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George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell (1867–1935) was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories featuring Eille Norwood as Holmes. His last film was '' Lily of Killarney'' in 1929. He died in Hampstead in 1935. He was the father of the actress Audrey Ridgewell. His early career was as an army musician (sergeant, band of the Coldstream Guards) and on the stage (he created the role of Abdallah in Sullivan's 'Rose of Persia' and was a member of The D'Oyly Carte Touring Opera Company for a season playing lead baritone roles). He also composed light music numbers and lyrics. He was educated at the Royal Military Asylum, later the Duke of York's Royal Military School (a school history is the source of this information. Also see G&S Archive). Selected filmography Director * '' The Mystery of Room 13'' (1915) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief "scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scree ... [...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] |
British Film Directors
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1935 Deaths
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1867 Births
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Channel Crossing
''Channel Crossing'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce. It was shot partly on location and at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.Wood p.77 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge Alfred Junge (29 January 1886, Görlitz, Silesia (now Saxony), Germany – 16 July 1964, London) was a German-born production designer who spent a large part of his career working in the British film industry. Junge had wanted to be an artis .... Cast References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1933 films Films directed by Milton Rosmer British crime films 1933 crime films Films set in England Seafaring films Films shot at Lime Grove Studios Gainsborough Pictures films Films scored by Jack Beaver Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crime At Blossoms
''The Crime at Blossoms'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Hugh Wakefield and Joyce Bland. It was remade by Rogers in 1949 as '' Dark Secret''. After moving into a picturesque country cottage, a woman becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the previous owner who she believes was murdered. The film is based on a play by Mordaunt Shairp. Cast * Hugh Wakefield as Chris Merryman * Joyce Bland as Valerie Merryman * Eileen Munro as Mrs. Woodman * Ivor Barnard as A late visitor * Frederick Lloyd as George Merryman * Iris Baker as Lena Denny * Arthur Stratton as Mr. Woodman * Maud Gill as Mrs. Merryman * Wally Patch as Palmer * Barbara Gott as Fat Lady * Moore Marriott as Driver * George Ridgwell as Process-Server Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Notorious Mrs
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His Last Bow (1923 Film)
''His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1917 collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, " His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes" (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to ''Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes''. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism. Publication history The book was published in the UK by John Murray in October 1917, and in the US by George H. Doran Co. that same month. The collection contains "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", which was also included in the first edition of ''The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'' (1894) but was dropped from later editions of that book. Six of the stories we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Errant
''The Knight Errant'' is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Madge Stuart, Rex McDougall and Olaf Hytten.Goble p.122 Cast * Madge Stuart as Ernestine * Rex McDougall as Cecil Mordaunt Livingston * Olaf Hytten as Hernando Perez * Norma Whalley as Lady Cardwell * Judd Green as Mr. Perkiss * Eva Westlake Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ... as Mrs. Perkiss References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1920s romance films British romance films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on short fiction British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missioner
''The Missioner'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cyril Percival, Pauline Peters and Olaf Hytten.Goble p.352 Cast * Cyril Percival as Victor Manderson * Pauline Peters as Wilhelmina Thorpe-Hatton * Olaf Hytten as Stephen Hurd * Lewis Gilbert as Jean de Roi * Allan Jeayes Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor. Jeayes was born in London Borough of Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscript ... as Gilbert Deyes * Alice Ridgwell as Letty Fulton References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British crime films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films set in England Stoll Pictures films Films based on British novel ... [...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] |
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