|
George Foley (actor)
George Foley was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Battle of Waterloo'' (1913) * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Life of Shakespeare'' (1914) * '' The King's Romance'' (1914) * '' The Woman Who Did'' (1915) * '' A London Flat Mystery'' (1915) * ''The Price He Paid'' (1916) * '' The Answer'' (1916) * '' Beau Brocade'' (1916) * ''A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * ''Drink'' (1917) * '' The Snare'' (1918) * '' A Sheffield Blade'' (1918) * '' The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1918) * '' Because'' (1918) * ''The Odds Against Her'' (1919) * ''The Grip of Iron'' (1920) * ''Mary Latimer, Nun'' (1920) * ''Little Dorrit'' (1920) * ''Trent's Last Case'' (1920) * '' Vi of Smith's Alley'' (1921) * ''A Lowland Cinderella'' (1921) * ''The Penniless Millionaire'' (1921) * ''A Romance of Old Baghdad'' (1922) * '' In the Blood'' (1923) * ''A Couple of Down and Outs'' (1923) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''A Romance of Mayfair ''A Romance of Mayfair'' is a 1925 British rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Odds Against Her
''The Odds Against Her'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Milton Rosmer, Edna Dormeuil and Lorna Della. It was made at Ealing Studios. Cast * Milton Rosmer as Leo Strathmore * Edna Dormeuil as Nanette * Lorna Della as Lolita Rios * George Foley as The Baron * Thomas H. MacDonald * Nancy Kenyon * Vernon Davidson * André Randall André Randall (9 December 1892 – 4 July 1974) was a French screen actor. He was born André Ayaïs in Bordeaux and died at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. Filmography *1919: '' The Odds Against Her'' (directed by Alexander Butler) *1931: '' Mistigri'' ... References Bibliography * Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Alexander Butler Ealing Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger Than Fiction (1930 Film)
Stranger than Fiction may refer to: Film * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1921 film), a film starring Katherine MacDonald * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1930 film), a film featuring George Foley * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1934 film), a newsreel directed by Charles E. Ford * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1994 film), a documentary directed by Nicholas Briggs * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (2000 film), an American comedy-thriller directed by Eric Bross * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (2006 film), an American fantasy comedy-drama directed by Marc Forster Literature * '' Stranger than Fiction: True Stories'', a 2004 book by Chuck Palahniuk * ''Stranger than Fiction'', a 1959 book by Dennis Wheatley Music * Stranger than Fiction, an American band that included Elliott Smith Albums * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (Bad Religion album) or the title song (see below), 1994 * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (John Surman Quartet album), 1994 * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (Keith LeBlanc album), 1989 * ''Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance Of Mayfair
''A Romance of Mayfair'' is a 1925 British romance film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Betty Faire, Henry Victor and Molly Johnson. It was based on the novel ''The Crime of Constable Kelly'' by J.C. Snaith and made by Stoll Pictures at their Cricklewood Studios. The screenplay concerns the love affair between the heir to a Duke and a young actress. Premise The love affair between the heir to a Duke and a young actress is almost ruined because of the gulf in class between them. Cast * Betty Faire - Mary Lawrence * Henry Victor - Jack Dinneford * Molly Johnson - Lady Blanche * Fred Raynham - Sir Dugald MacLean * Edward O'Neill - Duke of Bridport * George Foley - Sergeant Kelly * Temple Bell - Millie Wren * Reginald Bach - Lord Wrexham * 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 Glor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Hate (1924 Film)
''Love and Hate'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring George Foley, Eve Chambers and Frank Perfitt. It was made by British & Colonial Kinematograph Company at the company's Walthamstow Studios. Cast * George Foley as Apps *Eve Chambers as Mrs. Williams *Frank Perfitt as Tompson *Sydney Fairbrother Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her sta ... Bibliography *Low, Rachael. (1971). ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin. External links * 1924 films 1924 comedy films Silent British comedy films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British black-and-white films British silent short films 1920s British films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Couple Of Down And Outs
''A Couple of Down and Outs'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Edna Best, Rex Davis and George Foley. Production It was made at Isleworth Studios.Harris p.67 The film sought to raise public sympathy for veterans of the First World War struggling in the years of peace as well as animals who had undergone war service. Summers, who had himself served during the conflict, made a number of films using the war as backdrop. Synopsis Danny Creath, an unemployed war veteran, is passing through the docks when sees his old horse 'Jack' being maltreated before it is shipped to Belgium to be turned into horsemeat. They had previously served together in the Royal Horse Artillery, both being wounded in action, and Creath decides to rescue him with the assistance of crowd of passers-by. Pursued by the police he takes shelter in a house where a young woman, reminded of her own brother who was killed during the war, helps him to escape. Cast * Edna Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Blood (1923 Film)
''In the Blood'' is a 1923 British silent sports drama film directed by Walter West and starring Victor McLaglen, Lilian Douglas and Cecil Morton York.Low p.152 Cast * Victor McLaglen as Tony Crabtree * Lilian Douglas as Marian * Cecil Morton York as Sir James Crabtree * Valia as Lady Crabtree * John Gliddon as Ralph Hardy * Arthur Walcott as Osman Shebe * George Foley as Flemming * Humberston Wright as Malcolm Jove * Judd Green as Stoney Isaac * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Dowager Lady Crabtree * Clifford McLaglen Clifford McLaglen (15 June 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Stepney, London or Cape Town, Cape Colony - born film actor. He was one of nine or ten children and brother of several actors including Victor McLaglen, Oscar winner for best actor, '' ... as The Kansas Cat * Kenneth McLaglen as The Whaler References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance Of Old Baghdad
''A Romance of Old Baghdad'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers. It is an adaptation of the novel '' Miss Haroun al Rashid'' by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic entanglements ensue. The Hollywood actress Evelyn Brent was originally intended to star but did not ultimately appear in the finished film.Kear & King p.19 Cast * Matheson Lang as Prince Omar * Manora Thew as Sourna * Roy Travers as Harvey P. Wilbur * Henry Victor as Horne Jerningham * George Bellamy as General Walters * Barbara Everest as Mrs Jocelyn * A. Harding Steerman as Mr Jocelyn * Douglas Munro as Abdul Bey * Clyne Dacia as Rathia * George Foley as Kadi * Rolf Leslie as Haji * Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penniless Millionaire
''The Penniless Millionaire'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Einar Bruun and starring Stewart Rome, Fabienne Fabrèges and Gregory Scott.Low p.427 Cast * Stewart Rome as Bernard Jarrold * Fabienne Fabrèges as Angela Jarrold * Gregory Scott as Belthorp * Cameron Carr (actor), Cameron Carr as Tim Dolan * George Foley (actor), George Foley as Martin Stornaway 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 based on British novels Films directed by Einar Bruun British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lowland Cinderella
''A Lowland Cinderella'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent romance film adaptation of S. R. Crockett's novel directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Ralph Forbes and George Foley (actor), George Foley. Plot A 1920s version of the Cinderella story, the film tells the story of a Scottish girl, Hester Stirling, whose father, David Stirling, a gold prospector in South Africa, leaves behind a bag full of precious stones. Her evil guardian, Dr. Silvanus Torpichan, appropriates it and forces her to work as a servant in his home. Cast * Joan Morgan as Hester Stirling * Ralph Forbes as Master of Darrock * George Foley (actor), George Foley as David Stirling * Mary Carnegie as Mrs. Torpichan * Mavis Clair as Ethel Torpichan * Nell Emerald as Megsy * Eileen Grace as Claudia Torpichan * Charles Levey as Dr. Silvanus Torpichan * Kate Phillips as Grandmother Stirling * Cecil Susands as Tom Torpichan * Frances Wetherall (actress), Frances Wetherall as Duchess o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vi Of Smith's Alley
''Vi of Smith's Alley'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Cameron Carr and George Foley. Cast * Violet Hopson - Vi Jeffries * Cameron Carr - Sydney Baxter * George Foley George James Foley (28 November 1872 – 27 October 1945) was an Australian politician from Western Australia. He was the member for the Western Australian seat of Electoral district of Mount Leonora, Mount Leonora from 1911 until 1920, initial ... - Nathaniel Baxter * Sydney Folker - Bill Saunders * Amy Verity - Eileen Boston * Peter Upcher - Reggie Drew * Sydney Frayne - Teddy References External links * 1921 films British silent feature films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films Broadwest films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent's Last Case (1920 Film)
''Trent's Last Case'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Richard Garrick and starring Gregory Scott, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook. It is an adaptation of the 1913 novel ''Trent's Last Case'' by E. C. Bentley. Detective Philip Trent investigates the mysterious murder of the financier Sigsbee Manderson. Cast * Gregory Scott – Philip Trent * Pauline Peters – Mabel Manderson * Clive Brook – John Marlow * George Foley George James Foley (28 November 1872 – 27 October 1945) was an Australian politician from Western Australia. He was the member for the Western Australian seat of Electoral district of Mount Leonora, Mount Leonora from 1911 until 1920, initial ... – Sigsbee Manderson * Cameron Carr – Inspector Murch * P. E. Hubbard – Nathaniel Cupples * Richard Norton – Martin References External links * 1920 films Films based on British novels Films based on mystery novels Films directed by Richard Garrick 1920 crime films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
