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Auld Lang Syne (1917 Film)
''Auld Lang Syne'' is a 1917 British silent film, silent crime film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Violet Graham, Henry Baynton and Sydney Fairbrother. The film is notable for marking the screen debut of Jack Buchanan, who went on to be a leading star.Burton & Chibnall p.84 It was produced in a film studio at Ebury Street in Westminster. Cast * Violet Graham as Beatrice Potter * Henry Baynton as William Daneford * Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. Potter * George Bellamy (actor), George Bellamy as Luke Potter * Roy Travers as Ned Potter * Jack Buchanan as Vane References Bibliography * Burton, Alan & Chibnall, Steve. ''Historical Dictionary of British Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2013. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''. George Allen & Unwin, 1950. External links * 1917 films British crime films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Sidney Morgan 1917 crime films British black-and-white films 1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Morgan
Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film ''Juno and the Paycock''. He was born in Bermondsey, London and died in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire. His daughter Joan Morgan appeared as silent film actress in his films. Selected filmography * '' The Brass Bottle'' (1914) * ''Iron Justice'' (1915) * '' The World's Desire'' (1915) * ''Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) * '' Democracy'' (1918) * '' Because'' (1918) * ''Sweet and Twenty'' (1919) * ''After Many Days'' (1919) * '' All Men Are Liars'' (1919) * ''Lady Noggs'' (1920) * ''A Man's Shadow'' (1920) * '' The Children of Gibeon'' (1920) * ''The Black Sheep'' (1920) * '' Little Dorrit'' (1920) * '' The Woman of the Iron Bracelets'' (1920) * ''The Scarlet Wooing'' (1920) * ''By Berwin Banks'' (1920 - directed) * ''Moth and Rust'' (1921) * '' The Mayor of Casterbridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westminster
Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and much of the West End shopping and entertainment district. The name ( ang, Westmynstre) originated from the informal description of the abbey church and royal peculiar of St Peter's (Westminster Abbey), west of the City of London (until the English Reformation there was also an Eastminster, near the Tower of London, in the East End of London). The abbey's origins date from between the 7th and 10th centuries, but it rose to national prominence when rebuilt by Edward the Confessor in the 11th. Westminster has been the home of England's government since about 1200, and from 1707 the Government of the United Kingdom. In 1539, it became a city. Westminster is often used as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Crime Films
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Films Directed By Sidney Morgan
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 sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s English-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Silent Feature Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a Sovereign state, sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of ... (1707– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crime Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Films
1917 in film was a particularly fruitful year for the art form, and is often cited as one of the years in the decade which contributed to the medium the most, along with 1913. Secondarily the year saw a limited global embrace of narrative film-making and featured innovative techniques such as continuity cutting. Primarily, the year is an American landmark, as 1917 is the first year where the narrative and visual style is typified as "Classical Hollywood". __TOC__ Events *January – ''Panthea'' is released, the first film from the company that Joseph Schenck formed with his wife, Norma Talmadge, after leaving Loew's Consolidated Enterprises. *February – Buster Keaton first meets Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in New York and is hired as a co-star and gag man. *April 9 – Supreme Court of the United States rule in Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. which ends the Motion Picture Patents Company appeal and results in the end of the company. *April 23 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Travers
Roy Travers (born 1883 in London) was a British actor. Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films. He died in 1941. Selected filmography * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * '' Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * '' Lights of London'' (1914) * '' Tommy Atkins'' (1915) * ''The Rogues of London'' (1915) * ''The Lure of Drink'' (1915) * '' The Man Who Bought London'' (1916) * ''Diana and Destiny'' (1916) * ''It Is for England'' (1916) * ''Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) * ''Little Women'' (1917) * ''The Splendid Coward'' (1918) * '' Ave Maria'' (1918) * ''The Lackey and the Lady'' (1919) * ''No. 5 John Street'' (1921) * '' Cherry Ripe'' (1921) * '' The Street of Adventure'' (1921) * '' All Roads Lead to Calvary'' (1921) * '' The Double Event'' (1921) * '' A Romance of Old Baghdad'' (1922) * ''The House of Peril'' (1922) * '' The Hypocrites'' (1923) * ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * '' Moonbeam Magic'' (1924) * '' For Valour'' (1928) * ''Q Ships'' (1928) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebury Street
Ebury Street () is a street in Belgravia, City of Westminster, London. It runs from a Grosvenor Gardens junction south-westwards to Pimlico Road. It was built mostly in the period 1815 to 1860. Odd numbers 19 to 231 are on the south-east side; the others, 16 to 230, are opposite. Numbers 2 to 14 have largely been replaced by a renamed terrace of eight houses known as Lygon Place, recessed behind a small green. History A local estate, "Eia", is mentioned in the '' Domesday Book''. The surviving houses 180–188 were called "Fivefields Row" when Mozart stayed there for a very short time in 1764. Cundy St flats on the south-east side are interesting 1950s mid-rise apartments set back from the road, mainly replacing sections damaged by bombing in the London Blitz. These are due for demolition. This is where Prince Charles spent the night with Camilla Parker Bowles just before his wedding to Diana Spencer 22b Ebury Street was built in 1830 as a Baptist church. It was divided in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Graham
Violet Graham (9 November 1890 – 1967) was an English stage and film actress. Graham played leading roles in several films of the silent era, often appearing in those of the director Sidney Morgan such as '' Auld Lang Syne''.Low p.278 Graham was in the original cast of the 1909 musical '' The Arcadians''. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Charlatan'' (1916) * ''On the Banks of Allan Water'' (1916) * '' Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) * ''A Bid for Fortune'' (1917) * ''The Lackey and the Lady'' (1919) * '' A Man's Shadow'' (1920) * '' The Mystery of Thor Bridge'' (1923) * ''Trainer and Temptress'' (1925) * ''Lily of Laguna "Lily of Laguna" is a British coon song written in eye dialect. It was written in 1898 by English composer Leslie Stuart. It was a music hall favourite, performed notably by blackface performers such as Eugene Stratton and G. H. Elliott. In th ...'' (1938) References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Buchanan
Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by ''The Times'' as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical ''The Band Wagon'' in 1953. Biography Buchanan was born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the son of Walter John Buchanan Sr (1865–1902), auctioneer, and his wife, Patricia, ''née'' McWatt (1860–1936).Spicer, Andrew H"Buchanan, Walter John (1890–1957)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, January 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008 He was educated at the Glasgow Academy. Early career After a brief attempt to follow his late father's profession and a failure at acting in Glasgow, he became a music hall comedian u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
