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- ...'The Good Old Days''''' is a 1939 British [[historical film|historical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Roy William Neill]]. Written by [[Austin Melford]] and *[[List of lost films]]3 KB (415 words) - 08:08, 10 September 2024
- [[Category:1934 films]] [[Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios]]3 KB (480 words) - 20:20, 16 February 2023
- '''''The Ghost Goes West''''' is a 1935 British [[romantic comedy]]/[[fantasy film|fantasy]] film directed by [[René Clair]] and starring [[ This was the first of two films Clair made in England following a deal he made with producer [[Alexander Ko9 KB (1,240 words) - 16:09, 29 September 2024
- ...ritish actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy productions, and often working alongside his wife (Dame) [[Cicely Courtneid ...ts|Cambridge Footlights]]. He was one of the earliest famous alumni of the comedy club.13 KB (1,828 words) - 07:57, 6 October 2022
- ...ost of St. Michael's]]''), through the [[Carry On (franchise)|''Carry On'' films]], and television. ===1920s and 1930s===31 KB (4,739 words) - 09:00, 6 February 2023
- ...f>{{cite book |last=Fellner |first=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVGfDwAAQBAJ&q=Adrienne+Riccoboni+bo ...hakespearean roles and in Hammer horror movies, as well as such well-known films as Dr Zhivago |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/28/adrienne-co19 KB (2,742 words) - 10:23, 25 August 2024
- ...Conway]]), and [[Simon Templar]], ''The Saint'', in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>George Sanders The Guardian 26 Apr 1972: 5.</ref> ...ve, superior, and somewhat threatening air made him in demand for American films for years to come.<ref>Sanders 1960, p.117</ref> ''Lloyd's of London'' was23 KB (3,363 words) - 11:29, 23 December 2022
- ...d to star in [[variety show|variety]], [[pantomime|pantomime]] and musical comedy, including several [[revue|revue]]s. ...war, he appeared in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' and made a series of films for Ealing Studios, including ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'', ''[[The Lavender56 KB (8,391 words) - 00:06, 23 February 2023
- ...}}</ref> In 1957, she starred opposite [[Kenneth Williams]] in the musical comedy ''Share My Lettuce'', written by [[Bamber Gascoigne]].<ref>{{cite web |url= ...t his match – that she was extraordinary. He said that anyone who can play comedy that well can also play tragedy and he offered her the likes of Desdemona i90 KB (12,560 words) - 17:58, 28 September 2024
- ...en appeared in film, rising from a [[bit part|bit part]] actor in the late 1930s to a member of the main cast; by the time of his death he had appeared in n ...and made his television debut, becoming a reliable bit-part actor in many films, particularly in the [[war film|war film]] genre.90 KB (14,130 words) - 08:06, 29 March 2023
- ...oped the Tramp persona and attracted a large fan base. He directed his own films and continued to hone his craft as he moved to the [[Essanay Studios|Essana ...ve the U.S. and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|L164 KB (24,245 words) - 14:14, 25 August 2024