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H. B. Parkinson
Henry Broughton Parkinson (29 September 1884 – 19 August 1970) was a British film pioneer. He produced 85 films between 1918 and 1930 and directed more than 30 titles between 1920 and 1927. Selected filmography * ''Rock of Ages'' (1918) * ''Darby and Joan'' (1920) * ''Calvary'' (1920) * '' The Law Divine'' (1920) * ''The Marriage Lines'' (1921) * ''Macbeth'' (1922) * ''Married to a Mormon'' (1922) * ''Trapped by the Mormons'' (1922) * '' A Tale of Two Cities'' (1922) * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * ''The Lure of the Atlantic ''The Lure of the Atlantic'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Eric Hales, Iris Darbyshire and John St. John. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.67 Cast * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) wa ...'' (1929) References External links * 1884 births 1970 deaths British film directors British film producers People from Blackburn {{UK-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn
Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-northwest of Manchester. Blackburn is the core centre of the wider unitary authority area along with the town of Darwen. It is one of the largest districts in Lancashire, with commuter links to neighbouring cities of Manchester, Salford, Preston, Lancaster, Liverpool, Bradford and Leeds. At the 2011 census, Blackburn had a population of 117,963, whilst the wider borough of Blackburn with Darwen had a population of 150,030. Blackburn had a population of 117,963 in 2011, with 30.8% being people of ethnic backgrounds other than white British. A former mill town, textiles have been produced in Blackburn since the middle of the 13th century, when wool was woven in people's houses in the domestic system. Flemish weavers who settled in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Two Cities (1922 Film)
''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Walter Courtney Rowden and starring Clive Brook, Ann Trevor and J. Fisher White. The film is an adaptation of the 1859 novel '' A Tale of Two Cities'' by Charles Dickens, and its plot concerns events taking place during the French Revolution. It was made as part of the "Tense Moments with Great Authors Series" of films. Premise During the French Revolution, a jaundiced British lawyer takes the place of a French aristocrat who has been sentenced to the guillotine. Cast * Clive Brook as Sydney Carton * Ann Trevor as Lucie Manette * J. Fisher White Joseph John Fisher White (1 May 1865 – 14 January 1945) was a British stage and film actor. The eldest of four sons of Rev. John White, of Ampfield, of that family formerly of Hursley, by his wife Martha, daughter of Rev. John Fisher, he took ... as Doctor Alexandre Manette Bibliography * Scott, Ian. ''From Pinewood to Hollywood: British Filmmakers in Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Directors
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1970 Deaths
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1884 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate his dead baby son, Iesu Grist, in Wales. Later tried and acquitted on the grounds that cremation is not contrary to English law, he is thus able to carry out the ceremony (the first in the United Kingdom in modern times) on March 14, setting a legal precedent. * February 1 – ''A New English Dictionary on historical principles, part 1'' (edited by James A. H. Murray), the first fascicle of what will become ''The Oxford English Dictionary'', is published in England. * February 5 – Derby County Football Club is founded in England. * March 13 – The siege of Khartoum, Sudan, begins (ends on January 26, 1885). * March 28 – Prince Leopold, the youngest son and the eighth child of Queen Victoria and Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lure Of The Atlantic
''The Lure of the Atlantic'' is a 1929 British silent drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Eric Hales, Iris Darbyshire and John St. John. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.67 Cast * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Chelsea Life'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ... as The Reporter * Iris Darbyshire as The Wife * John St. John as The Gambler * Fletcher Lightfoot as Alcock * Rexford Burnett as Brown References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1929 films British drama films British silent feature films 1929 drama films Films directed by Norman Lee Films shot at Isleworth Studios British black-and-white films 1920s Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Streets Of London (1929 Film)
''The Streets of London'' is a 1929 British silent crime film directed by Norman Lee and starring David Dunbar, Wera Engels and Jack Rutherford. It was adapted from Dion Boucicault's play of the same title and was made at Isleworth Studios.Wood p.66 Plot A man embezzles the fortune of a dead captain's daughter. Cast * David Dunbar as Gideon Bloodgood * Wera Engels as Alida * Jack Rutherford as Mark Livingstone * Charles Lincoln as Inspector Benson * Beatrice Duffy as Lucy * Janice Adair Janice Adair (25 May 1905 – 11 November 1996) was a British film actress of the early sound era. She was married to the film editor Alfred Roome. Biography Janice Adair was born Beatrice Mary Duffy in Morpeth, Northumberland in 1905 to Thom ... as Girl References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1929 films Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Mate (1928 Film)
''The Second Mate'' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by J. Steven Edwards and starring David Dunbar, Cecil Barry and Lorna Duveen. It was made at Isleworth Studios as a quota quickie. Premise A ship is rescued by the Captain's daughter. Cast * David Dunbar as Jack Arkwright * Cecil Barry as Captain Bywater * Lorna Duveen as Ivy Bywater * Eric Hales Eric Hales (1901–1993) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''The Second Mate'' (1928) * '' The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * ''Chelsea Life'' (1933) * '' Anne One Hundred'' (1933) * '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934) * '' Lucky D ... as Captain Petrie References Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1928 films British adventure films British silent feature films 1928 adventure films 1920s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapped By The Mormons
''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become wives. The film survives in several archives, and a copy of the film has been released on video. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Nora Prescott * Louis Willoughby as Isoldi Keene * Ward McAllister as Elder Kayler * Olaf Hytten as Elder Marz * Olive Sloane as Sadie Keane * George Wynn as Jim Foster * Cecil Morton York as Mr. Prescott See also *''Married to a Mormon ''Married to a Mormon'' is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and George Wynn. The film is anti-Mormon and involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become ...'' References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films British drama films British silent feature films British bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Of Ages (1918 Film)
''Rock of Ages'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Leslie George and Ronald Power. An Irish model converts an artist to religion. Its title refers to the hymn ''Rock of Ages''. Cast * Queenie Thomas - Biddie Kinsella * Leslie George - Austin Summers * Ronald Power - The Master * Bernard Vaughan - Father O'Flynn * Charles Garry - Pat Reilly * Lottie Blackford - Widdie Kinsella * Ernest A. Douglas Ernest A. Douglas was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Rock of Ages'' (1918) * '' Linked by Fate'' (1919) * ''Darby and Joan'' (1920) * ''The Call of the Road'' (1920) * '' Ernest Maltravers'' (1920) * '' Dangerous Li ... - Priest References External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Bertram Phillips British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Married To A Mormon
''Married to a Mormon'' is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and George Wynn. The film is anti-Mormon and involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to become wives. It is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Evelyn Brent as Beryl Fane * Clive Brook as Lionel Daventry * George Wynn as Philip Lorimer * Booth Conway as Bigelow * Molly Adair See also *''Trapped by the Mormons ''Trapped by the Mormons'' (also released as ''The Mormon Peril'') is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by H. B. Parkinson and starring Evelyn Brent. This anti-Mormon film involves the taking of young virginal English women to Utah to ...'' References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1922 lost films British silent feature films British black-and-white films Criticism of Mormonism Films directed by H. B. Parkinson Lost British films Lost drama films Mormonism in fiction Works about po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbeth (1922 Film)
''Macbeth'' is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play '' Macbeth''. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller. Cast *Russell Thorndike Arthur Russell Thorndike (6 February 1885 – 7 November 1972) was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Less well-known than his sister Sybil but equally versatile, Russell Thorndike's first love ... as Macbeth * Sybil Thorndike as Lady Macbeth References * 1922 films British silent short films Films based on Macbeth Films directed by H. B. Parkinson British black-and-white films {{UK-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
