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Lewis Gilbert (actor)
Lewis Gilbert (born Adolphe Louis Dardart; 1862 – 15 March 1925) was a French-born British actor and director of the silent era. Gilbert was born in 1862 in France. He debuted on a music hall stage with his parents, who had a song-and-dance act. His final film as an actor was ''The Divorce of Lady X'' (1938). He was married to Lina Naseby. He died in 1925 in Camberwell, London, England. Selected filmography * ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1914) * ''The Manxman'' (1917) * '' The March Hare'' (1919) * ''The Mystery Road'' (1921) * '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * ''The Oath'' (1921) * '' Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' (1922) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1922) * '' The Truants'' (1922) * '' The House of Peril'' (1922) * '' A Debt of Honour'' (1922) * '' The Missioner'' (1922) * ''The Wandering Jew'' (1923) * ''Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of intertitle, title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a piano, pianist, theatre organ, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or musical improvisation, improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missioner
''The Missioner'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cyril Percival, Pauline Peters and Olaf Hytten.Goble p.352 Cast * Cyril Percival as Victor Manderson * Pauline Peters as Wilhelmina Thorpe-Hatton * Olaf Hytten as Stephen Hurd * Lewis Gilbert as Jean de Roi * Allan Jeayes Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 – 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor. Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum. ... as Gilbert Deyes * Alice Ridgwell as Letty Fulton References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British crime films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films set in England Stoll Pictures films Films based on British novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Silent Film Actors
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1925 Deaths
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1862 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions (1925 Film)
''Confessions'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Ian Hunter, Joan Lockton and Eric Bransby Williams. It was based on the novel ''Confession Corner'' by Baillie Reynolds. Cast * Ian Hunter as Charles Oddy * Joan Lockton as Phoebe Vollings * Eric Bransby Williams as Percy Denham * Gladys Hamer as Ada Best * Fred Raynham as E.H. Slack * W.G. Saunders as James Barnes * Lewis Shaw as Henry * Moore Marriott as Hardy * Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ... as Mr. Vallings * Dodo Watts as Child References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1925 films 1925 comedy films British comedy films British silent feature films Films based on Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Isn't Everything
''Money Isn't Everything'' is a 1925 British silent romance film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Olive Sloane, Lewis Gilbert and Gladys Hamer. The film was made at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures, and was based on a novel by Sophie Cole. Cast * Olive Sloane as Elizabeth Tuter * Lewis Gilbert * Gladys Hamer Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films. Selected filmography * ''Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921) * '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * '' The Res ... as Adele Rockwell * John F. Hamilton as William Channon * Arthur Burne as James Rogers * Gladys Crebbin References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1925 films 1920s romance films British romance films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley Stoll Pictures films Films based on British nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 film was a success on its release. This was the last film Elvey made for Stoll Pictures, leaving them shortly afterwards for independent work and later for Gaumont British.Low p.172 Cast * Isobel Elsom as Aliette Brunton * Henry Victor as Ronald Cavendish * James Carew as Hector Brunton * Humberston Wright as Admiral Brunton * Lewis Gilbert as William * Minna Leslie as Maggie Peterson * Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ... as Julia Cavendish References Bibliography * Low, Rachel. ''The History of Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappy - That's All
Chappy may refer to: People * Chappy Hakim (born 1947), Air Chief Marshal of the Indonesian Air Force from 2002 to 2005 * Raymond Chappy Charles (1881–1959), American Major League Baseball player * George Chappy Lane (died 1901), American Major League Baseball player * Chappy (drummer) (1905–1973), Hungarian jazz drummer Characters * Charles "Chappy" Sinclair, a main character in the film ''Iron Eagle'' and its sequels, played by Louis Gossett Jr. * The title character of ''Mahōtsukai Chappy'' or ''Chappy the Witch'', a Japanese anime * The title character of '' Chappy—That's All'', a British 1924 film Other uses * Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, known colloquially as "Chappy" * Chaplygin (crater), lunar crater nicknamed "Chappy" * Yamaha Chappy, a moped or scooter * Chappy, a UK-based online gay dating app financed by Whitney Wolfe Herd See also * Chappie (other) * Albert Ferrer Albert Ferrer Llopis (; born 6 June 1970) is a Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamp In The Desert
''Lamp in the Desert'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Leslie Howard Gordon. Plot The film is a drama set in India. The story centers around a captain who forces a bigamist to feign death so that he can marry his widow. Cast * Gladys Jennings as Stella Denvers * Louis Willoughby as Captain Everard Monck * George K. Arthur as Tony Denvers * Joseph R. Tozer as Captain Raleigh Dacres * Teddy Arundell as Major Ralston * Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ... as Colonel Mansfield * Tony Fraser as Waziri spy * Gladys Mason as Mrs Ralston References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923 Film)
''Bonnie Prince Charlie'' is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Ivor Novello, Gladys Cooper, and Hugh Miller. It is now considered a lost film. Premise The film depicts the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 and its aftermath when the Jacobite pretender Charles Edward Stuart evaded capture by the forces loyal to the Hanoverians, and escaped to the Continental Europe with the help of Flora MacDonald. Cast *Ivor Novello as Prince Charles Stuart *Gladys Cooper as Flora MacDonald *A.B. Imeson as the Duke of Cumberland *Hugh Miller as Robert Fraser * Sydney Seaward as Neal McEachinn *Benson Kleve as Donald MacPherson *Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Clanronald *Arthur Wontner as Lord Kingsburgh *Nancy Price as Lady Kingsburgh *Lewis Gilbert as George II * A. Bromley Davenport as Sir John Cope *Mollita Davies as Betty Burke *Robert Laing as MacDonald *Arthur McLaglen as MacKintosh Production While filming on location in the Scottish Highlands, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wandering Jew (1923 Film)
''The Wandering Jew'' is a 1923 British silent fantasy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton and Malvina Longfellow. It was based on a play by E. Temple Thurston. It was remade in 1933 as ''The Wandering Jew''. Premise A Jewish man is condemned to wander aimlessly through the ages. Cast * Matheson Lang - Mattathias * Hutin Britton - Judith * Malvina Longfellow - Granella * Isobel Elsom - Olalla Quintane * Florence Saunders - Joanne * Shayle Gardner - Pietro Morelli * Hubert Carter - The Ruler * Jerrold Robertshaw - Juan de Texada * Winifred Izard - Rachel * Fred Raynham - Inquisitor * Lewis Gilbert - Mario * Hector Abbas - Zapportas * Lionel d'Aragon Lionel d'Aragon (5 July 1863 - 1941) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Paris, France and died in Camberwell, London. Selected filmography * '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1913) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * '' The Valley of Fear ... - Raymond * Gordon H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
