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Hepworth Pictures
Hepworth Picture Plays was a British film production company active during the silent era. Founded in 1897 by the cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth, it was based at Walton Studios west of London. In February 1909 the company took part in the Paris Film Congress, a failed attempt by leading European producers to form an organisation similar to the MPPC cartel recently established in the United States. Around the time of the First World War, the company gradually switched from traditional short films to the feature films that increasingly dominated the world market. It also developed many early stars of British cinema, including Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome, Violet Hopson, Chrissie White, Henry Edwards and Gerald Ames. The company attempted to expand after the war, as part of a wider boom in the British industry. Many of the company's most popular works were directed by Edwards, who starred in many of them. In 1923 the company went bankrupt and Hepworth retired from filmmaking. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Production
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of film, most film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Production stages Film production consists of five major stages: * Development: Ideas for the film are created, rights to existing intellectual properties are purchased, etc., and the screenplay is written. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Copperfield (1913 Film)
''David Copperfield'' is a 1913 British black-and-white silent film based on the 1850 novel ''David Copperfield'' by Charles Dickens. It is the second-oldest known film adaptation of the novel. Running six reels, it is significant as a very early British feature film at a moment when the world film industry was beginning its move away from traditional short films towards longer and more ambitious works. The film was made by the Hepworth Manufacturing Corporation, was produced by Cecil Hepworth and was written and directed by Thomas Bentley.''David Copperfield'' on the website In the United Kingdom it was released in August 1913, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnaby Rudge (film)
''Barnaby Rudge'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Tom Powers, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson. It was an adaptation of the 1841 novel ''Barnaby Rudge'' by Charles Dickens which was set amidst the 1780 Gordon Riots in London. The film was made at Walton Studios by Hepworth Pictures, where Bentley had directed several ambitious Dickens adaptations. The production was considered a lavish spectacle by critics, particularly the restaging on the climatic riots, which involved over 1,500 extras.Low p.54 The sets were designed by the art director Warwick Buckland. The film is now considered lost, although a handful of production stills have survived. Cast * Tom Powers as Barnaby Rudge * Violet Hopson as Emma Haresdale * Stewart Rome as Maypole Hugh * Chrissie White as Dolly Varden * Lionelle Howard as Edward Chester * John MacAndrews as Geoffrey Haredale * Henry Vibart as Sir John Chester * Harry Gilbey as Lord George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Stayed At Home (1915 Film)
''The Man Who Stayed at Home'' is a 1915 British silent thriller film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Dennis Eadie, Violet Hopson and Alma Taylor.Palmer p.367 It is based on the play by Lechmere Worrall and J. E. Harold Terry. Plot summary During the First World War a detective poses as a man who has evaded military service in order to infiltrate a gang of enemy spies operating out of a coastal boarding house. Cast * Dennis Eadie as Christopher Brent * Violet Hopson as Miriam Leigh * Alma Taylor as Molly Preston * Lionelle Howard as Carl Sanderson * Chrissie White as Daphne Kidlington * Henry Edwards as Fritz * Dorothy Rowan as Mrs. Sanderson * Jean Cadell Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 29 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress. Although her married name was Jean Dunlop Perceval-Clark she retained her maiden name in the context of acting. Life and career She was born at 4 ... as Miss Myrtle * Ruby Belasco as Fraulein S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nightbirds Of London
''The Nightbirds of London'' is a 1915 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Stewart Rome, Chrissie White and Violet Hopson.Palmer p.790 It was based on a play by George R. Sims. Cast * Stewart Rome * Chrissie White * Violet Hopson * Lionelle Howard * William Felton * John MacAndrews * Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ... * Arthur Staples References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Frank Wilson Films set in London British films based on plays British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Pavement
''The Golden Pavement'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Lionelle Howard.Palmer p.790 Cast * Alma Taylor as Brenda Crayle * Stewart Rome as Dennis * Lionelle Howard as Martin Lestrange * William Felton as The crook * Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ... as The nobleman References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in Devon Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Hope (1915 Film)
''The White Hope'' is a 1915 British silent sports film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Stewart Rome, Violet Hopson and Lionelle Howard.Palmer p.367 It is set in the world of boxing. Cast * Stewart Rome as Jack Delane * Violet Hopson as Claudia Carisbrooke * Lionelle Howard as Durward Carisbrooke * John MacAndrews as Shannon * Frank Wilson as Royce * George Gunther as Sam Crowfoot * Chrissie White See also * List of boxing films This is a list of films about boxing, featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. The Patent Leather Kid 1927 A self-centered boxer learns the meaning of patriotism on the battlefield durin ... References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films British boxing films 1910s sports films British silent feature films Films directed by Frank Wilson Films based on British novels British bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Boy (1915 Film)
''Her Boy'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Stewart Rome, Violet Hopson and Lionelle Howard.Palmer p.367 Plot A reckless gambler loses both his mother and his wife's money. Cast * Stewart Rome as Hugh Vane * Violet Hopson as Nance * Lionelle Howard as Eric * Chrissie White Chrissie White (23 May 1895 – 18 August 1989) was a British film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White married actor and film director Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ... as Isabelle References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films British drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Frank Wilson Films set in England Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bottle (1915 Film)
''The Bottle'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Albert Chevalier, Stewart Rome and Alma Taylor.Palmer p.892 It was based on a play by Arthur Shirley. Cast * Albert Chevalier as Harry Ashford * Ivy Millais as Mary Ashford * Harry Brett as Jim Brewster * Stewart Rome as Barman * John MacAndrews * Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ... References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films British films based on plays British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in England Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s British fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murdoch Trial
''The Murdoch Trial'' is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Frank Tennant and Richard Norton.Low p.304 It was shot at Walton Studios. Cast * Florence Turner as Helen Story * Frank Tennant as Lionel Mann * Richard Norton as Henry Murdock * William Felton as The Butler * G.C. Colonna as The Nephew * John Kelt as The Prosecution * Alfred Phillips as The Defense * Lucy Sibley as The Housekeeper * Laurence Trimble Laurence Norwood Trimble (February 15, 1885 – February 8, 1954) was an American silent film film director, director, screenwriter, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean (dog), Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine ... as A Butler References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film: 1906-1914''. Allen & Unwin, 1973. External links * 1914 films 1914 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Laurence Trimble Films set in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopgirls
''Shopgirls'' is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Sidney Sinclair and Richard Steele.McFarlane & Slide p.771 Cast * Florence Turner as Judith * Sidney Sinclair as Archer * Richard Steele as James Walker * Hector Dion Hector Dion (1881–1943) was an American film actor of the silent era.Low p.300 Selected filmography * ''Just Like a Woman'' (1912) * '' The Wrong Bottle'' (1913) * '' The Crook and the Girl'' (1913) * ''A Tender-Hearted Crook'' (1913) * ''The ... as John Carter * Rhoda Grey as Grace References Bibliography * Brian McFarlane & Anthony Slide. ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth Edition''. Oxford University Press, 2013. External links * 1914 films 1914 drama films British silent feature films British drama films Films directed by Laurence Trimble Films set in England British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice (1914 Film)
''Justice'' is a 1914 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Alec Worcester, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome.Palmer p.868 Cast * Alec Worcester as Jack Raynor * Alma Taylor as Nan Prescott * Stewart Rome as Paul Meredith * Harry Royston Harry Royston was a British stage and film actor. He appeared in more than sixty short and feature films during the silent era including '' Lady Jennifer''.Goble p.506 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1912) * '' Adrift on Life's Tide'' ... as Joe Prescott * Ruby Belasco as Mrs. Prescott * Jamie Darling as John Meredith * Marie de Solla as Mrs. Meredith References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1914 films 1910s crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Frank Wilson Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
