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She was born Hilda Winifred Maizels in Whitechapel, London in 1896. [1] Her father, Joseph Maizels, was a Jewish jeweller and silversmith who had immigrated to England from Kalisz, Poland; [2] he married her mother, Deborah Lipman, in London in 1893. [3] Lewis originally worked as a teacher, but started writing when she moved to Nottingham in ...
Mandy is a 1952 British drama film about a family's struggle to give their deaf daughter a better life. It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and is based on the novel The Day Is Ours by Hilda Lewis. It stars Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins and Terence Morgan, and features the first film appearance by Jane Asher.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A would-be semi-documentary, illustrating the work of a chiromancer.Dr. Ranald's absence from the scenes in his office suggests that the two dramatised incidents of the suicide and the long-lost child – in both of which he does appear – were originally made independently, and later linked by the rather tedious office scencs.
Bacon's final film Shield for Murder: Edmond O'Brien: Edmond O'Brien, Marla English, John Agar: Film noir: United Artists: Siege at Red River: Rudolph Mate: Van Johnson, Joanne Dru, Richard Boone: Western: 20th Century Fox: Sign of the Pagan: Douglas Sirk: Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Rita Gam: Adventure: Universal: Silent Raiders: Richard Bartlett
1954: Adventure in the Hopfields: John Guillermin: Mandy Miller, Hilda Fenemore, Russell Waters: Family: The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp: Alan Bromly: Felix Aylmer, Diane Cilento, Jerry Desmonde: Comedy: Animal Farm: John Halas, Joy Batchelor: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham: Literary adaptation: Animated version of George Orwell's book Aunt Clara ...
The Gentle Falcon is a historical novel for young readers by Hilda Lewis, based on the story of King Richard II and his child bride, Isabella, written in first person from the point of view of a close companion of the Queen. [1] [2] It was published by Oxford University Press in 1952 and adapted as a television series by the BBC in 1954. [3]
Dawn at Socorro is a 1954 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Rory Calhoun and Piper Laurie. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures . The film is set mostly in Lordsburg, New Mexico , and the spoken introduction says the story is based on an actual shootout in the town in 1871.
Duel in the Jungle is a 1954 British adventure film combining the detective film with the jungle adventure genres directed by George Marshall and starring Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain and David Farrar. [3] It was shot at the Elstree Studios near London and on location in Southern Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art director Terence ...