Harold V. King

Nascimento : 1907-11-03, Nottingham, England, UK

Morte : 1959-05-22

Filmes

Meu Amor, Minha Ruína
Sound Director
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Labaredas do Inferno
Recording Supervision
A história de como os britânicos atacaram barragens alemãs na Segunda Guerra Mundial usando uma técnica engenhosa para lançar bombas onde elas seriam mais eficazes. Adaptação feita por R.C. Sherriff do livro de Guy Gibson, Costa do Inimigo à Frente, Labaredas do Inferno (The Dam Busters) é um docudrama mostrando a concepção de uma nova arma britânica para destruir as barragens alemãs no complexo industrial do Ruhr e a execução do ataque feito pelo pelo Esquadrão 617, os Destruidores de Barragens (The Dam Busters). (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
O Príncipe Negro
Recording Supervision
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French. After defeating the French in battle, the defeated French plot to kill the prince. Failing in this, they kidnap his lady, the lovely Lady Joan Holland. Of course Prince Edward has to ride to the rescue, adopting numerous guises to save his paramour, which ultimately end in him leading his men into one final climactic battle against the French. (Also known as "The Warriors" and "The Black Prince").
Duelo na Selva
Recording Supervision
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
A Morte do Fantasma
Sound Supervisor
The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.
O Rebelde Aventureiro
Sound
Em 1745, enquanto a Escócia se levanta em rebelião para apoiar o último herdeiro da realeza escocesa caída em desgraça, dois irmãos, de uma pequena família nobre, decidem o que fazer: o mais velho e herdeiro da família, James, apoia os revoltosos, ao passo que Henry, o mais novo, irá manter-se do lado do rei inglês. Vença quem vencer, a família estará protegida. Acontece que, em meio à derrota da revolta patriota, James fica certo de que o seu irmão o traiu e deseja ver morto, revelando aos ingleses onde estava escondido. É o começo de uma grande aventura que irá levá-lo até às Caraíbas, antes do reencontro dos irmãos para o derradeiro acerto de contas.
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Recording Supervision
A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from himself.
Father's Doing Fine
Sound Director
Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The story revolves around the impending birth and the love affairs of the other three daughters; Bicky, with eccentric student Roly; Gerda, married to artist Wilfred; and Catherine, in love with the landlord's son, Clifford Magill. In addition, the impoverished Lady Buckering is being courted by Dr. Drew. Written by Les Adams
Where's Charley?
Sound
Musical version of the comedy by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his scheme goes wrong, first when someone falls for the aunt, and then when the real aunt turns up.
So Little Time
Sound Designer
During World War II, German soldiers occupy the home of a beautiful Belgian girl and her mother.
Anjos Um-Cinco
Sound Director
No verão de 1940 o piloto T.B. Baird chega direto da escola de voo para se juntar a um esquadrão de vanguarda da RAF no auge da Batalha da Grã-Bretanha. Depois de um começo infeliz e uma derrota de seu oficial comandante, Baird (apelidado de "Séptico" devido a suas iniciais) deve se esforçar para impressionar seu Capitão do Grupo, recuperar seu orgulho, se entrosar com seus companheiros de esquadrão e sobreviver a uma das batalhas aéreas mais intensas da história. Esta é a história de apenas um dos "Poucos" e como eles conseguiram lutar contra o poder da Luftwaffe, apesar do avassalador poder aéreo alemão. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Anjos Um-Cinco
Sound Supervisor
No verão de 1940 o piloto T.B. Baird chega direto da escola de voo para se juntar a um esquadrão de vanguarda da RAF no auge da Batalha da Grã-Bretanha. Depois de um começo infeliz e uma derrota de seu oficial comandante, Baird (apelidado de "Séptico" devido a suas iniciais) deve se esforçar para impressionar seu Capitão do Grupo, recuperar seu orgulho, se entrosar com seus companheiros de esquadrão e sobreviver a uma das batalhas aéreas mais intensas da história. Esta é a história de apenas um dos "Poucos" e como eles conseguiram lutar contra o poder da Luftwaffe, apesar do avassalador poder aéreo alemão. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
A Caixa Mágica
Sound Director
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
Falcão dos Mares
Sound
Em 1807 o imperturbável Capt. Hornblower da marinha britânica é enviado em uma missão secreta para desviar aliados espanhóis de Napoleão, patrocinando uma revolução centro-americana de um líder megalomaníaco. Depois de uma viagem difícil, complicações inesperadas forçam Hornblower a rever seus planos... e o transformam em anfitrião relutante para a bela irmã do Duque de Wellington. Batalhas navais, aventuras extraordinárias, e um romântico interlúdio de estrelas.
The Franchise Affair
Recording Supervision
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
Pavor nos Bastidores
Sound Designer
Jane resolve ajudar o amigo Jonathan, acusado de matar o marido da amante, a atriz Charlotte. Para isso, ela se infiltra na vida da atriz como governanta, tentando provar que Charlotte é a verdadeira responsável pelo crime.
O Desertor
Recording Supervision
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
Counterblast
Recording Supervision
An escaped World War 2 Nazi doctor impersonates a murdered English doctor so he can work on a vaccination to protect the Germans in their planned germ warfare.
Loyal Heart
Sound Supervisor
This heartwarming British drama is based on Beth the Sheepdog, a novel by Ernest Lewis. The story concerns the efforts of various interested human parties to enter Beth in the All-England Dog Championship. When a farmer is unsuccessful in his efforts to purchase Beth for his own, he spitefully accuses the dog’s owner of sheep stealing.
Old Mother Riley at Home
Sound Supervisor
Old Mother Riley and her daughter's true love, Dan, go in search of Kitty who has run off with her new boyfriend to a gambling den.
Murder in Reverse?
Sound Supervisor
Tom Masterick, a dock worker, is wrongfully convicted of a murder charge. His death sentence is commuted to a long prison term. When released as an old man, he vows to find the real killer.
The World Owes Me a Living
Sound Supervisor
When a British pilot is hospitalized after a plane crash, the woman he loves sits by his bedside and remembers, in flashbacks, key episodes from their life together.
Strawberry Roan
Sound
Farmer Chris Lowe meets and falls in love with Molly , a chorus-girl. Despite the fact that she is a city girl through and through, she accepts his proposal of marriage and after the wedding goes to live on the farm. Chris realises that the transition for Molly will be difficult, and in an attempt to ease her into farm life, buys her a strawberry roan calf to look after. Unfortunately Molly finds the adjustment to rural life extremely difficult and does not settle down. She fails to integrate into the local community and starts to feel she has made a big mistake.
Medal for the General
Sound Supervisor
A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
Welcome, Mr Washington
Sound Supervisor
Based on a story by author Noel Streatfeild, the film trells the story of two sisters who are left penniless by their father's sudden death and lease their estate as an airbase to US forces in Britain to help the war effort. Both eventually fall for American servicemen.
The Shipbuilders
Sound Supervisor
A patriotic, cinematic salvo, this wartime production tells the story of the owner of a shipbuilding company doing his best to contribute to the British fleet. War is good for business, but what will happen once the war is won? It was based on a novel by George Blake.
The Butler's Dilemma
Sound
Rodney Playfair is persuaded, by a promise to meet his gambling debts, to impersonate a manservant named Chapman at his fiancée's house...
The Dummy Talks
Sound Supervisor
A ventriloquist is murdered during a theatre variety performance. A dwarf goes undercover as the dummy...
Old Mother Riley Detective
Sound Supervisor
A night watchman is being bludgeoned, as a safe is cracked open in the offices of the District Food Controller. A list of wartime foods to be rationed is stolen, and the police fear gangsters are planning to sell the foods on the black market. As the office charwoman, Old Mother Riley's fingerprints are all over the safe, and she becomes the police's number one suspect. To prove her innocence, Mother Riley turns detective, adopting various methods and disguises to track down the villains.
We’ll Smile Again
Sound Supervisor
Nazi spies infiltrate a British film studio with the intention of sending coded messages in the films they produce.
Much Too Shy
Sound Recordist
A simple handyman, who also is an amateur artist, gets into trouble when the head and shoulders portraits of some prominent local females are sold without his knowledge to an advertising agency and are published with nude bodies added to them.
Old Mother Riley's Circus
Sound Supervisor
Mother Riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down, and makes it a success.
This England
Sound Recordist
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
Sound Recordist
Old Mother Riley gets involved in a plot to steal an invention
Old Mother Riley in Business
Sound Recordist
Old Mother Riley starts a new business.
Um Vulto na Janela
Sound Recordist
In 1880, the criminal called The Face is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chavalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chavalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
A Canção da Liberdade
Sound Engineer
John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.
Jury's Evidence
Sound Engineer
'Foreman of Old Bailey jury refuses to accept circumstantial evidence and helps solve murder case.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Happy Family
Sound
A mother and father who, in order to shock their extended family out of their idle spendthrift ways, pretend to have lost all their money.
Ten Minute Alibi
Sound
Derwent dreams up an unbreakable alibi for a murder. Once the crime is attempted, it then falls to Pember and Brace of Scotland Yard to sort things out.
My Heart Is Calling
Recording Supervision
Musical comedy. An opera singer falls for a stowaway on the way to Monte Carlo
The Green Pack
Sound
A wealthy investor in a South African mine is murdered.
Cleaning Up
Sound
Tony Pumpford takes a job selling vacuum cleaners, and in doing so tangles with a chorus girl. He then accidentally ends up in the show whilst demonstrating the cleaner.
Sally Bishop
Sound
A British romantic drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter
The Flying Squad
Sound
The officers of the Flying Squad attempt to track down a drug-smuggling gang.
White Face
Sound
A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.
The Frightened Lady
Sound
A young woman goes to stay at the house of Lord Lebanon, but two murders in quick succession lead to the arrival of detectives and cause the woman to fear for her life.
The Beggar Student
Sound
Simultaneously filmed English language version of a period operetta, in which a Polish noblewoman is romantically linked with a revolutionary student activist.
The Old Man
Sound
'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Calendar
Sound
Racehorse owner Anson is swindled by a woman named Wenda and goes up in front of the Jockey Club where he is disqualified on race fixing allegations. He decides to get his own back with the help of Hillcott, an ex-burglar. Jill is the love interest
The Ringer
Sound
Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.
The Squeaker
Sound Engineer
A detective poses as an ex-convict to expose the head of a benevolent society as a fence.
Chantagem e Confissão
Sound
Por volta de 1920, em Londres, a filha de um lojista namora um detetive da Scotland Yard, que mostra estar mais interessado no seu trabalho do que em estar com ela. Assim, ela decide secretamente se encontrar com outro homem, mas quando este tenta estuprá-la ela o mata com uma faca. Quando o corpo é descoberto quem assume o caso é exatamente o namorado da jovem envolvida, que rapidamente deduz que ela é a assassina em virtude de uma luva deixada no local do crime. Ele no entanto encobre o caso, mas um outro homem pretende chantageá-la e para isto ele tem a outra luva, que pode ligá-la ao crime.