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Booth Conway
Booth Conway (August 10, 1863 – 1939) was a British-American stage and film actor. Born in New York City, he settled in England and died in Wandsworth, Greater London, at the age of 75. Selected filmography * ''The Love Trail'' (1915) * ''The Valley of Fear'' (1916) * ''A Pair of Spectacles'' (1916) * ''Westward Ho!'' (1919) * ''The Call of the Sea'' (1919) * ''The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * ''The Little Welsh Girl'' (1920) * ''Married to a Mormon'' (1922) * ''Nell Gwyn Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled ''Gwynn'', ''Gwynne'') was a celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage ...'' (1926) References External links * British male film actors British male stage actors 20th-century British male actors American emigrants to the United Kingdom 1863 births 1939 deaths Male actors from New York City {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandsworth
Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Greater London area in the United Kingdom that is written by the Mayor of London and published by the Greater London Authority. The regional planning document was first pu ... as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name from the River Wandle, which enters the River Thames, Thames at Wandsworth. Wandsworth appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Wandesorde'' and ''Wendelesorde''. This means 'enclosure of (a man named) Waendel', whose name is also lent to the River Wandle. To distinguish it from the London Borough of Wandsworth, and historically from the Wandsworth District (Metropolis), Wandsworth District of the Metropolis and the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, which all covered larger areas, it is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of Fear (1916 Film)
''The Valley of Fear'' is a British silent adventure film of 1916 directed by Alexander Butler and starring Harry Arthur Saintsbury, Daisy Burrell and Booth Conway. The film is an adaptation of the 1915 novel, ''The Valley of Fear'' by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes. This is now considered a lost film. Production After the success of ''A Study in Scarlet'' in 1914, producer G. B. Samuelson decided to make another feature-length adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. French company Eclair owned the cinematic rights to Conan Doyle's stories up to 1912 which left only one full length story available, ''The Valley of Fear'' While James Bragington was considered a virtual doppelgänger of Sherlock Holmes in ''A Study in Scarlet'', the role in ''The Valley of Fear'' required more from an actor so H.A. Saintsbury was cast instead. Saintsbury had played the role onstage more than any other actor, over 1,000 times in both William Gillette's '' Sherlock Holmes'' as well as Cona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pair Of Spectacles
''A Pair of Spectacles'' is a 1916 British silent comedy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring John Hare, Peggy Hyland and Booth Conway, based on the play of the same name by Sydney Grundy. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Harris, p. 201 Cast * John Hare as Benjamin Goldfinch * Peggy Hyland Peggy Hyland (born Gladys Lucy Hutchinson; 11 June 1884 – 19 September 1973) was an English silent film actress who after a brief period on the stage had a successful career as a silent film actress, appearing in at least 40 films in Great B ... as Mrs. Goldfinch * Booth Conway as Uncle Gregory * James Le Fane as Ben Goldfinch References Bibliography * Harris, Ed. ''Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios''. Amberley Publishing, 2013. External links * 1916 films 1916 comedy films British silent feature films Silent British comedy films Films directed by Alexander Butler Films shot at Isleworth Studios British black-and-white fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westward Ho! (1919 Film)
''Westward Ho!'' is a 1919 British silent historical adventure film directed by Percy Nash and starring Renee Kelly, Charles Quatermaine and Irene Rooke.Goble p.260 It is an adaptation of the 1855 novel ''Westward Ho!'' by Charles Kingsley, set during the Spanish Armada (1588). Cast * Renee Kelly as Rose Salterne * Charles Quatermaine as Don Guzman * Eric Harrison as Amyas Leigh * Booth Conway as Salvation Yeo * Irene Rooke Irene Rooke (born Irene Bessie Ingaretha Rooke; 30 May 1874 – 14 June 1958) was an English theatre and film actress from Bridport, Dorset, England. Stage career She was the daughter of a prominent London journalist. Rooke left boarding scho ... as Mistress Leigh * Ernest Wallace as John Oxenham * Dolly Robbins as Aya Canova * Allen Hilton as Frank Leigh * J.H. Barnes as Master Salterne References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films 1910s hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of The Sea (1919 Film)
''The Call of the Sea'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by H. Grenville-Taylor and starring Henry Victor Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor who had his highest profile in the film silent era, he appeared in numerous film roles in Britain, before emigrating to the US in 1939 where he continued ..., Booth Conway and Stella Muir.Palmer p.902 References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tavern Knight
''The Tavern Knight'' is a 1920 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Madge Stuart and Cecil Humphreys. It was based on the 1904 novel ''The Tavern Knight'' by Rafael Sabatini. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. In 1927 Warner Brothers planned a Vitaphone version of ''The Tavern Knight'' with John Barrymore but it was substituted for the ''Manon Lescaut'' story which was called ''When a Man Loves''.''The Barrymores'' by Carol Stein-Hoffman c.2001; Retrieved July 11, 2016 Plot As summarized in a film publication, The Tavern Knight ( Norwood), known for his handling of his sword, is really Roland Marleigh, lord of Marleigh Castle. Gregory Ashburn ( Croker-King) and his brother Joseph (Humphreys) long ago had caused the death of the Knight's wife and taken his young son, now known as their ward Kenneth (Anderson). Cynthia ( Stuart), a niece, was also a member of the household, and the Knig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Welsh Girl
''The Little Welsh Girl'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Christine Silver, Humberston Wright and Booth Conway.Low p.401 Cast * Christine Silver as Ellen Lloyd * Humberston Wright as Cedri Lloyd * Booth Conway as Peter the fiddler * Adelaide Grace as Mrs. Lloyd * Daphne Grey as Dylis Moran * Robert Michaelis as Rhys Bowen * Dorothy Ardley Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ... as Tessie Dunbar References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1920 films 1920 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Fred Paul British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married To A Mormon
''Married to a Mormon'' is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and George Wynn. The film is anti-Mormon and involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become wives. It is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Beryl Fane * Clive Brook as Lionel Daventry * George Wynn as Philip Lorimer * Booth Conway as Bigelow * Molly Adair See also *''Trapped by the Mormons ''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to ...'' References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1922 lost films British silent feature films British black-and-white films Criticism of Mormonism Films directed by H. B. Parkinson Lost British films Lost drama films Mormonism in fiction Works about po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Gwyn (1926 Film)
''Nell Gwyn'' is a 1926 British romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Randle Ayrton and Juliette Compton. It was based on the 1926 novel '' Mistress Nell Gwyn'' by Marjorie Bowen and follows the life of Nell Gwynne, the mistress of Charles II. Wilcox later made a second version of the film in 1934, ''Nell Gwynn'' which starred Anna Neagle. Cast * Dorothy Gish – Nell Gwyn * Randle Ayrton – Charles II * Juliette Compton – Lady Castlemaine * Sydney Fairbrother – Mrs. Gwyn * Donald Macardle – Duke of Monmouth * Johnny Butt – Samuel Pepys * Gibb McLaughlin – Duke of York * Judd Green – Toby Clinker * Edward Sorley – Dickon * Forrester Harvey – Charles Hart * Fred Rains – Earl of Shaftesbury * Rolf Leslie – Evelyn * Aubrey Fitzgerald – Tom Killigrew * Tom Coventry – Innkeeper * Booth Conway – Messenger * Dorinea Shirley – Maid Production Wilcox said he got the idea to make the film after making '' The Only Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Film Actors
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) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Stage Actors
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) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
