck of the Turf * South Riding * Save a Little Sunshine * Old Mother Riley in Society * He Found a Star... |
Comedy | |
Sorrell and Son Sorrell and Son Sorrell and Son is a silent film released on December 2, 1927 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director in the 1st Academy Awards the following year... |
Jack Raymond Jack Raymond Jack Raymond was a British actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in A Detective for a Day. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films... |
H.B. Warner, Margot Grahame Margot Grahame Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Crimson Pirate. She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958.-Movie actress:... |
Drama | |
A Southern Maid A Southern Maid (film) A Southern Maid is a 1933 British musical film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Bebe Daniels, Clifford Mollison and Hal Gordon. It is based on the operetta A Southern Maid by Harold Fraser-Simson... |
Harry Hughes Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 57th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987.-Early life and family:... |
Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a star in musicals like 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain... , Clifford Mollison Clifford Mollison Clifford Lely Mollison was a British film and television actor. He was married to the actress Avril Wheatley. His younger brother was the actor Henry Mollison.-Selected filmography:* The Lucky Number... |
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The Stickpin The Stickpin The Stickpin is a 1933 British film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Betty Astell and Francis L. Sullivan. A man is framed for killing the blackmailer of his friend's wife.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Betty Astell Betty Astell Elizabeth "Betty" Julia Astell was an English actress.Born in Brondesbury, London, she was married to the entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005... , Francis L. Sullivan Francis L. Sullivan Francis Loftus Sullivan was an English film and stage actor. He attended Stonyhurst, the Jesuit public school in Lancashire, England whose alumni include Charles Laughton and Arthur Conan Doyle.A heavily built man with a striking double-chin and a deep voice, Sullivan made his acting debut at the... |
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The Stolen Necklace The Stolen Necklace The Stolen Necklace is a 1933 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Lester Matthews, Joan Marion and Mickey Brantford.-Cast:* Lester Matthews as Clive Wingate* Joan Marion as Diana Hunter* Mickey Brantford as Tom Hunter... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Lester Matthews Lester Matthews Lester Matthews was an English actor born in Nottingham, England, UK. In his career, he made more than 180 appearances in film and on television. He was on occasion erroneously credited as Lester Mathews and especially in later years was sometimes known as Les Matthews. He died on the 6 June 1975... , Joan Marion Joan Marion Joan Marion was an Australian-born film actress.-Selected filmography:* The River House Ghost * The Stolen Necklace * The Melody-Maker * Lord of the Manor... |
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Strange Evidence Strange Evidence Strange Evidence is a 1933 British crime film directed by Robert Milton and starring Leslie Banks, George Curzon, Carol Goodner and Frank Vosper.-Cast:* Leslie Banks as Francis Relf* Carol Goodner as Marie / Barbara Relf* George Curzon as Stephen Relf... |
Robert Milton Robert Milton Robert A. Milton is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., the parent company of Air Canada. He is also a former Chairman, President and CEO of Air Canada.-Early life and education:... |
Leslie Banks Leslie Banks Leslie Banks, CBE was an English theatre and cinema actor, director and producer, now best remembered playing gruff, menacing characters in black and white movies of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:... , Carol Goodner Carol Goodner Carol Goodner was an American actress who appeared mostly in British films and television. She was born in New York in 1904 later moving to England where she appeared in her first film Those Who Love in 1929. She retired in 1957.A toe dancer when she was only four years old, she continued to earn... |
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Strike It Rich Strike It Rich (1933 film) Strike It Rich is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Betty Astell, Davy Burnaby, George K. Gee and Wilfrid Lawson.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Betty Astell Betty Astell Elizabeth "Betty" Julia Astell was an English actress.Born in Brondesbury, London, she was married to the entertainer Cyril Fletcher for more than 60 years, from 18 May 1941 until his death on 1 January 2005... , Davy Burnaby Davy Burnaby Davy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949.... |
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Summer Lightning Summer Lightning (film) Summer Lightning is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Chili Bouchier and Horace Hodges. It is based on the novel Summer Lightning by P.G... |
Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband... |
Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn Ralph Lynn was a British stage and screen actor.Lynn was born in Manchester and began his acting career in Wigan in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre in By Jingo... , Winifred Shotter Winifred Shotter Winifred Florence Shotter was a British film actress. She was the sister of the actress Constance Shotter and the wife of Gilbert Davis.... |
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Symphony in Two Flats Symphony in Two Flats Symphony in Two Flats is a 1930 British drama film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Ivor Novello, Benita Hume, Jacqueline Logan and Cyril Ritchard. It was an adaptation of a play written by Novello... |
|Gareth Gundrey Gareth Gundrey Gareth Gundrey was a British producer, screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:Director* Just for a Song * Symphony in Two Flats * The Stronger Sex * The Hound of the Baskervilles... |
Ivor Novello Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter... , Benita Hume Benita Hume Benita Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955.She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet... |
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That's a Good Girl | Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in... |
Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in... , Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals... |
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That's My Wife That's My Wife (1933 film) That's My Wife is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Betty Astell and Davy Burnaby.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell was an English actor.Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University... |
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The Thirteenth Candle | John Daumery | Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom was an English screen, stage, and television actress.-Career:Born as Isobel Jeannette Reed in Cambridge, England, Elsom usually was cast as an aristocratic lady of the upper class. Over the course of three decades she appeared in 17 Broadway productions, beginning with The Ghost Train... , Arthur Maude Arthur Maude -Selected filmography:Director* The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross * Toni * The Ringer * The Clue of the New Pin * The Flying Squad * The Lyons Mail... |
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This Is the Life | Albert de Courville Albert de Courville Albert de Courville was a director of theatrical revues who turned to making films in the 1930s. His two most famous films , both featuring Jessie Matthews were There Goes the Bride and The Midshipmaid... |
Gordon Harker Gordon Harker Gordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock... , Binnie Hale Binnie Hale Binnie Hale was an English actress and musician. Both her father, Robert Hale and younger brother, Sonnie Hale were actors. She married West End actor Jack Raine, with whom she had one daughter.... |
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This Week of Grace This Week of Grace This Week of Grace is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. A poor, unemployed woman is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy duchess. It was promoted with the tagline "Cinderella in modern dress"... |
Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year.... |
Gracie Fields Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields, DBE , was an English-born, later Italian-based actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall.-Early life:... , Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... |
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Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat (1933 film) Three Men in a Boat is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring William Austin, Edmund Breon, Billy Milton and Davy Burnaby. It is based on the novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K... |
Graham Cutts Graham Cutts Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts... |
William Austin, Edmund Breon Edmund Breon Edmund Breon was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952.... |
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Timbuctoo Timbuctoo (film) Timbuctoo is a 1933 British comedy film, co-directed by Walter Summers and Arthur B. Woods for British International Pictures, and starring Henry Kendall and Margot Grahame... |
Walter Summers Walter Summers Walter Summers was a British film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Barnstaple to a family of actors, British motion picture director Walter Summers began his career in the family trade; his first contact with filmmaking was as an assistant to American director George Loane Tucker, who... Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime thrillers. His most acclaimed film is 1938's They Drive by Night... |
Henry Kendall Henry Kendall (actor) Henry Kendall, born in London on 28 May 1897 was an English stage and film actor, theatre director and an immaculately stylish revue artiste. He died on 9 June 1962.- Early life :... , Margot Grahame Margot Grahame Margot Grahame was an English actress most noted for starring in The Informer and The Crimson Pirate. She started acting in 1930 and made her last screen appearance in 1958.-Movie actress:... |
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Too Many Wives | Frank Richardson | Claude Fleming, Alf Goddard Alf Goddard Alf Goddard was a British film actor.Brother of a famous boxer, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too. He was also a trained athlete and a professional dancer. He served in the army in World War I and when he was invalided out he worked on munitions. He made his stage debut in a musical hall act in 1916... |
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Trouble Trouble (film) Trouble is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Sydney Howard, George Curzon and Dorothy Robinson. A pair of stewards on a cruise ship manage to foil the plans of jewel thieves.-Cast:* Sydney Howard - Miss Carruthers... |
Maclean Rogers Maclean Rogers -Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband... |
Sydney Howard Sydney Howard Sydney Howard was an English stage comedian and motion-picture actor born in Leeds, Yorkshire.Already a major stage star, Howard made his feature film début in 1929's Jack Raymond's Splinters, and went on appearing in unique roles in films such as French Leave, Up for the Cup and Mayor's Nest... , George Curzon George Curzon (actor) Commander Chambré George William Penn Curzon , known as George Curzon, was a Royal Navy Commander, actor, and father of the present Earl Howe.... , Dorothy Robinson |
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Underneath the Arches Underneath the Arches (film) Underneath the Arches is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Stella Moya, Lyn Harding and Edmund Willard who formed part of the comedy ensemble known as the Crazy Gang.... |
Redd Davis Redd Davis Redd Davis was a Canadian film director and producer who directed more than twenty films between 1932 and 1942. He was born in Canada in 1896, but he moved to Britain where he directed his first film The Spare Room in 1932. He worked mainly at Twickenham Studios in west London... |
Bud Flanagan Bud Flanagan Bud Flanagan was a popular English music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a wartime entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1960.- Family background :Flaganan was born Chaim Reuben Weintrop in... , Chesney Allen Chesney Allen Chesney Allen was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered as part of the double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen.-Life and career:... |
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The Veteran of Waterloo The Veteran of Waterloo The Veteran of Waterloo is a 1933 British short drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Jerrold Robertshaw, Roger Livesey and Joan Kemp-Welch. An old soldier recounts his participation in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo... |
A.V. Bramble A.V. Bramble Albert Victor Bramble was a British actor and film director. Bramble was born in Portsmouth, England in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films... |
Jerrold Robertshaw Jerrold Robertshaw -Selected filmography:* The Wandering Jew * Should a Doctor Tell? * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote * The Arab * She * A Royal Divorce * Huntingtower * Tommy Atkins... , Roger Livesey Roger Livesey Roger Livesey was a British stage and film actor. He is most often remembered for the three Powell & Pressburger films in which he starred: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going! and A Matter of Life and Death... |
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Yes, Madam Yes, Madam Yes, Madam is a 1985 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock. The film is Yeoh's first major action role and Rothrock's first appearance in a feature film.... |
Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role... |
Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell Frank Pettingell was an English actor.Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University... , Kay Hammond |
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Yes, Mr Brown Yes, Mr Brown Yes, Mr Brown is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph and Margot Grahame... |
Herbert Wilcox Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton... |
Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in... , Hartley Power Hartley Power Hartley Power was an American-born British film and television actor. He is best remembered for two roles: "Sylvester Kee" the ventriloquist who is shot and almost killed by "Maxwell Frere" as a rival for his "dummy"'s affections in Dead of Night; the chief of the news agency that Gregory Peck... , Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals... |
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You Made Me Love You You Made Me Love You (film) You Made Me Love You is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Stanley Lupino, Thelma Todd and John Loder. The plot is a modern remorkwing of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.-Cast:* Stanley Lupino - Tom Daly... |
Monty Banks Monty Banks Montague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe... |
Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino Stanley Lupino was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.-Early career:Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane... , Thelma Todd Thelma Todd Thelma Alice Todd was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films like Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy... |
Comedy Comedy film Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences... |
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