Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British

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and

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. He made his screen debut in ''

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'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. In 1926 he directed his first film ''

The Woman Juror ''The Woman Juror'' is a 1926 British silent era drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Charles Ashton, Alexander Field and Frank Vosper. It was adapted from a play of the same name by E.F. Parr. Cast *Bell - Alexander Field *Je ...

'' and went on to direct another 16 films between 1926 and 1938. He began his acting career as a stage actor and appeared as Francis Tresham in "The Breed of the Treshams" (1903) opposite

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. Milton Rosmer died in

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in 1971.

Partial filmography

Actor

* ''

'' (1915) - Mark Frettleby * '' Whoso Is Without Sin'' (1916) - The Vicar * ''

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'' (1916) - John Mildmay * '' Cynthia in the Wilderness'' (1916) - Harvey Elwes * '' The Man Without a Soul'' (1916) - Stephen Ferrier * ''

Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband i ...

'' (1916) - Lord Windermere * '' The Greater Need'' (1916) - Bob Leroy * ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

'' (1917) - Theodore Lawrence * '' The Chinese Puzzle'' (1919) - Sir Roger de la Haye * ''

The Odds Against Her ''The Odds Against Her'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Milton Rosmer, Edna Dormeuil and Lorna Della. It was made at Ealing Studios. Cast * Milton Rosmer as Leo Strathmore * Edna Dormeuil as Na ...

'' (1919) - Leo Strathmore * ''

With All Her Heart ''With All Her Heart'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Milton Rosmer, Mary Odette and Jack Vincent. It was based on the 1901 novel by the popular writer Charles Garvice. Many reviewers recommended the ...

'' (1920) - Geoffrey Bell * ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moorland, moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their tur ...

'' (1920) - Heathcliff * '' Colonel Newcome'' (1920) - B. Newcombe * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) - Harry Sims * '' The Golden Web'' (1920) - Sterling Deans * ''

Torn Sails ''Torn Sails'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Milton Rosmer, Mary Odette and Geoffrey Kerr. It was based on the 1897 novel ''Torn Sails'' by Allen Raine. Like much of her work, it is set in a small W ...

'' (1920) - Hugh Morgan * ''

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'' (1921) - Richard Mortimer * '' The Will'' (1921) - Philip Ross * ''

The Diamond Necklace "The Necklace" (french: La Parure) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending (ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the Fr ...

'' (1921) - Charles Furness * '' Belphegor the Mountebank'' (1921) - Belphegor * ''

The Amazing Partnership ''The Amazing Partnership'' is a 1921 British silent mystery film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Milton Rosmer, Gladys Mason and Arthur Walcott. It is based on the 1914 novel of the same title by E. Phillips Oppenheim.Goble p.523 Cas ...

'' (1921) - Pryde * ''

A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...

'' (1921) - Lord Illingworth * '' General John Regan'' (1921) - Dr. O'Grady * '' A Romance of Wastdale'' (1921) - David Gordon * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1922) - Steven Stratton * ''

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'' (1922, Short) - David Garrick * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1922) - Lord Rollestone / Earl Edensore * ''Tense Moments with Great Authors'' (1922) - David Garrick (segment "David Garrick") * '' La donna e l'uomo'' (1923) * ''

A Gamble with Hearts ''A Gamble with Hearts'' is a 1923 British silent crime film produced by Master Films, directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart, and Olaf Hytten. The film was adapted from a novel by Anthony Carlyle. Cast * Milton ...

'' (1923) - Dallas Chalfont * '' Shadow of Egypt'' (1924) - Harold Westcott * ''

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'' (1929) - Ernest Stratton (uncredited) * ''

The W Plan ''The W Plan'' is a 1930 British spy film produced and directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Gibb McLaughlin, and Gordon Harker. The screenplay was written by Saville with Miles Malleson and Frank Launder, ...

'' (1930) - President of Court Martial * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Phantom Light ''The Phantom Light'' is a 1935 British crime film, a low-budget "quota quickie" directed by Michael Powell and starring Binnie Hale, Gordon Harker, Donald Calthrop, Milton Rosmer and Ian Hunter. The screenplay concerns criminals who try to sca ...

'' (1935) - Dr. Carey * '' South Riding'' (1938) - Alderman Snaith * ''

Let's Be Famous ''Let's Be Famous'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver and Sonnie Hale. It was made by Associated Talking Pictures, with shooting beginning in November 1938.Wood p. 98 The film's art dir ...

'' (1939) - Albert Pinbright * ''

Goodbye, Mr. Chips ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' is a novella about the life of a school teacher, Mr. Chipping, written by English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 1934. It has been adapted into two feature films and two televi ...

'' (1939) - Chatteris * ''

The Lion Has Wings ''The Lion Has Wings'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film Productions and ...

'' (1939) - Head of Observer Corps * ''

The Stars Look Down ''The Stars Look Down'' is a 1935 novel by A. J. Cronin which chronicles various injustices in an English coal mining community. A film version was released in 1940, and television adaptations include both Italian (1971) and British (1975) ve ...

'' (1940) - Harry Nugent, MP * ''

Return to Yesterday ''Return to Yesterday'' is a 1940 British comedy-drama film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on Robert Morley's play ''Goodness, How Sad''. The film was made at Ealing Studios. Synopsis A British ...

'' (1940) - Sambourne * ''

Atlantic Ferry ''Atlantic Ferry'' (alternate U.S. title: ''Sons of the Sea'') is a 1941 British film directed by Walter Forde and starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios. Plot In 1837 Liverpool, brothers Charles and ...

'' (1941) - George Burns * '' Frieda'' (1947) - Merrick * '' Fame Is the Spur'' (1947) - Magistrate * ''

The End of the River ''The End of the River'' is a British drama film made in Belém, Brazil about a Brazilian Indian boy who leaves the jungle to the city, where he is accused of murder. It was directed by Derek Twist and written by Wolfgang Wilhelm, based on a ...

'' (1947) - The Judge * '' Who Killed Van Loon?'' (1948) - Simmonds * '' Daybreak'' (1948) - Governor * ''

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 ...

'' (1948) - Mr. Trelawne * ''

The Small Back Room ''The Small Back Room'', released in the United States as ''Hour of Glory'', is a 1949 film by the British producer-writer-director team of Powell and Pressburger, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar (actor), David Farrar ...

'' (1949) - Prof. Mair * ''

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'' (1954) - Trustee of Georgia

Screenwriter

* '' Balaclava'' (1928)

Director

* '' The Perfect Lady'' (1931) * '' P.C. Josser'' (1931) * ''

Many Waters ''Many Waters'' is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quintet (also known as the Time Quartet). The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a ...

'' (1931) * '' After the Ball'' (1932) * ''

Channel Crossing ''Channel Crossing'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce. It was shot partly on location and at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.Wood p ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Secret of the Loch ''The Secret of the Loch'' is a 1934 British film about the Loch Ness Monster. It is the first film made about the monster. Charles Bennett said the film was based on his original idea. He later admitted it was "terrible... but amusing".Tom Wav ...

'' (1934) * '' What Happened to Harkness?'' (1934) * ''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' (1935) * ''

Everything Is Thunder ''Everything Is Thunder'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Douglass Montgomery and Oskar Homolka. Its plot concerns a British officer who attempts to escape from a German Prisoner of War ca ...

'' (1936) * '' The Great Barrier'' (1937) * '' The Challenge'' (1938)

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