Elsie Randolph
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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. She also appeared in several of Alfred Hitchcock
's British-made films.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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She is best remembered for her partnership with 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...
in several stage and film musicals. She also appeared in several of Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's British-made films.
Theatre credits (all London productions)
- 1919 The Girl for the Boy
- 1920 The Naughty PrincessThe Naughty PrincessThe Naughty Princess is an opéra bouffe with music by Charles Cuvillier, book by J. Hastings Turner, and lyrics by Adrian Ross. The work, adapted from La reine joyeuse by Cuvillier and Andre Barde, depicts a princess with very modern ideas, who rebels against arranged marriage and court etiquette...
- 1921 My Nieces
- 1922 His Girl
- 1923 Battling ButlerBattling ButlerBattling Butler is a 1926 comedy silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton.-Plot summary:Alfred's father, portrayed as a wealthy aristocrat, feels his son has grown up too comfortably and as a result has not become what a man should be. To remedy this predicament he sends his son Alfred...
- 1924
- ToniToniToni is a given name. In English, it is often female, the male version being Tony. In Finnish, it is a male name, a form of Anttoni. In Bulgarian, Toni [Тони] may refer to either a male or a female. Tony and Toni have no separate equivalents in Bulgarian since the Cyrillic alphabet has one letter...
- Madame Pompadour
- Toni
- 1925 BoodleBoodleBoodle, or boodler, was a bar-room or street term for money or booty applied by the yellow press to members of the New York Board of Aldermen who were charged with accepting bribes in connection with the granting of a franchise for a street railroad on Broadway...
- 1926 SunnySunnySunny may refer to:*An abundance of sunlight*It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a television show*Nissan Sunny, a vehicle*Seiyu Group, a Japanese supermarket, an Indonesian cargo ship in service 1959–69...
- 1927 Peggy-AnnPeggy-AnnPeggy-Ann is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Herbert Fields, based on the 1910 musical Tillie’s Nightmare by Edgar Smith.-Production:...
- 1928 That's a Good Girl
- 1929 Follow ThroughFollow Through"Follow Through" is a single by Gavin DeGraw released in 2005. It is featured on his 2003 album Chariot.The song has been featured on several television shows, including One Tree Hill and Scrubs and, from 2008-2010, played in the UK and Italian advertisements for Carte D'or.The song peaked at #13...
- 1930
- The Co-OptimistsThe Co-OptimistsThe Co-Optimists is the title of a stage variety revue which opened in London on 27 June 1921. The show was devised by Davy Burnaby. The piece was a co-operative venture by what The Times called "a group of well-known musical comedy and variety artists" presenting "an all-star 'pierrot'...
- The Wonder Bar
- The Co-Optimists
- 1931 Stand Up and Sing
- 1934 Mr Whittington
- 1935 Charlot's Char-a-Bang
- 1936 This'll Make You WhistleThis'll Make You WhistleThis'll Make You Whistle is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and William Kendall.-Cast:* Jack Buchanan - Bill Hoppings* Elsie Randolph - Bobbie Rivers* Jean Gillie - Joan Longhurst...
- 1942 The Maid of the MountainsThe Maid of the MountainsThe Maid of the Mountains, called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W...
- 1943 It's Time To Dance
Film credits
- 1931 Rich and StrangeRich and StrangeRich and Strange is a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is most notable for the techniques utilized by Hitchcock that would reappear later in...
- 1932
- Life Goes OnLife Goes On-Music:* Life Goes On * Life Goes On * Life Goes On * Life Goes On * Life Goes On, an album by BMX Bandits* "Life Goes On" * "Life Goes On"...
- Brother AlfredBrother AlfredBrother Alfred is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancee ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin...
- Life Goes On
- 1933
- That's a Good Girl
- Night of the GarterNight of the GarterNight of the Garter is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Winifred Shotter and Elsie Randolph. It was based on the play Getting Gertie's Garter by Avery Hopwood and Wilson Collison.-Cast:...
- Yes, Mr BrownYes, Mr BrownYes, Mr Brown is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph and Margot Grahame...
- 1936 This'll Make You WhistleThis'll Make You WhistleThis'll Make You Whistle is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and William Kendall.-Cast:* Jack Buchanan - Bill Hoppings* Elsie Randolph - Bobbie Rivers* Jean Gillie - Joan Longhurst...
- 1937 Smash and GrabSmash and GrabSmash and Grab is a 1937 British comedy crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie Randolph, Arthur Margetson and Anthony Holles...
- 1951 Cheer the Brave
- 1968 Nebeští jezdciNebeští jezdciNebeští jezdci is a Czechoslovakian movie directed by Jindřich Polák in 1968 about Czech pilots in RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in northern Europe....
- 1972 Frenzy