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Winifred Evans
Winifred Evans (born 4 July 1890, London) was a British actress. In 1921 she appeared as a Germany spy in the controversial film ''How Kitchener Was Betrayed'' which was ultimately banned.Robertson p.17-20 Selected filmography * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) * ''The Splendid Coward'' (1918) * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * ''How Kitchener Was Betrayed'' (1921) * '' Greatheart'' (1921) * ''Cupid in Clover'' (1929) * ''Three Men in a Boat ''Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)'',The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: ''Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog!'' published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a tw ...'' (1933) References Bibliography * Robertson, James Crighton. ''The hidden cinema: British film censorship in action, 1913-1975''. Routledge, 1993. External links * 1890 births English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Kitchener Was Betrayed
''How Kitchener Was Betrayed'' is a 1921 British silent war film directed by Percy Nash and starring Fred Paul, Winifred Evans, and Bertram Burleigh. It was a fictional portrayal of the events leading up to the death of Herbert Kitchener on HMS ''Hampshire'' during the First World War in which the German secret service received warning of the general's activities through a German agent Elbie Böcker. The film was intended to cash in on the controversy raised by the publication of a biography of Kitchener in 1920 challenging the Admiralty's official conclusion that the ship was sunk by a mine. Only one of its six reels survives. Controversy The film's plot raised objections from a number of figures on the grounds of historical inaccuracy and it was refused a licence by the London County Council (LCC) authorities, effectively barring its distribution throughout Britain. Pressure was also successfully exerted on William Hays of the Motion Picture Association of America to ban th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Warrior (1917 Film)
''The Happy Warrior'' is a 1917 British sports drama film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Minna Grey Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era. Death Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday. Selected filmography * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''Just a Girl'' (1916) * '' The Second Mrs. T ....Monaco p.265 It was remade in Hollywood as '' The Happy Warrior'' (1925). Cast References Bibliography * James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1917 films 1910s sports drama films British sports drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films set in England British boxing films Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1917 drama films 1910s British films Silent sports drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963 Cast * James Knight as Dick Swinton * Joan Legge as Dora Dundas * Roy Travers as Vivian Ormsby * Winifred Evans as Lady Mary Swinton * Clifford Pembroke as Rev. Swinton * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Trimmer * Jeff Barlow as Earl of Heresford * Thomas Canning as Col. Dundas * Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' The Splendid Cow ... as Jack Lorimer References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films British silent feature films British crime drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Clare (1919 Film)
''The Lady Clare'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Mary Odette, Jack Hobbs and Charles Quatermaine. It is based on the narrative poem '' Lady Clare'' by Lord Tennyson. Cast * Mary Odette - Lady Clare * Jack Hobbs - Lord Ronald Medwin * Charles Quatermaine - Marquis of Hartlepool * Simeon Stuart - Earl of Robhurst * Gladys Jennings - Ann Sheldrake * Mary Forbes - Lady Julia Medwin * Barbara Everest - Alice * Fewlass Llewellyn - Doctor Jenner * Arthur Cleave - Charles Boulton * Gilbert Esmond - Duke * Winifred Evans - Clare Hampden * Nancy O'Hara - Ursula Hampden External links * *The Lady Clare' at the BFI Film & TV Database The BFI Film & TV Database (ftvdb) is an online database created by the British Film Institute containing information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual e ...Lady Clare By Alfred Lord Tennyson , Major English , Clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatheart (film)
''Greatheart'' is a 1921 British silent film, silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Madge Stuart and Olive Sloane. It was based on the 1918 novel ''Greatheart (novel), Greatheart'' by Ethel M. Dell. It was made by Stoll Pictures. Cast * Cecil Humphreys as Eustace Studley * Madge Stuart as Diana Bathurst * Ernest Benham as Sir Scott Studley * Olive Sloane as Rose de Vigne * William Farris as Guy Bathurst * Norma Whalley as Isobel Evrard * Winifred Evans as Lady Grace de Vigne * Paulette del Baye as Mrs. Bathurst * Teddy Arundell as Colonel de Vigne References External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on British novels British black-and-white films Stoll Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupid In Clover
''Cupid in Clover'' is a 1929 British romance film directed by Frank Miller and starring George Wynn, Winifred Evans and Herbert Langley. It was adapted from the novel ''Yellow Corn'' by Upton Gray and made at Isleworth Studios in London. Cast * Winifred Evans - Lyddy * George Wynn - Fred Amyon * Herbert Langley - John Simpson * Betty Siddons - Clary Simpson * Eric Findon - George Dowey * Charles Garry - Joe Dowey * Marie Esterhazy - Maggie * Wyndham Guise Wyndham Guise (né William Windham Guise Cutler) was a British actor who appeared on stage in Edwardian musical comedies beginning in the 1890s and became a film actor during the silent era. He is sometimes credited as Windham Guise. Selecte ... * James Knight * Jack Miller References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1929 films 1929 romance films British romance films Films based on British novels Films shot at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Men In A Boat (1933 Film)
''Three Men in a Boat'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring William Austin, Edmund Breon, Billy Milton and Davy Burnaby. It is based on the 1889 novel ''Three Men in a Boat'' by Jerome K. Jerome which depicts three men and a dog's adventure during a boat trip along the River Thames. Cast * William Austin as Harris * Edmund Breon as George * Billy Milton as Jimmy * Davy Burnaby as Sir Henry Harland * Iris March as Peggy * Griffith Humphreys as Sergeant * Stephen Ewart as Doctor * Victor Stanley Victor Stanley (1892–1939) was a British film actor. Selected filmography * ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' (1932) - Jim Stanger * '' The Iron Stair'' (1933) - Ben * '' The Ghost Camera'' (1933) - Albert Sims * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) ... as Cockney * Frank Bertram as Fisherman * Sam Wilkinson as Police Constable * Winifred Evans as Lady Harland References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890 Births
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 189 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 * Plague (possibly smallpox) kills as many as 2,000 people per day in Rome. Farmers are unable to harvest their crops, and food shortages bring riots in the city. China * Liu Bian succeeds Emperor Ling, as Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. * Dong Zhuo has Liu Bian deposed, and installs Emperor Xian as emperor. * Two thousand eunuchs in the palace are slaughtered in a violent purge in Luoyang, the capital of Han. By topic Arts and sciences * Galen publishes his ''"Treatise on the various temperaments"'' (aka ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Stage Actresses
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English Film Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Silent Film Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
