Green Cockatoo, The
Date: 1937
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Production Company: New World Pictures Ltd.
Stars: John Mills, Rene Ray, Robert Newton, Allan Jeayes
Location(s): London
Region(s): London E-G
Storyline:
Arriving in London, a young woman becomes involved in the hunt for murderers after she helps a man stabbed by a gang of crooks.
Additional Information:
Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson
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- Capture 1
- 'Now' required
Looking for work, Eileen travels towards London from her home town of Shelford. Great Western Railway locomotive number 5950 Wardley Hall approaches the camera.
- Capture 2
- 16 Sep 2022
Warned about the dangers of London by a fellow Passenger, Eileen arrives in the Capital. The bottom of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square WC2 with the National Gallery in the bottom right background.
A similar sky of gentle cumulus. SJ
- Capture 3
- 05 Nov 2022
Facing north on Whitehall SW1 with the full height of Nelson’s Column in the distance.
The bus stop is in the same place. This is one of the best areas for pub proximity with The Clarence, Old Shades, The SIlver Fox, Walkers and, across the road, the Horse and Guardsman (just in case one's thirsty). SJ
- Capture 4
- 11 Dec 2022
The visual tour continues. Looking up at the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral from Ludgate Hill in EC4.
New building to the left. Taken from the corner of Creed Lane. SJ
- Capture 5
- 11 Dec 2022
Ludgate Hill with St. Paul’s Churchyard in the right background.
Much change to the left hand side. SJ
- Capture 6
- 18 Dec 2022
The Royal Courts of Justice standing on Strand WC2.
Unsurprisingly unchanged, even the clock. SJ
- Capture 7
- 18 Dec 2022
Facing eastward along Strand.
Minus the omnibus and cab. SJ
- Capture 8
- 02 Oct 2022
Westminster Abbey on Dean’s Yard SW1.
This replaces my rather gloomy and less well-angled shot taken the previous month. SJ
- Capture 9
- 02 Oct 2022
Tower Bridge crossing the River Thames from E1 to SE1.
Firmly closed. SJ
- Capture 10
- 'Now' required
On the Thames, a tug steams towards its next job. Ray Glenister points out that as a natural follower to the previous capture this is the view of Shad Thames, Bermondsey on the south side of Tower Bridge from Tower Pier. (RL)
- Capture 11
- 22 Jan 2023
A number 26 tram to Clapham Junction hums along Victoria Embankment SW1. Temple station stands to the bottom left.
A match of the only remaining original buildings on Temple Place. SJ
- Capture 12
- 10 Sep 2022
Parliament Square in SW1 with the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament standing to the left.
A gloomier day. SJ
- Capture 13
- 10 Sep 2022
Broad Sanctuary on the southern side of Parliament Square with the Houses of Parliament in the background.
Bringing the northern portion of Westminster Hall into view. SJ
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required
Wearing his top hat, a Purveyor of bags, brushes and jellies passes by.
- Capture 15
- 16 Sep 2022
A Flower Seller is seen in Piccadilly Circus W1 before a nondescript market is appears ahead of the story being played out at Denham Studios . . . .
Looking down Shaftesbury Avenue. SJ
- Capture 16
- 'Now' required
. . . except for scenes at White City Stadium. Other views of the stadium feature in ‘Clash by Night’. 'Crooks in Cloisters ', ‘The Turners of Prospect Road’, ‘Jumping for Joy’, ‘Otley’, 'The Blue Lamp', 'Foreign Exgange' and ‘Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter’.