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Edwin J. Collins
Edwin J. Collins (1875 – 14 January 1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Doing His Bit'' (1917) * ''Tom Jones'' (1917) * ''God and the Man'' (1918) * ''Calvary'' (1920) * ''Miss Charity'' (1921) * ''The God in the Garden'' (1921) * ''Stella'' (1921) * ''Single Life ''Single Life'' is a 1985 album by the funk group Cameo. The album reached No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 58 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. It contained the hit singles " Attack Me With Your Love", which reached No. 3 R ...'' (1921) * '' Esmeralda'' (1922) * '' The Green Caravan'' (1922) * '' The Taming of the Shrew'' (1923) * '' A Gamble with Hearts'' (1923) References External links * 1875 births 1937 deaths British film directors People from Cheltenham {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...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] |
Stella (1921 Film)
''Stella'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Molly Adair, H. Manning Haynes and Charles Vane.Low p.458 It is based on the 1904 novel '' Stella Fregelius'' by H. Rider Haggard. Cast * Molly Adair as Stella Fregelius * H. Manning Haynes as Maurice Cook * Charles Vane as Colonel Monk * Betty Farquhar as Mary Porson * Wilfred Fletcher as Stephen Lanyard * Mildred Evelyn Mildred may refer to: People * Mildred (name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Saint Mildrith, 8th-century Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet * Milred (died 774), Anglo-Saxon prelate, Bishop of Worcester * Henry M ... as Eliza Lanyard References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films British silent feature films British drama films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins Butcher's Film Service films Films based on wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. * January 12 – Guangxu Emperor, Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing Dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3, in succession to his cousin. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * February 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Lácar: Carlist commander Torcuato Mendiri, Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, when he surprises and routs a Government force under General Enrique Bargés at Lácar, east of Estella, nearly capturing newly cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gamble With Hearts
''A Gamble with Hearts'' is a 1923 British silent crime film produced by Master Films, directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart, and Olaf Hytten. The film was adapted from a novel by Anthony Carlyle. Cast * Milton Rosmer - Dallas Chalfont * Madge Stuart - Morag Lannon * Olaf Hytten - Dallas Junior * Valia - Rosaleen Erle * George Bishop - Inspector Duer * Margaret Hope - Fanette Fraser * Cecil Morton York - Vickers * Mickey Brantford * C. Hargrave Mansell * Pat Fitzgerald Patrick William Fitzgerald Jr. (born December 2, 1974) is the current head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. He was selected after the unexpected death of Randy Walker and announced at a press conference on July 7, 2 ... References External links * 1923 films 1923 crime films British silent feature films Films based on British novels Films directed by Edwin J. Collins British black-and-white films British crime films 1920s En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taming Of The Shrew (1923 Film)
''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship; however, Petruchio "tames" her with various psychological and physical torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca, who is seen as the "ideal" woman. The question of whether the play is misogynistic has become the subject of considerable controversy. ''The Taming of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Caravan
''The Green Caravan'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Catherine Calvert, Gregory Scott and Valia.Low p.377 Cast * Catherine Calvert as Gypsy * Gregory Scott as Hugo Drummond * Valia as Lillian Vesey * Ivo Dawson as Lord Listane * Wallace Bosco as Sir Simeon Marks * Sunday Wilshin Sunday Wilshin (26 February 190519 March 1991) was a British actress and radio producer; the successor to George Orwell on his resignation in 1943. She was born in London as Mary Aline Wilshin (corroborated by publicly available birth records; ... as Maisie Gay * Harry Newman as Hiram J. Mutt References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films British silent feature films British drama films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmeralda (1922 Film)
''Esmeralda'' is a 1922 British silent film and an adaptation of the 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' by Victor Hugo, with more emphasis on the character on Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo. It was directed by Edwin J. Collins (who played the hunchback in the previous 1911 film ''The Hunchback'' (not to be confused with the novel by Hugo)) and starred Sybil Thorndike as Esmeralda and Booth Conway as the hunchback. The film is considered lost, but extant still photos show a 40-year-old Thorndike who appears to be too old for the role of the young and virginal Esmeralda. This version emphasized romance and melodrama over horror. The film was remade again in 1923 as ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' by Universal Pictures, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo, in what is considered the classic silent film version.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 249.. Cast * Sybil Thorndike as Esmeralda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Life (film)
''Single Life'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Campbell Gullan, Kathleen Vaughan, and Sidney Paxton. Cast * Campbell Gullan - Gerald Hunter * Kathleen Vaughan - Hester * Sidney Paxton - John Pierce * Evelyn Hope (actress) - Madame Roland * Cyril Raymond Cyril William North Raymond MBE (13 February 1899 – 20 March 1973) was a British character actor. He maintained a stage and screen career from his teens until his retirement, caused by ill health, in the 1960s. His many stage, film and tele ... - John Henty References External links * 1921 films British silent feature films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins 1921 drama films Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The God In The Garden
''The God in the Garden'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Edith Craig, Arthur Pusey and Mabel Poulton. In the film, Cupid brings love to anyone who enters a spinster's garden. The story was based on Keble Howard's 1904 novel of the same name.Keble Howard's works are listed in The production was filmed in Teddington, close to the River Thames. Keble Howard visited during filming and gave advice on the storyline.Howard p.331–333 Cast * Edith Craig as Miss Carroway * Arthur Pusey as Rev. Mr. Hatch * Mabel Poulton as Stella * Mabel Archdall as Alicia Snitterfield * James English as Mr. Snitterfield * Beatrice Grosvenor as Jane Box * Cecil Morton York * A. Harding Steerman References Bibliography * Denis Gifford, Gifford, Denis. ''The British Film Catalogue''. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. * Keble Howard. ''My Motley Life''. Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gloucester and other principal towns and villages include Cheltenham, Cirencester, Kingswood, Bradley Stoke, Stroud, Thornbury, Yate, Tewkesbury, Bishop's Cleeve, Churchdown, Brockworth, Winchcombe, Dursley, Cam, Berkeley, Wotton-under-Edge, Tetbury, Moreton-in-Marsh, Fairford, Lechlade, Northleach, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Campden, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stonehouse, Nailsworth, Minchinhampton, Painswick, Winterbourne, Frampton Cotterell, Coleford, Cinderford, Lydney and Rodborough and Cainscross that are within Stroud's urban area. Gloucestershire borders Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Charity
''Miss Charity'' is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Margery Meadows, Dick Webb and Joan Lockton. It was based on the 1908 novel by Keble Howard, who praised the final film. Cast * Margery Meadows ... Charity Couchman * Dick Webb ... John Coghill * Joan Lockton ... Philippa * Ralph Forster ... Rev Walter Couchman * James Read ... Crazy Jim References External links''Miss Charity''on BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... website * 1921 films 1920s romance films British romance films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins Films based on British novels British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-romance-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
