George Dewhurst (1889 in Preston,

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, screenwriter and film director. He directed several film versions of the play '' A Sister to Assist 'Er''.

Partial filmography

Screenwriter

* ''

The Lunatic at Large ''The Lunatic at Large'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Gwynne Herbert. The screenplay concerns an aristocratic matron who attempts to arrange a suitable marriage for he ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Narrow Valley ''The Narrow Valley'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth. 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. Cas ...

'' (1921) * ''

Dollars in Surrey ''Dollars in Surrey'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by George Dewhurst and Anson Dyer and starring Alma Taylor, James Carew and Hugh Clifton.Connelly p.341 Cast * Alma Taylor * James Carew * Hugh Clifton * Gwynne Herbert ...

'' (1921) * ''

No Lady ''No Lady'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Lane, Renee Clama and Sari Maritza. It was made at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush by Gaumont British Picture Corporation, Gaumont British, a company linked to ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Price of Wisdom ''The Price of Wisdom'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Mary Jerrold, Roger Livesey and Lilian Oldland. It was made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by the British sub ...

'' (1935) * '' Adventure Ltd.'' (1935) * '' King of the Castle'' (1936)

Director

* '' The Live Wire'' (1917) * ''

A Great Coup ''A Great Coup'' is a 1919 British silent sports film directed by George Dewhurst and Walter West and starring Stewart Rome, Poppy Wyndham and Gregory Scott. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould Nathaniel Gould (21 December 1857 – 25 ...

'' (1919) *''

The Homemaker ''The Homemaker'' is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Manora Thew, Basil Gill and Gwynne Herbert.Connelly p.363 Cast * Manora Thew as Lysbeth * Basil Gill as Wilbur Benson * Gwynne Herbert as L ...

'' (1919) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1923) * ''

The Little Door Into the World ''The Little Door Into the World'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Lawford Davidson, Nancy Beard and Olaf Hytten.Paietta p.88 Cast * Lawford Davidson as Lefarge * Nancy Beard as Maria Jose / Cel ...

'' (1923) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (1924) * ''

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial '' The String of Pearls'' (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend. A barber from Fleet Stre ...

'' (1926) * ''

Irish Destiny ''Irish Destiny'' is a 1926 film made in the Irish Free State, directed by George Dewhurst and written by Isaac Eppel to mark the tenth anniversary of the Easter Rising. A cut version was released in Britain, entitled ''An Irish Mother''. The f ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Rising Generation ''The Rising Generation'' is a lost 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Harley Knoles and George Dewhurst and starring Alice Joyce, Jameson Thomas and Robin Irvine. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. The screenplay concerns a ...

'' (1928)

Actor

* '' The Woman Wins'' (1918) * '' The Toilers'' (1919) * ''

The Tinted Venus ''The Tinted Venus'' is a 1921 British silent fantasy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, George Dewhurst and Maud Cressall.Palmer p.92 ''The Tinted Venus'' was based on the 1885 novella by F. Anstey (pseudonym of Thom ...

'' (1921) * ''

Never Trouble Trouble ''Never Trouble Trouble'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Lane, Renee Clama and Jack Hobbs. It was shot at the Cricklewood Studios in London.Wood p.69 Synopsis An artist, despairing of life, arranges to have ...

'' (1931) * '' Men Without Honour'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1943)

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* 1889 births 1968 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors British film directors British male screenwriters Actors from Preston, Lancashire 20th-century English male actors 20th-century British screenwriters Mass media people from Preston, Lancashire {{UK-film-actor-stub