Sunday, 20 April 2025

E.H. Calvert

Born: 27 June 1863, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Died: 5 October 1941, Hollywood, California, USA

Elisha Helm Calvert was a stage and vaudeville actor, who entered silent films in 1912 and later became a film writer, director and producer while still maintaining an acting career. He retired at the end of the 1930s.

The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as R.C. Grant

Donald MacKenzie is on the left.
















Donald MacKenzie

Born: 17 April 1879, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 21 July 1972, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as Police Capt. Coffin

Eugene Pallette is on the right.

















Friday, 18 April 2025

Robert Woollard

Born: 12 April 1888, Poplar, London, England, UK
Died: 24 March 1971, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) as Greville

Only appeared in this film.

















Tony Powell-Bristow

Born: 16 September 1928, Islington, London, England, UK
Died: unknown

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) as Richard (Credited as as A. Powell-Bristow)

Only appeared in this film.

















Connie Goodwin

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) as Louise, the Maid

Only appeared in this film.


















Lucy Pavey

Born: 1921, Fulham, London, England, UK
Died: 4 August 2011, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) as The Hag

Only appeared in this film.































Gavin Lee

Born: 21 June 1888, Pancras, London, England, UK
Died: 1947, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK

The Fall of the House of Usher (1950) as Butler

Gavin Lee is being followed by Irving Steen. He only appeared in this film as did Irving.
















Friday, 11 April 2025

Rolla Stewart

Born: 1930s
Died: unknown

Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Steffi (uncredited)

Rolla Stewart is on the right, with Ann E. Todd.














Thursday, 10 April 2025

Ruth Gordon

Born: 30 October 1896, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 August 1985, Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA

Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Mrs. Erlich
































Sig Ruman

Born: 11 October 1884, Hamburg, Germany
Died: 14 February 1967, Julian, California, USA

Dr. Erlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Dr. Hans Wolfert (Credited as Sig Rumann)




















Maria Ouspenskaya

Born: 29 July 1876, Tula, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Died: 3 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA

Beyond Tomorrow (1940) as Madame Tanya






























Alex Melesh

Born: 21 October 1890, Kiev, Russian Empire [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
Died: 5 March 1949, Hollywood, California, USA

Beyond Tomorrow (1940) as Josef - Butler


















Charles Winninger is on the right.















Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Gordon Begg

Born: 14 January 1868, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Died: 4 February 1954, Battersea, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Old Steward (uncredited)

Gordon Begg is on the far right serving a seated Godfrey Tearle.
















Charles Doe

Born: 26 March 1877, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died: 31 December 1947, Paddington, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Dunn, Head Steward (uncredited)

Charles Doe seats Godfrey Tearle for dinner.
















Geraldine Keyes

Born: 5 April 1925, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Died: 1993, Westminster, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Milk Girl (uncredited)

Difficult to get a frame of this film with Geraldine's face showing. In the window is John Laurie.













Janet Morrison

Born: 24 October 1905, Dover, Kent, England, UK
Died: 4 January 1972, Whitstable, Kent, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)

Janet Morrison hands a slip of paper to Irene Handl. Godfrey Tearle stands to the right.
















H.F. Maltby

Born: 25 November 1880, Ceres, South Africa
Died: 25 October 1963, London, England, UK

H.F. Maltby was a playwright, director and actor on stage. Some of his plays were later adapted for the screen and he himself acted in films from the early 1930s.

Medal for the General (1944) as Mayor (uncredited)

H.F. Maltby is seated in the middle of a standing Godfrey Tearle and Janet Morrison.















Louise Campbell

Born: 30 May 1911, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 5 November 1997, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Bush Pilot (1947) as Secretary

Not much of Louise in this one, but a credit all the same.












Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Joseph Carr

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Bush Pilot (1947) as Andy Moodie (Credited as Joe Carr)
















Alene Kamins

Born: 1934, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died: unknown

Bush Pilot (1947) as Marie

Alene is lying down on the left, Austin Willis.












Larry Cromien

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Larry Cromien was a director of over 300 television commercials in Canada.

Bush Pilot (1947) as Bill Gillespie (uncredited)

Larry also produced and directed some of the flight scenes in this film.













Florence Kennedy

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Bush Pilot (1947) as Mrs. Ward

This was Florence Kennedy's only known film appearance.













Austin Willis

Born: 30 September 1917, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 4 April 2004, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bush Pilot (1947) as Red North

















Frank Perry

Born: 22 April 1925, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 25 September 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bush Pilot (1947) as Chuck Ward

















Rosalyn Boulter

Born: 1 February 1917, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died: 6 March 1997, Santa Barbara, California, USA

As a stage actress Rosalyn Boulter appeared both in the West End and on Broadway.

Medal for the General (1944) as Billeting Officer, Helen















Rosalyn speaks to Godfrey Tearle. Jeanne De Casalis watches and laughs.












Michael Lambart

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Medal for the General (1944) as Lord Ottershaw

















Maurice Rhodes

Born: 22 July 1932, Pancras, London, England, UK
Died: 29 September 1990, Hingham, Norfolk, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Boy Scout (uncredited)

Godfrey Tearle is standing in the middle of the picture.















The man who is seated next to him is Jonathan Field.











Jonathan Field

Born: 28 September 1912, Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Died: December 1990, Norfolk, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Mr. Sims (uncredited)

Jonathan Field is seated on the left. Godfrey Tearle is standing over him.















Monday, 7 April 2025

Albert Chevalier

Born: June 1897, Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died: 11 November 1959, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Orderly (uncredited)

Albert Chevalier stands facing us, next to Godfrey Tearle on the right.
















David Trickett

Born: 1936, Paddington, London, England, UK
Died: unknown

Medal for the General (1944) as Bobby Higgins

From left to right: Petula Clark, Jeanne De Casalis, David Trickett and Pat Geary.
















Maureen Glynne

Born: 18 August 1928, Streatham, London, England, UK
Died: September 2005, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as 'Snarrer' aka Carrie Higgins

















Mabel Constanduros

Born: 29 March 1880, London, England, UK
Died: 8 February 1957, Chichester, Sussex, England, UK

Mabel Costanduros was a character actress and writer. She wrote for radio, stage and then film. She became a radio celebrity in the mid-1920s, broadcasting her own sketches to British listeners and then created and wrote The Buggins Family, a radio series that ran from 1928 to 1948 in which Mabel initially played all the parts. The pinnacle of her screenwriting success was when she co-wrote 29 Acacia Avenue with her nephew Denis Constanduros. 

Medal for the General (1944) as Mrs. Bates


















Elsa Tee

Born: 3 September 1917, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK
Died: 25 December 2006, Kew, Surrey, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Hospital Sister (uncredited)

Elsa holds the hands of Brian Weske. Godfrey Tearle lies in bed in the background.
















Edgar K. Bruce

Born: 21 October 1893, Eyam, Derbyshire, England, UK
Died: 1 November 1971, Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Podger Mullins (uncredited)

A brief appearance at the end of this film for Edgar K. Bruce.














Alec Faversham

Born: 11 August 1920, Lambeth, London, England, UK
Died: August 1955, Kensington, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Hank


















Gerald Moore

Born: 1925, London, England, UK
Died: unknown

Medal for the General (1944) as Harry Doakes


















Friday, 4 April 2025

Brian Weske

Born: 23 December 1932, Stockwell, London, England, UK
Died: 15 October 2001, London, England, UK

Son of actor H. Victor Weske and Rita Tobin-Weske. His brother Sean Barry-Weske was also an actor.
Brian was a star on the West-End stage in London as a teenager. He was also a songwriter and later became the personal assistant to his friend Michael Caine.

Medal for the General (1944) as Limpy - Tommy Watkins

Brian is wearing the cap, with Morland Graham.





























Pat Geary

Born: unknown
Died: unknown

Medal for the General (1944) as Violet Higgins

Pat Geary is on the right, with Petula Clark.















Thursday, 3 April 2025

Jeanne De Casalis

Born: 22 May 1897, Basutoland, South Africa
Died: 19 August 1966, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Lady Frome

Harry Herbert is tending to the horse. John Laurie is peering through the gate in the background.





























Harry Herbert

Born: 3 December 1879, Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
Died: 1 December 1955, Balham, London, England, UK

Medal for the General (1944) as Miles (uncredited)

Harry Herbert, on the right, tends to Jeanne De Casalis' horse. John Laurie is peering through the gate in the background.












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