What cast member of the 1953 British domestic drama film had a husband who became the subject of a sensational sex scandal in 1963?
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Background (1953 film) Background (U.S. "Edge of Divorce") is a 1953 British domestic drama film dealing with the effects of divorce, directed by Daniel Birt and starring Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend and Norman Wooland. It was based on a stage play by Warren Chetham-Strode, who also wrote the screenplay for the film.
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Valerie Hobson Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress who appeared in a number of films during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, in present-day Northern Ireland. Her second husband was John Profumo, a government minister who became the subject of a sensational sex scandal in 1963.
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The House Across the Lake The House Across the Lake is a 1954 British crime drama film released in the United States as Heat Wave. The film noir drama, filmed and set in England, stars Alex Nicol and Hillary Brooke, who are the only Americans in the cast, although Brooke plays a British character, as she did in most films. (Her mastery of a "posh" accent caused her to be typecast as British in Hollywood films starting in the 1940s.)
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Scandal Sheet (1952 film) Scandal Sheet is a 1952 black-and-white film noir directed by Phil Karlson. The film is based on the novel "The Dark Page" by Samuel Fuller, who himself was a newspaper reporter before his career in film. The drama features Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed and John Derek.
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Dorothea Macnee Dorothea Mabel Macnee , BEM (née Henry) (30 Oct 1896 – 29 Nov 1984) was a British socialite during the inter war years. Her wide circle included many prominent people in entertainment and the arts, several of whom were introduced to her alternative lifestyle in the Berkshire house where she lived with her lesbian partner. After World War II she was involved in the Women’s Voluntary Service, receiving the British Empire Medal for her services. She had two sons, one of whom was Patrick Macnee, the actor.
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Robin Irvine Robin Irvine (21 December 1901, Stoke Newington, London, England – 28 April 1933, Bermuda) was a British film actor. He was married to actress Ursula Jeans from 1931 until his death.
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Harry Andrews Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in "The Hill" alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. The first of his more than 80 film appearances was in "The Red Beret" in 1953.
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Two Wives for Henry Two Wives for Henry is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Garry Marsh, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Raine. A man decides to take a "substitute" wife with him for a vacation in Brighton, but things soon begin to go wrong.
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The Scapegoat (novel) The Scapegoat is a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier. In 1959, it was made into a film of the same name, starring Sir Alec Guinness. It was also the basis of a film broadcast in 2012 starring Matthew Rhys and written and directed by Charles Sturridge.
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The Sex Thief The Sex Thief is a 1973 British sex film starring David Warbeck, Diane Keen and Christopher Biggins. It was an early film credit for director Martin Campbell.
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Blackmailed (1951 film) Blackmailed is a 1951 British drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Myers and was also released as Mrs. Christopher.
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Richard Thorp Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for portraying Alan Turner in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale" from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as "The Dam Busters" (1955) and "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" (1957).
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Meet Mr. Lucifer Meet Mr. Lucifer is a black and white British comedy satire film released in 1953 starring Stanley Holloway. It was filmed at Ealing Studios, London, and is one of the Ealing Comedies. The film is based on the play "Beggar My Neighbour" by Arnold Ridley (who later played Private Godfrey in the BBC television comedy series "Dad's Army").
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A Day to Remember (1953 film) A Day to Remember is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring an ensemble cast including Stanley Holloway, Donald Sinden and Bill Owen. The darts team of a London public house go on a day trip to Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.
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Jack Warner (actor) Jack Warner, OBE (born Horace John Waters, 24 October 1895 – 24 May 1981) was a British film and television actor. He is closely associated with the role of PC George Dixon, which he played in the 1950 film "The Blue Lamp" and later in the television series "Dixon of Dock Green" from 1955 until 1976, but he was also for some years one of Great Britain's most popular film stars.
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Hugh Lloyd Hugh Lewis Lloyd, MBE (22 April 1923 – 14 July 2008) was an English actor who made his name in television and film comedy from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was best known for appearances in "Hugh and I" and other sitcoms of the 1960s.
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Trent's Last Case (1952 film) Trent's Last Case (1952) is a British detective film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Michael Wilding, Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles and John McCallum. It was based on the novel "Trent's Last Case" by E. C. Bentley, and had been filmed previously in the UK with Clive Brook in 1920, and in a 1929 US version.
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Baxter! Baxter! is a 1973 British drama film directed by Lionel Jeffries and starring Patricia Neal, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Britt Ekland. A young boy struggles to overcome his speech problem and strained relationship with his parents. The film was based on a book by Kin Platt, called "The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear".
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It's a Grand Life It's a Grand Life is a 1953 British comedy film starring Frank Randle and Diana Dors. Music hall comedian Frank Randle who had previously starred in a film series of World War II army comedies ("Somewhere in England" (1940), "Somewhere in Camp" (1942), "Somewhere on Leave" (1942), "Somewhere in Civvies" (1943), "Somewhere in Politics" (1949)) stars as an accident-prone Private in his final film appearance. The film also features the professional wrestler Jack Pye and the popular pianist Winifred Atwell. The role of Pte Pendergast was played by Arthur White, who is the elder brother of the actor Sir David Jason.
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Peter Murray-Hill Peter Auriol Murray Hill (20 April 1908 – 25 November 1957) was an English actor, and publisher He was married to the actress Phyllis Calvert from 1941 until his death.
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Suzy Mandel Suzy Mandel (born 6 March 1953) is the stage name of a former actress and model best known for her roles in such 1970s British sex comedies as "Confessions of a Driving Instructor" (1976), "Intimate Games" (1976), "Come Play with Me" (1977), "The Playbirds" (1978), and "Adventures of a Plumber's Mate" (1978), and for her appearances on "The Benny Hill Show".
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Dennis Lotis Dennis Lotis (born 8 March 1925) is a South African-born British singer, actor and entertainer, whose popularity was greatest in the 1950s. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to the young female population".