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Dorinea Shirley
Dorinea Shirley (1 April 1899 - 3 July 1973) was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Open Country'' (1922) * ''Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Call of the East'' (1922) * ''Greywater Park'' (1924) * ''Claude Duval'' (1926) * '' Nell Gwyn'' (1926) * ''Motherland'' (1927) * '' Afterwards'' (1928) * ''Zero 0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation such as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, 0 also serves as a placeholder numerical digit, which works by multiplying digits to the left of 0 by the radix, usual ...'' (1928) References External links * 1899 births 1973 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Country (film)
''Open Country'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Dorinea Shirley, David Hawthorne and Bertram Burleigh.Low p.423 The film's sets were designed by the head of Stoll Pictures's art department Walter Murton. Synopsis A wealthy man decides to become a wandering artist. Cast * Dorinea Shirley as Sanchia Percival * David Hawthorne as Neville Ingram * Bertram Burleigh as Jack Senhouse * George Bellamy as Mr. Percival * Norma Whalley as Mrs. Percival * Miles Mander as Honorable William Chevenix * Bryan Powley Bryan Gilbert Powley (16 September 1871 – 18 December 1962) was a British stage and film actor. He began his career in the era of silent film. Life Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of the Rev. Matthew Powley and Louis ... as Roger Charnock * Rosina Wright References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petticoat Loose
''Petticoat Loose'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Dorinea Shirley, Warwick Ward and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Eliza Humphreys about a playwright who hypnotises the woman he loves, controlling and ruining her life. It was made by Stoll Pictures at the company's Cricklewood Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter W. Murton. Location shooting took place in Cornwall.Hunter, Porter & Smith p.53 Cast * Dorinea Shirley as Brianna Lynch * Warwick Ward as Ralmere Clive * Lionelle Howard as Mickey Croome * Jack Trevor Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between ... as Max Lorraine * Margaret Hope as Ray St. Vincent * Kate Gurney as Sally Dunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of The East (1922 Film)
''The Call of the East'' is a 1922 British silent film, silent adventure film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Warwick Ward, Doris Eaton and Walter Tennyson.Low p.344 It is also known by the alternative title of ''His Supreme Sacrifice''. Cast * Warwick Ward as Arthur Burleigh * Doris Eaton as Mrs. Burleigh * Walter Tennyson as Jack Verity * Dorinea Shirley * Francis Innys References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1922 films British adventure films British silent feature films 1922 adventure films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Bert Wynne Films set in Egypt British black-and-white films Silent adventure films 1920s British films {{silent-adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Duval (film)
''Claude Duval'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Nigel Barrie, Fay Compton and Hugh Miller. It is based on the historical story of Claude Duval. Plot In the seventeenth century a young Frenchman arrives in Britain and becomes mixed up in intrigue and ends up as a highwaymen. Cast * Nigel Barrie as Claude Duval * Fay Compton as Duchess Frances * Hugh Miller as Lord Lionel Malyn * A.B. Imeson as Lord Chesterton * Dorinea Shirley - Moll Crisp * James Knight as Captain Craddock * James Lindsay as Duke of Brentleigh * Betty Faire as Lady Anne * Charles Ashton as Tom Crisp * Tom Coventry Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ... as Mr Crisp * Stella St. Audrie as Mrs Crisp References External links * *full ... [...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] |
Motherland (1927 Film)
''Motherland'' is a 1927 British silent war film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Rex Davis, Eva Moore and James Knight. The film was made at Isleworth Studios. It is set during the First World War. It aimed to copy the success of the series of war films released by British Instructional Films, but critical reaction was negative.Low p.141 Cast * Rex Davis - The Lonely Soldier * Eva Moore - Mrs. Edwards * James Knight - Private Tom Edwards * Dorinea Shirley - The Stranger * Alec Alexander - Lance Corporal Ikey Abrahamson * Peggy Carlisle - Betty * Lena Halliday - Mrs. Vibart * A. Harding Steerman A. Harding Steerman (21 November 1863 – 1947) was an English actor. He is sometimes credited as Harding Steerman. He was born Alfred Harding Treeby Stalman in St Pancras, London and died in Plymouth, Devon. Selected filmography * '' Iron Just ... - Alexander Vibart * Russell Gorton - Captain Roger Vibart * Marjorie Spiers - Grace Edwards * Maurice Redstone - Issy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterwards (1928 Film)
''Afterwards'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Lawson Butt and starring Marjorie Hume, Julie Suedo and Joseph R. Tozer. It was made at Bushey Studios, and based on a novel by Kathlyn Rhodes. Cast * Marjorie Hume - Mrs Carstairs * Julie Suedo - Tocati * Joseph R. Tozer - Doctor Anstice * Cecil Barry - Bruce Cheniston * Dorinea Shirley - Iris Wayne * Jean Jay - Hilda Ryder * Pat Courtney - Cherry * Fewlass Llewellyn - Sir Richard Wayne * Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ... - Major Carstairs References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films British drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (1928 Film) as Victor Garth
''Zero'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Stewart Rome, Fay Compton and Jeanne De Casalis. Based on the 1927 novel by H. Collinson Owen, it was made at Cricklewood Studios. Premise A writer fakes his own death and establishes a new identity in order to live with his mistress, but he returns to his wife when she becomes ill. Cast * Stewart Rome as John Garth * Fay Compton as Mrs Garth * Jeanne De Casalis as Julia Norton * Sam Livesey as Monty Sterling * Dorinea Shirley as Veronica Sterling * Joseph R. Tozer as Major Potterton * Lewis Shaw Lewis Shaw (1910–1987) was a British actor. . Ft ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Fi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President ( 1969, 1973) and Vice President of the United States ( 1953, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 people are killed. * January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. February * February 8 – A militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
