During an interview given during his Silent Hollywood era, he self deprecatingly described himself as having been an “extra” in WWI because he was invalided out. to love two men at once? Glorious piece Fiona, so happy to see a goodly plug to the most underrated PnP film, Contraband, and my favourite British 30s film, Passing Of The Third Floor Back. Musical flotsam churns post-mortem Elgar. too generous when encountering the world’s ways But he did speak French well. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. And that AS anecdote. I should guess I know he’s best known for his villains, but I have to say, I like him best when he’s doing things most male actors don’t dare do, and that is crack himself open to reveal deep tenderness and sorrow. Here is a graphic representation of Conrad Veidt’s approach to performing in English in F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer: (and RIP to the God-like Tim Brooke-Taylor). They were all speaking French! Should we be worried?”’, https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6tpg27, 'A face you will never forget' – But apparently have: Love Letters To Conrad Veidt. Oh Timbo. Self-conscious about his accent when speaking English, he would articulate the words slowly and softly when everyone else was yelling to the back of the stalls in the early to mid-1930s; British talkies were still toddling away from stage-bound techniques even at this stage. Hobbies – giving guided tours of torture chambers, dipping his finger in cake mix and doing the tango. Valerie Hobson Zodiac Sign is Aries, Ethnicity White & religion Not Available.. Valerie Hobson Net Worth 2018. That MUST be it. The Spy in White , released as The Secret of Stamboul in the U.K., is a 1936 British thriller film , taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley , directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson , James Mason and Frank Vosper . John Dennis Profumo, CBE, OBE (Mil.) He trips over a bin in Contraband/Blackout (1940) and nearly falls over again getting out of shot! All watermarked photographs and screencaps. As previously advertised, spoiler alert. Valerie Hobson. How could I not. Antonia’s book was published under two different titles in UK and USA. Bear in mind that he didn’t seriously start learning English until he was in his thirties. Hobson was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, in Ulster. But with gappy teeth (If sunrises can have teeth). His best moments are when he confesses to that bitch Ms Lannartze that his latest flying expedition failed and he was so ashamed he couldn’t return home immediately. Aug 1, 2019 - Valerie Hobson Born: April 14, 1917, Larne, United Kingdom Died: November 13, 1998, Westminster, United Kingdom. He took a seat-of-the-pants, crazily ardent attitude to performing in English in the early 1930s, mostly refusing a dialogue coach so he wouldn’t become a “parrot”. Cast: Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness Narrated by the fastidious Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price), who has plotted to murder eight members of an aristocratic family that had slighted his saintly mother, the film proceeds on … A few years earlier he was actually ‘detained’ by the Nazis while fulfilling a contractual obligation in Germany because he was planning to make the anti-anti Semitic Jew Süss/Power (1934) and refused to budge despite threats, humiliation and sleep deprivation being forced upon him (this guy was FEARLESS). Conrad Veidt. One of my favorite stories about him polishing up his English was an interview in which he describes listening intently to the radio, despite being warned by friends and colleagues that traditional BBC radio presenters’ accents were ridiculously pompous. Connie exudes a darkly perverse sexuality and menace and plays beautifully against Joan Crawford in what is undoubtedly one of her best performances. His smile could look murderously insane, or boyishly sweet. proud, choppy, flown at regulation height. She journeyed ... Larne, County Antrim, Ireland [now Northern Ireland], UK. 1987 Press Photo Actors Valerie Bertinelli and David Morse in "Shattered Vows" This is an original press photo. FEE HERE – Bwa-ha-ha! He’s like a six foot three, walking, 1980s Rob Bottin special effect except less extreme and grotesque. Unfortunately — it doesn’t really add up if we believe that Connie didn’t speak English at this time. – Thank you Clara. Born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson, the actress had studied her craft from a young age, attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts at 11 years old. Connie looks for his woman in Land Without Women/ Das Land ohne Frauen (1929), an activity you’d think he’d realise was a complete waste of time with a title like that. It must have been heart-breaking for an actor of his ability to be so straight-jacketed. (Please see this film. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. It was made at Shepperton Studios . He’s a bit like The Black Hole of Acting. But unlike you I am a massive fan of Loretta Young. No intermission as the shock flotilla Conrad Veidt, breaking arms with one sweep of his eyelashes since 1893. It just seemed to sum up the Timbo essence, and in a strange way, the Connie essence too. He liked to talk about “doping” an audience, and that’s honestly what it feels like. Playing myth-bound, pure spirit that you are, Over the coming months, I’ll be peering into the Magic Crystal from The Thief Of Bagdad to examine the Veidt Mystique and reviewing every one of the sound films currently available in chronological order. Oh, how I wish we could have had at least two more films concerning the continuing adventures of Captain and, now, Mrs Andersen (Hobson – “And did you ever try being married? Oh sorry, he was simultaneously shooting the German AND French language versions. Speaking of which, I’d like to thank one exceptional woman, Monique classique (her online alias), a collector of memorabilia and fan of CV from Romania. Can you help me out sjmw? Well, ‘running’ might be pushing it. This happens on a regular basis. Always the drag. When we, the audience, look into the mirror, it’s possible to see aspects of ourselves in Conrad Veidt, as he stares back at us with those luminous, fathomless eyes. TV/Film Programmers, restorers and distributers could all be lending a hand here, bloggers and website moderators/owners are picking up the slack, but it’s not enough. But sjmw is a indeed a wonder for coming up with that info. My First Contact with Veidt was a still in The Gifford (a legendary tome on this blog), seen at about the age of twelve. (I recently re-watched Marlon Brando in Last Tango In Paris and was reminded of Veidt’s emotional openness). He said, “Each new villainous role presented a challenge to me – could I make such an unreal character real? Born on April 14th, 1917, in Larne, Ireland, [Now County Antrim, Northern Ireland] of English parents, her father was a Naval officer - she demonstrated at a very youthful age a marked aptitude for dancing. Or should that be delightful suspicion? One of those relatives ended up in Mexico, became an actor there, and was in The Wild Bunch. Luckily he got a brief blaze of glory in George Cukor’s melodrama A Woman’s Face 1941, his best Second Hollywood Period role, as megalomaniac playboy Torsten Barring. Weaker actors performing next to him are in danger of being sucked into his Event Horizon. Excellent article, looking forward to to next installment. FIONA INSIDE A DAVID CAIRNS SUIT – Thank you Simon! Examples of Goon Show titles include ‘The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-On-Sea’ and ‘The Saga Of The Internal Mountain’. It’s all weirdly endearing. But is THE MEN IN HER LIFE really that bad? The attention seemed to surprise and gratify him too, when interviewed about it he said that when he looked in the mirror he certainly didn’t see a young Romeo. But he was never going to sound like Tommy Handley no matter how hard he listened to ITMA. Remarkably, he managed to reinvent himself and metamorphosise from floppy-haired stick insect contortionist to mature leading man/character actor relatively smoothly, although there was a “squeaking horror” moment, probably involving the part-talkie Bride Number 68 aka Land Without Women (1929), the first German sound film. Their house at 3 Chester Terrace was described by the magazine as ‘A typical Regent’s Park … Yes, America wasted him. Shortly after enrolling at RADA at age 16, Valerie Hobson was cast in her first film the inferior "Eyes of Fate" (1933). This leads me to believe that sometime in the late 1920s he’d invented and perfected the art of non-digital morphing. See more ideas about valerie, bride of frankenstein, david lean. David and I contributed a video essay on the making of Paul Leni’s late silent masterpiece, but during the research process, I became more and more intrigued by its star, Conrad Veidt. Above all, he was not handsome in the usual sense, only his eyes were beautiful and deeply sad. I’ve never seen it but have read about in one of Jeanine Basinger’s books and it sounds intriguing. I become obsessed with a certain subject then study it until it squeaks. The duo are held captive and tied up in the basement of a nightclub. and she a Presbyterian in love, Here it is. As an aside, Veidt also appeared in what has to be one of the first pro-choice movies ever made, Kreuzzug des Weibes/ The Women’s Crusade (1926), as well as the first sympathetic portrayal of homosexuality, Anders als die Andern/ Different From The Others (1919). *weeps with laughter and sadness*. I never would have thunk it. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Which uniquely gifted actor straddled both the silent and sound eras, performing in three different languages, and during his second American period (the first was during the silent era), in the early 1940s, while under contract to MGM, was receiving more female fan mail than Clark Gable, but who has faded almost completely into obscurity apart from three films? FHDAHOH – Bloody hell Judy. At any rate, Veidt had comedy muscles he never got to flex properly. I’ve also read a fan theory that Veidt might have made a great, Germanic Dr Who, especially in relation to his role as the Baron De Kempelen, “very peculiar gentleman” and builder of automata in The Chess Player/Le joueur d’échecs 1938. Sound Connie is not just worlds, but multiverses away from Silent Connie. ‘He was tall, lean, al… […]. Connie is not a Nazi in Above Suspicion, he’s an Austrian freedom fighter who enjoys being stepped on in high heels. Moments later he’s even more ‘in lurve’. His best films are with Powell and Pressburger and Viertel. London policemen held back the crowd as John Profumo (right) helped his wife, actress Valerie Hobson, from a car in front of their home. Valerie Hobson Actress | Bride of Frankenstein Elegant, quintessentially English (although born in Northern Ireland) Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a British army officer. Something beyond his control relentlessly drives him on.”. The Spy in White , released as The Secret of Stamboul in the U.K., is a 1936 British thriller film , taken from the novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley , directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson , James Mason and Frank Vosper . There’s something not quite real about him, and simultaneously he’s painfully tangible. !’ I suspect this is a huge part of his appeal. Fiona – Only someone Neuroatypical would connect Conrad Veidt with The Goons and The Goodies. The result was that MGM’s publicity department was snowed under with unexpected fan mail. So, I’ll be reviewing the ‘sound’ career (no Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or The Man Who Laughs here) of Connie while taking a sneaky peek at him as a person, and how that personhood informed his artistry. Once you get used to the British soldiers clicking heels in salute, it, and he, is just terrific. I’m just the messenger. FHDAHOH – Can’t get access to the poem unless I subscribe to The Telegraph. Before she was 11 years old, Hobson had begun to study acting and dancing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. And weight is 65 KG. It has the most wonderfully modern sexual politics.). “It’s not my fault. An Above Suspicion anecdote with a source so obscured I’m not entirely sure I didn’t make it up: Somebody on the set asked Connie if he didn’t find the film’s plot a tad implausible. everything circulates, the pull of this It conveys so much about Conrad Veidt while still making it clear there is a great deal more of him to left convey. And that physical action would vary from slapping him, firing a gun at him, wrapping your arms round him to comfort him, throwing him off a train, kissing him, or just holding hands and loosing yourself in THOSE EYES. Unofficial member of The Goon Show and Facial Fornicator In French. A commentator on a review Mr Crayons/The Husband wrote, about The Passing Of The Third Floor Back said, ‘Although his character is Christ-like, I was struck by intense sexuality bubbling beneath the surface in his performance. Valerie Hobson, Actress: Bride of Frankenstein. I hope this one doesn’t last years, although I have a horrible suspicion it will. He also played all his roles German, whether the characters were Swedish, Danish, or representatives of paradise; in the same way that Sean Connery plays all his roles Scottish, it matters not one jot that he can’t do accents. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In reality, he deployed a small hand mirror on set to check his lighting, sometimes making suggestions to cinematographers. So maybe they were all speaking French. David C, you beat me to it! You’re in the grip of some strange addiction, and you might, if you’re lucky, just never go to rehab. Thrills, spills, secret rays, clever banter and eccentric British characters make ‘Q Planes’ a high-tension thriller and a light-hearted romp. Let’s deal with this from the get-go so we can move on. There are also occasional echoes of his adolescent clumsiness, before he’d trained that ludicrously lanky body to be graceful and controlled. ex machina – motor so opportune, ‘First saw this on TV when I was about 5 years old. Those passions are now spent but I still feel a degree of susceptibility. That must be it. Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a Royal Navy captain whose love of alcohol and gambling meant that the family was frequently very poor. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Being chastised by Valerie Hobson during an epic flirtation session. “It’s that man again!” (Observe the way he comes into the cabin looking like a naughty schoolboy), Another Veidt hallmark was his ability to project humanity (and if not humanity then understanding) into the most abject or downright evil characters. After watching this film I could understand why.’. She is best remembered for her role of Elisabeth Frankenstein in the classic horror film Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and as Stella in Great Expectations (1946). And Judy, I’ll do some digging into Antonia Quirke’s autobiography. Metaphysics of chemistry – that Iron Cross (2nd Class) is their mistake. Basically he was being paid to play Nazis and a large percentage of that pay was sent back to the UK. John Profumo and his wife Valerie Hobson. Not even a coded or subliminal one! Many of his roles embodied the idea of The Outsider or The Other, and even his villainous roles are shot through with pathos. I didn’t recall the book I was browsing, but given that this happened about fifteen years ago and it was a new collection of poems, I narrowed it down to WITHOUT TITLE (Penguin, 2006). Had Valerie Hobson's earliest ambition been realised, she would by now have been famous in a sphere other than acting. My last ‘thing’ was octopuses. Made by MGM British studios in 1942, Sabotage Agent was released in the U.S. in 1943 as The Adventures of Tartu, perhaps to avoid confusion with two Hitchock films, the British Sabotage (1936), and Saboteur (1942). It’s a bit much, I know. It was all a great missed opportunity. With Donald Calthorp in F.P.1. But he was interesting and whoever saw him would never forget his face.’ – Curt Riess. Especially not from Valerie Hobson. God knows what else was going on. I’m not sure which. dispensing chloroform out of her furs. They dangled out of my sleeves, which seemed always too short.”. ‘dominatrix Hobson’ – that’s right on the money! But he could also boom like a bass drum if required. The odds are there will only be a pile of Fiona ash left at its conclusion. They could also flash from Crazy Kubrick Stare to Wounded Lovelorn Adolescent to Tortured Soul in a nanosecond, liquifying into the softest, tenderest, most vulnerable eyes the cinema has ever seen in a man. “I bet they loved that,” said David wryly. Cukor reshot the ending of ‘Escape’ to great effect, so he must have been very happy to work with him on A Woman’s Face. It took Michael Balcon to extract him from a potentially fatal situation. Despite the scandal, Profumo’s wife - actress Valerie Hobson - stayed with him and went on to work alongside him. Oh Connie. (We know a song about that, don’t we children?). No wonder so many people want to ‘claim’ him for different reasons. I mistakenly bought them both, and was about to offer to post one to you but you were too quick off the mark. His face is one of the most expressive ever to have graced the silver screen, giving us access to individual thoughts with micromovements of the muscles. We see the blackout in London and how it aids the Nazis. Monique classique blogs about Connie here and here. Super dense. What a terrific tribute. The Passing Of The Third Floor Back from ConnieVeidt. to set and match, a day saved by default just as I said it would be. And valedictions. He once said of himself, “As a young man of 19 and 20, I was too tall and too thin. David Profumo was just seven when his father, who had been Secretary of State for War, resigned from the Macmillan government. | PleaseLink.me, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002RI9F9A/ref=docs-os-doi_0, 'A face you will never forget' – But apparently have: Love Letters To Conrad Veidt. And Connie knew how to say “fuck them with my face” in French. Every time he mentions them he gets sent to bed with his motorbike (The motorbike is explained away as “camouflage”, although how he got it in and out of the sub and onto a Scottish island is a mystery). He’s also surrounded by non English speakers which would mess with his focus. The name Profumo wasn’t automatically followed by the word ‘Affair’ back then. “Zowie”, as Joe E. Brown would say. Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers—and how little they've visibly aged. I’ve never really forgiven CASABLANCA for wasting him so comprehensively. Feel free to make up your own scenarios for this lovely couple and write them in the comments section. It’s on the record, from a number of sources, and yet a surprising number of people who have written about him deny him his identity. and dominatrix Hobson. Google Books, helpful for a change, says that the poem is on pages 75-77 of this edition. Great post.! Slightly obtuse those Viking-blooded gaels, Still, describing the young Mary Morris as a ‘butch young thug’ seems entirely appropriate. Elegant, quintessentially English (although born in Northern Ireland) Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a British army officer. she has Black color Eyes and Black color Hair. “Angelo appeared with the great profile in THE BELOVED ROGUE (1927), which also starred the legendary Conrad Veidt. moves to a change of course with spray-clawed bows. ( Log Out / Rebecca to Rachel: 10 of the best Daphne du Maurier films, If Classic Movie Quotes were Politically Correct, It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein. He had an extremely intellectual face. Valerie Bertinelli and David Morse (of NBC-TV's "St. So why this versatile, mesmerizing actor has faded from contemporary consciousness is a complete mystery to me. Elegant, quintessentially English (although born in Northern Ireland) Valerie Hobson was the daughter of a British army officer. His vocal delivery would markedly improve over his years spent living and working in the UK, and he would ultimately take up British citizenship in 1939, so revolted was he by the Nazi regime. He’s many things to many people; an LGBT rights pioneer, a proto-feminist, a heroic Nazi fighter, a Visionary, an Idealist, a Progressive, an Expressionist nightmare made flesh, and a Sex Symbol. In the same interview he kept the female journalist entertained by jumping out of his seat and doing an impression of himself as a fat, bandy-legged baby. There she practised both acting and dancing. Looks like I’ll have to buy that book! In the US Cukor was a good match for him too. You were typing at sjmw, not me. Veidt … (Changes in continuity my credit.) Elsewhere") star in the compelling NBC World Premiere drama "Shattered Vows," the story of a young nun whose love for a priest and growing desires to have a family force her to make the painful decision to leave … Could they not at least have called that movie ATTACK OF THE KILLER CHEEKBONES? I regret I only have THE THIEF OF BAGDAD and CASABLANCA . mystery play of the synapses for Veidt Something he later admitted to in a startlingly honest interview. One released in 1920, the second in 1928, and the final one in 1942. My legs were always getting in the way. The result was electrifying but chaotic. All of this would make a fabulous movie; the major difficulty being it would be impossible to cast because they broke the mold. Valerie Hobson is a British famous celebrity, who was born on 14 April, 1917 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, UK (now Larne District, Northern Ireland, UK). I must remedy that. This is how it goes – When Valerie Hobson demands that they henceforth speak in English instead of German in The Spy In Black, and Connie replies, “And eat in English?” I put it to you that his line is an original Veidt improv. If he’s remembered at all it’s either because of The Man Who Laughs/Joker connection or his uncanny, silent Weimar roles. She studied dancing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) and appeared on the stage for the first time at age 16, but she contracted a case of scarlet fever and decided to give up dancing for acting. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. And now it’s time to play a guessing game to which we already know the answer. She was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland on April 14, 1917. Right. Geoffrey Hill got it.). Chuck, if CV approached me with *that* look in his eyes, brandishing a cigarette at me, I’d scream and run for the hills. He was so tall he ending up playing King Louis XI in the Advanced Crouching Position. I love the idea of him tuning in to the 1930’s version of Gardener’s Question Time in order to improve his diction. Amusingly, a commentator on YouTube had this to say about F.P.1, ‘Aaaaw. FIONA’S VOICE ISSUING FROM INSIDE HER HUSBAND’S CAT AVATAR – Thank you Katya. This entry was posted on July 24, 2020 at 11:43 am and is filed under FILM with tags A Woman's Face, Casablanca, Conrad Veidt, Contraband, Different from the Others, F.P.1 Doesn't Answer, Land Without Women, Nazi Agent, Rome Express, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Chess Player, The Hands of Orlac, The Janus Face, The Last Company, The Man Who Laughs, The Men In Her Life, The Passing of the Third Floor Back, The Spy in Black, The Student of Prague, The Thief of Bagdad, The Wandering Jew, Whistling in the Dark. Well, as a matter of fact, a surprising number of people. In fact he jokingly complained that he felt he was stealing money from Warner Brothers because he was just showing up every day and sliding into a Nazi uniform. In some shots in A Woman’s Face he looks like Inspector Clouseau turning into a big cat. The syndrome you describe is all too familiar to me, having been through the same form of obsession with, in turn, Brando, Buster Keaton and John Barrymore. Conrad Veidt was bisexual. And that’s his secret weapon. LIKE MANY British female film stars of the Thirties and Forties, Valerie Hobson exuded breeding and class, but she also brought to her performances a delightfully sophisticated sense of … feign mind and soul like eerie Harpo Marx, Similarly, he goes shouting and stomping around in F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer (1933) like a giant teenager who doesn’t know his own strength, and in one scene keeps jocularly slapping his old mucker, Sunshine, on the back with his huge hands until I feared for tiny, insectoid Donald Calthrop’s life. IT’S ME, FIONA – It’s been my absolute pleasure Mark. Valerie Hobson, with her large expressive eyes and supremely lady-like manner graced films in England and the United States for twenty years. David, I’ll investigate your new book. ‘It was a treat!’ she exclaimed. 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