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Sydney Fairbrother
Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her stage debut in Birmingham in 1890 with the famous ''Kendall Company'' and a few years later toured America with them. She came to the screen in 1915 in a film called '' Iron Justice'' and chiefly appeared in comedy roles. She retired in 1938 and died on 4 January 1941 in London, aged 68. Selected filmography * '' Iron Justice'' (1915) - Mrs. O'Connor * '' The Game of Liberty'' (1916) - Mrs. Bundercombe * ''Temptation's Hour'' (1916) * ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1916) - Mrs. Bolt * ''Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) - Mrs. Potter * ''Faith'' (1919) - Lavinia Brooker * ''A Temporary Gentleman'' (1920) - Mrs. Hope * ''Laddie'' (1920) - Mrs. Carter * ''The Children of Gibeon'' (1920) - Mrs. Gibeon * ''The Bachelor's Club'' (1921) - Tabitha * ''The Rotte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rest Cure (film)
''The Rest Cure'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring George Robey, Sydney Fairbrother and Gladys Hamer.Goble p.393 Cast * George Robey as George * Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. George * Gladys Hamer as The Maid * Bertie Wright as The Idiot * Harry Preston as The Squire * Bob Reed as The Vicar * Mickey Brantford Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager . Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in London. He began his career in the silent film era as ... as The Boy * Joan Whalley as The Girl * Minna Leslie as The Friend * George Bishop as The Cabman * Raymond Ellis as The Landlord References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1923 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rosary (1931 Film)
''The Rosary'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Guy Newall and starring Margot Grahame, Elizabeth Allan and Leslie Perrins. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director James A. Carter. It was released as an independent first feature, despite being produced by a company that generally concentrated on quota quickies. Synopsis A woman takes the blame for a murder accidentally committed by her half-sister. Cast * Margot Grahame as Mary Edwards * Elizabeth Allan as Vera Mannering * Walter Piers as Captain Mannering * Leslie Perrins as Ronald Overton * Robert Holmes as Dalmayne * Charles Groves as Hornett * Irene Rooke as Mother Superior * Les Allen Leslie William Allen (born 4 September 1937) is an English former football player and manager who played as a inside forward. Playing career Allen started his playing career at amateur club Briggs Sports where he helped them to reach the ... as The Singer Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confetti (1927 Film)
''Confetti'' is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Jack Buchanan, Annette Benson and Sydney Fairbrother. It had its trade show in December 1927.Low p.187 The film was shot at Gainsborough Pictures' Islington studios. Cast * Jack Buchanan as Count Andrea Zorro * Annette Benson as Dolores * Sydney Fairbrother as Duchess Maxine * Robin Irvine Robin Irvine (21 December 1901, in Stoke Newington, London, England – 28 April 1933, in Bermuda) was a British film actor. He was married to actress Ursula Jeans from 1931 until his death from pleurisy aged 31. Filmography * '' The Secret King ... as Carlo * Andrée Sacré as Roxanne * Georges Térof as Confetti Manufacturer References Bibliography * Rachel Low, ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929'' (Routledge, 1997) External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films Films directed by Graham Cutts British silent feature films Islington Studios films Films set in Nice British b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Lining (1927 Film)
''The Silver Lining'' is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Marie Ault, Patrick Aherne and Moore Marriott. The screenplay concerns two brothers who fight over a girl, leading one to frame the other for robbery. Later, guilt-ridden, he confesses and arranges his own death. Cast * Marie Ault - Mrs. Hurst * Patrick Aherne - Thomas 'Tom' Hurst * John Hamilton (British actor) - John Hurst * Eve Gray - Lettie Deans * Sydney Fairbrother - Mrs. Akers * Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he w ... - Gypsy * Cameron Carr - Constable * Hazel Wiles - Mrs. Deans * Bernard Vaughan - Vicar References External links * 1927 films British silent feature films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1920s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Gwyn (1926 Film)
''Nell Gwyn'' is a 1926 British romance film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Dorothy Gish, Randle Ayrton and Juliette Compton. It was based on the 1926 novel '' Mistress Nell Gwyn'' by Marjorie Bowen and follows the life of Nell Gwynne, the mistress of Charles II. Wilcox later made a second version of the film in 1934, ''Nell Gwynn'' which starred Anna Neagle. Cast * Dorothy Gish – Nell Gwyn * Randle Ayrton – Charles II * Juliette Compton – Lady Castlemaine * Sydney Fairbrother – Mrs. Gwyn * Donald Macardle – Duke of Monmouth * Johnny Butt – Samuel Pepys * Gibb McLaughlin – Duke of York * Judd Green – Toby Clinker * Edward Sorley – Dickon * Forrester Harvey – Charles Hart * Fred Rains – Earl of Shaftesbury * Rolf Leslie – Evelyn * Aubrey Fitzgerald – Tom Killigrew * Tom Coventry – Innkeeper * Booth Conway – Messenger * Dorinea Shirley – Maid Production Wilcox said he got the idea to make the film after making '' The Only Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fowl Proceeding
''A Fowl Proceeding'' is a 1925 silent-era British short comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and featuring Sydney Fairbrother and Irene Tripod. Cast *Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. May *Irene Tripod Irene Tripod was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) * '' The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' The House of Peril'' (1922) * ''Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1923) * ... as Mrs. McMull References External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films British comedy short films British silent short films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott British black-and-white films 1925 comedy films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Friend Of Cupid
''A Friend of Cupid'' is a 1925 silent-era British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and featuring Sydney Fairbrother and Irene Tripod. Cast *Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. May *Irene Tripod Irene Tripod was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) * '' The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' The House of Peril'' (1922) * ''Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1923) * ... as Mrs. McMull References External links * 1925 films 1926 comedy films 1926 films British comedy films British silent short films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott British black-and-white films 1925 comedy films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reveille (film)
''Reveille'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by George Pearson. It follows some British soldiers during and after the First World War, though Pearson wrote in a January 1924 letter to his cast and crew: There is no story, as such. I hate the well-made Story with its Exposition, Denouement, Crisis, etc., as material for my elusive Screen. I confess I cannot write one. 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, though at least some sequences survive in private hands. It is sometimes confused with the 1925 German film '' Reveille: The Great Awakening''. Cast * Betty Balfour as Mick * Stewart Rome as Nutty * Ralph Forbes as The Kid * Sydney Fairbrother as Sophie Fitch * Frank Stanmore as Whelks * Henrietta Watson as The Mother * Guy Phillips as Fred * Walter Tennyson as Captain * Charles Ashton as Sam * Donald Searle as Ted * Buena Bent as Amelia Fitch * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Hate (1924 Film)
''Love and Hate'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring George Foley, Eve Chambers and Frank Perfitt. It was made by British & Colonial Kinematograph Company at the company's Walthamstow Studios. Cast * George Foley as Apps *Eve Chambers as Mrs. Williams *Frank Perfitt as Tompson *Sydney Fairbrother Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her sta ... Bibliography *Low, Rachael. (1971). ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin. External links * 1924 films 1924 comedy films Silent British comedy films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British black-and-white films British silent short films 1920s British films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanted, A Boy
''Wanted, a Boy'' is a 1924 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley (director), Thomas Bentley and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Lionelle Howard and Pauline Johnson (actress), Pauline Johnson. It was made by British & Colonial Kinematograph Company at the company's Walthamstow Studios. Cast * Sydney Fairbrother as The Aunt * Lionelle Howard as The Suitor * Pauline Johnson (actress), Pauline Johnson as The Niece Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1924 films 1924 comedy films British comedy short films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British black-and-white films British silent short films 1920s British films Silent British comedy films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quixote (1923 Film)
''Don Quixote'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film, directed by Maurice Elvey, based on the novel ''Don Quixote'' by Miguel de Cervantes. The film stars Jerrold Robertshaw, George Robey, Frank Arlton, and Marie Blanche. Cast *Jerrold Robertshaw as Don Quixote *George Robey as Sancho Panza *Frank Arlton as Father Perez *Marie Blanche as The Housekeeper *Bertram Burleigh as Sanson Carrasc *Adeline Hayden Coffin as The Duchess *Sydney Fairbrother Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress. Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell, she was educated at Blackpool and Bonn. She made her sta ... as Tereza *Minna Leslie as Dulcinea * Edward O'Neill as The Duke References External links * 1923 films British historical comedy films British silent feature films 1920s historical comedy films Films based on Don Quixote Films directed by Maurice Elvey British black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |