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Cecil Humphreys
Cecil Humphreys (1883–1947) was a British film and theatre actor who played in 46 films between 1916 and 1948, mostly in supporting roles as doctors, aristocrats, and generals. Among his best-known roles were Judge Linton, in the 1939 version of ''Wuthering Heights'' (1939) with Laurence Olivier, and the mysterious "Holy Man" in ''The Razor's Edge'' (1946), the first film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel. In addition, he was also a notable Broadway actor between the 1920s and 1940s, appearing in 17 plays. Humphreys's grandson is actor Chris Humphreys Chris Humphreys is a Canadian actor, playwright and novelist. Born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Peter Humphreys, was an actor, writer and Battle of Britain] fighter pilot. His mother, Ingegerd Holter, was a spy in the Norwegian resistance .... Filmography References External links * 1883 births 1947 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors People from Cheltenham Male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the most complete Regency town in Britain. The town hosts several festivals of culture, often featuring nationally and internationally famous contributors and attendees; they include the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Cheltenham Music Festival, the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival. In steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup is the main event of the Cheltenham Festival, held every March. History Cheltenham stands on the small River Chelt, which rises nearby at Dowdeswell and runs through the town on its way to the Severn. It was first recorded in 803, as ''Celtan hom''; the meaning has not been resol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Winding Road
''The Winding Road'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Bert Haldane and Frank Wilson and starring Cecil Humphreys, Edith Pearson and Annesley Healy.Low p.480 The screenplay concerns an army officer who is cashiered for forgery, but later is granted his freedom after saving a warden from rioting prisoners. Cast * Cecil Humphreys as Major Gawthorne * Edith Pearson as Ruth Gledhill * Annesley Healy as Jack Gledhill * Jack Jarman as Lieutenant Chatterton * Dorothy Cecil as Hon. Mrs. Dunoyne * Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he wa ... as Jed Sterrett References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1920 films 1920 crime films British silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77 Park Lane
''77 Park Lane'' is a 1931 British thriller film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Betty Stockfeld and Malcolm Keen. It is based on a 1928 play by Walter C. Hackett, and was shot at Walton Studios. A French-language version ''77 Rue Chalgrin'' and a Spanish-language version ''Between Night and Day'' were made at the same time. Premise At an upmarket gambling house in Park Lane, a woman tries to save her brother from ruin. Cast * Dennis Neilson-Terry as Lord Brent * Betty Stockfeld as Mary Connor * Malcolm Keen as Sherringham * Ben Welden as Sinclair * Cecil Humphreys as Paul * Esmond Knight as Philip Connor * Molly Johnson as Eve Grayson * Roland Culver Roland Joseph Culver, (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984) was an English stage, film, and television actor. Life and career After Highgate School, he joined the Royal Air Force and served as a pilot from 1918 to 1919. After considering other c ... as Sir Richard Carrington * Moles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman In White (1929 Film)
''The Woman in White'' is a 1929 British silent mystery film directed by Herbert Wilcox (whose main career was as a producer) and starring Blanche Sweet, Haddon Mason and Cecil Humphreys. It was written by Robert Cullen and Herbert Wilcox, based on the 1859 mystery novel '' The Woman in White'' by Wilkie Collins. The film was made at Cricklewood Studios in London and was the first British film version of the novel. Some sources disagree on whether the film was actually made in England or in Scotland, however. Plot A recently married heiress named Laura Fairlie keeps seeing visions of a woman in white around her estate. Laura is unaware that her husband Sir Percival Glyde is plotting to steal her inheritance. Her sister Marion learns of the plot, but falls ill before she can warn Laura. When Marion recovers from her illness, she learns that Laura has died and has been buried. Laura's old boyfriend Walter Hartwright discovers however that Laura isn't really dead. It seems Laura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Broken Melody (1929 Film)
''The Broken Melody'' is a 1929 British romance film directed by Fred Paul and starring Georges Galli, Andrée Sacré and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was originally made as a silent film, with sound added later. The film was shot at Cricklewood Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was based on a play by Herbert Keith and James Leader. An exiled Prince living in Paris, begins a daliance with an opera singer before returning to his wife. Cast * Georges Galli as Prince Paul * Andrée Sacré as Bianca * Enid Stamp-Taylor as Gloria * Cecil Humphreys as Gen. Delange * Mary Brough as Marthe * Albert Brouett as Jacques See also * List of early sound feature films (1926–1929) This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Luck (1925 Film)
''Irish Luck'' is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Victor Heerman, produced by Famous Players-Lasky, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Tom Donahue (Meighan), a Fifth Avenue traffic policeman from New York City, wins a trip to Ireland in a newspaper contest. He looks like Lord Fitzhugh, nephew of a nobleman who has cut him out of his will in favor of his cousine. On his deathbed, the Earl (Lawford) longs to make up with Fitzhugh. Fitzhugh's sister Gwendolyn (Wilson) meets Tom and takes him back to Killarney with her and, when Fitzhugh fails to appear, persuades Tom to impersonate him and gains the fortune. Eventually, Tom frees Fitzhugh, who had been lured to Killarney, and wins the love of the young woman. Cast Preservation A print of ''Irish Luck'' is located in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Redemption
''Her Redemption'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, John Stuart and Cecil Humphreys.Goble p.795 Cast * Queenie Thomas as Olivia / Sylvia Meredith * John Stuart as Jack Latimer * Cecil Humphreys as Hubert Steele * Juliette Compton Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941. Career Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a ... as Liana Vandry * Frank Stanmore as Barney * Arthur Cleave as Percy * Wyndham Guise as Seth Howard References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1924 films 1924 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Bertram Phillips Films set in England British films based on plays British black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Turpin's Ride To York
''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary overnight ride from London to York on his mount Black Bess. ''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003. Silent Era: Information and News. ''Retrieved 21 September 2010'' Cast * |
False Evidence (1922 Film)
''False Evidence'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Cecil Humphreys and Teddy Arundell. It was adapted from an 1896 novel by Phillips Oppenheim. Cast * Edna Flugrath - Maude Deveraux * Cecil Humphreys - Rupert Deveraux * Teddy Arundell - Hilton * E. Holman Clark - Sir Frances Arbuthnot * Frank Petley Frank Petley (sometimes credited as Frank B. or Frank E. Petley) (28 March 1872 – 12 January 1945) was a British actor prominent in the Edwardian theatre and silent era cinema. During the Second World War he performed with The Old Vic Company ... - Herbert Arbuthnot * Eric Lugg - Hugh Arbuthnot * Constance Rayner - Marian Arbuthnot References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films Films directed by Harold M. Shaw Films based on British novels British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glorious Adventure (1922 Film)
''The Glorious Adventure'' is a 1922 British Prizmacolor silent feature film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Felix Orman. The film's sets were designed by Walter Murton. It was shot at the Cricklewood Studios of Stoll Pictures in London. Plot As described in a film magazine, Hugh Argyle, a lad of about 14 years, leaves home and bids goodbye to his sweetheart, the Lady Beatrice Fair, and promises to treasure the locket she has given him. Years later he returns after being notified that he is heir to vast estates and a title. He sends word of his coming to Lady Beatrice, now a young woman. On the boat, Walter Roderick plans to have Hugh killed and to take his place himself. His henchman Bulfinch stabs Hugh and throws him overboard. Roderick then betrays his hireling and Bulfinch is taken to England in chains, vowing revenge on Roderick. The Lady Beatrice is forced to entertain King Charles II of England, who takes a fancy to her. Nell Gwyn, who is one of the gue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatheart (film)
''Greatheart'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Madge Stuart and Olive Sloane. It was based on the 1918 novel ''Greatheart (novel), Greatheart'' by Ethel M. Dell. It was made by Stoll Pictures. Cast * Cecil Humphreys as Eustace Studley * Madge Stuart as Diana Bathurst * Ernest Benham as Sir Scott Studley * Olive Sloane as Rose de Vigne * William Farris as Guy Bathurst * Norma Whalley as Isobel Evrard * Winifred Evans as Lady Grace de Vigne * Paulette del Baye as Mrs. Bathurst * Teddy Arundell as Colonel de Vigne References External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on British novels British black-and-white films Stoll Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (1921 Film)
''The Four Just Men'' is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Teddy Arundell and Charles Croker-King. It was based on the 1905 novel '' The Four Just Men'' by Edgar Wallace. The film still survives unlike many other silent films of the era which are now considered lost. Its plot concerns four vigilantes who seek revenge for the public against criminals. Synopsis A hard-headed business tycoon, begins receiving threatening letters from a group who describe themselves as the "Four Just Men". Unless mends his ways and treats his workers better, they promise to kill him. Scotland Yard are called in, but struggle to protect him from the seemingly ever-present threat. Production It was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest production company, at their Cricklewood Studios in North London. Location shooting also took place across the city. Cast * Cecil Humphreys as Manfred * Teddy Arundell as Inspector Falmouth * Charles Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
