Frederick Lonsdale
Frederick Lonsdale
( 5 February
1881 – 4 April 1954) was a British playwright known for his librettos to several successful musicals early in the 20th century, including" King of Cadonia"( 1908)," The Balkan Princess"( 1910)," Betty"( 1915)," The Maid of the Mountains"( 1917)," Monsieur Beaucaire"( 1919) and" Madame Pompadour"( 1923).
He also wrote comedy plays, including" The Last of Mrs. Cheyney"( 1925) and" On Approval"( 1927) and the murder melodrama" But for the Grace of God"( 1946).
Some of his plays and musicals were made into films, and he also wrote a few screenplays.
The Kingdom of Twilight
The Kingdom of Twilight is a 1929 film directed by British author and explorer Alexander MacDonald.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1961 film)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney  is a 1961 comedy film directed by and starring Lilli Palmer, Carlos Thompson and Martin Held.
The film was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany.
It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale which has been adapted into films on several occasions.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wolf Englert and Bruno Monden.
Terence Young (director)
Shaun Terence Young( 20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter best known for directing three James Bond films, including the first two films in the series," Dr. No"( 1962) and" From Russia with Love"( 1963), as well as" Thunderball"( 1965).
All three films starred Sean Connery as Bond.
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming.
Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, and Jack Lord, it is the first film in the" James Bond" series, and was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather, and directed by Terence Young.
The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that continued until 1975.
In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent.
The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch with a radio beam weapon.
Although it was the first of the Bond books to be made into a film," Dr. No" was not the first of Fleming's novels.
" Casino Royale" was the debut for the character; however, the film makes a few references to threads from earlier books.
This film makes reference to later books in the series as well, such as the criminal organisation SPECTRE, which was not introduced until the 1961 novel" Thunderball".
" Dr. No" was produced on a low budget, and was a financial success.
While the film received a mixed critical reaction upon release, it has gained a reputation over time as one of the series' best instalments.
" Dr. No" also launched a genre of" secret agent" films that flourished in the 1960s.
The film also spawned a comic book adaptation and soundtrack album as part of its promotion and marketing.
Many of the iconic aspects of a typical James Bond film were established in" Dr. No": the film begins with an introduction to the character through the view of a gun barrel and a highly stylised main title sequence, both of which were created by Maurice Binder.
It also established the iconic" James Bond" theme music.
Production designer Ken Adam established an elaborate visual style that is one of the hallmarks of the film series.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937 film)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1937 American comedy-drama film adapted from the 1925 play of the same name, written by Frederick Lonsdale.
The film tells the story of a chic jewel thief in England, who falls in love with one of her marks.
The movie stars Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan.
When director Richard Boleslawski died suddenly in the middle of production, George Fitzmaurice took over, and when he became ill, the film was finally completed by Dorothy Arzner.
Both Fitzmaurice and Arzner were uncredited.
Two other versions of the film were made, one in 1929 with the same title, starring Norma Shearer, and another in 1951, as "The Law and the Lady", starring Greer Garson.
The Law and the Lady (film)
The Law and the Lady is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edwin H. Knopf and starring Greer Garson, Michael Wilding and Fernando Lamas.
It is based on the 1925 play" The Last of Mrs. Cheyney" by Frederick Lonsdale.
The film is not related to the Wilkie Collins novel" The Law and the Lady".
Previous adaptations of the story had been made in 1929 and 1937.
Sidney Franklin (director)
Sidney Arnold Franklin( March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer.
Franklin, like William C. de Mille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.
His brother Chester Franklin( 1889 – 1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for directing the early Technicolor film" The Toll of the Sea".
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929 film)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Franklin.
The screenplay by Hanns Kräly is based on the 1925 play of the same name by Frederick Lonsdale which ran on Broadway for 385 performances.
The film was remade twice, with the same title in 1937 and as "The Law and the Lady" in 1951.
The film's sets were designed by the resident MGM art director Cedric Gibbons.
Marguerite LeWars
Marguerite LeWars( born 1938 in Kingston) is a Jamaican former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica in 1961.
While serving in that capacity, she played the role of Dr. No's photographer, Annabel Chung, in the first James Bond film" Dr. No", in 1962.

Question: Do both films, Dr. No (film) and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929 film), have the directors who are from the same country?
Answer: no