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BOAC Airstairs stylish pop art print, available in three sizes & 21 colour options.
BOAC Airstairs by Art & Hue
To mark 85 years of the airline BOAC and 70 years of the jet-set Ealing film, Art & Hue presents Out of the Clouds, a new collection of stylish pop art inspired by the golden age of air travel.
The aviation film “Out of the Clouds”, about the lives of airline crew and their passengers, stars James Robertson Justice, Eunice Gayson, Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, David Knight, Margo Lorenz & Melissa Stribling.
Produced by Ealing Studios‘ head Michael Balcon, and directed by Basil Dearden from a screenplay by John Eldridge & Michael Relph, the cast also includes Fiona Clyne, Sid James, Jill Melford and Katie Johnson.
The Ealing Studios production filmed on location at “London Airport” which later expanded to became Heathrow.
David Knight
The American actor David Knight from New York State became a regular face in British film and TV, making his early life in the United Kingdom.
Later marrying the Scottish actress Wendy McClure in 1963, he started his screen career with a leading role in the 1954 production “The Young Lovers”. Released as “Chance Meeting” in America, the film’s cast includes Joseph Tomelty, Sam Kydd & Joan Sims.
“Out of the Clouds” was David’s second film, playing a character who crosses romantic paths with a fellow traveller at the airport.
Other films were to follow, including “Clue of the Twisted Candle” with Gladys Henson, and “A Story of David” with Zena Marshall, before moving into television.
TV credits include “Television World Theatre” with Diane Cilento, Noel Willman & Richard O’Sullivan, “Armchair Theatre” with Alfred Burke, “Sunday Night Theatre” with Patrick Magee & Elizabeth Sellars, “Sunday Night Play” with Bessie Love, “Out of the Unknown” with Burt Kwouk, “The Liars” with Ian Ogilvy, “Sergeant Cork” with Eddie Byrne, “The Newcomers”, “Emergency-Ward 10”, “Kate” with Penelope Keith, “ITV Playhouse” with Patricia Routledge, “The Passenger” with Melissa Stribling, “Applause” with Lauren Bacall & Larry Hagman, “Boy Dominic” with Richard Todd & Brian Blessed, and his final credit “The Lives of Benjamin Franklin” with Honor Blackman & Richard Widmark.
Knight & his family moved to North America in later years to teach theatre and acting at various universities as well as directing and acting in theatre productions.
BOAC Airstairs Pop Art
Art & Hue had the pleasure to delve into the archives of Ealing Studios to create a new collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the charming aviation film “Out of the Clouds“, all available in three sizes and many colour options.
Available in A4, A3, and A2 sizes to fit standard-size picture frames. Please note that black frame is not included – for a guide on choosing a frame size take a look here.
An official collaboration with Studiocanal, this print is part of the Out of the Clouds collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the charming Ealing film, featuring Art & Hue’s signature halftone style (halftone is an age-old technique that uses dots to make up the printed image, similar to newspapers or comic books).
Rewatch, or discover anew, the film on DVD & Bluray from Amazon.
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