Colonel Blood (film)
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Colonel Blood was a British film written and directed by W.P. Lipscomb
. It was a dramatised account of Thomas Blood
, a 17th-century adventurer in England.
, in the 17th century and his attempted theft of the British Crown jewels
.
in England. It was shot on 35mm black and white film in an aspect ratio
of 1.37:1. It was produced by Norman Loudon for Sound City Film, Shepperton Studio's in-house sound production company.
W.P. Lipscomb
W.P. Lipscomb was a British screenwriter, producer and director.- As screenwriter :* Splinters * French Leave * Rookery Nook * On Approval * The Great Game...
. It was a dramatised account of Thomas Blood
Thomas Blood
Colonel Thomas Blood was an Irish colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671...
, a 17th-century adventurer in England.
Plot
The plot is based on a dramatised account of the exploits of the historical renegade, Thomas BloodThomas Blood
Colonel Thomas Blood was an Irish colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671...
, in the 17th century and his attempted theft of the British Crown jewels
Crown jewels
Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They may include crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, and other objects...
.
Production
The film was shot on location at Shepperton StudiosShepperton Studios
Shepperton Studios is a film studio in Shepperton, Surrey, England with a history dating back to 1931 since when many notable films have been made there...
in England. It was shot on 35mm black and white film in an aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
of 1.37:1. It was produced by Norman Loudon for Sound City Film, Shepperton Studio's in-house sound production company.
Cast
- Frank CellierFrank Cellier (actor)Frank Cellier was an English actor. Early in his career, he toured in Britain, Germany, the West Indies, America and South Africa. In the 1920s, he became known in the West End for Shakespearean character roles, among others, and also directed some plays in which he acted...
as Col. BloodThomas BloodColonel Thomas Blood was an Irish colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671... - Anne GreyAnne GreyAnne 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....
as Lady CastlemaineBarbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of ClevelandBarbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland was an English courtesan and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England, by whom she had five children, all of which were acknowledged and subsequently ennobled... - Mary LawsonMary Lawson (actress)Mary Elizabeth Lawson was a stage and film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to her performances on stage and screen, Lawson was known for her romantic affairs, including with tennis player Fred Perry and her future husband, the married son of the Dame of Sark...
as Susie - Allan JeayesAllan JeayesAllan Jeayes was a British stage and movie actor.He starred as Howard Joyce in the original 1927 Broadway production of The Letter and played Sir Lawrence Wargarve in the 1943 London production of And Then There Were None.Jeayes made his film debut in the 1918 Nelson as Sir William Hamilton...
as Charles IICharles II of EnglandCharles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War... - Hay PetrieHay PetrieHay Petrie , born David Hay Petrie, was a Scottish actor noted for playing eccentric characters, among them Quilp in The Old Curiosity Shop , the McLaggen in The Ghost Goes West and Uncle Pumblechook in Great Expectations .Hay Petrie went to St Andrew’s Academy, Dundee, and St...
as Mr. Edwards - Hilda Trevelyan as Mrs. Edwards
- Arthur ChesneyArthur ChesneyArthur Chesney was a British actor. He was the brother of the actor Edmund Gwenn and the cousin of the actor Cecil Kellaway.-Selected filmography:* The Lure of Crooning Water * Hindle Wakes * French Leave...
as Samuel PepysSamuel PepysSamuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man... - Stella ArbeninaStella ArbeninaStella Arbenina was a Russian-born English actress.Born Stella Zoe Whishaw in St. Petersburg, Russia into an English family who had mader their home in Russia for several generations, she was married in 1907 to Baron Paul Meyendorff Captain in the Horse Guards and Aides-de-camp to Tsar Nicholas II...
as Mrs. Pepys - Desmond JeansDesmond JeansDesmond Jeans was a British film actor. He was the brother of Isabel Jeans and Ursula Jeans.-Selected filmography:* The Blue Danube * Diamond Cut Diamond * The Girl from Maxim's * Colonel Blood...
as Parrot - Robert NainbyRobert Nainby-Selected filmography:* Dandy Dick * Royal Cavalcade * Death on the Set * No Monkey Business * When Knights Were Bold * Public Nuisance No. 1 * Land Without Music...
as Desborough - Arthur Goullet as Tim
- Percy StandingPercy StandingPercy Standing was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was the son of Herbert Standing...
as Duke of Ormonde - Ena Grossmith as Jane
- Gabriel Toyne as Ossory
- Peggy EvansPeggy Evans-Selected filmography:* School for Secrets * Penny and the Pownall Case * Look Before You Love * The Blue Lamp * Calling Bulldog Drummond -External links:...
as Nancy - E. Vivian Reynolds as Arlington
- Tarva Penna as Chiffinch