Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) 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 ...

, producer and

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. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OBE for his services to film.BFI.org
/ref> Hill was employed by Stoll Pictures in the 1920s and

Gainsborough Pictures Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, north London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951. The com ...

in the 1930s.

Filmography

* '' At the Villa Rose'' (1920) * '' The Hundredth Chance'' (1920) * ''

The Tidal Wave ''The Tidal Wave'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Poppy Wyndham, Sydney Seaward and Pardoe Woodman.Low p.465 It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell. A fisherman rescues an artist from the sea ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Tavern Knight ''The Tavern Knight'' is a 1920 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Madge Stuart and Cecil Humphreys. It was based on the 1904 novel '' The Tavern Knight'' by Rafael Sabatini. It is not known wh ...

'' (1920) * '' A Question of Trust'' (1920) * ''

The Place of Honour ''The Place of Honour'' is a 1921 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Hugh Buckler, Madge White and Miles Mander.Low p.428 It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell set in British India. Cast * Hugh Buc ...

'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * '' The Nonentity'' (1921) * ''

The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square ''The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square'' is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Betty Faire, Jack Hobbs and Eileen Magrath. Cast * Betty Faire - Jeanne Marney * Jack Hobbs - Duke of Monaghan * Eileen M ...

'' (1922) * '' The Experiment'' (1922) * '' Half a Truth'' (1922) * ''

Petticoat Loose ''Petticoat Loose'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Dorinea Shirley, Warwick Ward and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Eliza Humphreys about a playwright who h ...

'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

Expiation Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. While some use the term interchangeably with expiation, others draw a sharp distinction between the two. The discuss ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Indian Love Lyrics ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' is a 1923 British silent film, silent romantic drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Catherine Calvert, Owen Nares and Malvina Longfellow.Low p.387 It is based on the poem ''The Garden of Kama'' by Laurence ...

'' (1923) * ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'' (1923) * ''

One Arabian Night ''One Arabian Night'' is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring George Robey.Low p.127 It is based on the story of Aladdin. Cast * Aubrey Fitzgerald as Servant * Lionelle Howard as Aladdin * Julia Kean ...

'' (1923) * '' The Conspirators'' (1924) * ''

White Slippers ''White Slippers'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Joan Lockton and Gordon Hopkirk.Low p.478-79 It was based on a novel by Charles Edholm. It is set in Mexico and is known by the al ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Prehistoric Man ''The Prehistoric Man'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by A. E. Coleby and starring George Robey, Marie Blanche and H. Agar Lyons.Low p.127 Cast * George Robey as He-of-the Beetle Brow * Marie Blanche as She-of-the Permanent ...

'' (1924) * '' The Secret Kingdom'' (1925) * ''

The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP ''The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP'' is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring David Hawthorne, Betty Faire, Fred Raynham and Kinsey Peile. It is adapted from a novel by Nowell Kaye. Cast * David Hawthorn ...

'' (1925) * '' The Squire of Long Hadley'' (1925) * '' The Qualified Adventurer'' (1926) * '' Sahara Love'' (1926) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * '' The King's Highway'' (1927) * ''

A Woman Redeemed ''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Price of Divorce The Power of One (film) ''The Price of Divorce'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Miriam Seegar, Wyndham Standing and Frances Day. The screenplay concerns a doctor's wife who wishes to marry her lover, ...

'' (1928) * '' Boadicea'' (1928) * ''

The Guns of Loos ''The Guns of Loos'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes. Plot A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire. C ...

'' (1928) * '' The Unwritten Law'' (1929) * ''

Greek Street Greek Street is a street in Soho, London, leading south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. The street is famous for its restaurants and cosmopolitan nature. History It is thought to take its name from a Greek church that was built in 1 ...

'' (1930) * ''

Dark Red Roses ''Dark Red Roses'' is a 1929 British film directed by Sinclair Hill. The film includes a sequence featuring the Ballets Russes choreographed by George Balanchine. Cast * Stewart Rome as David * Frances Doble as Laura * Hugh Eden as Anto ...

'' (1930) * '' Such Is the Law'' (1930) * '' The Great Gay Road'' (1931) * '' Other People's Sins'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * '' The First Mrs. Fraser'' (1932) * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) * '' Britannia of Billingsgate'' (1933) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * ''

Hyde Park Corner Hyde Park Corner is between Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Mayfair in London, England. It primarily refers to its major road junction at the southeastern corner of Hyde Park, that was designed by Decimus Burton. Six streets converge at the junc ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Cardinal ''The Cardinal'' is a 1963 American drama film produced independently, directed by Otto Preminger and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel of the same name (1950) by Henry Morton Robi ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Gay Adventure ''The Gay Adventure'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Barry Jones and Nora Swinburne. It was made at Welwyn Studios by the independent company Grosvenor Films.Wood p.90 It was based on the 19 ...

'' (1936) * '' Take a Chance'' (1937) * '' Command Performance'' (1937) * '' Midnight Menace'' (1937) * ''

Follow Your Star ''Follow Your Star'' is a 1938 British musical film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Belle Chrystall and Mark Daly. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.94 Cast * Arthur Tracy as Arthur Tee * Belle Chrystall as Mary ...

'' (1938)

References

External links

* British film directors 1890s births 1945 deaths British male screenwriters British film producers People from Surbiton 20th-century British screenwriters Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1945 Royal Air Force wing commanders {{UK-film-director-stub