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Gwynne Herbert
Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''Annie Laurie'' (1916) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Everybody's Business'' (1917) * ''The Manxman'' (1917) * ''A Fortune at Stake'' (1918) * ''Boundary House'' (1918) * '' The Nature of the Beast'' (1919) * '' The Toilers'' (1919) * ''The Kinsman'' (1919) *''The Homemaker'' (1919) * ''Possession'' (1919) * ''The Forest on the Hill'' (1919) * '' Alf's Button'' (1920) * '' Mrs. Erricker's Reputation'' (1920) * ''Once Aboard the Lugger'' (1920) * ''John Forrest Finds Himself'' (1920) * ''The Lunatic at Large'' (1921) * ''The Narrow Valley'' (1921) * ''Tit for Tat'' (1921) * ''Mr. Justice Raffles'' (1921) * ''The Tinted Venus'' (1921) * ''Dollars in Surrey'' (1921) (1921) * ''Mist in the Valley'' (1923) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Hall (film)
''Liberty Hall'' is a 1914 British silent comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Ben Webster, Edna Flugrath and O. B. Clarence. It is an adaptation of the 1892 play of the same title by R. C. Carton.Goble p.73 Cast * Ben Webster as Sir Hartley Chilworth * Edna Flugrath as Ann Chilworth * O. B. Clarence as Todman Crafer * Ranee Brooks as Blanche Chilworth * Douglas Munro as Briginshaw * Langhorn Burton as Gerald Haringay * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Crafer * Hubert Willis Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood. Stage career Willis appeared in the copyright per ... as Pedrick References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1914 films 1914 comedy films British silent feature films Silent British comedy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf's Button (1920 Film)
''Alf's Button'' is a 1920 British silent comedy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Leslie Henson, Alma Taylor and Gerald Ames. It was based on the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by William Darlington. The film is about a British soldier who discovers a magic coat button which summons a genie to grant his various wishes. It was remade as a sound film in 1930. It was shot at Walton Studios. Plot As described in a film magazine, during World War I, Alf (Henson) discovers that he has a brass button which, when he rubs it, summons Eustace (Carew), a genie. While in the trenches, the genie brings Alf and his friend Bill (MacAndrews) goblets of beer, pretty young women, a bath, and anything their hearts desire. Finally, Alf is discharged from the Army and marries Liz (Taylor), who returns the button to the genie. Cast * Leslie Henson as Alf Higgins * Alma Taylor as Liz * Gerald Ames as Lt. Denis Allen * James Carew as Eustace, the genie * Eileen Dennes as Lady Isobel Fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Deaths
Events January * January 6 - The first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westminster in London. * January 19 ** The Bell XS-1 is test flown for the first time (unpowered), with Bell's chief test pilot Jack Woolams at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 Births
Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final unification takes place on December 1, 1918; Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time). * January 28 – The city of Olympia is incorporated in the Washington Territory of the United States of America. * February 2 – Miguel Miramón (1832–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * February 4 – German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovers the ''Codex Sinaiticus'', a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery on the foot of Mount Sinai, in the Khedivate of Egypt. * February 14 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. * February 12 – The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. * February 17 – French naval forces under Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Of Wonderful Reality
''The World of Wonderful Reality'' is a 1924 British lost silent romance film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White, and James Lindsay. It was based on a story by E. Temple Thurston. Cast * Henry Edwards as John Gray * Chrissie White as Jill Dealtry * James Lindsay as Skipworth * Henry Vibart as Thomas Grey * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Grey * Stephen Ewart as Mr. Dealtry * Violet Elliott as Mrs. Dealtry See also *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links * 1924 films British silent feature films 1920s romance films Films directed by Henry Edwards British black-and-white films British romance films Hepworth Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Man (1923 Film)
''The Naked Man'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and James Carew.Parish p.166 Plot The heir to £500,000 must live for one month without assistance. Cast * Henry Edwards as Felix Delaney * Chrissie White as Ninette Monday * James Carew as Anthony Mapletoft * Maud Cressall as Evelyn Garland * E. Holman Clark as Alderman Twentyman * Frank Stanmore as Hopkins * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Garland * Henry Vibart as Mr. Janson * Eric Maturin as Adrian Redwood * Jean Cadell as Miss Linnett * Stephen Ewart Stephen Ewart (born 13 March 1869 - died 1953) was a British actor who was also credited as Stephen T. Ewart. His stage work included playing Tristan l'Hermite in the original London production of '' The Vagabond King'' at the Winter Garden Theat ... as Mr. Garland References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangling Threads
''Strangling Threads'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Campbell Gullan and James Carew.Gifford p.55 Plot A millionaire thinks he kills a blackmailing Mexican wife who dies of shock. Cast * Alma Taylor as Irma Brian * Campbell Gullan as Martin Forsdyke KC * James Carew as Stephen Mallard * Mary Dibley as Dolorosa * Eileen Dennes as Miss Debb * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Brian * John MacAndrews as Inspector Beall * Maud Cressall as Coroner's Wife * Louis Goodrich Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ... as Coroner * Lyell Johnstone References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''The Illustrated Who's Who in British Films''. B.T. Batsford, 1978. External links * 1923 films British silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mist In The Valley
''Mist in the Valley'' is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, G. H. Mulcaster and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig. Cast * Alma Taylor - Margaret Yeoland * G. H. Mulcaster - Denis Marlow * James Carew - Justin Courtney * Esme Hubbard - Nurse Merrion * John MacAndrews - Job Pennyquick * Gwynne Herbert - Mrs. Grick * Maud Cressall - Mother Superior * Charles Vane - Squire Yeoland * Douglas Munro - Prosecution * Lionel d'Aragon - Defence * Bertram Terry - Mr. Moon * Fred Rains Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Broken Melody'' (1916) * '' The New Clown'' (1916) * ''The Marriag ... - Mr. Warren References External links * 1923 films 1923 crime films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth British silent feature films He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dollars In Surrey
''Dollars in Surrey'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by George Dewhurst and Anson Dyer and starring Alma Taylor, James Carew and Hugh Clifton.Connelly p.341 Cast * Alma Taylor * James Carew * Hugh Clifton * Gwynne Herbert * Esme Hubbard * Victor Prout * Rolf Leslie * Wallace Bosco Wallace Charles Bosco (31 January 1880 in St Pancras, London – 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" i ... References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1921 films 1921 comedy films British comedy films British silent feature films Films directed by George Dewhurst British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tinted Venus
''The Tinted Venus'' is a 1921 British silent fantasy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, George Dewhurst and Maud Cressall.Palmer p.92 ''The Tinted Venus'' was based on the 1885 novella by F. Anstey (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie), in which a statue of Venus becomes human and responds to social mores and repressed sexuality in Victorian England. (The novella was also the basis for the 1941 musical fantasy, ''One Touch of Venus'', by composer, Kurt Weill, with book by S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash, and lyrics by Nash. A 1948 film, ''One Touch of Venus'', was based on Guthrie's book and the musical.) Cast * Alma Taylor as Matilda Collum * George Dewhurst as Leander Tweddle * Maud Cressall as Venus * Eileen Dennes as Bella Parkinson * Hugh Clifton as Jauncey * Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. Collum * Mary Brough Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tit For Tat (1921 Film)
''Tit for Tat'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Eileen Dennes.Parish p.166 Cast * Henry Edwards as Roger * Chrissie White as Peggy Smith * Eileen Dennes as Clove * Gwynne Herbert as Auntie * Christine Rayner as Cousin Muriel * Annie Esmond as Mrs. Speedwell * Mary Brough Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ... as Gladys Mary Slatterly References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1921 films British comedy films British silent feature films 1921 comedy films Films directed by Henry Edwards British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Narrow Valley
''The Narrow Valley'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's " 75 Most Wanted" lost films. Cast * Alma Taylor as Victoria * George Dewhurst as Jerry Hawkins * James Carew as Eli Jones * Hugh Clifton as Richard Jones * Gwynne Herbert as Ursula Jones * 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 ... as Miss Pine See also * List of lost films References External linksBFI 75 Most Wanted entry with extensive notes * 1921 films 1921 lost films 1921 romantic drama films British romantic drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Hepworth Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
