Basil Radford Biography
Arthur Basil Radford (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably best remembered for his appearances alongside Naunton Wayne as one half of Charters and Caldicott, two cricket-obsessed Englishmen who appeared in several films from 1938 to 1949, most famously in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
Basil Radford Movies
Basil Radford Quotes
A Conversation About a Missing Lady
Iris Henderson:
I was having tea about an hour ago with an English lady. You saw her, didn't you?
Charters:
Well, I don't know, I mean, I was talking to my friend, wasn't I?
Caldicott:
Indubitably.
Iris Henderson:
Yes, but you were sitting at the next table. She turned and borrowed the sugar. You must remember.
Charters:
Yes, I recall passing the sugar.
Iris Henderson:
Well then you saw her.
Charters:
I repeat we were deep in conversation. We were discussing cricket.
Iris Henderson:
Well, I don't see how a thing like cricket can make you forget seeing people.
Charters:
Oh, don't you? If that's your attitude, there's nothing more to be said! Come Caldicott. "A thing like cricket!
Gilbert:
Wrong tactics. We should've told him we were looking for a lost cricket ball.
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