Harry Knoles (1880-1936) was a British

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of the

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Selected filmography

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The Greater Will ''The Greater Will'' is a 1915 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Cyril Maude, Lois Meredith and Montagu Love.Soister, Nicolella & Joyce p.243 Cast * Cyril Maude as Professor Cornelius Sloane * Lois Mer ...

'' (1915) * '' The Master Hand'' (1915) * ''

Bought and Paid For ''Bought and Paid For'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille and starred Agnes Ayres. It is based on a play by George Broadhurst p ...

'' (1916) * ''

His Brother's Wife ''His Brother's Wife'' is a 1936 American romantic drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor. Written by Leon Gordon and John Meehan, based on a story by George Auerbach, the film is about a scienti ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Devil's Toy ''The Devil's Toy'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Adele Blood, Edwin Stevens and Montagu Love.Langman p.25 Cast * Adele Blood as Helen Danvier * Edwin Stevens as The Devil * Montagu Love as Wilfr ...

'' (1916) * '' The Volunteer'' (1917) * ''

The Stolen Paradise ''The Stolen Paradise'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Ethel Clayton, Edward Langford and Pinna Nesbit.Beauchamp p.444 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Ethel ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Price of Pride ''The Price of Pride'' is a lost 1917 American silent Western film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Evelyn Greeley.Langman, p. 162 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as David / William * June Elvidge as Nan W ...

'' (1917) *'' Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * ''

The Little Duchess ''The Little Duchess'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles, and starring Madge Evans, Pinna Nesbit, and Jack Drumier. The film was shot at World Film's studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey.Spehr p.126 Cast * Madge Evans ...

'' (1917) * ''

A Square Deal ''A Square Deal'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Henry Hull.Goble p.456 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Hugh Eltinge * June Elvidge as Doris Golden * Henry Hull as M ...

'' (1917) * '' The Burglar'' (1917) * ''

Souls Adrift ''Souls Adrift'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Ethel Clayton, Milton Sills and Frank DeVernon.Monaco p.175 Cast * Ethel Clayton as Elma Raybourne * Milton Sills as Micah Steele * Frank DeVernon ...

'' (1917) *''

The Page Mystery ''The Page Mystery'' is a 1917 American silent mystery film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.Langman p.60 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as Alan Winthrop * June Elvidge as Edith Strong * ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Social Leper ''The Social Leper'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Arthur Ashley and June Elvidge.Beauchamp p.444 Cast * Carlyle Blackwell as John Dean * Arthur Ashley as Robert Warren * J ...

'' (1917) * ''

Bolshevism on Trial ''Bolshevism on Trial'' is a 1919 American silent propaganda film made by the Mayflower Photoplay Company and distributed through Lewis J. Selznick's Select Pictures Corporation. Directed by Harley Knoles from a screenplay by Harry Chandlee, ...

'' (1919) * '' Guilty of Love'' (1920) * ''

Half an Hour ''Half an Hour'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and written by Clara Beranger. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Richman, Albert L. Barrett, Frank Losee, and H. Cooper Cliffe. It is based on the 1913 play ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Romantic Adventuress ''A Romantic Adventuress'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and adapted by Rosina Henley from the story ''A Winter City Favorite'' by Charles Belmont Davis. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Charles Meredith, Howard ...

'' (1920) * '' The Great Shadow'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is " I Dreamt I Dwe ...

'' (1922) * ''

Lew Tyler's Wives ''Lew Tyler's Wives'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles. Based on a novel by Wallace Irwin, it was produced and released by independent production company Preferred Pictures. Cast Preservation With no prints of '' ...

'' (1926) * ''

The White Sheik ''The White Sheik'' ( it, Lo sceicco bianco) is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano a ...

'' (1928) * ''

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) * '' Irish Hearts'' (1934)

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* 1880 births 1936 deaths British film directors People from Rotherham 20th-century British screenwriters {{UK-film-director-stub