Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the

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era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He also produced more than fifty films - his own as well as films directed by others.Rachael Low:''The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''
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Biography

Born William Seward Folkard in

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, he ran away from home at the age of nine, seeking his fortune in London. There he worked variously as a kitchen hand and hotel pageboy, before ending up as stagehand and actor at the age of 17. He quickly rose to directing and producing plays and established his own theatrical company before switching to films with ''The Great Gold Robbery'' in 1913. He directed a wide array of popular features in a variety of genres, including comedy, drama, literary adaptations – including

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's '' The Suicide Club'' (1914) and a version of

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'' entitled ''Love in a Wood'' (1916) – and biographical profiles of figures including

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and

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. ''

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in May 1996 and was hailed by critics and film historians as one of the best

s produced in the UK. In 1921, Elvey directed 16

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and one full-length feature film (''

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'') with Eille Norwood as

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. The actor was

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's favorite among those who portrayed his literary sleuth. Elvey was employed by the Fox Film Corporation in 1924 and made 5 films for them in America before returning to Europe the following year. Elvey worked with such performers as Leslie Howard,

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, Ida Lupino, Benita Hume,

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, Alastair Sim, Leslie Banks, and

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, and mentored future directors

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, and Ronald Neame. In 1944, he was charmed by Petula Clark when he saw her perform at the

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, and he launched her film career by casting her as a precocious waif in his wartime drama '' Medal for the General''. The two collaborated on three additional films. Elvey was married three times, to actress Philippa Preston, sculptor Florence Hill Clarke, and actress Isobel Elsom, whom he met on the set of ''The Wandering Jew'' in 1923. The couple went on to make eight films together. The loss of an eye and failing health prompted Elvey's retirement at the age of 70. Ten years later he died in

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Filmography

Director * ''Popsy Wopsy'' (1913) * '' Maria Marten'' (1913) * ''The White Feather'' (1914) * ''

Her Luck in London ''Her Luck in London'' is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play of the same name by Charles Darrell. The film follows a naive country gir ...

'' (1914) * '' The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) * '' The Idol of Paris'' (1914) * '' The Suicide Club'' (1914) * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1915) * '' There's Good in Everyone'' (1915) * ''

Gilbert Dying to Die ''Gilbert Dying to Die'' is a 1915 British silent short comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films ...

'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * ''

Her Nameless Child ''Her Nameless Child'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play by Madge Duckworth. Cast * A. V. Bramble - Lord Harry Woodville * Fred Groves - Arthur Ford * M. ...

'' (1915) * ''

Love in a Wood ''Love in a Wood'' is a 1915 British silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gerald Ames, Elisabeth Risdon and Kenelm Foss. The film is a contemporary-set version of William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It''.Murphy p.178 ...

'' (1915) * ''

From Shopgirl to Duchess ''From Shopgirl to Duchess'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A. V. Bramble, Gertrude Evans and Fred Groves. Cast * A. V. Bramble - Gilbert Spate * Gertrude Evans - Lady Delamere * Fred Groves - Duk ...

'' (1915) * ''Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis'' (1915) * '' Midshipman Easy'' (1915) * '' Fine Feathers'' (1915) * ''

'' (1915) * ''

A Will of Her Own ''A Will of Her Own'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Hilda Sims.Murphy p.179 Premise A woman marries a doctor, but leaves him to pursue a career on the stage. Eventu ...

'' (1915) * ''

Charity Ann ''Charity Ann'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Chappell Dossett.Murphy p.179 Cast * Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1 ...

'' (1915) * '' When Knights Were Bold'' (1916) * '' Driven'' (1916) * '' Mother Love'' (1916) * '' Meg the Lady'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916) * '' Vice Versa'' (1916) * ''

The Princess of Happy Chance ''The Princess of Happy Chance'' is a 1917 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Gerald Ames and Hayford Hobbs. The screenplay concerns a Princess who tries to avoid an upcoming marriage. It was ba ...

'' (1916) * '' The King's Daughter'' (1916) * ''

The Woman Who Was Nothing ''The Woman Who Was Nothing'' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilian Braithwaite, Madge Titheradge and George Tulley. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. The screenplay concerns a female ex-convic ...

'' (1917) * '' The Grit of a Jew'' (1917) * '' Smith'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Mary Girl'' (1917) * '' Dombey and Son'' (1917) * '' The Man Who Saved The Empire'' (1918) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1918) * '' Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Greatest Wish in the World'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' Goodbye'' (1918) * '' Adam Bede'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * ''

God's Good Man ''God's Good Man'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Peggy Carlisle and Barry Bernard. It was based on a 1904 novel by Marie Corelli. Its plot involves an heiress who marries a much poorer ...

'' (1919) * '' Mr. Wu'' (1919) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1919) * '' Quinneys'' (1919) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1919) * '' Keeper of the Door'' (1919) * '' The Swindler (film)'' (1919) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * '' The Victory Leaders'' (1920) * '' A Question of Trust'' (1920) * '' At the Villa Rose'' (1920) * '' The Hundredth Chance'' (1920) * '' The Amateur Gentleman'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Innocent'' (1921) * ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (1921) * '' A Gentleman of France'' (1921) * '' A Romance of Wastdale'' (1921) * '' The Fruitful Vine'' (1921) * ''

Dick Turpin's Ride to York ''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century hi ...

'' (1922) * '' A Debt of Honour'' (1922) * '' Running Water'' (1922) * '' Man and His Kingdom'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Royal Oak'' (1923) * ''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Sally Bishop'' (1924) * ''

Henry, King of Navarre ''Henry, King of Navarre'' is a 1924 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Gladys Jennings and Henry Victor. It was based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. Cast * Matheson Lang as Henry * Gladys Jen ...

'' (1924) * ''

Slaves of Destiny ''Slaves of Destiny'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Valia and Henry Victor. It is based on the 1899 novel '' Miranda of the Balcony'' by A.E.W. Mason. Cast * Matheson Lang as Luke ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton ''The Love Story of Aliette Brunton'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Isobel Elsom, Henry Victor and James Carew. The film was based on the 1922 novel of the same title by Gilbert Frankau. The fil ...

'' (1924) * '' My Husband's Wives'' (1924) * '' Folly of Vanity'' (1924) * ''

Curlytop ''Curlytop'' is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Shirley Mason, Wallace MacDonald, and Warner Oland. It is based on one of the short stories collected in '' Limehouse Nights'' by Thomas Burke. ...

'' (1924) * ''

She Wolves ''She Wolves'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and written by Dorothy Yost. It is based on the 1924 play ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' by André Picard and Yves Mirande. The film stars Alma Rubens, Jack Mulhall, ...

'' (1925) * '' Every Man's Wife'' (1925) * ''

The Woman Tempted ''The Woman Tempted'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Juliette Compton, Warwick Ward and Nina Vanna. It was based on a novel by Vera, Countess Cathcart. The film was shot at Cricklewood Studios, and ...

'' (1926) * '' The Flag Lieutenant'' (1926) * '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926) * '' Human Law'' (1927) * '' Roses of Picardy'' (1927) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1927) * '' The Flight Commander'' (1927) * '' Quinneys'' (1927) * '' The Glad Eye'' (1927) * '' Mademoiselle Parley Voo'' (1928) * '' Balaclava'' (1928) * '' Palais de danse'' (1928) * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Potiphar's Wife'' (1931) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1931) * '' A Honeymoon Adventure'' (1931) * '' Frail Women'' (1932) * '' The Marriage Bond'' (1932) * '' The Water Gipsies'' (1932) * '' Diamond Cut Diamond'' (1932) * '' The Lodger'' (1932) * ''

In a Monastery Garden ''In a Monastery Garden'' is a piece of light classical music by Albert Ketèlbey, who composed it in 1915 after a visit to a real monastic garden, now the Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth in Surrey. It was especially s ...

'' (1932) * '' The Lost Chord'' (1933) * ''

I Lived with You ''I Lived With You'' is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans and Ida Lupino. It is based on the West End hit play ''I Lived With You'' by Novello. Plot Young Cockney shop girl Gla ...

'' (1933) * ''

This Week of Grace ''This Week of Grace'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. The screenplay concerns a poor, unemployed woman who is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy duch ...

'' (1933) * ''

'' (1933) * '' Lily of Killarney'' (1934) * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) * '' Princess Charming'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' My Song for You'' (1934) * '' Road House'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) * ''

Spy of Napoleon ''Spy of Napoleon'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel '' A Spy of Napoleon'' by Baroness Emm ...

'' (1936) * '' The Man in the Mirror'' (1936) * ''

A Romance in Flanders ''A Romance in Flanders'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It ...

'' (1937) * '' Change for a Sovereign'' (1937) * ''

Who Killed John Savage? ''Who Killed John Savage?'' is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman. The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake ...

'' (1937) * '' Melody and Romance'' (1937) * '' Lightning Conductor'' (1938) * '' Who Goes Next?'' (1938) * ''

The Return of the Frog ''The Return of the Frog'' is a 1938 British crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gordon Harker, Hartley Power and Rene Ray. It is a sequel to the 1937 film '' The Frog'', and was based on the 1929 novel '' The India-Rubber Men'' by ...

'' (1938) * ''A People Eternal'' (1939) * '' Sword of Honour'' (1939) * '' Sons of the Sea'' (1939) * '' Under Your Hat'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' For Freedom'' (1940) * '' Room for Two'' (1940) * '' Salute John Citizen'' (1942) * '' The Lamp Still Burns'' (1943) * '' Medal for the General'' (1944) * '' Strawberry Roan'' (1945) * ''

Beware of Pity ''Beware of Pity'' is a 1946 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lilli Palmer, Albert Lieven and Cedric Hardwicke. It is based on the novel of the same name by Stefan Zweig. A paraplegic young baroness mistakes co ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Third Visitor ''The Third Visitor'' is a 1951 British crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Sonia Dresdel, Guy Middleton and Karel Stepanek. It was based on a play by Gerald Anstruther, and filmed at Merton Park Studios. Cast * Sonia Dresdel as ...

'' (1951) * '' The Late Edwina Black'' (1951) * '' My Wife's Lodger'' (1952) * '' The Great Game'' (1953) * ''

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? ''Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The film was based on Vivian Tidmarsh's 1944 West End hit play by the same name. Plot When US Navy airman Commander Laurie Vining takes up his ...

'' (1953) * ''

House of Blackmail ''House of Blackmail'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge. Its plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer. Cast * Mary ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Harassed Hero ''The Harassed Hero'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones. It was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Dudley. The film was produced as a second fe ...

'' (1954) * '' The Happiness of Three Women'' (1954) * '' What Every Woman Wants'' (1954) * '' The Gay Dog'' (1954) * '' You Lucky People'' (1955) * ''

Room in the House ''Room in the House'' is a 1955 comedy-drama film directed by Maurice Elvey. The film's screenplay, by Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy (19 May 1916 – 2 November 2005) was an English scriptwriter, film director and producer best kn ...

'' (1955) * ''

Fun at St. Fanny's ''Fun at St. Fanny's'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson and Vera Day. The film revolves around the teachers and students of St Fanny's private school, particularly the pupil Cardew ...

'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1956) * '' Stars in Your Eyes'' (1956) * '' Second Fiddle'' (1957) Producer (selection) IMDb: ''Maurice Elvey Filmography - Producer''
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'' (1914) * '' Honeymoon for Three'' (1915) * ''It's a Long Way to Tipperary'' (1915) * ''

'' (1915) * ''Grip'' (1915) * ''

'' (1917) * '' The Grit of a Jew'' (1917) * '' The Greatest Wish in the World'' (1918) * '' Goodbye'' (1918) * '' Adam Bede'' (1918) * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * '' Dombey and Son'' (1918) * '' The Man Who Saved The Empire'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * '' A Woman in Pawn'' (1927)

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