|
Barnaby Rudge (film)
''Barnaby Rudge'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Tom Powers, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson. It was an adaptation of the 1841 novel ''Barnaby Rudge'' by Charles Dickens which was set amidst the 1780 Gordon Riots in London. The film was made at Walton Studios by Hepworth Pictures, where Bentley had directed several ambitious Dickens adaptations. The production was considered a lavish spectacle by critics, particularly the restaging on the climactic riots, which involved over 1,500 extras.Low p.54 The sets were designed by the art director Warwick Buckland. The film is now considered lost, although a handful of production stills have survived. Cast * Tom Powers as Barnaby Rudge * Violet Hopson as Emma Haresdale * Stewart Rome as Maypole Hugh * Chrissie White as Dolly Varden * Lionelle Howard as Edward Chester * John MacAndrews as Geoffrey Haredale * Henry Vibart as Sir John Chester * Harry Gilbey as Lord Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bentley (director)
Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), ''The Antidote'' (1927), and ''Acci-Dental Treatment'' (1928). Bentley was born in St George Hanover Square, London and originally trained as an engineer but went on to become a vaudeville performer well known for impersonating the characters from the novels of Charles Dickens on stage, touring Britain and Australia.McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 66-67; His directing career in silent films began in 1910 after he was signed by Cecil Hepworth to write and direct five adaptations of Dickens' novels. He would go on to direct more Dickens adaptations throughout his career. After his retirement from directing in 1941 he became technical advisor to the British F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacAndrews
John MacAndrews was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * '' For Her People'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''Barnaby Rudge'' (1915) * ''The Nightbirds of London'' (1915) * '' The Bottle'' (1915) * '' Molly Bawn'' (1916) * '' A Place in the Sun'' (1916) * '' Trelawny of the Wells'' (1916) * ''The American Heiress'' (1917) * ''Nearer My God to Thee'' (1917) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * ''The Man Behind 'The Times''' (1917) * ''A Grain of Sand'' (1917) * '' The Hanging Judge'' (1918) * '' The Poet's Windfall'' (1918) * '' Boundary House'' (1918) * '' The Nature of the Beast'' (1919) * ''His Dearest Possession'' (1919) * '' The Forest on the Hill'' (1919) * '' Sunken Rocks'' (1919) * ''The Kinsman'' (1919) * '' Broken in the Wars'' (1919) * '' Once Aboard the Lugger'' (1920) *'' Alf's Button'' (1920) * ''John Forrest Finds Himself'' (1920) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hepworth Pictures Films
Hepworth may refer to: Places * Hepworth, Suffolk * Hepworth, West Yorkshire (in Kirklees, near Huddersfield) * Hepworth, Ontario, Canada People * Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975), British sculptor and artist * Cecil Hepworth (1874–1953), British film director, producer and scriptwriter * David Hepworth David Hepworth (born 27 July 1950) is a British music journalist, writer, television presenter, and publishing industry analyst. He was instrumental in the foundation of a number of popular magazines in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Along with the j ... (born 1950), British music journalist * David Hepworth (racing driver), British racing car driver * Dorothy Hepworth (1898–1978), British painter and associate of Patricia Preece * James Hepworth (born 1975), British professional golfer * John Hepworth (born 1944), Australian Archbishop and Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion * John Hepworth (writer) (1921–1995), Australian left-wing author and journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Silent Feature Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Thomas Bentley
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In London
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s English-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 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 Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Han emperors, and then destroy Luoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Films
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * February 1: Fox Film Corporation founded * February 8: D.W Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks both box office and film length records (running at a total length of over three hours). * February: Metro Pictures, a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is founded * February 22: The Allan Dwan directed film '' David Harum'' is released. The film is the first in long line of a successful romantic onscreen pairings of actors May Allison and Harold Lockwood. * March 15: Universal Studios Hollywood opens ( 1964). * June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA) is formed by twenty-six film directors in Los Angeles, California. * July: Triangle Film Corporation is founded in Culver City, California and attracts filmmakers D. W. Griffith, Thomas H. Ince and Mack Sennett * September 11: A nitrate fire at Famous Players in New York destroys several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Royston
Harry Royston (1864–1941) was a British stage and film actor. He appeared in more than sixty short and feature films during the silent era including '' Lady Jennifer''.Goble p.506 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1912) * '' Adrift on Life's Tide'' (1913) *''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) *'' Shadows of a Great City'' (1913) *''Justice'' (1914) *''Barnaby Rudge ''Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty'' (commonly known as ''Barnaby Rudge'') is a historical novel by English novelist Charles Dickens. ''Barnaby Rudge'' was one of two novels (the other was ''The Old Curiosity Shop'') that Dickens pub ...'' (1915) *'' Lady Jennifer'' (1915) * '' Diana and Destiny'' (1916) * '' A Dead Certainty'' (1920) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1864 births 1941 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors 20th-century English male actors Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
