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Arthur Wimperis is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Continuity and Additional Dialogue British born on 3 december 1874
Arthur Harold Wimperis est un librettiste, un parolier et un scénariste britannique, né le 3 décembre 1874 à Lambeth, désormais part du Grand Londres (Angleterre), et mort le 14 octobre 1953 à Maidenhead (Angleterre).
Au début des années 1930, il commence à écrire pour le cinéma britannique, comme scénariste ou parolier de comédies musicales, puis émigre aux États-Unis dans les années 1940.
(1942)
(Scriptwriter)
(1955)
(Scriptwriter)
(1933)
(Story)
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Birth name Arthur Harold Wimperis
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 december 1874
Death 14 october 1953 (at 78 years)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 3 december 1874
Death 14 october 1953 (at 78 years)
Biography
Arthur Wimperis commence une carrière d'illustrateur pour The Graphic, un magazine hebdomadaire illustré britannique puis, après la Seconde Guerre des Boers où il sert dans la cavalerie, il devient parolier et librettiste de diverses comédies musicales édouardiennesAu début des années 1930, il commence à écrire pour le cinéma britannique, comme scénariste ou parolier de comédies musicales, puis émigre aux États-Unis dans les années 1940.
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(1942)(Scriptwriter)
(1955)(Scriptwriter)
(1933)(Story)
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Filmography of Arthur Wimperis (39 films)
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Add to a movie listMrs. Miniver (1942)
, 2h14Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, May Whitty, Reginald Owen
Roles Sir Henry (uncredited)
Rating75%
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) and her family live a comfortable life at a house called 'Starlings' in Belham, a fictional village outside London. The house has a large garden, with a private landing stage on the River Thames at which is moored a motorboat belonging to her devoted husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), a successful architect. They have three children: the youngsters Toby (Christopher Severn) and Judy (Clare Sandars) and an older son Vin (Richard Ney) a student at a university. They have live-in staff: Gladys (Brenda Forbes) the housemaid and Ada (Marie De Becker) the cook.
Scriptwriter
Storm Over the Nile (1955)
, 1h47Directed by Zoltan Korda, Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Anthony Steel, Laurence Harvey, James Robertson Justice, Mary Ure, Ronald Lewis, Ian Carmichael
Rating61%
The film depicts Harry Faversham, a sensitive child who is terrified by his father and his Crimean War friends relating tales of cowardice that often ended in suicide. Young Harry follows his father's wishes of being commissioned in the Royal North Surrey Regiment. He also becomes engaged to marry the daughter of his father's friend General Burroughs.
Young Bess (1953)
, 1h52Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Kay Walsh, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton, Cecil Kellaway
Rating65%
Following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn (Elaine Stewart), for infidelity, Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) is exiled to Hatfield House and declared illegitimate (thereby losing her place in line for the throne) by her father, King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton). She is accompanied by her loyal servants, Mr. Parry (Cecil Kellaway) and her governess Mrs. Ashley (Kay Walsh). Over the years, her position rises and falls on the whim of her father.
Under the Red Robe (1952)
Directed by Victor Sjöström
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Conrad Veidt, Annabella, Raymond Massey, Romney Brent, Wyndham Goldie, Lawrence Grant
Rating59%
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Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
, 1h20Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Robert Beatty, Margaret Leighton, David Tomlinson, Charles Victor, Bernard Lee
Rating61%
After three robberies are pulled off with military precision, Inspector McIver (Charles Victor) asks Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Walter Pidgeon) to give Scotland Yard a hand. As an ex-officer, Drummond knows how the suspected military mastermind would think. He agrees, though he very reluctantly accepts Sergeant Helen Smith (Margaret Leighton) of Special Branch as his partner, believing that women are not cut out for that sort of undercover work.
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
, 1h53Directed by Compton Bennett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Errol Flynn, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Young, Janet Leigh, Harry Davenport
Roles Dialogue
Rating65%
Irene (Greer Garson) is the wife of Victorian "man of property" Soames Forsyte (Errol Flynn), having married without love but after many proposals. Rebelling against her husband's preoccupation with material possessions, a list in which she is included, Irene falls in love with unconventional architect Philip Bosinney (Robert Young), who is engaged to Soames' niece June (Janet Leigh), one of Irene's closest friends. Soames learns of Irene's affair with Bosinney, and rather than allowing Irene to leave him, he reasserts his physical rights. When Soames and Bosinney discover that Irene has run away, Bosinney rushes out in the foggy London streets after her, only to be run over in an accident. After Irene learns of Bosinney's death she takes refuge with Soames' cousin Young Jolyon (Walter Pidgeon), who is June's estranged father but has sympathy for Irene's plight. Irene and Young Jolyon eventually marry, after Irene spurns Soames' attempts at reconciliation.
The Red Danube (1949)
, 1h59Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Ethel Barrymore, Peter Lawford, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern
Rating64%
Shortly after World War II, British Col. Michael "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is staying in Rome with his aides Audrey Quail (Angela Lansbury), Major John "Twingo" McPhimister (Peter Lawford) and Private David Moonlight (Melville Cooper), when he is suddenly transferred to Vienna. Hooky is assigned to assist Brigadier C.M.V. Catlock (Robert Coote) in monitoring possible activities against the Allied nations and repatriating Soviet citizens living in the British zone of Vienna. He and his aides are billeted at a convent, led by the friendly Mother Superior (Ethel Barrymore). At this convent, Twingo is drawn to a ballerina known as Maria Buhlen (Janet Leigh). He falls for her instantly and tries to meet her, but she is reluctant to, until they are officially introduced to each other by Mother Superior.
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
, 1h39Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Cesar Romero, Lucile Watson
Rating67%
In 1936 London, mature showgirl Julia Packett (Greer Garson) leads a precarious life. She pretends to be contemplating suicide in order to finagle some money out of a male friend in order to pay her bills. Then, she receives a wedding invitation from her daughter Susan (Elizabeth Taylor). As a young woman, Julia had married wealthy William Packett (Walter Pidgeon). However, after fourteen months of marriage, his disapproving mother (Lucile Watson) had managed to break them up. Julia returned to show business, but left her infant daughter with her husband, so that the child could be raised in more secure circumstances.
If Winter Comes (1947)
, 1h37Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Binnie Barnes, May Whitty
Rating62%
Set in the English village Penny Green in 1939, the film focuses on Mark Sabre, an author and publisher who is unhappily married to Mabel, a humorless and cold woman who usually spends her days gossiping with the townspeople. When Mark finds out his former sweetheart Nona Tybar is returning to Penny Green, Mark, unlike his wife, is delighted. Nona is married to a man named Tony Tyber, but is still in love with Mark. Mabel is aware of Mark's feelings for Nona, and encourages him to spend time with her, thinking he will eventually decide with whom he wants to spend his life.
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
, 2h14Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about families, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright, Richard Ney, May Whitty, Reginald Owen
Rating75%
Kay Miniver (Greer Garson) and her family live a comfortable life at a house called 'Starlings' in Belham, a fictional village outside London. The house has a large garden, with a private landing stage on the River Thames at which is moored a motorboat belonging to her devoted husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), a successful architect. They have three children: the youngsters Toby (Christopher Severn) and Judy (Clare Sandars) and an older son Vin (Richard Ney) a student at a university. They have live-in staff: Gladys (Brenda Forbes) the housemaid and Ada (Marie De Becker) the cook.
Random Harvest (1942)
, 2h5Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, Susan Peters, Henry Travers, Margaret Wycherly
Rating78%
"John Smith" (Ronald Colman) is a British officer who was gassed and became shell shocked in the trenches during the First World War. He is confined to an asylum as an unidentified inmate because he has lost his memory and has trouble speaking. When the war ends, jubilation erupts in the nearby town of Melbridge and the gatekeepers abandon their posts to join the celebration. With no one to stop him, Smith simply wanders off.
The Four Feathers (1939)
, 2h9Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors John Clements, June Duprez, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, Allan Jeayes, John Laurie
Rating73%
In 1895, the Royal North Surrey Regiment is called to active service to join the army of Sir Herbert Kitchener in the Mahdist War against the forces of The Khalifa (John Laurie). Forced into an army career by family tradition and fearful he might prove a coward in battle, Lieutenant Harry Faversham (John Clements) resigns his commission on the eve of its departure. As a result, his three friends and fellow officers, Captain John Durrance (Ralph Richardson) and Lieutenants Burroughs (Donald Gray) and Willoughby (Jack Allen), show their contempt of his perceived cowardice by each sending him a white feather attached to a calling card. When his fiancée, Ethne Burroughs (June Duprez), says nothing in his defence, he bitterly demands a fourth from her. She refuses, but he plucks one from her fan.
Q Planes (1939)
, 1h22Directed by Jack Clayton, Tim Whelan, Arthur B. Woods
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson, George Curzon, Patrick Aherne, George Merritt
Roles Story
Rating64%
Advanced British aircraft prototypes, carrying experimental and secret equipment are vanishing with their crews on test flights. No one can fathom why, not even spymaster Major Hammond (Ralph Richardson) or his sister Kay (Valerie Hobson), a newspaper reporter, who is working undercover in the works canteen used by the crews at the Barrett & Ward Aircraft Company.
The Drum (1938)
, 1h44Directed by Zoltan Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Sabu, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Valerie Hobson, Francis L. Sullivan, Desmond Tester
Rating62%
During the British Raj, Captain Carruthers (Roger Livesey) works under cover to track smuggled shipments of arms on the restless Northwest Frontier of "India" (the modern day Pakistan-Afghanistan border). He fears a full-scale rebellion is brewing. To forestall this, the British governor (Francis L. Sullivan) signs a treaty with the friendly, peace-loving ruler of Tokot, a key kingdom in the region, which is described as four days' march northward from Peshawar. (The British held a fort at Abazai near this location, not far from the famous Takht Bhai ruins) Meanwhile, the king's son, Prince Azim (Sabu), befriends Carruthers and a British drummer boy, Bill Holder (Desmond Tester), who teaches him how to play the instrument.
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
, 1h32Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten, Gus McNaughton
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating65%
Leslie Steele (Merle Oberon), a guest at a costume party, is forced to stay overnight in a hotel because of a particularly bad London fog. As there are no rooms available, Steele talks her way into sharing a suite with Everard Logan (Laurence Olivier), a handsome but somewhat stiff lawyer. They spend the night together, quite chastely, but Logan becomes convinced that Leslie must be married. His conviction is confirmed when an old school friend, Lord Mere (Ralph Richardson), arrives and asks Everard to represent him in a divorce case against his wife, Lady Claire (Binnie Barnes).