Mister Drake's Duck, the Glossary
Mister Drake's Duck is a 1951 British science-fiction comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Yolande Donlan, Jon Pertwee, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Reginald Beckwith.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: A. E. Matthews, A. H. Weiler, Ballard Berkeley, Ben Williams (actor), Comedy film, Daniel M. Angel, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Eros Films, Howard Marion-Crawford, Ian Messiter, Jack E. Cox, John Boxer (British actor), Jon Pertwee, Peter Butterworth, Radioactive decay, Reginald Beckwith, Roger Maxwell (actor), Sam Simmonds (film editor), Science fiction film, Sussex, The New York Times, The Sunday Times (Western Australia), Tom Gill (actor), United Artists, Val Guest, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Yolande Donlan.
- 1950s science fiction comedy films
- British science fiction comedy films
- Films directed by Val Guest
A. E. Matthews
Alfred Edward Matthews (22 November 186925 July 1960), known as A. E. Matthews, was an English actor who played numerous character roles on the stage and in film for eight decades.
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A. H. Weiler
Abraham H. Weiler (December 10, 1908 – January 22, 2002) was an American writer and critic best known for being a film critic and motion picture editor for The New York Times.
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Ballard Berkeley
Ballard Blascheck (6 August 1904 – 16 January 1988), known professionally as Ballard Berkeley, was an English actor of stage and screen.
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Ben Williams (actor)
Benjamin Percy Williams (6 October 1892 in Glamorgan, Wales – December 1959 in Chelsea, London) was a British character actor from the 1930s to the late 1950s.
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Comedy film
Comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor.
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Daniel M. Angel
Major Daniel Morris Angel (14 May 1911 – 13 December 1999) was a leading British film producer who was responsible for several notable British films during the 1950s, such as Another Man's Poison (1952), The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954), Reach for the Sky (1956), and Carve Her Name with Pride (1958).
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr. (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II.
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Eros Films
Eros Films was a British film distribution and, later, production company, in operation from May 1947 to June 1961.
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Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-Crawford (17 January 1914 – 24 November 1969), the grandson of writer F. Marion Crawford, was an English character actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in the 1954 television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.
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Ian Messiter
Ian Cassan Messiter (2 April 1920 – 22 November 1999) was an English BBC Radio producer and the creator of a number of panel games, including Just a Minute, Dealing With Daniels and Many a Slip.
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Jack E. Cox
Jack E. Cox, BSC, known variously as J. J. Cox, Jack Cox, John J. Cox and John Cox, was an English cinematographer born in London, on 26 July 1896.
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John Boxer (British actor)
John Boxer (25 April 1909 – 22 August 1982) was a British film and television actor.
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Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor.
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Peter Butterworth
Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915, National Archives – 17 January 1979) was a British actor and comedian best known for his appearances in the ''Carry On'' film series.
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Radioactive decay
Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.
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Reginald Beckwith
William Reginald Beckwith (2 November 190826 June 1965) was an English film and television actor, who made over one hundred film and television appearances in his career.
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Roger Maxwell (actor)
Roger Maxwell real name Roger Done Latham (1 January 1900 – 24 November 1971) was an English actor and first-class cricketer.
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Sam Simmonds (film editor)
Sam Simmonds was a British film editor who worked on over thirty productions between 1927 and 1956.
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Science fiction film
Science fiction (or sci-fi or SF) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, mutants, interstellar travel, time travel, or other technologies.
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Sussex
Sussex (/ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English Sūþsēaxe; lit. 'South Saxons') is an area within South East England which was historically a kingdom and, later, a county.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Sunday Times (Western Australia)
The Sunday Times is a tabloid Sunday newspaper published by Seven West Media, in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.
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Tom Gill (actor)
Tom Gill (26 July 1916 – 22 July 1971) was a British actor who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.
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United Artists
United Artists (UA) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.
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Val Guest
Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter.
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White (née Hyde White; 12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was an English actor.
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Yolande Donlan
Yolande Donlan (June 2, 1920December 30, 2014) was an American-born British-based actress who worked extensively in the United Kingdom.
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See also
1950s science fiction comedy films
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
- Child's Play (1954 film)
- Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
- El castillo de los monstruos (1958 film)
- Flying Saucer Daffy
- Hare-Way to the Stars
- Have Rocket, Will Travel
- Invasion of the Saucer Men
- Io piaccio
- Mister Drake's Duck
- Monkey Business (1952 film)
- Outer Space Jitters
- Space Ship Sappy
- The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
- The Atomic Kid
- The Invisible Boy
- The Man in the White Suit
- The Rocket Man (1954 film)
- The Transporter (1950 film)
- The Twonky
- The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)
- Toto in the Moon
- Unnatural History (film)
British science fiction comedy films
- Absolutely Anything
- Alien Autopsy (2006 film)
- Alien Love Triangle
- Blackadder: Back & Forth
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
- Electric Dreams (film)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties (film)
- I Spit on Your Rave
- Man in the Moon (film)
- Mister Drake's Duck
- Morons from Outer Space
- Outer Touch
- Paul (film)
- Planet 51
- Professor Popper's Problem
- Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
- Set the Thames on Fire
- Some Girls Do
- Space Chimps
- Teknolust
- The '?' Motorist
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)
- The Man in the White Suit
- The Mouse on the Moon
- The Perfect Woman (1949 film)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- The X-Rays
- We Are Not Alone (2022 film)
- Zeta One
Films directed by Val Guest
- 80,000 Suspects
- Assignment K
- Au Pair Girls
- Bees in Paradise
- Break in the Circle
- Carry On Admiral
- Casino Royale (1967 film)
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner
- Dance Little Lady
- Expresso Bongo (film)
- Further Up the Creek
- Give Us the Moon
- Hell Is a City
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart
- It's a Wonderful World (1956 film)
- Jigsaw (1962 film)
- Just William's Luck (film)
- Killer Force
- Life Is a Circus
- Life with the Lyons (film)
- Miss London Ltd.
- Miss Pilgrim's Progress
- Mister Drake's Duck
- Murder at the Windmill
- Quatermass 2
- The Abominable Snowman (film)
- The Beauty Jungle
- The Body Said No!
- The Camp on Blood Island
- The Day the Earth Caught Fire
- The Full Treatment
- The Lyons in Paris
- The Men of Sherwood Forest
- The Quatermass Xperiment
- The Runaway Bus
- The Weapon (1956 film)
- They Can't Hang Me
- Toomorrow (film)
- Up the Creek (1958 film)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
- Where the Spies Are
- William Comes to Town
- Yesterday's Enemy
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Drake's_Duck
Also known as Mr Drake's Duck.