Maud Cressall (1886–1962) was a British

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

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. Largely a theatre actress, she also appeared in nine

silent films A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, whe ...

. She was at one point the

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W.S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most f ...

.Steman p.327

Filmography

* ''

The Man and the Moment ''The Man and the Moment'' is a formerly lost 1929 part-talkie romantic comedy film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Billie Dove. The film is mainly a silent film, with talking sequences as well as a synchronized music score and sound ...

'' (1918) * ''

Whosoever Shall Offend ''Whosoever Shall Offend'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Kenelm Foss, Mary Odette and Mary Marsh Allen.Low p.479 The screenplay concerns a man murders his wife in Italy and then tries to marry a weal ...

'' (1919) * '' Two Little Wooden Shoes'' (1920) * ''

The Scarlet Kiss ''The Scarlet Kiss'' is a 1920 British silent film, silent sports film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Maud Cressall, Philip Hewland and Marjorie Hume.Mitchell p.116 Cast * Maud Cressall * Philip Hewland * Marjorie Hume * Cyril Raymon ...

'' (1920) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1920) * ''

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 Thoma ...

'' (1921) * ''

Mist in the Valley ''Mist in the Valley'' is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, G. H. Mulcaster and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig. Cast * Alma Taylor - Margaret Yeoland * G. H. Mulcaste ...

'' (1923) * ''

Strangling Threads ''Strangling Threads'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Campbell Gullan and James Carew.Gifford p.55 Plot A millionaire thinks he kills a blackmailing Mexican wife who dies of shock ...

'' (1923) * '' The Naked Man'' (1923)

References

Bibliography

* Stedman, Jane W. ''W.S. Gilbert: A Classic Victorian and His Theatre''. Oxford University Press, 1996.

External links

* 1886 births 1962 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses English stage actresses British people in British Guiana {{UK-stage-actor-stub