Charles Calvert was a British, silent-era film director. He was sometimes credited as C.C. Calvert or Captain Charles Calvert. Calvert had a reputation as a

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director who produced old-fashioned films.Bamford p.58

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1916) * '' The Edge of Youth'' (1920) * ''

Walls of Prejudice ''Walls of Prejudice'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Josephine Earle, Dallas Anderson and Humberston Wright. It was based on a play by Alexander Grossman. Cast * Josephine Earle as Margaret Be ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Prince of Lovers ''A Prince of Lovers'' is a 1922 British silent biographical film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Howard Gaye, Marjorie Hume and Mary Clare. The film portrays the life of the British writer Lord Byron, and was based on Alicia Ramse ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Lights of London'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999.

External links

* Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown British film directors {{UK-film-director-stub