
Birthday:
05-07-1865
Deathday:
11-22-1948 (83 years)
Birthplace:
Everleigh, Dulwich, London, England, UK
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The Four Feathers
Novel
event1939 star_border 7
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A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.
Fire Over England
Novel
event1937 star_border 6
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The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
The Four Feathers
Novel
event2002 star_border 6.6
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A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers as symbols of what they view as his cowardice. To redeem his honor, he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves their lives.
At the Villa Rose
Novel
event1920
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Inspector Hanaud is asked to investigate a murder in which a young woman is accused of killing her wealthy employer in a Riviera mansion and then running away. She is innocent, but the villain is able to make her seem guilty. Hanaud uncovers the truth, that the murder was the result of a jewel robbery gone wrong.
The House of the Arrow
Novel
event1953 star_border 6.5
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A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
The Winding Stair
Story
event1925
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Paul is a fearless French Foreign Legion officer. Ordered to quell a native uprising at a far-away outpost, he discovers that the revolt is actually a subterfuge hatched by the Arabs, so that the city under Paul's command will be left unguarded and defenseless.
Castle of Crimes
Novel
event1940
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A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..
The Flirting Widow
Story
event1930 star_border 4
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An older daughter invents a fiancé so that her father will allow her younger sister to marry. However, the lie comes back to haunt her.
Her Imaginary Lover
Theatre Play
event1933
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A New York socialite Celia invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance...and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware. The imaginary romance becomes real.
The Drum
Writer
event1938 star_border 5.8
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Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
Princess Clementina
Novel
event1911
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King James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.
The Four Feathers
Novel
event1978 star_border 6.7
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The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers, symbols of cowardice.
Storm Over the Nile
Novel
event1955 star_border 6.1
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In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.
The Four Feathers
Novel
event1929 star_border 4.4
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An Englishman (Richard Arlen) fights in the Sudan after receiving white feathers of cowardice from his fiancee (Fay Wray) and friends.
Slaves of Destiny
Novel
event1924
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In Africa an Englishman is sold as a slave by a blind beggar who then weds a girl after he has killed her crooked husband.
Man and His Kingdom
Novel
event1922
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In South America the wife of the president's son loves the leader of the revolution
The Four Feathers
Novel
event1921
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When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four white feathers of cowardice by his comrades and fiancee. In an attempt to redeem himself, Faversham travels out to the Sudan where he saves the lives of his former comrades.
Four Feathers
Novel
event1915
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A British army officer refuses to avenge the death of a general who was murdered years earlier. He is awarded three feathers by his officers. When his fiancée fails to defend his stance, he plucks a feather from her fan. He proves his courage by rescuing his comrades in dangerous and life-threatening situations. Later he returns each feather as proof of his redemption and courage.
At the Villa Rose
Novel
event1940
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A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.
At the Villa Rose
Novel
event1930
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Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.
The House of the Arrow
Theatre Play
event1930
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In France, an inspector solves the poisoning of his rich aunt.
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Writer
event1935 star_border 5
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In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter.
The Witness for the Defense
Theatre Play
event1919 star_border 6.3
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Stella Derrick and Dick Hazelwood love each other, but their families want them to make better financial matches.
Las cuatro plumas
Novel
event1928
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Venezuelan adaptation of The Four Featehr by A.E.W. Mason. A story of courage and redemption set in the British Empire's colonial era. When Harry Feversham resigns from his military post before a Sudan campaign, he's branded a coward and given four white feathers by his fiancée and friends. To prove his bravery, Harry embarks on a dangerous mission to Sudan to aid his comrades in secret. Overcoming peril and doubt, he redeems himself, eventually returning the feathers.
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