An afternoon at the movies, 1935
Our online movie theater has "The Riverside Murder" on its marquee today.
For an admission price of zero, we'll take your mind off your troubles (and those of our nation) for a while. Firstly, a cartoon, of course.
Next, a short comedy reel:
Now we are up to the newsreel.
And here's our feature film. Today's movie selection is the mystery "The Riverside Murder," starring Basil Sidney, Alastair Sims, and Ian Fleming.
The best-known member of the cast is probably Alastair Sims, who plays a cop named Mac. Sims was a memorable Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."
Basil Sidney got top billing in today's movie but in the modern era, he's mainly remembered for his role as Cornelius in the 1948 film version of "Hamlet."
The famous name in our cast list is of ourse Ian Fleming. Not the author of the James Bond novels, naturally, but a British character actor who appeared in well over a hundred films. Fleming is best-known for his role as Doctor Watson in the Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as the famous consulting detective.
In addition to playing Doctor Watson in five Sherlock Holmes movies, Fleming also played a physician who has some suspicions in the 1945 flick "The Wicked Lady." Just a few minutes of viewing this film will show you why.
Another memorable part Fleming played was that of the Revered in the 1940 Robert Montgomery comedy "The Haunted Honeymoon" (aka "Busman's Honeymoon").
British audiences of a certain age will remember Fleming from a couple of George Formby musical comedies, including this one.
We appreciate your visit to our online theater, and we do hope you'll dispose of candy wrappers and the like in the provided receptacles on your way out.
Note on the Robert Montgomery film still:
The title "Haunted Honeymoon" will sound familiar if you saw Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in their 1980s parody of a "spooky old house" movie.
Speaking of duplicate titles, research for this post brought up this youth-made "radio mystery" with the same name as today's feature film.
Lastly, the image of Basil Sidney as Cornelius came from this Shakespeare blog.
For an admission price of zero, we'll take your mind off your troubles (and those of our nation) for a while. Firstly, a cartoon, of course.
Next, a short comedy reel:
Now we are up to the newsreel.
And here's our feature film. Today's movie selection is the mystery "The Riverside Murder," starring Basil Sidney, Alastair Sims, and Ian Fleming.
The best-known member of the cast is probably Alastair Sims, who plays a cop named Mac. Sims was a memorable Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol."
Basil Sidney got top billing in today's movie but in the modern era, he's mainly remembered for his role as Cornelius in the 1948 film version of "Hamlet."
The famous name in our cast list is of ourse Ian Fleming. Not the author of the James Bond novels, naturally, but a British character actor who appeared in well over a hundred films. Fleming is best-known for his role as Doctor Watson in the Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as the famous consulting detective.
In addition to playing Doctor Watson in five Sherlock Holmes movies, Fleming also played a physician who has some suspicions in the 1945 flick "The Wicked Lady." Just a few minutes of viewing this film will show you why.
Another memorable part Fleming played was that of the Revered in the 1940 Robert Montgomery comedy "The Haunted Honeymoon" (aka "Busman's Honeymoon").
British audiences of a certain age will remember Fleming from a couple of George Formby musical comedies, including this one.
We appreciate your visit to our online theater, and we do hope you'll dispose of candy wrappers and the like in the provided receptacles on your way out.
Note on the Robert Montgomery film still:
The title "Haunted Honeymoon" will sound familiar if you saw Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in their 1980s parody of a "spooky old house" movie.
Speaking of duplicate titles, research for this post brought up this youth-made "radio mystery" with the same name as today's feature film.
Lastly, the image of Basil Sidney as Cornelius came from this Shakespeare blog.
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