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Alma Taylor
Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as '' Shadow of Egypt'' which was shot on location in Egypt in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of ''Pictures and the Picturegoers'', comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin into second place. She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as '' Lilacs in the Spring'', ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'', and '' A Night to Remember'' during the 1950s. On television, she started twice in Armchair Theatre, in 1957: she played Mrs. Castor and Greta Stenbourg. She died in London at the age of 79.The Shadow of Egypt''. British Film Institute, retriev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in film, movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated terms include teenage actor or teen actor, an actor who reached popularity as a Adolescence, teenager. Famous earlier examples include Elizabeth Taylor, who started as a child star in the early 1940s in productions like ''National Velvet (film), National Velvet'' before becoming a popular film star as an adult in movies. Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults, mainly due to typecasting. Macaulay Culkin and Lindsay Lohan are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age. Some child actors do go on to have successful acting careers as adults; notable actors who first gained fame as children include Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Pavement
''The Golden Pavement'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Lionelle Howard.Palmer p.790 Cast * Alma Taylor as Brenda Crayle * Stewart Rome as Dennis * Lionelle Howard as Martin Lestrange * William Felton as The crook * Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ... as The nobleman References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in Devon Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forest On The Hill
''The Forest on the Hill'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, James Carew and Gerald Ames. It was based on a novel by Eden Phillpotts. Cast * Alma Taylor - Drusilla Whyddon * James Carew - Timothy Snow * Gerald Ames - John Redstone * Lionelle Howard - Frederick Moyle * Eileen Dennes - Audrey Leaman * Gwynne Herbert - Mrs. Snow * Stephen Ewart - Lord Champernowne * John MacAndrews - Mr. Leaman * Judd Green Judd Green (also credited as R. Judd Green; 1866–1932) was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914. Selected filmography * '' The Third String'' (1914) ... - Lot Snow References External links * 1919 films British crime films 1919 crime films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth British silent feature films Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boundary House
''Boundary House'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames and William Felton.Palmer p.900 Plot A man forces a woman to pose as his dead wife, who was her doppelganger. Cast * Alma Taylor as Jenny Gay * Gerald Ames as Cherry Ricardo * William Felton as Old Fob * Victor Prout as Henry Gay * John MacAndrews as Ricardo * Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' T ... as Miss Gay References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films based on British novels Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nearer My God To Thee (film)
''Nearer My God to Thee'' is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Alma Taylor and A.V. Bramble. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, a hunchback is employed as an organist at an Episcopal church and at other times works as a school teacher. In the latter work he is associated with a young woman, with whom he is very infatuated. A London man of sporting tendencies quickly wins over the woman with his polished manners and ardent courtship and he marries her. After the wedding the husband goes back to the ways of his bachelorhood, frequenting the public places and spending his time in one prolonged debauch. The bride tends a store from which they derive their livelihood. The husband mistreats and abuses her. In the end, circumstances straighten themselves out with her marrying the hunchback, whose love never faltered. Cast * Henry Edwards as John Drayton * Alma Taylor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The American Heiress
''The American Heiress'' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Violet Hopson and Stewart Rome.Wintour p.173 Cast * Alma Taylor as Bessie * Violet Hopson as Cynthia Hunks * Stewart Rome as Parker * Lionelle Howard as Bob Summers * John MacAndrews as Viper Smith * Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''The Gra ... as Sir John Higgins References Bibliography * Wintour, Barry. ''Britain and the Great War, 1914-1918: A Subject Bibliography of Some Selected Aspects''. Greenengle publishing, 2014. External links * 1917 films 1917 crime films British crime films British silent short films 1917 short films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in England Hepworth Pictures films British black-an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Laurie (1916 Film)
''Annie Laurie'' is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Lionelle Howard. It is loosely based on the poem ''Annie Laurie''. Cast * Alma Taylor ... Annie Laurie * Stewart Rome ... Sir John McDougal * Lionelle Howard ... Alfred English * Gwynne Herbert ... Hannah Black * Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ... ... The Doctor References External links * 1916 films 1910s historical romance films British silent short films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in Scotland British silent feature films British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films British historical romance films 1910s British films Silent historical roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916 Film)
''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' is a 1916 British silent thriller film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Fred Wright, Marguerite Blanche and Gerald Lawrence. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.Goble p.784 Synopsis The daughter of an American millionaire assists a young European prince who faces kidnap. Cast * Fred Wright as Theodore Racksole * Marguerite Blanche as Nella Racksole * Gerald Lawrence as Jules * Lionelle Howard as Prince Eugen * Stewart Rome as Prince Aribert * Violet Hopson as Miss Spencer * Alma Taylor as Princess Anna * Charles Vane as Rocco * Henry Vibart as King of Ragatz * Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''The ... as Sampson Levi References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sowing The Wind (1916 Film)
''Sowing the Wind'' is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. It is based on the play '' Sowing the Wind'' by Sydney Grundy.Goble p.197 Cast * Henry Ainley as Tom Brabazon * Alma Taylor as Rosamond * Stewart Rome as Ned Annersley * Violet Hopson as Helen Gray * Chrissie White as Maude Fretwell * Lionelle Howard as Bob Watkin * Charles Vane Charles Vane (c. 1680 – 29 March 1721) was an English pirate who operated in the Bahamas during the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Vane was likely born in the Kingdom of England around 1680. One of his first pirate ventures was under the l ... as Lord Petworth * Percy Manton as Sir Richard Cursitor References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 films 1910s romance films British romance films British silent feature films Films directed by Cecil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trelawny Of The Wells (film)
''Trelawny of the Wells'' is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth, and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome, and Violet Hopson. It is an adaptation of the 1898 play ''Trelawny of the Wells'' by Arthur Wing Pinero. The story was later filmed as a late silent by MGM in 1928 under the title '' The Actress'', starring Norma Shearer. Cast * Alma Taylor - Rose Trelawny * Stewart Rome - Tom Wrench * Violet Hopson - Imogen Parrott * Lionelle Howard - Arthur Gower * John MacAndrews - James Telfer * Warwick Buckland - Sir William Gower * Gwynne Herbert - Trafalgar Gower * Marguerite Blanche - Claire de Foenix * Percy Manton - Captain de Foenix * William Felton - Ablett * Ivy Millais - Sarah * Amy Lorraine - Mrs Telfer * Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Of William Ashe (1916 Film)
''The Marriage of William Ashe'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome.Low p.81 It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' by Mary Augusta Ward. Cast * Henry Ainley as William Ashe * Alma Taylor as Lady Kitty Bristol * Stewart Rome as Geoffrey Cliffe * Violet Hopson as Mary Lyster * Lionelle Howard as Eddie Helston * Alice De Winton as Mme d'Estrees * Mary Rorke as Lady Tranmere * Henry Vibart as Lord Parham * Amy Lorraine as Lady Parham * Fred Rains as Dean Maitland See also *''The Marriage of William Ashe ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' is a novel by Mary Augusta Ward that was the best-selling novel in the United States in 1905.(March 8, 1905)Books of the Day - The Marriage of William Ashe ''Boston Evening Transcript'' Hackett, Alice Payne (194 ...'' 1921 a 1921 American film References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Bawn (film)
''Molly Bawn'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson. It is an adaptation of the 1878 Irish novel '' Molly Bawn'' by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford.Goble p.871 Cast * Alma Taylor as Eleanor Massareene * Stewart Rome as Tedcastle Luttrell * Violet Hopson as Marcia Amherst * Lionelle Howard as Philip Shadwell * Fred Wright as Mr. Amherst * Chrissie White as Lady Cecil Stafford * John MacAndrews as John Massareene * Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ... as Marigny * Valerie McClintock as Letitia Massareene * Percy Manton as Plantaganet Potts References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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