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A Woman Redeemed
''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the short story "The Fining Pot is for Silver", written by F. Britten Austin that was originally published on the June 1924 issue of ''The Strand Magazine''. Premise A secret society uses a young woman to try to steal some sensitive information. Cast * Joan Lockton as Felice Annaway * Brian Aherne as Geoffrey Maynefleet * Stella Arbenina as Marta * James Carew as Count Kalvestro * Gordon Hopkirk Hubert Gordon Hopkirk (20 April 1884 – 1966) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Jena, Germany to British parents and began his film career in the late 1910s. After a series of films in Britain, he went to the United States ... as Angelo * Frank Denton as Bug * Robert English as Colonel Mather References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OBE for his services to film. Hill was employed by Stoll Pictures in the 1920s and Gainsborough Pictures in the 1930s. Filmography * ''At the Villa Rose (1920 film), At the Villa Rose'' (1920) * ''The Hundredth Chance'' (1920) * ''The Tidal Wave'' (1920) * ''The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * ''A Question of Trust'' (1920) * ''The Place of Honour'' (1921) * ''The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown (film), The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * ''The Nonentity'' (1921) * ''The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' (1922) * ''The Experiment (1922 film), The Experiment'' (1922) * ''Half a Truth'' (1922) * ''Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * ''The Truants (film), The Truants'' (1922) * ''Open Country (film), Open Country'' (1922) * ''Expiation (film), Expiation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Hopkirk
Hubert Gordon Hopkirk (20 April 1884 – 1966) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Jena, Germany to British parents and began his film career in the late 1910s. After a series of films in Britain, he went to the United States to appear in Hollywood films before returning to Britain.Hubert Gordon Hopkirk profile hopkirk.org; accessed 30 December 2016. Hopkirk never married. Later in life he converted to and resided in . He died in a car accident at the age of 72. Selected f ...
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British Crime Films
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British Black-and-white Films
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Stoll Pictures Films
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Films Directed By Sinclair Hill
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Crime Films
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British Silent Feature Films
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1927 Films
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. It will be more than three decades before films with a widescreen format would again be attempted. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert English (actor)
Robert English was a British actor born 2 December 1878 (though IBDB gives the year as 1874). Robert English was born in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a number of films. He played rugby (he was six feet two inches) and was in the Gloucester County cricket team. In 1920 he started work in British silent films and later went on to talkies. He died on 18 August 1941 in London. Partial filmography * ''The Fruitful Vine'' (1921) * ''The Four Feathers'' (1921) * '' The Broken Road'' (1921) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1922) * '' Stable Companions'' (1922) * '' A Lost Leader'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * ''Guy Fawkes'' (1923) * '' Out to Win'' (1923) * ''This Freedom'' (1923) * ''Monte Carlo'' (1925) * ''A Woman Redeemed'' (1927) * ''A Knight in London'' (1929) * ''The American Prisoner'' (1929) * ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strand Magazine
''The Strand Magazine'' was a monthly British magazine founded by George Newnes, composed of short fiction and general interest articles. It was published in the United Kingdom from January 1891 to March 1950, running to 711 issues, though the first issue was on sale well before Christmas 1890. Its immediate popularity is evidenced by an initial sale of nearly 300,000. Sales increased in the early months, before settling down to a circulation of almost 500,000 copies a month, which lasted well into the 1930s. It was edited by Herbert Greenhough Smith from 1891 to 1930. The popularity of Sherlock Holmes became widespread after first appearing in the magazine in 1891. The magazine's original offices were on Burleigh Street off The Strand, London. It was revived in 1998 as a quarterly magazine. Publication history ''The Strand Magazine'' was founded by George Newnes in 1890, and its first edition was dated January 1891. The magazine's original offices were located on Burleigh S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Murillo
Mary Murillo (born Mary O'Connor; January 22, 1888 – February 4, 1944) was an English actress, screenwriter, and businesswoman active during Hollywood's silent era. Early life Mary was the illegitimate daughter of Sarah Mary Peacock (née Sunter). In 1894, her mother married Edward O'Connor, a Roman Catholic Irish commercial traveller, and she was raised as Mary O'Connor. She was the eldest of four sisters (she also had an elder stepsister, Isabel Peacock, who later appeared in American films as Isabel Daintry). She was educated at St. Monica's in Skipton, Yorkshire, and at the Convent of the Sacred Heart School in Roehampton. She adopted the professional name Mary Murillo after being compared in looks to a Murillo painting of the Madonna. Career In 1908, she traveled to America with her stepsister to start a stage career, and in February 1909, she made her debut in the chorus of the Broadway musical comedy ''Havana''. She toured the United States, finding only small parts u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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