Showing posts with label John Boland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Boland. Show all posts

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Born on this day – John Boland:


John Boland


Writer

Director

February 12, 1913 – November 9, 1976

Credits:


The League of Gentlemen
By John Boland.
ASIN: B000WH36FM
Published by Beacon Envoy.
Published 1958.
Mass Market Paperback.
Description:
Ten ex-army officers. All of them cashiered. Their plan and outrageous and daring - the prize of one million pounds. The basis of the movie The League of Gentlemen (1960), directed by Basil Dearden.

Books:

Bitter Fortune (1959); Breakdown (1968); Counterpol (1963); Counterpol in Paris (1964); Elementary My Dear (1975); Fatal Error (1962); The Golden Fleece (1961); Holocaust (1974); Inside Job (1961); Kidnap (1970); The League of Gentlemen (1960); Murder in Company (1973); Mysterious Way (1972); Negative Value (1960); No Refuge (1956); Painted Lady (1967); Queer Fish (1958); Shakespeare Curse (1969); Short Story Technique (1973); Short-Story Writing (1960); The Big Job (1950); The Catch (1964); The Disposal Unit (1966); The Fourth Grave (1969); The Gentlemen At Large (1962); The Gentlemen Reform (1961); The Good Citizens (1965); The Gusher (1967); The Midas Touch (1960); Trade of Kings (1972); Vendetta (1961); White August (1955); Who Says Murder? (1975).

Movies and television:

No Hiding Place (1963); Piernas de seda (1935); Sospecha (1970); Te quiero con locura (1935); The League of Gentlemen (1960); Wells Fargo (1937).

Monday, April 7, 2025

On this day in movie history - The League of Gentlemen (1960 movie & novel):


The League of Gentlemen

directed by Basil Dearden,
written by Bryan Forbes,
based on the novel by John Boland,
was released in the United Kingdom on April 7, 1960.
Music by Philip Green.


Cast:

Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Kieron Moore, Terence Alexander, Norman Bird, Robert Coote, Melissa Stribling, Nanette Newman, Lydia Sherwood, Doris Hare, David Lodge, Patrick Wymark, Gerald Harper, Brian Murray, Terence Edmond, Nigel Green, Patrick Jordan, Dinsdale Landen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Oliver Reed, Norman Rossington, Bruce Seton, Michael Corcoran.

Recommended reading:


The League of Gentlemen

By John Boland.

ASIN: B000WH36FM
Published by Beacon Envoy.
Published 1958.
Mass Market Paperback.

Ten ex-army officers. All of them cashiered. Their plan and outrageous and daring - the prize of one million pounds. The basis of the movie The League of Gentlemen (1960), directed by Basil Dearden.