George A. Cooper (1894–1947) was a British

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Partial filmography

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The Shadow of Evil ''The Shadow of Evil'' is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George A. Cooper and James Reardon and starring Mary Dibley, Reginald Fox and Cecil Humphreys.Murphy p.121 Cast * Mary Dibley * Reginald Fox * Cecil Humphreys Cecil H ...

'' (1921) * '' His Wife's Husband'' (1922) * '' Geraldine's First Year'' (1922) * ''

Darkness Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...

'' (1923) * ''

Three to One Against ''Three to One Against'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Florence Wood, Cecil del Gue and Judd Green.Murphy p.121 Cast * Florence Wood as Mrs. Musquash * Cecil del Gue as Soldier * Judd Gree ...

'' (1932) * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1924) * ''

Claude Duval Claude Du Vall (or Duval) (164321 January 1670) was a French highwayman in Restoration England. He came from a family of decayed nobility, and worked in the service of exiled royalists who returned to England under King Charles II. Little else ...

'' (1924) * ''

Settled Out of Court In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. The term also has other meanings in t ...

'' (1925) * '' Somebody's Darling'' (1925) * ''

If Youth But Knew ''If Youth But Knew'' is a 1926 British silent romance film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Godfrey Tearle, Lillian Hall-Davis and Wyndham Standing. It is a love story spanning two generations. It was made at Southall Studios. Cast ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant ''The Further Adventures of the Flag Lieutenant'' is a 1927 British silent film, silent action film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards, Isabel Jeans and Lilian Oldland. Production The film was made at Tw ...

'' (1927) * ''His Rest Day'' (1927) short film made in

Phonofilm Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case in the early 1920s. Introduction In 1919 and 1920, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process, ...

sound-on-film process * ''The Coffee Stall'' (1927) short film made in Phonofilm, starring Mark Lupino (1894-1930) * ''Nan Wild'' (1927) short film made in Phonofilm, featuring Nan Wild * ''Olly Oakley'' (1927) short film made in Phonofilm, featuring

Olly Oakley James Sharpe (1877–1943), also known as Olly Oakley, was a British banjo player and composer. He was considered a prominent zither-banjo player in England. His music made up a part of early banjo recordings on the phonograph, and during his lif ...

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The World, the Flesh, the Devil ''The World, the Flesh, the Devil'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Harold Huth, Isla Bevan and Victor Stanley. It was based on a play by Laurence Cowen. It was shot at Beaconsfield and Twickenham Studios ...

'' (1932) * '' The Roof'' (1933) * ''

I Lived with You ''I Lived With You'' is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans and Ida Lupino. It is based on the West End hit play ''I Lived With You'' by Novello. Plot Young Cockney shop girl Gl ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Man Outside ''The Man Outside'' (, literally ''Outside, at the door'') is a play by Wolfgang Borchert, written in a few days in the late autumn of 1946. It made its debut on German radio on 13 February 1947. ''The Man Outside'' describes the hopelessness of ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter ...

'' (1933) * '' Puppets of Fate'' (1933) * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) * '' The Black Abbot'' (1934) * ''

The Case for the Crown ''The Case for the Crown'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper (director), George A. Cooper and starring Miles Mander, Meriel Forbes and Whitmore Humphries. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quic ...

'' (1934) * ''

Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor ''Sexton Blake and the Bearded Doctor'' is a 1935 British mystery film directed by George A. Cooper and starring George Curzon, Henry Oscar and Tony Sympson. It is based on the novel ''The Blazing Launch Murder'' by Rex Hardinge, and was one ...

'' (1935) * ''

Royal Eagle ''Royal Eagle'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by George A. Cooper and starring John Garrick, Nancy Burne, Felix Aylmer and Edmund Willard. The screenplay was written by Arnold Ridley. Cast * John Garrick - Jim Hornby * Nancy Burne ...

'' (1936) * ''

Men Without Honour ''Men Without Honour'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Ian Fleming, Howard Douglas and Grace Arnold. The film was made at Bushey Studios, as a low-budget B film designed to go on the bottom-half of a doubl ...

'' (1939) * '' Down Our Alley'' (1939) * ''

Loyal Heart ''Loyal Heart'' is a 1946 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Percy Marmont, Harry Welchman and Patricia Marmont. The film portrays rivalry in the sheep farming community. It was made by the independent film, independent c ...

'' (1946)

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