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Jack Hobbs (actor)
Jack Hobbs (28 September 1893 – 4 June 1968) was a British stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films. After making his debut in the 1915 silent ''The Yoke'' Hobbs appeared in a mixture of leading and supporting roles in both the silent and sound eras. He played the hero in several quota quickies of the 1930s, including ''All That Glitters'' (1936). He was cast as an effectively glib, smooth-talking antagonist in two George Formby films ''No Limit'' (1935) and '' It's in the Air'' (1938). His West End appearances included '' The Dancers'' (1923) and '' Admirals All'' (1934). Filmography * '' The Yoke'' (1915) * ''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' (1916) * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1920) * '' The Shuttle of Life'' (1920) * ''Inheritance'' (1920) * '' The Call of Youth'' (1921) * ''The Skin Game'' (1921) * ''The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' (1922) * '' The Crimson Circle'' (1922) * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1924) * ''The Happy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916 Film)
''Tom Brown's Schooldays'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Joyce Templeton, Jack Coleman and Evelyn Boucher. It is an adaptation of the 1857 novel ''Tom Brown's School Days'' by Thomas Hughes. It is set at Rugby School in the 1830s where Tom Brown encounters the villainous bully Flashman. It was made at Catford Studios. Cast * Joyce Templeton as First Tom Brown * Jack Coleman as Second Tom Brown * Jack Hobbs as Third Tom Brown * Miss Marley as Mrs. Arnold * Evelyn Boucher as Cynthia Brown * Wilfred Benson as Doctor Arnold * Mr. Daniels as Squire Brown * Mr. Johnson as Harry East * Laurie Leslie as Flashman * E.C. Arundell as Wheelwright * Mona Damt as Dame Brown * Eric Barker as Arthur * Rolf Leslie Rolf Leslie was a British actor born in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK. Selected filmography * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * '' Lights of London'' (1914) * ''Jane Shore'' (1915) * '' The Faith of a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Lies (1931 Film)
''Love Lies'' is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.Wood p.72 It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical. Cast *Stanley Lupino as Jerry Walker *Dorothy Boyd as Joyce *Jack Hobbs as Rolly Rider *Dennis Hoey as Cyrus Watt *Binnie Barnes as Junetta *Sebastian Smith as Nicholas Wich *Wallace Lupino as Lord Lletgoe *Arty Ash Arty Ash, real name Arthur Richard Dodge (14 April 1895 – 6 February 1954) was a British actor. He is well known for appearing with Leslie Sarony in ''Clonk!'' (1928), a short comedy film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process. Ash was bo ... as Butler *Charles Courtneidge as Inspector *Denis O'Neil References Bibliography *Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mischief (1931 Film)
''Mischief'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Jeanne Stuart. It was shot at the Elstree Studios near London. It is based on the 1928 farce ''Mischief'' by Ben Travers. Plot When financier Reginald Bingham leaves on a business trip to Paris, normally devoted wife Eleanor leaves for a cottage with a secret boy friend. The couple are followed by friends of her husband, who attempt to hinder the affair. However, Reginald is also tempted by a fling with an old friend in Paris. Cast * Ralph Lynn as Arthur Gordon * Winifred Shotter as Diana Birkett * Jeanne Stuart as Eleanor Bingham * James Carew as Reginald Bingham * Jack Hobbs as Tom Birkett * Maud Gill as Louise Piper * Kenneth Kove as Bertie Pitts * Louie Emery as Mrs. Easy * A. Bromley Davenport * Andreas Malandrinos Critical reception TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame (1926 Film)
''The Flame'' (French: ''La flamme'') is a 1926 French silent drama film directed by René Hervil and starring Germaine Rouer, Charles Vanel and Henry Vibart.Goble p.746 It was remade as a sound film in 1936. Cast * Germaine Rouer as Cloé d'Aubigny * Charles Vanel as Boussat * Henry Vibart as Lord Sedley * Sylviane de Castillo as La mère de Maud * Jack Hobbs as Hugues Sedley * Colette Darfeuil as Maud * Robby Guichard as Hugues Sedley enfant * Joe Alex * Jean Diéner * Octave Berthier * André Courtal * Lionel Salem Lionel Salem (born 5 March 1937, Paris) is a French theoretical chemist, former research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), retired since 1999. He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Scie ... as L'ami d'Hugues References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1926 films Films directed by René Herv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Ending (1925 Film)
''The Happy Ending'' is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Jack Buchanan and Joan Barry. It was based on a play by Ian Hay. Its plot concerns a father who deserted his family some years before returning home only to find his wife has told his children and neighbours that he died as a hero when he abandoned them. A sound film of the same play '' The Happy Ending'' (also featuring Benita Hume) was made in 1931. Cast * Fay Compton as Mildred Craddock * Jack Buchanan as Captain Dale Conway * Joan Barry as Molly Craddock * Jack Hobbs as Denis Craddock * Gladys Jennings as Joan Craddock * Eric Lewis as Sir Anthony Fenwick * Donald Searle as Harold Bagby * Drusilla Wills as Laura Meakin * Pat Doyle as The Maid * A.G. Poulton as Mr. Moon * Benita Hume Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955. Life and car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eleventh Commandment (1924 Film)
''The Eleventh Commandment'' is a 1924 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Fay Compton, Stewart Rome and Lillian Hall-Davis. It is based on the play '' The Eleventh Commandment'' by Brandon Fleming. Plot An actress tries to rescue her sister from the clutches of a blackmailer. Cast * Fay Compton as Ruth Barchester * Stewart Rome as John Lynton * Lillian Hall-Davis as Marian Barchester * Charles Quatermaine as James Mountford * Jack Hobbs as Robert Ransome * Dawson Millward as Sir Noel Barchester * Louise Hampton as Lady Barchester * Brian Aherne William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 190210 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in ''The Barretts of W ... as Norman Barchester References External links * 1924 films 1924 crime films 1920s English-language films British films based on plays Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimson Circle (1922 Film)
''The Crimson Circle'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Clifton Boyne, Fred Groves (actor), Fred Groves and Robert English (actor), Robert English. The film was an adaptation of the 1922 novel ''The Crimson Circle (novel), The Crimson Circle'' by Edgar Wallace. A German-British version of novel, ''The Crimson Circle (1929 film), The Crimson Circle'' (1929), was filmed in both a silent and Phonofilm sound-on-film version. Plot Police battle against a gang of blackmailers known as The Crimson Circle. Selected cast * Clifton Boyne as Derrick Yale * Fred Groves (actor), Fred Groves as Inspector Parr * Robert English (actor), Robert English as Felix Marl * Lawford Davidson as Raphael Willings * Rex Davis as Jack Beardmore * Sidney Paxton as Harvey Froyant * Harry J. Worth as Superintendent * Eva Moore as Aunt Prudence * Norma Whalley as Kitty Froyant * Madge Stuart as Thalia Drummond * Mary Odette References External links *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lonely Lady Of Grosvenor Square
''The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Betty Faire, Jack Hobbs and Eileen Magrath. Cast * Betty Faire - Jeanne Marney * Jack Hobbs - Duke of Monaghan * Eileen Magrath - Cissie * Dorothy Fane - Anne-Marie Marney * Arthur Pusey - Louis Marney * Gertrude Sterroll - Miss Marney * Ralph Forster - Butler * Mrs. Hubert Willis - Dunham * Daisy Campbell Daisy Campbell was a British film actress of the silent era. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made ... - Duchess * Emily Nichol - Mrs. Wheeler References External links * 1922 films British silent feature films Films directed by Sinclair Hill 1920s romance films British black-and-white films British romance films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-romance-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skin Game (1921 Film)
''The Skin Game'' ( nl, Hard tegen hard) is a 1921 British-Dutch silent drama film adapted from the 1920 play by John Galsworthy and directed by B. E. Doxat-Pratt. Edmund Gwenn and Helen Haye later reprised their respective roles as Mr. Hornblower and Mrs. Hillcrist in the 1931 sound version directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast * Edmund Gwenn - Hornblower * Mary Clare - Chloe Hornblower * Helen Haye - Mrs. Hillcrist * Dawson Millward - Mr. Hillcrist * Malcolm Keen - Charles Hillcrist * Meggie Albanesi - Jill Hillcrist * Frederick Cooper - Rolf Hornblower * Ivor Barnard - Dawker * Muriel Alexander - Anna * James Dodd - Jackman * John H. Roberts - Auctioneer * Blanche Stanley - Mrs. Jackman * Howard Cochran * Marston Garsia - Hillcrist's Butler * Jack Hobbs Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of Youth
''The Call of Youth'' is a 1921 British short film, short romance film directed by Hugh Ford (director), Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a Main title designer, title designer. The film is now lost film, lost. It was made at Islington Studios by the British subsidiary of the American company Famous Players-Lasky. Cast * Mary Glynne as Betty Overton * Marjorie Hume as Joan Lawton * Jack Hobbs (actor), Jack Hobbs as Hubert Richmond * Malcolm Cherry as James Agar * Ben Webster as Mark Lawton * Gertrude Sterroll as Mrs. Lawton * Victor Humphrey as Peter Hoskins * John Peachey as Dr. Michaelson * Ralph Foster as Minister See also * Alfred Hitchcock filmography References External links * 1921 films 1920s romance films 1921 short films 1921 lost films British silent short films British black-and-white films Films directed by Hugh Ford Islington Studios films Lost British films British romance films Lost romance films 1920s British films {{1920s-romance-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (1920 Film) as Lady Isabel
''Inheritance'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Mary Odette and Jack Hobbs. Plot The story has been summed up as "Squire's son weds fishergirl who saved his life, becomes dockers' leader, and weds lady he loves on wife's death".Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: Volume 1: the Fiction Film'' (Routledge, 2016)p. 4279/ref> Cast * Mary Odette as Rachel * Jack Hobbs as David StMaur * Ursula Hughes as Peggy Falconer * Simeon Stuart as Sir Henry StMaur * D. J. Williams as Tulliver * F. Pope-Stamper as Walter Clifford * Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
