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There Was a Crooked Man (Kenneth V Jones Centenary Celebration)
This event is part of a centenary celebration for composer Kenneth V Jones (1924-2020). ‘There Was a Crooked Man’ (a comedy starring Norman Wisdom) is one of dozens of films that Jones scored. Wisdom plays Davy Cooper, an honest and law-abiding explosives expert, who’s down on his luck and gets pulled into the world of crime after a chance meeting with a former comrade.
A brief introductory talk about Jones’ life and music will also feature a live performance of his “Two Contrasts for solo cello” performed by Sebastian Comberti, cellist with the London Mozart Players.
A prolific composer of film music and concert works, Jones was also a conductor of numerous choirs and orchestras, including the Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra which he founded. This centenary celebration will be continued with two concerts on 28th and 30th November, held at the Royal College of Music where Jones studied and later taught. They will showcase a varied selection of his chamber music, much of which has lain undiscovered until recently, as well as premiering some newly commissioned works inspired by his music.
There Was a Crooked Man
When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
- Year:
- 1960
- Runtime:
- 107 minutes
- Language:
- English
- Director:
- Stuart Burge
- Screenwriter:
- Reuben Ship
- Producer:
- John Bryan, Albert Fennell
- Cast:
- Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank
- Cinematographer:
- Arthur Ibbetson
- Editor:
- Peter R. Hunt
- Music:
- Kenneth v Jones
This page is to obtain access to the Sands Films Cinema Club presentation ONLINE
To attend in person, please CLICK HERE
*
There Was a Crooked Man (Kenneth V Jones Centenary Celebration)
This event is part of a centenary celebration for composer Kenneth V Jones (1924-2020). ‘There Was a Crooked Man’ (a comedy starring Norman Wisdom) is one of dozens of films that Jones scored. Wisdom plays Davy Cooper, an honest and law-abiding explosives expert, who’s down on his luck and gets pulled into the world of crime after a chance meeting with a former comrade.
A brief introductory talk about Jones’ life and music will also feature a live performance of his “Two Contrasts for solo cello” performed by Sebastian Comberti, cellist with the London Mozart Players.
A prolific composer of film music and concert works, Jones was also a conductor of numerous choirs and orchestras, including the Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra which he founded. This centenary celebration will be continued with two concerts on 28th and 30th November, held at the Royal College of Music where Jones studied and later taught. They will showcase a varied selection of his chamber music, much of which has lain undiscovered until recently, as well as premiering some newly commissioned works inspired by his music.
There Was a Crooked Man
When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
- Year:
- 1960
- Runtime:
- 107 minutes
- Language:
- English
- Director:
- Stuart Burge
- Screenwriter:
- Reuben Ship
- Producer:
- John Bryan, Albert Fennell
- Cast:
- Norman Wisdom, Alfred Marks, Andrew Cruickshank
- Cinematographer:
- Arthur Ibbetson
- Editor:
- Peter R. Hunt
- Music:
- Kenneth v Jones