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F. Martin Thornton
Floyd Martin Thornton (often credited as F. Martin Thornton, November 4, 1884 – April 1, 1956) was an American screenwriter and film director active in the United Kingdom in the 1910s and 1920s. He also directed films for the Natural Color Kinematograph Company. Born in 1884 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he worked for some years in England. In 1915 he married the British actress Evelyn Boucher at Steyning in West Sussex.England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Floyd Martin Thornton 1915 They had two sons, both born in England: Edward E. Martin (1916–2010) and Paul Mulford Martin (1921–1994). In 1925 he and his family left the UK for America,USA Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 (1925) - Thornton Family where they all remained for the rest of their lives. He died in April 1956 in Orange, California. Selected filmography Director *''Santa Claus'' (1912) * '' Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1914) *''Dead Men Tell No Tales'', 1914 short film * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bioscope Ad April 1914
Bioscope may refer to: * An early generic name for a movie camera * Various specific models of movie camera and movie projector ** The Urban Bioscope or Warwick Bioscope, camera and projector ** Emil and Max Skladanowsky's Bioscop * A bioscope show, a travelling movie theatre * Bioscope (Live TV), a Bangladeshi video streaming platform * An obsolete regional term for a movie theatre * ''Bioscope'' (2008 film), an Indian film * Bioscope (2015 film), an Indian drama film * Le Bioscope Le Bioscope is a former theme park at Ungersheim, in the Upper Rhine (the Haut-Rhin ''département in France, département'') of France. The 12½-hectare(31 acre) park – described in a European Commission 2004 press releaseBioScope: South Asian Screen Studies'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Shore (film)
''Jane Shore'' is a 1915 British silent film, silent historical film directed by Bert Haldane and F. Martin Thornton and starring Blanche Forsythe, Roy Travers and Robert Purdie. It is an adaptation of the 1714 play ''The Tragedy of Jane Shore'' by Nicholas Rowe (writer), Nicholas Rowe and is based on the life of Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV. Cast * Blanche Forsythe - Jane Winstead * Roy Travers - Edward IV * Robert Purdie - Matthew Shore * Thomas H. MacDonald - Lord Hastings * Dora De Winton - Margaret * Maud Yates - Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Elizabeth * Nelson Phillips - William Shore * Rolf Leslie - Duke of Gloucester * Tom Coventry - Master Winstead * Rachel de Solla - Dame Winstead * Frank Melrose - Garth the Bard * Fred Pitt - Warwick References External links * 1915 films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Bert Haldane Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton 1910s historical drama films British historical drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Lord Conceit
''My Lord Conceit'' is a 1921 British crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Maresco Marisini and Rowland Myles.Goble p.391 Cast * Evelyn Boucher as Beryl Foster * Maresco Marisini as Count Savona * Rowland Myles as Ivor Grant * E.L. Frewyn as Sir Hector Grant * Frank Petley as John Marsden * J. Edwards Barker as Dr. Clark * Emilie Nichol as Mrs. Grant * Eric George as Cyril * Thornton Edwards Thornton or ''variant'', may refer to: People *Thornton (surname), people with the surname ''Thornton'' * Justice Thornton (other), judges named "Thornton" *Thornton Wilder, American playwright Places Australia * Thornton, New South Wa ... as Jackie * Coomarie Gawthorne as Matabia References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1921 films 1921 adventure films British silent feature films British adventure films 1920s English-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bars Of Iron
''Bars of Iron'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Madge White, Rowland Myles and Joseph R. Tozer. It was based on a 1916 novel '' The Bars of Iron'' by Ethel M. Dell.Goble p.122 Cast * Madge White as Avery Denys * Rowland Myles as Piers Evesham * Joseph R. Tozer as Dr. Lennox Tudor * Leopold McLaglen as Eric Denys * Olga Conway as Ina Rose * Eric Lankester as Sir Beverley Evesham * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Rev. Lorimer * Gertrude Sterroll Gertrude Sterroll was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Bars of Iron'' (1920) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) * ''Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * '' Potter's Clay'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' The Wine of ... as Mrs. Lorimer * Gordon Webster as Dick Guyes * J. Edwards Barker as Crowther References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1920 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Stair (1920 Film)
''The Iron Stair'' is a 1920 British silent-era crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton from the novel The Iron Stair by Rita. It starred Reginald Fox and Madge Stuart. A subsequent adaptation of the same story The Iron Stair was made in 1933 directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie Stephenson Hiscott (25 July 18943 May 1968) was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed ''Alibi'' (1931), the first ever depiction of Hercule .... References External links * 1920 films 1920 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (1920 Film)
''The Flame'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Evelyn Boucher, Reginald Fox and Dora De Winton. It was based on a novel by Olive Wadsley. Plot As summarized in a film publication, Toni (Boucher) and her brother Fane (Thatcher) were adopted after the death of their father by their Uncle Charles (Cullin), and brought from the slums to the uncle's beautiful home, much to the disgust of the uncle's wife Lady Henrietta (De Winton). Fane is placed in a boys academy while Toni is sent to a convent. Fane turns out to be a haughty young Englishman while Toni cannot understand the changes in her brother. Lady Henrietta has had him raised to suit herself. Toni is then placed in a finishing school and, after she is expelled for going outside the walls, Lady Henrietta threatens to place her in a Dutch school where she would be punished for such a misdemeanor. Toni tells her troubles to Lord Robert Wyke, Lady Henrietta's brother who is kind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knave Of Hearts (1919 Film)
''The Knave of Hearts'' is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Evelyn Boucher and Harry Agar Lyons. Cast * James Knight as Lord Hillsdown * Evelyn Boucher as Peggy Malvern * Harry Agar Lyons as Earl of Brinmore * J. Edwards Barker as Oliver Slade * Arthur J. Mayne as Sir Guy * Adeline Hayden Coffin * Lottie Blackford Lottie Blackford (3 February 1881 – 30 December 1973) was an English actress of the silent era. Marylebone, London and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 92. She was also a theatre actress, sometimes of the burlesque genre. Partial f ... * Nessie Blackford References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1919 films 1910s romance films British romance films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1910s Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963 Cast * James Knight as Dick Swinton * Joan Legge as Dora Dundas * Roy Travers as Vivian Ormsby * Winifred Evans as Lady Mary Swinton * Clifford Pembroke as Rev. Swinton * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Trimmer * Jeff Barlow as Earl of Heresford * Thomas Canning as Col. Dundas * Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' The Splendid Cow ... as Jack Lorimer References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films British silent feature films British crime drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature's Gentleman
''Nature's Gentleman'' is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Madge Stuart and Arthur M. Cullin.Low p.296 Cast * James Knight as James Davis * Madge Stuart as Lady Harcourt * Arthur M. Cullin as Sir Herbert Waring * Cameron Carr * 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 ... * Edna Moore * Frank Gerrard * Diane Moncrieff References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1918 films 1910s romance films British silent feature films British romance films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s British films English-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romany Lass
''A Romany Lass'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Marjorie Villis and Bernard Dudley.Low p.299 Cast * James Knight as Donald MacLean * Marjorie Villis as Rilka * Bernard Dudley as Wolf * Charles Rock as Colonel MacLean * Arthur M. Cullin as Dr. Harris * F.G. Thurstans as Reverend Angus MacTavish * Adeline Hayden Coffin * James Reardon James Reardon was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films including '' The Glad Eye'' (1920). Selected filmography Director * ''To Let'' (1919) a British silent ghost movieWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films British drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1910s Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Impostor (1918 Film)
''The Great Impostor'' is a 1918 British silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ... directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Marie Blanche, Bernard Dudley and Edward O'Neill.Low p.287 Cast * Marie Blanche as Enid Linden * Bernard Dudley as Roger Garnett * Edward O'Neill as Lord Sellington * Lionel d'Aragon as Dolan * Harry Lorraine as Hixton * Rupert Stutfield * James Prior * Cecil Stokes * Gladys Foyle References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Warrior (1917 Film)
''The Happy Warrior'' is a 1917 British sports drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Minna Grey Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era. Death Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday. Selected filmography * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''Just a Girl'' (1916) * '' The Second Mrs. T ....Monaco p.265 It was remade in Hollywood as '' The Happy Warrior'' (1925). Cast References Bibliography * James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1917 films 1910s sports drama films British sports drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films set in England British boxing films Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1917 drama films 1910s British films Silent sports drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
