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Anthony Arnatt Bushell (19 May 1904 – 2 April 1997) was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He played Colonel Breen in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59), and also appeared in and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.
Bushell was born in Westerham, Kent and was educated at Magdalen College School, and then Hertford College, Oxford, where he was the stroke on the crew and belonged to the Hypocrites Club. After Oxford, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got his start on stage from Sir Gerald du Maurier, making his theatrical debut in Sardou's Diplomacy at the Adelphi Theatre in 1924.
Bushell worked in the U.S. for a time in 1927-28, touring in Her Cardboard Lover with Jeanne Eagels.
In 1928 he met American actress Zelma O'Neal (1903–1989), who was performing on the London stage in the musical Good News. They married in New York on 22 November 1928, when he was appearing on Broadway in Maugham's The Sacred Flame and she was preparing to open in the musical Follow Thru.George Arliss saw Bushell on Broadway the play and when he was cast as the lead in his first talkie, the American 1929 film Disraeli, recommended Bushell for the role of Disraeli's young rival Charles Deeford.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Emma Orczy set during the Reign of Terror following the start of the French Revolution, first published in 1905. The novel was written after Orczy's stage play of the same title enjoyed a long run in London and popular success in 1903.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the name of a chivalrous Englishman in the time of the Terrors in France, who, with his band of gentlemen, rescues aristocrats before they can be killed by the violent government in revolutionary France. He is known by his symbol, a simple flower, the pimpernel. He succeeds by masterful use of disguises and strict secrecy of the group's movements. His identity is secret to all but his men. Marguerite Blakeney, French wife of a wealthy English dandy, is approached by the new French envoy to England with a threat to her brother's life if she does not aid in his search for the Pimpernel. She aids him, and then discovers that the Pimpernel is also very dear to her. She sails to France to stop the envoy.
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor of stage and screen and singer.
Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role for the 1964 film version, which earned him a Golden Globe Award and Best Actor Oscar.
In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films, including Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), and Doctor Dolittle (1967). In July 1989, Harrison was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1975, Harrison released his first autobiography. His second, A Damned Serious Business: My Life in Comedy, was published posthumously in 1991.
Harrison was married a total of six times and had two sons: Noel and Carey Harrison. He continued working in stage productions until shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer in June 1990 at the age of 82.
Lilli Palmer (24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986), born Lilli Marie Peiser, was a German actress. She won the Volpi Cup, the Deutscher Filmpreis three times, and was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award.
Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three daughters born to Dr. Alfred Peiser, a German Jewish surgeon, and Rose Lissman, an Austrian Jewish stage actress in Posen, Prussia, Germany (now Poznań, Poland). When Lilli was four her family moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg. She was a junior table tennis champion as a young girl.
She studied drama in Berlin before fleeing to Paris in 1933 following the Nazi takeover. While performing in cabarets, she attracted the attention of British talent scouts and was offered a contract by the Gaumont Film Company. She made her screen debut in Crime Unlimited (1935) and appeared in British films for the next decade. She married actor Rex Harrison 25 January 1943, and followed him to Hollywood in 1945.
The Royal Bed (1931) - Lowell Sherman, Mary Astor, Anthony Bushell
(The terror of the Tongs) Il terrore dei Tongs - Trailer
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
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The Long Dark Hall 1951 Crime, Drama, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Tania Heald
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Dark Journey (1937)
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From Wikipedia: The Royal Bed is a 1931 American Pre-Code American satirical comedy film produced by William LeBaron and distributed through RKO. The film was directed by and starred Lowell Sherman, along with Mary Astor and Anthony Bushell. The screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben based on the 1928 play by Robert E. Sherwood titled The Queen's Husband. It would be one of a handful of RKO pictures which was produced in both English and French language versions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Bed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022326/ https://archive.org/details/ClassicRoyalBed31 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/royal_bed/
(The terror of the Tongs) Il terrore dei Tongs Anthony Bushell, 1961
Plot: At the heart of the French Revolution, effete aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney is secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel, leading an underground group dedicated to freeing nobles from the brutal Robespierre. Director: Harold Young Actors: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Bramwell Fletcher, Walter Rilla, Anthony Bushell, O. B. Clarence, Mabel Terry-Lewis, Joan Gardner, Ernest Milton, Robert Rietti, Philip Strange, Derrick de Marney Based on: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy and Montagu Barstow (play) and The Scarlet Pimpenrel by Baroness Orczy (novel) Fact: Charles Laughton was originally cast in the lead but feedback was so negative he was replaced by Howard.
Danger Man Season 2, Episode 3, Part C - The Relaxed Informer - Directed by Anthony Bushell with Patrick McGoohan, Duncan Lamont, Moira Redmond, Paul Maxwell, Brian Rawlinson, Stanley Van Beers, Tom Gill, Pauline Letts, Henri Vidon and Charles Vance - first aired 26 February 1961
The Long Dark Hall 1951 Crime, Drama, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Tania Heald In a London still rebuilding after World War II, suburban businessman Arthur Groome (Rex Harrison) carries on an extramarital affair with Rose (Patricia Wayne), a chorus girl. One night, Arthur lets himself into Rose's small apartment and discovers that she has been brutally stabbed to death. Fleeing in a panic, Arthur incriminates himself in her death and is charged with her murder. As the case goes to trial, the real killer becomes friendly with Arthur's steadfast wife, Mary (Lilli Palmer). Release date: May 9, 1951 (New York City) Directors: Anthony Bushell, Reginald Beck Music composed by: Benjamin Frankel Story by: Edgar Lustgarten Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson, W.E. Fairchild
Danger Man Season 2, Episode 3, Part B - The Relaxed Informer - Directed by Anthony Bushell with Patrick McGoohan, Duncan Lamont, Moira Redmond, Paul Maxwell, Brian Rawlinson, Stanley Van Beers, Tom Gill, Pauline Letts, Henri Vidon and Charles Vance - first aired 26 February 1961
Gas blast cash machine gang jailed. Five men who used explosive gas to blow up cash machines at banks, post offices and supermarkets, stealing an estimated £800,000, have been jailed. Thomas Whittingham, Anthony Bushell, Craig Cartwright, Kurt Beddoes and Ian Ellis took the money in some 30 attacks across the North West and the Midlands. The men, from Liverpool, Merseyside and Coventry, caused more than £700,000 in damage during the raids. They received sentences ranging from 13 to 18 years at Liverpool Crown Court.
Plot: World War I is raging, but Swedish store clerk Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) has not aligned herself with either side. When she meets German soldier Karl Von Marwitz (Conrad Veidt), she falls in love. Karl, who presents as a footman of low rank, is in fact a high-ranking official in the German army. Madeleine has secrets of her own -- she is a spy, working for the Allies. As Madeleine and Karl are pulled deeper into the war, their love may be the thing that saves their lives. Director: Victor Saville Actors: Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner, Anthony Bushell, Ursula Jeans, Margery Pickard, Elliot Makeham, Austin Trevor, Sam Livesey, Edmund Willard, Charles Carson, Phil Ray, Henry Oscar, Lawrence Hanray, Cecil Parker, Reginald Tate, Percy Walsh, Robert Newton, William Dewh...
This is the first episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1958. One of the earliest influences on British Science-Fiction television and one of the first thing I remember ever seeing on TV was the Quatermass and the Pit. TV in the early '50s was either broadcast live to air with or without recording it and the acting can sometimes be choppy or at best ad lib (Early Doctor Who was fabulous for that) The plot for this serialised Black and white Sci Fi was quite simple, When a skull is found during building works at Knightsbridge, London, the work is halted in order that a full archaeological dig can proceed. As one does. However as the the diggers delve deeper, they find more skulls, but then they unearth what is thought to be an unexloded bomb. Well it is 50's Britain...
Four Just Men - Episode 14 "Panic Button" Directed by Anthony Bushell Written by Marianne Foster and Samuel B. West Original Air Date - December 31st, 1959. The daughter of a research scientist appeals to Jeff Ryder for help when in a laboratory accident her father is exposed to a harmless amount of radiation and the people in the town, Fairview, where he lives and works believe that they will be contaminated and die. Stars Paul Carpenter, Sheila Gallagher, Ewen Solon, Jess Conrad, Warren Mitchell, and Oliver Reed (uncredited). Brief appearance by Dan Dailey.
This is the second episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1958. One of the earliest influences on British Science-Fiction television and one of the first thing I remember ever seeing on TV was the Quatermass and the Pit. TV in the early '50s was either broadcast live to air with or without recording it and the acting can sometimes be choppy or at best ad lib (Early Doctor Who was fabulous for that) The plot for this serialised Black and white Sci Fi was quite simple, When a skull is found during building works at Knightsbridge, London, the work is halted in order that a full archaeological dig can proceed. As one does. However as the the diggers delve deeper, they find more skulls, but then they unearth what is thought to be an unexloded bomb. Well it is 50's Britai...
This is the fourth episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1958. One of the earliest influences on British Science-Fiction television and one of the first thing I remember ever seeing on TV was the Quatermass and the Pit. TV in the early '50s was either broadcast live to air with or without recording it and the acting can sometimes be choppy or at best ad lib (Early Doctor Who was fabulous for that) The plot for this serialised Black and white Sci Fi was quite simple, When a skull is found during building works at Knightsbridge, London, the work is halted in order that a full archaeological dig can proceed. As one does. However as the the diggers delve deeper, they find more skulls, but then they unearth what is thought to be an unexloded bomb. Well it is 50's Britai...
This is the Fifth episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1958. One of the earliest influences on British Science-Fiction television and one of the first thing I remember ever seeing on TV was the Quatermass and the Pit. TV in the early '50s was either broadcast live to air with or without recording it and the acting can sometimes be choppy or at best ad lib (Early Doctor Who was fabulous for that) The plot for this serialised Black and white Sci Fi was quite simple, When a skull is found during building works at Knightsbridge, London, the work is halted in order that a full archaeological dig can proceed. As one does. However as the the diggers delve deeper, they find more skulls, but then they unearth what is thought to be an unexloded bomb. Well it is 50's Britain...
This is the sixth and final episode of Nigel Kneale's third Quatermass serial from 1958. One of the earliest influences on British Science-Fiction television and one of the first thing I remember ever seeing on TV was the Quatermass and the Pit. TV in the early '50s was either broadcast live to air with or without recording it and the acting can sometimes be choppy or at best ad lib (Early Doctor Who was fabulous for that) The plot for this serialised Black and white Sci Fi was quite simple, When a skull is found during building works at Knightsbridge, London, the work is halted in order that a full archaeological dig can proceed. As one does. However as the the diggers delve deeper, they find more skulls, but then they unearth what is thought to be an unexloded bomb. Well it is 50...
Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh enjoys his the last weeks of his offseason by throwing out the first pitch before the Cubs and White Sox crosstown classic at historic Wrigley Field on the Northside of Chicago. Coach Harbaugh talks to Kap and the boys about succeeding at life and answers questions about the expectations his team has to win a national championship this season dealing with an easier schedule this year. Michigan opens up at home at the Big House against Hawaii on September 3rd on ESPN. Location Site: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois Original Airdate: Wednesday July 27, 2016 (CSNC-TV) 2016 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES FOOTBALL ROSTER: PLAYERS Offense QB - John O'Korn, Shane Morris, Wilton Speight RB - De'Veon Smith, Drake Johnson FB - Henry Poggi, Khalid Hill WR - Amara Dar...
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I had the opportunity to chat to 2014 WEC champion, Anthony Davidson at the Autosport International Show 2015. Audio is privately owned and may not be reproduced without permission. For any inquiries or further information about myself, please visit www.tombrooks.weebly.com
Video of Tony Cragg ahead of his exhibition at Lisson Gallery London (1 October – 5 November 2016). Video by Laura Bushell.
We interview Andrew Ryan about Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival at De Montfort Hall Presenter: Sam Plummer Camera Operators: Mike Mayes Katie Pitcher Ollie Mcgrath Sound Operator: Rob Bushell Editors: Rahil Pabari Kat Evans Producer: Mike Mayes Special thanks to Andrew Ryan
(The terror of the Tongs) Il terrore dei Tongs Anthony Bushell, 1961
O Vento Não Sabe Ler 1958 Leg Dirk Bogarde , Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis, John Fraser, Anthony Bushell
Original Title : Channel Crossing Genre : Crime, Drama Country : United Kingdom Release Date : 16 October 1933 Directed by Milton Rosmer Produced by Gaumont British Picture Corporation Starring : Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell, Nigel Bruce, Edmund Gwenn
From Wikipedia: The Royal Bed is a 1931 American Pre-Code American satirical comedy film produced by William LeBaron and distributed through RKO. The film was directed by and starred Lowell Sherman, along with Mary Astor and Anthony Bushell. The screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben based on the 1928 play by Robert E. Sherwood titled The Queen's Husband. It would be one of a handful of RKO pictures which was produced in both English and French language versions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Bed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022326/ https://archive.org/details/ClassicRoyalBed31 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/royal_bed/
Three day timelapse of an illustration for Quatermass and the Pit (TV version). The 1959 BBC serial starred Andre Morrell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell, John Sratton, Christine Finn and Michael Ripper. This time lapse shows the illustration from first pencil stage through to complete poster.
The Long Dark Hall 1951 Crime, Drama, Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Tania Heald In a London still rebuilding after World War II, suburban businessman Arthur Groome (Rex Harrison) carries on an extramarital affair with Rose (Patricia Wayne), a chorus girl. One night, Arthur lets himself into Rose's small apartment and discovers that she has been brutally stabbed to death. Fleeing in a panic, Arthur incriminates himself in her death and is charged with her murder. As the case goes to trial, the real killer becomes friendly with Arthur's steadfast wife, Mary (Lilli Palmer). Release date: May 9, 1951 (New York City) Directors: Anthony Bushell, Reginald Beck Music composed by: Benjamin Frankel Story by: Edgar Lustgarten Screenplay: Nunnally Johnson, W.E. Fairchild
Original Title : Vanity Fair or Indecent Genre : Drama Country : United States Release Date : 15 March 1932 Directed by Chester M. Franklin Produced by Chester M. Franklin Productions Starring : Myrna Loy, Conway Tearle, Barbara Kent, Anthony Bushell, Billy Bevan, Montagu Love
The Royal Bed (1931) Lowell Sherman, Mary Astor Stars: Lowell Sherman, Mary Astor, Anthony Bushell, Hugh Trevor The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend... (75 mins.) Director: Lowell Sherman
"The Royal Bed" is a 1931 American Pre-Code American satirical comedy film produced by William LeBaron and distributed through RKO. The film was directed by and starred Lowell Sherman, along with Mary Astor and Anthony Bushell. The screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben based on the 1928 play by Robert E. Sherwood titled "The Queen's Husband". It would be one of a handful of RKO pictures which was produced in both English and French language versions.
Original Title : The Ghoul Genre : Action, Drama, Horror Country : United Kingdom Release Date : 25 November 1933 Directed by T. Hayes Hunter Produced by Gaumont British Picture Corporation Starring : Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Anthony Bushell, Ralph Richardson AKA : Argentina : El vampiro Brazil : Dragore Brazil : Dragore, O Fantasma Brazil : O Zumbi Czechoslovakia : Bes: Kletba fantomú Spain : El resucitado Finland : Kleopatran timantti France : Le fantôme vivant Portugal : O Ressuscitado Soviet Union : Упырь