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Sydney Box is a Scriptwriter and Producer British born on 29 april 1907 at London Borough of Bromley (United-kingdom)
Sydney Box (29 April 1907 – 25 May 1983) was a British film producer and screenwriter, and brother of British film producer Betty Box. In 1940, he founded the documentary film company Verity Films with Jay Lewis.
He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife Muriel Box, for The Seventh Veil (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay. The couple were then hired by the Rank Organisation to run Gainsborough Studios. They disapproved of the Gainsborough melodramas which had been the studio's major success in the previous few years and switched production to a broader range of more "realistic" films with mixed results. Gainsborough was merged into the Rank Organisation in 1949. Box ended his cinema career in 1958 to concentrate on TV work. Box was part of a consortium that launched Tyne Tees Television in 1959.
Sydney and Muriel divorced in 1969.
À partir de 1934, ses pièces de théâtre en un acte sont jouées dans des théâtres professionnels et connaissent un succès certain. Ce qui ne l'empêche pas de devenir en même temps scénariste pour des documentaires ou des films publicitaires, tout en continuant à écrire pour des journaux comme Evening Standard.
Le déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait disparaître un certain nombre de ses sources de revenus, il crée alors en mars 1940 avec Jay Lewis Verity Films , une société de production de films documentaires ou éducatifs, qui va obtenir rapidement un certain nombre de contrats avec le gouvernement britannique.
Il commence à être producteur pour le cinéma à peu près à la même période, lorsque Clive Brook lui demande en 1942 de travailler sur On Approval.
(1945)
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 29 april 1907 at London Borough of Bromley (United-kingdom)
Death 25 may 1983 (at 76 years) at Perth (Australie)
Birth 29 april 1907 at London Borough of Bromley (United-kingdom)
Death 25 may 1983 (at 76 years) at Perth (Australie)
He produced and co-wrote the screenplay, with his then wife Muriel Box, for The Seventh Veil (1945), which received the 1946 Oscar for best original screenplay. The couple were then hired by the Rank Organisation to run Gainsborough Studios. They disapproved of the Gainsborough melodramas which had been the studio's major success in the previous few years and switched production to a broader range of more "realistic" films with mixed results. Gainsborough was merged into the Rank Organisation in 1949. Box ended his cinema career in 1958 to concentrate on TV work. Box was part of a consortium that launched Tyne Tees Television in 1959.
Sydney and Muriel divorced in 1969.
Biography
Sydney Box est issu d'une famille relativement pauvre. Dès l'âge de 13 ans, il écrit des chroniques sportives dans le Kentish Times, puis peu à peu travaille comme pigiste pour d'autres journaux locaux, écrivant à propos de sport mais aussi de cinéma ou de théâtre. Cela lui permet dès l'âge de 17 ans de vivre de ce métier de journaliste.À partir de 1934, ses pièces de théâtre en un acte sont jouées dans des théâtres professionnels et connaissent un succès certain. Ce qui ne l'empêche pas de devenir en même temps scénariste pour des documentaires ou des films publicitaires, tout en continuant à écrire pour des journaux comme Evening Standard.
Le déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait disparaître un certain nombre de ses sources de revenus, il crée alors en mars 1940 avec Jay Lewis Verity Films , une société de production de films documentaires ou éducatifs, qui va obtenir rapidement un certain nombre de contrats avec le gouvernement britannique.
Il commence à être producteur pour le cinéma à peu près à la même période, lorsque Clive Brook lui demande en 1942 de travailler sur On Approval.
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A King's Story (1965)
, 1h42Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Orson Welles
Rating69%
Too Young to Love (1960)
, 1h28Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Cec Linder, Bessie Love, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Farrell, Michael Bell, Larry Martyn
Roles Writer
Rating59%
In juvenile court, 15-year-old Elizabeth (Pauline Hahn) recounts her story (in flashback) before the judge. Elizabeth lives with her working mother in New York while her father is away working in California. Elizabeth's tale is one of parental neglect and lack of guidance. She gets in with "the wrong crowd". After an affair with a sailor, she has an abortion and is eventually arrested for teenage prostitution. The judge (Thomas Mitchell) is sympathetic, but Elizabeth's fate hangs in the balance.
The Passionate Stranger (1957)
, 1h37Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Patricia Dainton, Carlo Giustini, Ada Reeve, Frederick Piper
Roles Writer
Rating61%
Judith Wynter (Leighton) is a novelist who pens torrid escapist romantic fiction for the popular women's market, although in real life she is a respectable, unassuming woman, happily married to husband Roger (Richardson). She uses people she knows and situations she encounters as the raw material for her fictional flights of fancy. As Roger recuperates from an illness which leaves him temporarily immobile, she pens the rough draft of her latest novel, a lurid tale of a bored and unsatisifed woman with a pompous disabled husband she despises, who embarks on a wild affair with her chauffeur and finds herself expecting his child. The husband dismisses the chauffeur, who vows revenge, and matters escalate melodramatically towards a deadly conclusion.
The Truth About Women (1957)
, 1h47Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Marius Goring, Diane Cilento, Mai Zetterling, Eva Gabor
Roles Writer
Rating60%
When his son-in-law comes to him with a woeful tale of an unhappy relationship and a belief that all women are impossible to love, elderly Sir Humphrey Tavistock calmly puts him straight.
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
, 1h25Directed by Harold French
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, La provence, Transport films
Actors Jack Warner, Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars, Terence Morgan, Jack Warner, Greta Gynt
Rating64%
Un agent des Douanes reçoit une information à propos d'un trafic de drogue. On suspecte Roger Compton et sa sœur Rita. Il les suit jusqu'à Cannes puis de retour à Londres. Mais il commence à éprouver des sentiments pour la belle Rita...
The Beachcomber (1954)
, 1h22Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Donald Sinden, Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence, Michael Hordern
Rating61%
The new British Resident of the Welcome Islands, Ewart Gray (Donald Sinden)arrives in full uniform by ship anticipating the excitement of a posting in the tropical Indian Ocean. He is informed that the last Governor had shot himself from 'loneliness', which dampens his spirits a little. On landing he finds his quarters are not ready for him, and he is invited to stay by the local missionary Owen Jones (Paul Rogers) and his sister Martha (Glynis Johns). He soon finds their company, while friendly, a little overbearing – and returns to stay at his own residence despite it not being finished. That evening he is visited by the only other European resident of the island, known as the 'Honorable Ted' who introduces himself and drinks a large amount of Gray's whisky. Despite having been warned that Ted was a scoundrel, Gray soon warms to him, finding him well-spoken and obviously educated.
The Beachcomber (1954)
, 1h22Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence, Michael Hordern
Rating61%
Ewart Gray, le nouveau représentant de la couronne, arrive aux Îles Welcome en grand uniforme, tout excité à l'idée de ce nouveau poste. On le prévient que son prédécesseur s'est suicidé à cause de la solitude, ce qui refroidit un peu son enthousiasme. Une fois débarqué du bateau, il se rend compte que son logement n'est pas prêt et accepte l'invitation du révérend Owen Jones et de sa sœur Martha. Il trouve leur compagnie agréable, mais bientôt un peu envahissante, il décide alors d'occuper son logement, même soi les travaux ne sont pas terminés. Le même soir, il reçoit la visite du seul autre Européen résidant sur l'île, Edward Wilson, alias "l'Honorable Ted", qui en profite pour boire une grande partie du whisky de Gray.
Street Corner (1953)
Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan, Anne Crawford, Rosamund John, Barbara Murray, Sarah Lawson
Rating66%
The Happy Family (1952)
, 1h26Directed by Muriel Box
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison, Naunton Wayne, Dandy Nichols, John Stratton, Shirley Mitchell
Roles Writer
Rating65%
The House of Lords is a grocery shop that sits on the South Bank of the river Thames close to the site of Festival Hall which is noisily under construction. It is owned by the Lord family, a husband and wife with several children. Lillian Lord runs the shop, while Henry is a British Railways train driver, who has worked on the railways for over 30 years and who is just about to retire. He is looking forward to enjoying a quiet retirement at the family shop looking after his pet hare, Winston, though his spiritualist sister in law Ada has had supernatural visions of "men in black" bringing discord.
Christopher Columbus (1949)
, 1h39Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Kathleen Ryan, James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond
Roles Writer
Rating59%
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Daybreak (1948)
, 1h15Directed by Compton Bennett
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed, Bill Owen, Edward Rigby, Jane Hylton
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Eddie (Portman) owns a London barber's shop and leads an apparently everyday life. However, under an assumed name he has a secret second identity known to no-one but his assistant Ron (Bill Owen) – he is also one of England's public hangmen, called on periodically to travel to prisons around the country to perform judicial executions.
Easy Money (1948)
, 1h34Directed by Bernard Knowles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Sports films, Théâtre, Association football films, Films based on plays
Actors Petula Clark, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Jack Watling, Yvonne Owen, Mabel Constanduros
Rating60%
In the first story, a comedy, a content suburban family, headed by Jack Warner, is turned into an unhappy lot when they believe that they have the winning coupon in the football pool. But when it's discovered that the winning coupon apparently wasn't mailed by the younger daughter (Petula Clark), they regain their previously happy lives that had been made unhappy by plans they made regarding how to spend their winnings. Then, when it is discovered that the winning coupon was, in fact, mailed, they decide that they have learned their lesson and resolve not to let the money ruin their happiness. The second is more tragic, with a mild-mannered clerk (Mervyn Johns) concerned about quitting his mundane job. The third is a suspenseful crime caper involving a coupon checker (Dennis Price) and his nightclub singer girlfriend (Greta Gynt in a send-up of Rita Hayworth's Gilda) who devise a scheme to embezzle the winning pot. The final episode, another comedy, concerns a dispirited bass player (Edward Rigby) who discovers he misses the orchestra he left.
Good-Time Girl (1948)
, 1h21Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jean Kent, Dennis Price, Herbert Lom, Bonar Colleano, Peter Glenville, Diana Dors
Roles Writer
Rating64%
The film opens with Miss Thorpe, the chairman of the Juvenile court, giving advice to troubled teenager Lyla Lawrence. Miss Thorpe tells Lyla that her life has a similar beginning to that of Gwen Rawlings.
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
, 1h33Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Jane Hylton, Susan Shaw, Petula Clark, Jimmy Hanley
Roles Writer
Rating61%
La vie de famille est calme chez les Huggett, en tous cas jusqu'à ce que la jolie Diana arrive chez eux pour quelques jours.
Portrait from Life (1948)
, 1h30Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Mai Zetterling, Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe, Herbert Lom, Patrick Holt, Sybille Binder
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Le major Lawrence part en Allemagne à la recherche d'une femme dont il a vu le portait dans une exposition de peintures.