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Wilfred Noy
Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard. He directed more than 80 films between 1910 and 1936. He also appeared in 18 films between 1924 and 1939. In 1925 he went to the United States to make ''The Lost Chord (1925 film), The Lost Chord'', a remake of The Lost Chord (1917 film), one of his earlier British hits. He stayed to make several more films in America during the late 1920s before returning to Britain. He was born in South Kensington, London and died in Worthing, Sussex. Selected filmography Director * ''Lorna Doone (1912 film), Lorna Doone'' (1912) * ''King Charles (film), King Charles'' (1913) * ''The Heroine of Mons'' (1914) * ''Old St. Paul's (film), Old St. Paul's'' (1914) * ''The Verdict of the Heart'' (1915) * ''The Master of Merripit '' (1915) * ''Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kensington
South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with the advent of the railways in the late 19th century and the opening (and shutting) and naming of local tube stations. The area has many museums and cultural landmarks with a high number of visitors, such as the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Adjacent affluent centres such as Knightsbridge, Chelsea and Kensington, have been considered as some of the most exclusive real estate in the world. History Following the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, an area, west of what is now Exhibition Road, was purchased by the commissioners of the exhibition, in order to create a base for institutions dedicated to the arts and sciences, leading to the foundation of the Royal Albert Hall, three museums, the Royal School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Red Robe (1915 Film)
''Under the Red Robe'' is a 1915 British silent historical film directed by Wilfred Noy.Low p.304 An adventure story set in the era of Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religi ..., it is based on the novel of the same name which was turned into two later films including '' Undthe Red Robe'' (1937). Cast * Owen Roughwood as Gil de Berault * Dorothy Drake as Renee de Cochefort * Jackson Wilcox as Cardinal Richelieu * Sydney Bland as M. de Cochefort References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1915 films 1910s historical films British historical films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films Films set in France Films set in the 1620s British bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marriage Lines (film)
''The Marriage Lines'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ... and starring Barbara Hoffe, Lewis Dayton and Sam Livesey.Palmer p.186 Cast * Barbara Hoffe as Judith * Lewis Dayton as Michael Muscroft * Sam Livesey as Martin Muscroft * Charles Tilson-Chowne as Parkhill * Enid Sass as Sherratt * Arthur Walcott as Stephen References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face At The Window (1920 Film)
''The Face at the Window'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Gladys Jennings and Jack Hobbs It is based on a play of the same name by Brooke Warren first performed in 1897.Pitts, Michael R. RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929–1956, pp. 100-01 (2015) Its plot concerns a British criminologist who helps the French police to solve a murder in Paris. Cast * C. Aubrey Smith - Bentinck * Gladys Jennings Gladys Jennings (5 August 1903 – October 1994) was an English actress. Selected filmography * ''The Lady Clare (1919 film), The Lady Clare'' (1919) * ''The Face at the Window (1920 film), The Face at the Window'' (1920) * ''The Shuttle of Lif ... - Marie de Brisson * Jack Hobbs - Lucien Cartwright * Charles Quatermaine - Lucien deGradoff * Ben Field - Peter Pottlebury * Simeon Stuart - Henri de Brisson * Kathleen Vaughan - Babbette * Kinsey Peile - Doctor le blanc Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inheritance (1920 Film)
''Inheritance'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Mary Odette and Jack Hobbs. Plot The story has been summed up as "Squire's son weds fishergirl who saved his life, becomes dockers' leader, and weds lady he loves on wife's death".Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: Volume 1: the Fiction Film'' (Routledge, 2016)p. 4279/ref> Cast * Mary Odette as Rachel * Jack Hobbs as David StMaur * Ursula Hughes as Peggy Falconer * Simeon Stuart as Sir Henry StMaur * D. J. Williams as Tulliver * F. Pope-Stamper as Walter Clifford * Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films from 1919 to 1958. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Dreams (1919 Film)
''Castle of Dreams'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ... and starring Mary Odette, Fred Groves and Gertrude McCoy.Bamford p.84 Cast * Mary Odette as Lorelei Redfern * Fred Groves as John Morton * Gertrude McCoy as Irene Redfern * A. E. Matthews as Gerald Sumner * Henry Vibart as David Redfern * Mrs. Charles MacDona as Mrs. Trundle References Bibliography * Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted images: British national identity and film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British black-and-white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Master Of Men
''A Master of Men'' is a 1918 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy and starring Malcolm Keen, Dorothy Bellew and Marie Hemingway.Low p.295 Cast * Malcolm Keen Malcolm Keen (8 August 1887 – 30 January 1970) (born Malcolm Knee; he later changed his surname to Keen) was an English actor of stage, film and television. He was sometimes credited as Malcolm Keane.Dorothy Bellew as Milly Wilson * Marie Hemingway as Lady Malingcourt * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Reverend Martin * Jeff Barlow as Dobell |
Ave Maria (1918 Film)
''Ave Maria'' is 1918 British silent drama film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ... and starring Concordia Merrel, Rita Jonson and Roy Travers.Connelly p.22 The story centers around a knight's heir who marries a young woman, while her boyfriend has amnesia. Cast * Concordia Merrel as Margaret * Rita Jonson as Helen Grey * Roy Travers as Jim Masters * H. Manning Haynes as Jack Haviland * A. B. Imeson as Guy Fernandez * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Providence * William Lugg as Sir John Haviland References Bibliography * Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films Silent British drama films Films directed by Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Sweet Home (1917 Film)
''Home Sweet Home'' is a 1917 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy.Low p.199 Cast * Rita Otway * Manning Haynes Horace Manning Haynes (born: Lyminster, Sussex – died 3 March 1957, Epsom, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a British-born film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and ... * Thomas Canning Plot Safety Mulraney (Otway), a down-on-her luck cooper, receives the world's largest barrel order from Russian brewer Itrivvik Macedonia (Haynes). However, Lenin (Canning) has ill intentions. References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Silent British drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s British films English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asthore
''Asthore'' is a 1917 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy. Cast * Hayford Hobbs Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 – 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gene ... as Lord Frederick Armitage * Violet Marriott as Elsa References Citations Bibliography * External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Silent British drama films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Mother (film)
''The Queen Mother'' is a 1916 British silent adventure film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ... and starring Owen Roughwood, Gladys Mason and Barbara Rutland.Low p.94 Cast * Owen Roughwood as The Duke * Gladys Mason as Princess of Saxonia * Barbara Rutland as Duchess Miramar * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Prince Ludwig * Ronald Hammond as Osric * M. Mills as King of Montavia References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1916 films 1916 adventure films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British adventure films English-language adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Banks Of Allan Water
''On the Banks of Allan Water'' is a 1916 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, producer of the silent film, silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard (actor), Le ....Low p.297 Cast * Basil Gill as Richard Warden * J. Hastings Batson as Sir John Warden * Roy Byford as David Graeme * F.G. Clifton as James Hart * Violet Graham as Elsie Graeme * Grania Gray as Lady Ida Barrington References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films British drama films Films directed by Wilfred Noy British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |