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Elizabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Biography Born in London as Daisy Cartwright Risdon, the daughter of John Jenkins Risdon and Martha Harrop Risdon, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 1918 with high honours. She attracted the attention of George Bernard Shaw and was cast as the lead in his biggest plays. Besides her performances for Shaw, she was leading lady for actors including George Arliss, Otis Skinner, and William Faversham. She was also under contract with the Theatre Guild for many years. Risdon's film debut came in England, where she made 13 silent films. She came to the United States in 1912, and her first film with sound was ''Guard That Girl'' (1935). Her Broadway credits include ''Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Universal Music Group, Lionsgate Films, and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which incorporated as a city in 1886. The city developed into a seaside resort during the late 19th and early 20th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon For Three (1915 Film)
''Honeymoon for Three'' is a 1915 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. Cast * Charles Hawtrey as Prince Ferdinand * Elisabeth Risdon as Molly Van Dam * Fred Groves as Cornelius V. Van Dam * A. V. Bramble as Duke of Monte Casa * Ruth Mackay as Mme. Alova * Compton Coutts as Detective * M. Gray Murray M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) ... * Edith Evans External links * 1915 films British black-and-white films British silent feature films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 comedy films British comedy films 1910s British films Silent British comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driven (1916 Film)
''Driven'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Guy Newall.Murphy p.179 The film is based on the play '' The Evolution of Katherine'' by E. Temple Thurston. After learning she hasn't long to live, a woman begins an affair. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Katherine Crichton * Fred Groves as John Staffurth * Guy Newall as Richard Furness * Henrietta Watson Henrietta Watson (11 March 187329 September 1964) was a Scottish actress. She was born in Dundee, Scotland, on 11 March 1873, into a theatrical family. Her maternal grandfather was actor J.B. Johnston, whom Edmund Yates considered to be “the m ... as Lady Crichton * Hugh Croise as Mr. Crichton References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1916 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Mauri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther (1916 Film)
''Esther'' is a 1916 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Charles Rock.Murphy p.179 The film portrays the biblical story of Esther. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Esther * Fred Groves as Haman * Charles Rock as Mordecai * Ruth Mackay as Vashti * Franklin Dyall * Guy Newall Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film '' The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he dire ... * Beatrix Templeton References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1916 films British historical drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1910s historical drama films British black-and-white films 1916 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg The Lady (film)
''Meg the Lady'' is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Eric Stuart. The film is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Tom Gallon.Goble p.172 Cast * Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ... as Lady Brisby * Fred Groves as Giles Curwen * Eric Stuart as Teddy References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 films British crime films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1916 crime films Films based on British novels Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s British films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Will Of Her Own
''A Will of Her Own'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Hilda Sims.Murphy p.179 Premise A woman marries a doctor, but leaves him to pursue a career on the stage. Eventually they are reunited. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ... as Isabel Stanton * Fred Groves as Dr. Blake * Hilda Sims * Ernest A. Cox * Dolly Tree References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Ann
''Charity Ann'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Chappell Dossett.Murphy p.179 Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Ann Charity * Fred Groves as Graham Trevor * Chappell Dossett Chappell Dossett (1883–1961) was a British stage and film actor.Hanke p. 20 Selected filmography * '' The King's Outcast'' (1915) * ''Charity Ann'' (1915) * '' Partners at Last'' (1916) * '' Judge Not'' (1920) * '' The Cowboy and the Countess ... as Prof. Woolsey * Winifred Sadler References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1915 films British drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 drama films Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Feathers (1915 Film)
''Fine Feathers'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Douglas Payne. Plot After a blind man recovers his sight his average-looking wife undergoes a makeover in order to make herself more attractive to him. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon - Meg Roberts * Fred Groves - Richard Dean * Douglas Payne - Dr. Beverley * Daisy Cordell - Mrs. Beverley * Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ... - Saxton * Dolly Tree References External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1915 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In A Wood
''Love in a Wood'' is a 1915 British silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gerald Ames, Elisabeth Risdon and Kenelm Foss. The film is a contemporary-set version of William Shakespeare's play '' As You Like It''.Murphy p.178 Cast * Gerald Ames as Orlando * Vera Cuningham as Celia * Kenelm Foss as Oliver * Cyril Percival * Elisabeth Risdon as Rosalind * Frank Stanmore as Touchstone * Dolly Tree Dolly Tree (17 March 1899 – 17 May 1962) was an English illustrator, actress and costume designer who during the 1930s and 1940s designed dresses for Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow, Rosalind Russell, Maureen O'Sullivan and Judy Garland among others ... References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1915 films British comedy films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 comedy films Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian (1915 Film)
''The Christian'' is a 1915 British silent film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Derwent Hall Caine and Elizabeth Risdon. The film is an adaptation of Hall Caine's 1897 novel ''The Christian''. This was the third film of the story, the first ''The Christian'' (1911) was made in Australia and the second ''The Christian'' (1914) was made in the United States. ''The Christian'' was made by the London Film company, which was at the time England's most highly regarded producing organisation and whose policy was to film works of the great authors. Cast * Derwent Hall Caine as John Storm * Elisabeth Risdon as Glory Quayle * Philip Hewland as Lord Storm * Bert Wynne as Lord Robert Ure * Gerald Ames as Francis Drake * Charles Rock as Parson Quayle * Douglas Munro as Canon Wealthy * Frank Stanmore as Curate Golightly * George Bellamy as Father Lamplugh * Christine Rayne as Polly Love * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Macrae * Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home (1915 Film)
''Home'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble.Murphy p.179 A poor girl discovers she is really a Duke's daughter, but eventually returns to her own family of fishermen. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Joan Bicester * Fred Groves as Steven Armitage * A. V. Bramble as Dan * M. Gray Murray M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) ... as Duke * Compton Coutts * Clarence Derwent * Pauline Peters * Joyce Templeton References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1915 films British drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Nameless Child
''Her Nameless Child'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play by Madge Duckworth. Cast * A. V. Bramble - Lord Harry Woodville * Fred Groves - Arthur Ford * M. Gray Murray - Earl of Richborough * Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ... - Phyllis / Alice Ford References External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1915 romantic drama films British romantic drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent romantic drama films {{romantic-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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