Horace Manning Haynes (born:

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, Sussex – died 3 March 1957,

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, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a

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-born

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 ...

and actor. He was married to the screenwriter

Lydia Hayward Lydia Hayward (1879-1945) was a British screenwriter and actress who worked on over 30 screenplays between 1920 and 1942. She was particularly active during the 1920s.Nelmes p.49 Hayward has been noted for several of the sophisticated comedy film ...

, with whom he frequently worked. Manning Haynes’ film career as an actor began in 1918's ''Lead Kindly Light''. Haynes switched to directing silent films in the 1920s. He usually billed himself professionally as H. Manning Haynes.

Selected filmography

Actor

* ''

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home may refer to: Film * Home, Sweet Home (1914 film), ''Home, Sweet Home'' (1914 film), a film about the life of John Howard Payne * Home Sweet Home (1917 film), ''Home Sweet Home'' (1917 film), a British silent film * Home Sweet ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Lost Chord "The Lost Chord" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1877 at the bedside of his brother Fred during Fred's last illness. The manuscript is dated 13 January 1877; Fred Sullivan died five days later. The lyric was written as a poem by Adel ...

'' (1917) * ''

Ave Maria The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's s ...

'' (1918) * '' Linked by Fate'' (1919) * Jack, Sam and Pete (1919) * '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * '' Stella'' (1921)

Director

* '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * ''

The Skipper's Wooing ''The Skipper's Wooing'' is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Gordon Hopkirk, Cynthia Murtagh and Johnny Butt.Murphy p.284 Cast * Gordon Hopkirk as The Skipper * Cynthia Murtagh as Annie Getting * Jo ...

'' (1922) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1922) * ''

Sam's Boy ''Sam's Boy'' is a 1922 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Johnny Butt, Tom Coventry and Bobbie Rudd.Goble p.241 Cast * Johnny Butt as Captain Hart * Tom Coventry as Sam Brown * Bobbie Rudd as Bill ...

'' (1922) * ''

A Will and a Way ''A Will and a Way'' is a 1922 British silent film, silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Ernest Hendrie, Polly Emery and Johnny Butt.Goble p.1018 Cast * Ernest Hendrie as Foxey Green * Polly Emery as Mrs. Pottle * Johnn ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Monkey's Paw "The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs, first published in the collection '' The Lady of the Barge'' in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with ...

'' (1923) * '' The Constable’s Move'' (1923) * ''

Dixon's Return ''Dixon's Return'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Leal Douglas and Tom Coventry.Murphy p.284 Cast * Moore Marriott as Bob Dixon * Leal Douglas as Mrs. Dixon * Tom Coventry Tom ...

'' (1924) * '' Lawyer Quince'' (1924) * ''

London Love ''London Love'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Fay Compton, John Stuart and Miles Mander. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Whirlpool'' by Arthur Applin. The screenplay concerns a young woman ...

'' (1926) * '' The Ware Case'' (1928) * '' Those Who Love'' (1929) * '' Should a Doctor Tell?'' (1930) * ''

The Officers' Mess ''The Officers' Mess'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.72 It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures. A ...

'' (1931) * ''

To Oblige a Lady ''To Oblige a Lady'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian Oldland, Haddon Mason and James Carew. The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. It was produced at Beaconsfield ...

'' (1931) * '' The Old Man'' (1931) * ''

Love's Old Sweet Song "Love's Old Sweet Song" is a Victorian parlour song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist Graham Clifton Bingham. The first line of the chorus is "Just a song at twilight", and its title is sometimes misidentified as su ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Perfect Flaw ''The Perfect Flaw'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Naomi Waters, Ralph Truman and William Hartnell. The screenplay concerns a clerk who is planning to murder a stockbroker but is foiled in the attempt. ...

'' (1934) * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1936) * ''

Pearls Bring Tears ''Pearls Bring Tears'' is a 1937 British comedy drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd and Googie Withers. Plot Madge Hart (Dorothy Boyd) borrows a pearl necklace to wear to a dance, but then accidental ...

'' (1937) * ''

East of Ludgate Hill ''East of Ludgate Hill'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Hal Gordon, Aubrey Mallalieu and Nancy O'Neil. It was a quota quickie made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.Wood p.94 ...

'' (1937)

References

External links

* The Bioscope has a post titled "In the Studio, 15 November 2009, http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2009/11/, which shows a still of Manning Haynes directing London Love at the

Gaumont-British The Gaumont-British Picture Corporation produced and distributed films and operated a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. It was established as an offshoot of the Gaumont Film Company of France. Film production Gaumont-British was founded in 18 ...

studios, Lime Grove, in 1926, taken from http://www.itnsource.com. The film starred actors

Fay Compton Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, (; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage per ...

and John Stuart. 1957 deaths English male silent film actors English film directors People from Lyminster 20th-century English male actors 1889 births {{UK-film-actor-stub