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Guy Standing is a Actor British born on 1 september 1873 at London (United-kingdom)
Sir Guy Standing KBE RNVR (1 September 1873–24 February 1937) was an English actor.
After becoming a noted actor in British and American theatre, he moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s appearing in Paramount films. His best-known role is probably that of Colonel Stone, autocratic father of Lieutenant Stone (played by Richard Cromwell), in Henry Hathaway's Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935).
He was the son of Herbert Standing (1846–1923), a noted actor from the stage and in silent films. His brothers Jack Standing, Herbert Standing Jr., Percy Standing and Wyndham Standing were also actors, as was his second wife Dorothy Hammond, (née Plaskitt; died 1950), his son Guy Standing Jr. and his daughter, Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing) and grandson John Standing.
His son by Dorothy Hammond, and brother of Kay Hammond, Michael Standing (died 1 December 1984), was the first live BBC cricket commentator and live radio commentator, known particularly for his "Standing on the Corner" slot in "In Town Tonight". After a distinguished war record as Head of Outside Broadcasting, he went on to become Director of Variety. In this role he was responsible for commissioning such classics as The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Hancock's Half Hour and Round the Horne. His later roles in radio management included the negotiation with the Musicians' Union to provide sufficient airtime for both recorded artists and live orchestras. The agreement he made enabled the start of Radio 1. Michael also wrote "The Green Book", a book of rules and principles put into practice by the BBC of Lord Reith.
Standing's first wife was American stage actress Isabelle Urquhart, several years his senior. They divorced and she died in 1907 aged 42.
Contrary to his name, Guy Standing often preferred to sit. Standing was difficult for him due to a ruptured vertebrae in his lower back, so he avoided it whenever it was possible.
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Guy Standing
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 september 1873 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 24 february 1937 (at 63 years) at Hollywood Hills (USA)
Awards Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Birth 1 september 1873 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 24 february 1937 (at 63 years) at Hollywood Hills (USA)
Awards Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Biography
Standing served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve throughout the First World War, reaching the rank of Commander. In 1918, he was part of the British War Mission to the United States. For this service, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1918 and raised to Knight Commander (KBE) the following year.After becoming a noted actor in British and American theatre, he moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s appearing in Paramount films. His best-known role is probably that of Colonel Stone, autocratic father of Lieutenant Stone (played by Richard Cromwell), in Henry Hathaway's Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935).
He was the son of Herbert Standing (1846–1923), a noted actor from the stage and in silent films. His brothers Jack Standing, Herbert Standing Jr., Percy Standing and Wyndham Standing were also actors, as was his second wife Dorothy Hammond, (née Plaskitt; died 1950), his son Guy Standing Jr. and his daughter, Kay Hammond (née Dorothy Katherine Standing) and grandson John Standing.
His son by Dorothy Hammond, and brother of Kay Hammond, Michael Standing (died 1 December 1984), was the first live BBC cricket commentator and live radio commentator, known particularly for his "Standing on the Corner" slot in "In Town Tonight". After a distinguished war record as Head of Outside Broadcasting, he went on to become Director of Variety. In this role he was responsible for commissioning such classics as The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Hancock's Half Hour and Round the Horne. His later roles in radio management included the negotiation with the Musicians' Union to provide sufficient airtime for both recorded artists and live orchestras. The agreement he made enabled the start of Radio 1. Michael also wrote "The Green Book", a book of rules and principles put into practice by the BBC of Lord Reith.
Standing's first wife was American stage actress Isabelle Urquhart, several years his senior. They divorced and she died in 1907 aged 42.
Contrary to his name, Guy Standing often preferred to sit. Standing was difficult for him due to a ruptured vertebrae in his lower back, so he avoided it whenever it was possible.
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Lloyd's of London (1937)
, 1h52Directed by Henry King, Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Freddie Bartholomew, Madeleine Carroll, Guy Standing, Tyrone Power, George Sanders, C. Aubrey Smith
Roles John Angerstein
Rating68%
On the last day of 1770, youngster Jonathan Blake (Freddie Bartholomew) overhears two sailors discussing something suspicious in his aunt's ale-house in a Norfolk fishing village. He persuades his more respectable best friend, Horatio Nelson (Douglas Scott), to sneak aboard the sailors' ship with him. They overhear a plot involving insurance fraud. When Jonathan decides to warn the insurers, Horatio cannot accompany him, because that same day he is invited to join the Royal Navy as a midshipman. Jonathan walks all the way to London to Lloyd's Coffee House, where the insurers conduct their business. Mr. Angerstein (Guy Standing), the head of one of the syndicates that make up Lloyd's of London, listens to him. Instead of a monetary reward, Jonathan asks to work at Lloyd's as a waiter. Angerstein teaches him that news, "honestly acquired and honestly shared," is the lifeblood of the insurance industry.
Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
, 1h7Directed by James Patrick Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Ray Milland, Heather Angel, Guy Standing, Reginald Denny, Porter Hall, Fay Holden
Roles Reginald Nielson
Rating60%
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond (Ray Milland) has just returned to England. As he is driving home in the dark, a young woman jumps out in front of his car. He misses Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel), but she falls to the ground. As he tries to revive her, he hears a shout for help, then gunshots. As he goes to investigate, the woman drives away with Drummond's car. He is soon able to trace her to nearby Greystone Manor, and when he goes there to meet her, she urges him to help her get out of a desperate situation.
Palm Springs (1936)
, 1h12Directed by Aubrey Scotto
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Actors Frances Langford, Guy Standing, Ernest Cossart, David Niven, Spring Byington, Smith Ballew
Roles Captain Smythe
Rating61%
The Earl of Blythstone's gambling losses have left him with debts. Unaware of this is daughter Joan, who is in finishing school but has gambling issues of her own, getting expelled after being caught doing exactly that.
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)
, 1h5Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Gertrude Michael, Guy Standing, Ray Milland, Elizabeth Patterson, Colin Tapley, Paul Harvey
Roles Max Bernard
Rating67%
I'd Give My Life (1936)
, 1h13Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Actors Guy Standing, Frances Drake, Tom Brown, Janet Beecher, Robert Gleckler, Helen Lowell
Roles Governor John Bancroft
Rating58%
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
, 1h49Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Guy Standing, Kathleen Burke, C. Aubrey Smith
Roles Tom Stone
Rating69%
On the northwest frontier of India during the British Raj, Scottish Canadian Lieutenant Alan McGregor (Gary Cooper), in charge of newcomers, welcomes two replacements to the 41st Bengal Lancers, Lieutenant Forsythe (Franchot Tone) and Lieutenant Donald Stone (Richard Cromwell), the son of the unit's commander, Colonel Tom Stone (Guy Standing). Lieutenant Stone has volunteered to serve on the Indian front solely in the belief that his father specifically sent for him, while Lieutenant Forsythe, an experienced cavalrymen, is simply sent off as a replacement for an officer who recently died. After the formal introduction, Lieutenant Stone realizes his father never actually sent for him, a discovery that breaks his heart. In attempt to show impartiality, the colonel treats his son very coldly, which is misinterpreted and causes even more frustration and resentment in the young man.
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
, 1h37Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, Lyda Roberti
Roles Doctor
Rating57%
Radio station W.H.Y. owner Spud Miller (Jack Oakie), also functions as the station's only announcer while his comic partner Smiley Goodwin (Henry Wadsworth) serves as the house singer, Lochinvar, The Great Lover, "the idol of millions of women." Both Spud and Smiley play the role of Lochinvar. Facing the prospect of bankruptcy, Spud welcomes the suggestions of George Burns and Gracie Allen, who attempt to sell an invention, The Radio Eye, invented by Gracie Allen's uncle, a television device which can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere. Burns and Allen ask Miller for an advance of $5,000 for the invention. Spud decides to enter an international broadcast competition with a prize of $250,000.
Car 99 (1935)
, 1h7Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Fred MacMurray, Ann Sheridan, Guy Standing, Dean Jagger, William Frawley, Frank Craven
Roles John Vilker, alias Prof. Anthony
Rating63%
Annapolis Farewell (1935)
, 1h15Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Guy Standing, Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell, Rosalind Keith, John Howard, Louise Beavers
Roles Cmdr. Fitzhugh
Rating56%
Now and Forever (1934)
, 1h21Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Guy Standing, Gilbert Emery, Henry Kolker
Roles Felix Evans
Rating64%
A lazy and irresponsible Jerry Day (Gary Cooper), desperate for quick cash, is willing to sell the custody rights of his own daughter Penelope (Shirley Temple), whom he's never seen. Cooper's girlfriend Toni Carstairs (Carole Lombard) is shocked by this callousness and walks out on him, but when Cooper meets his daughter and has a change of heart, he reclaims the little girl and is reunited with Toni. Still, Cooper can't hold down a job. Another get-rich-quick scheme ends unhappily when Cooper is forced to participate in a jewel robbery.
The Witching Hour (1934)
, 1h3Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Guy Standing, John Halliday, William Frawley, Judith Allen, Tom Brown, Olive Tell
Roles Judge Martin Prentice
Rating60%
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
, 1h19Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Helen Westley
Roles Duke Lambert
Rating68%
After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form (March) for three days so that he can mingle among mortals and find an answer. He finds a host in Duke Lambert (Standing) after revealing himself and his intentions to the Duke, and takes up temporary residence in the Duke's villa. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia (Venable), the only woman unafraid of him. As he falls in love with her, Duke Lambert, who is also the father of Grazia's mortal lover Corrado (Taylor), begs him to give Grazia up and leave her among the living. Death must decide whether to seek his own happiness, or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.
Double Door (1934)
, 1h15Directed by Harry Fischbeck, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Evelyn Venable, Mary Morris, Anne Revere, Kent Taylor, Guy Standing, Colin Tapley
Roles Mortimer Neff
Rating67%
A domineering woman tries to destroy her brother's new marriage.
Cradle Song (1933)
, 1h16Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Evelyn Venable, Dorothea Wieck, Louise Dresser, Guy Standing, Gail Patrick, Kent Taylor
Roles Doctor
Rating68%
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
, 1h8Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Stuart Walker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Fredric March, Cary Grant, Jack Oakie, Carole Lombard, Guy Standing, Forrester Harvey
Roles Major Dunham
Rating69%
In World War I, American pilots Lt. Jerry Young (Fredric March) and Lt. Mike "Slug" Richards (Jack Oakie) are assigned to the dangerous mission of reconnaissance over enemy lines. During furious fighting, Jerry loses his air gunners/observers, one after the other, until only Henry Crocker (Cary Grant) is available to fly with him. The two men had previously met and fought. Jerry's dislike of Crocker grows after Crocker shoots a parachuting German observer who bailed out of a blimp. They eventually become friends of a sort, but Henry realizes that the war is taking a toll on Jerry.