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Philip Hewland
Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Arsène Lupin'' (1916) * '' The Manxman'' (1916) * '' The March Hare'' (1919) * ''I Will'' (1919) * ''Whosoever Shall Offend'' (1919) * '' Not Guilty'' (1919) * '' Lady Tetley's Decree'' (1920) * ''The Scarlet Kiss'' (1920) * ''Duke's Son'' (1920) * ''The Breed of the Treshams'' (1920) * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1920) * '' The Golden Dawn'' (1921) * '' Dangerous Lies'' (1921) * ''In Full Cry'' (1921) * '' Her Penalty'' (1921) * '' A Couple of Down and Outs'' (1923) * ''The Money Habit'' (1924) * ''The Guns of Loos'' (1928) * ''Love's Option'' (1928) * ''Alf's Carpet'' (1929) * ''Harmony Heaven'' (1930) * '' Tons of Money'' (1930) * '' Glamour'' (1931) * ''The Sleeping Cardinal'' (1931) * ''Many Waters'' (1931) * ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravesend
Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Rochester, it is the administrative centre of the Gravesham, Borough of Gravesham. Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance throughout the maritime history, maritime and History of communication, communications history of South East England. A Thames Gateway commuter town, it retains strong links with the River Thames, not least through the Port of London Authority Pilot Station and has witnessed rejuvenation since the advent of High Speed 1 rail services via Gravesend railway station. The station was recently refurbished and now has a new bridge. Toponymy Recorded as Gravesham in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it belonged to Odo, Earl of Kent and Roman Catholic Diocese of Bayeux, Bishop of Bayeux, the half-broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Cup's Race (1920 Film)
''Kissing Cup's Race'' is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook. It is based on the poem ''Kissing Cup's Race'' by Campbell Rae Brown. ''The Bioscope'' described the film at the time as "probably the most exciting British racing film yet produced". In a slightly later review they said "The story is not complicated with the usual thrilling adventures, but nor has it the simplicity of Campbell Rae Brown's famous recitation; while many of the details are even less convincing than in the average turf drama. It is only in the technique of the racing scenes that there is any exceptional skill". Cast * Violet Hopson - Constance Medley * Gregory Scott - Lord Hilhoxton * Clive Brook - Lord Rattlington * Arthur Walcott - John Wood * Philip Hewland - Vereker * Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleeping Cardinal
''The Sleeping Cardinal'', also known as ''Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour'' in the United States, is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming. The film is an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, although it is not based on any one particular story it draws inspiration from " The Empty House" and "The Final Problem". It as shot at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. The film is the first in the 1931–1937 film series starring Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. It is unrelated to the Basil Rathbone series of Holmes films which began in the late 1930s. Plot summary Opening with a silent sequence in silhouette within the Bank of England, we're whisked to a London home where a young diplomatic attache, Foreign Office bureaucrat Ronnie Adair (Leslie Perrins), is once again winning handsomely while gambling at bridge. Adair is called to a meeting with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glamour (1931 Film)
''Glamour'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Seymour Hicks and Harry Hughes (director), Harry Hughes and starring Hicks, Ellaline Terriss and Margot Grahame. A young, ruthless woman falls in love with a rising actor. It was loosely remade for the 1934 American film ''Glamour (1934 film), Glamour''. There are currently no known surviving copies of the original film. Cast * Seymour Hicks as Henry Garthome * Ellaline Terriss as Lady Belton * Margot Grahame as Lady Betty Enfield * Basil Gill as Lord Westborough * A. Bromley Davenport as Lord Belton * Beverley Nichols as Hon. Richard Wells * Betty Hicks as Lady Armadale * Clifford Heatherley as Edward Crumbles * Naomi Jacob as Rosalind Crumbles * David Hawthorne (actor), David Hawthorne as Charlie Drummond * Philip Hewland as Millett * Arthur Stratton as Fireman * Charles Paton as Clockwinder * Margery Binner as Reede * Eric Marshall as Singer References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tons Of Money (1930 Film)
''Tons of Money'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Yvonne Arnaud, Mary Brough, Robertson Hare and Gordon James, the same artistes responsible for the Aldwych farces. It was a remake of the 1924 film '' Tons of Money'' which had been based on the 1922 play '' Tons of Money'' by Will Evans and Arthur Valentine. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree StudiosWood p.70 with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Premise A debt-ridden inventor has to pretend to be his cousin to avoid his creditors. Cast * Ralph Lynn as Aubrey Allington * Yvonne Arnaud as Louise Allington * Mary Brough as Benita Mullet * Robertson Hare as Chesterman * Gordon James as George Maitland * Madge Saunders as Jane Everard * Philip Hewland as Henry * Willie Warde Willie Warde (1857 – 18 August 1943) was an English actor, dancer, singer and choreographer. The son of a dancer, his first theatre work was with a dance compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmony Heaven
''Harmony Heaven'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Polly Ward, Stuart Hall and Trilby Clark. This film had Pathechrome inserts, and was one of Britain's first two musical films, along with ''Raise the Roof''.Barrios p.211 It was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director John Mead. Cast * Polly Ward as Billie Breeze * Stuart Hall as Bob Farrell * Trilby Clark as Lady Violet Mistley * Jack Raine as Stuart * Philip Hewland as Beasley Cutting * Percy Standing as Producer * Gus Sharland as Stage Manager * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Suggs * Edna Prince as The Singer See also *List of early color feature films This is a list of early feature-length color films (including primarily black-and-white films that have one or more color sequences) made up to about 1936, when the Technicolor three-strip process firmly established itself as the major-studio fa ... Bibliography * Barrios, Richard. ''A Song in the Dark: The Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf's Carpet
''Alf's Carpet'' is a 1929 British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Gerald Rawlinson, Gladys Hamer, Harald Madsen and Carl Schenstrøm. It was loosely based on the 1920 novel '' Alf's Button'' by W.A. Darlington. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Rocket Bus''. Production The film was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was originally intended as a silent, but as British studios switched to sound film and large chunks of it were shot in sound. Cast * Gerald Rawlinson as Jimmy Donaldson * Gladys Hamer as Lizzie Fletcher * Harald Madsen as Alf * Carl Schenstrøm as Bill * Philip Hewland as Djinn * Edward O'Neill as Joan's Father * Janice Adair as Joan * Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ... as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Option
''Love's Option'' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, Patrick Aherne and James Carew. It was made at Cricklewood Studios based on the novel ''The Riddle'' by Douglas Newton. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures' British subsidiary, enabling the company to meet its yearly quota set down by the British government. The film follows several rivals attempting to gain control of a valuable Spanish copper mine. It was known by the alternative title ''A Girl of Today''. Cast * Dorothy Boyd as Dorothy * Patrick Aherne as John Dacre * James Carew as Simon Wake * Henry Vibart as Lucien Wake * Scotch Kelly as Pat Kelly * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ... as Tom Bartlett * Cecil Barry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guns Of Loos
''The Guns of Loos'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes. Plot A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire. Cast * Henry Victor as John Grimlaw * Madeleine Carroll as Diana Cheswick * Bobby Howes as Danny * Hermione Baddeley as Mavis * Donald Macardle as Clive * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Cheswick * Jeanne le Vaye as Arlette * Philip Hewland as Stevens * Frank Goldsmith as Colonel Jameson * Tom Coventry as Tubby * William Freshman as Officer * Wally Patch as Sergeant * Daniel Laidlaw VC as Himself Production background Carroll was selected for the role from 150 applicants to play her role. It was her first film role and helped launch her career. Daniel Laidlaw, an army piper who won the Victoria Cross while rallying his company at the 1915 Battle of Loos, plays himself. Score In 2011, sheet music for Richard Howgill's score, meant to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Habit
''The Money Habit'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Walter Niebuhr and starring Clive Brook, Annette Benson and Nina Vanna.Low p.411 It was based on a novel by Paul M. Potter. The screenplay concerns a man whose mistress helps him con a financier into buying a worthless oil well. Cast * Clive Brook as Noel Jason * Annette Benson as Diana Hastings * Nina Vanna as Cecile d'Arcy * Warwick Ward as Varian * Fred Rains as Marley * Eva Westlake as Duchess * Philip Hewland as Mr. Hastings * Muriel Gregory as Typist * Kate Gurney Kate name may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American autho ... as Mrs. Hastings References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1924 films 1924 crime films ... [...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] |
Her Penalty
''Her Penalty'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Einar Bruun and starring Stewart Rome, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook.Low p.380 Cast * Stewart Rome as James Fenwick * Pauline Peters as Vera Trenchard * Clive Brook as Robert Trenchard * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ... as Arthur Winterby 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 directed by Einar Bruun 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
