Charles Vane (born William George Yarrow; 2 January 1860 – 14 April 1943) was a British
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. Vane appeared in more than fifty films during the
silent era including the lead in ''
When It Was Dark'' (1919).
[Low p.477]
Selected filmography
* ''
Kent, the Fighting Man
''Kent, the Fighting Man'' is a 1916 British silent sports film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Billy Wells, Hetty Payne and Arthur Rooke. It was based on a novel by George Edgar.
Cast
* Billy Wells ... John Westerley
* Hetty Payne . ...
'' (1916)
* ''
A Bunch of Violets'' (1916)
* ''
Sowing the Wind'' (1916)
* ''
The Grand Babylon Hotel
''The Grand Babylon Hotel'' is a novel by Arnold Bennett, published in January 1902, about the mysterious disappearance of a German prince. It originally appeared as a serial in the ''Golden Penny''. The titular Grand Babylon was modelled on the ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The House of Fortescue'' (1916)
* ''
Boys of the Old Brigade'' (1916)
* ''
The Top Dog
''The Top Dog'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Kenelm Foss, Mary Odette and Hayford Hobbs.Goble p.987 It was made at Catford Studios.
Cast
* Kenelm Foss as Jerry Perris
* Mary Odette as Margaret D ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Wages of Sin'' (1918)
* ''
The Man and the Moment
''The Man and the Moment'' is a formerly lost 1929 part-talkie romantic comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Billie Dove. The film is mainly a silent film, with talking sequences as well as a synchronized music score and sound ...
'' (1918)
* ''
Peace, Perfect Peace
''Peace, Perfect Peace'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Hayford Hobbs, Mary Odette and Mary Marsh Allen.Low p.298 The Armistice that ends the First World War allows French and British soldiers to re ...
'' (1918)
* ''
The Slave'' (1918)
* ''
Whosoever Shall Offend
''Whosoever Shall Offend'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Kenelm Foss, Mary Odette and Mary Marsh Allen.Low p.479 The screenplay concerns a man murders his wife in Italy and then tries to marry a ...
'' (1919)
* ''
The Irresistible Flapper
''The Irresistible Flapper'' is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson, Ivy Close and Gerald Ames.
Plot
A flapper rescues her less worldly-wise sister from social disgrace.
Cast
* Violet Hopson ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Not Guilty'' (1919)
* ''
When It Was Dark'' (1919)
* ''
The Polar Star'' (1919)
* ''
Fettered'' (1919)
* ''
Splendid Folly'' (1919)
* ''
The Lyons Mail
''The Lyons Mail'' is a 1931 British historical mystery adventure film directed by Arthur Maude and starring John Martin Harvey, Norah Baring, and Ben Webster. It was based on the 1877 play '' The Lyons Mail'' by Charles Reade which in turn wa ...
'' (1919)
* ''
Castles in Spain'' (1920)
* ''
The Breed of the Treshams'' (1920)
* ''
The Channings'' (1920)
* ''
Calvary'' (1920)
* ''
The Way of the World
''The Way of the World'' is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is stil ...
'' (1920)
* ''
The Town of Crooked Ways'' (1920)
* ''
Stella'' (1921)
* ''
The Golden Dawn'' (1921)
* ''
Mist in the Valley
''Mist in the Valley'' is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, G. H. Mulcaster and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig.
Cast
* Alma Taylor - Margaret Yeoland
* G. H. Mulc ...
'' (1923)
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1860 births
1943 deaths
English male stage actors
English male film actors
English male silent film actors
20th-century English male actors
People from Kingston upon Thames
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