Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English

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 ...

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

film ''

Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Ir ...

''. He was born in Bermondsey, London and died in Boscombe,

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

, Hampshire. His daughter Joan Morgan appeared as silent film actress in his films.

Selected filmography

* '' The Brass Bottle'' (1914) * ''

Iron Justice ''Iron Justice'' is a 1915 British silent crime drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Sydney Fairbrother, Julian Royce and Alfred Drayton.Low p.290 Cast * Fanny Tittell-Brune as Margaret Brand * Sydney Fairbrother as Mrs. O'Connor ...

'' (1915) * '' The World's Desire'' (1915) * ''

Auld Lang Syne "Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also often ...

'' (1917) * '' Democracy'' (1918) * '' Because'' (1918) * ''

Sweet and Twenty ''Sweet and Twenty'' is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Marguerite Blanche, Langhorn Burton and George Keene. Cast * Marguerite Blanche as Jean Trevellyn * Langhorn Burton as Douglas Floyd * Geor ...

'' (1919) * ''

After Many Days ''After Many Days'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Bruce Gordon, Alice Russon and Irene Browne. In the film, a girl believes that her father has had an illegitimate child with an artist's model, but ...

'' (1919) * '' All Men Are Liars'' (1919) * ''

Lady Noggs ''Lady Noggs'' (also known as ''Lady Noggs: Peeress'') is a 1920 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, George Bellamy (actor), George Bellamy and Yolande Duquette. Cast * Joan Morgan as Lady ...

'' (1920) * ''

A Man's Shadow ''A Man's Shadow'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Langhorn Burton, Violet Graham and Gladys Mason. In the film, a man murders a Jewish moneylender, but his doppelganger is accused of the crime. Cas ...

'' (1920) * '' The Children of Gibeon'' (1920) * ''

The Black Sheep Black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. Black sheep may also refer to: Film * ''The Black Sheep'' (1920 film), British silent film directed by Sidney Morgan * ''Black Sheep ...

'' (1920) * '' Little Dorrit'' (1920) * '' The Woman of the Iron Bracelets'' (1920) * ''

The Scarlet Wooing ''The Scarlet Wooing'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Eve Balfour, George Keene and Marguerite Blanche. The screenplay concerns an author who writes a scandalous novel in order to raise funds for hi ...

'' (1920) * ''

By Berwin Banks ''By Berwin Banks'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Langhorn Burton, Eileen Magrath and J. Denton-Thompson. Cast * Langhorn Burton - Cardo Wynne * Eileen Magrath - Valmai Powell * J. Denton-Th ...

'' (1920 - directed) * ''

Moth and Rust ''Moth and Rust'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Sybil Thorndike, Malvina Longfellow and Langhorn Burton. Cast * Sybil Thorndike as Mrs Brand * Malvina Longfellow as Janet Black * Langhorn Bu ...

'' (1921) * '' The Mayor of Casterbridge'' (1921 - directed) * ''

The Lilac Sunbonnet ''The Lilac Sunbonnet'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Warwick Ward and Pauline Peters. Cast * Warwick Ward as Ralph Peden * Joan Morgan as Winsome Charteris * Pauline Peters as Jes ...

'' (1922) * '' Fires of Innocence'' (1922) * '' A Lowland Cinderella'' (1922) * '' The Woman Who Obeyed'' (1923 - directed) * ''

Miriam Rozella ''Miriam Rozella'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Moyna Macgill, Owen Nares and Gertrude McCoy. Cast * Moyna Macgill as Miriam Rozella * Owen Nares as Rudolph * Gertrude McCoy as Lura Wood * He ...

'' (1924) * '' Bulldog Drummond's Third Round'' (1925 - directed) * ''

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 w ...

'' (1926) * ''

A Murderous Girl ''A Murderous Girl'' (german: Ein Mordsmädel) is a 1927 German silent thriller film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Cilly Feindt, Werner Pittschau and Harry Hardt. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer. C ...

'' (1927) * '' A Window in Piccadilly'' (1928) * '' The Thoroughbred'' (1928) * '' The Alley Cat'' (1929) * ''

'' (1930 - actor) * '' Her Reputation'' (1931 - directed) * '' Mixed Doubles'' (1933) * '' Faces'' (1934) * ''

The Minstrel Boy "The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) and published as part of his ''Irish Melodies''. Moore himself came to be nicknamed "The Minstrel Boy", and indeed it is the title of Leonard Strong's 1937 biography of ...

'' (1937) * '' Lily of Laguna'' (1938)

External links

* 1874 births 1946 deaths English film directors English film producers English male film actors People from Bermondsey People from Boscombe 20th-century English male actors 20th-century English screenwriters {{UK-film-director-stub