Talking Pictures TV
An Evening at the Pictures, Anytime of Day
TPTV Spotlight
Over a twenty-five year period Lance Comfort was one of the most prolific directors working in Britain, but despite the initial impression of a successful career, he received scant critical attention during his lifetime and worked mostly at the margins of the industry. Born in Harrow in 11 August 1908, he entered the film industry...
TPTV Spotlight
The Lupino Dynasty & Lupino family - One of England’s most celebrated theatrical families. Here is a family tree rundown to this amazing dynasty! The earliest traceable Lupino—who spelled his name Luppino—flourished probably in Italy, c. 1612, and billed himself as Signor Luppino. His descendant George William (1632–93), a singer, reciter, and puppet master, went...
TPTV Spotlight
Nettlefold Studios - In was in 1899 that film pioneer Cecil Hepworth leased a house – The Rosary - for an annual rent of £36 in Hurst Grove, Walton on Thames. He added a film recording studio with electric lighting and a film laboratory. A 15ft by 8ft soundstage was constructed in the back garden...
TPTV Spotlight
John Gilling is not a forgotten filmmaker: after all, he fell in with the heads at Hammer Films, and that ensures a certain recognition amongst aficionados of British horror at least. But he's a figure worthy of greater consideration – and since this is a spotlight dedicated to exploring the dustier recesses of British film,...
