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George Bellamy (actor)
George Bellamy (10 July 1866 – 26 December 1944) was an English film actor of the silent film, silent era. He spent eighteen years on the stage before making his film debut in ''Wanted - A Husband''. He appeared in 70 films between 1911 and 1933. He also directed two films in 1917. He was born in Bristol, England. Selected filmography * ''The Third String (1914 film), The Third String'' (1914) * ''Called Back (1914 British film), Called Back'' (1914) * ''The Christian (1915 film), The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Prisoner of Zenda (1915 film), The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1915) * ''Rupert of Hentzau (1915 film), Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * ''Honour in Pawn'' (1916) * ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1916) * ''The Answer (film), The Answer'' (1916) * ''Auld Lang Syne (1917 film), Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) * ''The Tiger Woman (1917 film), The Tiger Woman'' (1917 - directed) * ''Sweet and Twenty'' (1919) * ''The Scarlet Wooing'' (1920) * ''Judge Not (1920 film), Judge Not'' (1920) * ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area (List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath, Somerset, Bath. Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers River Frome, Bristol, Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historic counties of England, historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Of The Iron Bracelets
''The Woman of the Iron Bracelets'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Eve Balfour, George Keene and Marguerite Blanche. Plot A fleeing young woman facing a murder charge, goes to the assistance of a young man who is being cheated out of his inheritance by his stepfather. The iron bracelets of the title refer to her handcuffs Handcuffs are Physical restraint, restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists in proximity to each other. They comprise two parts, linked together by a Link chain, chain, a hinge, or rigid bar. Each cuff has a rotating arm whi .... Cast * Eve Balfour as Noah Berwell * George Keene as Harry St. John * Marguerite Blanche as Olive St. John * George Bellamy as Dr. Harvey * Arthur Walcott as Mr. Lawson * Alice De Winton as Mrs. Lawson References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1920 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mating Of Marcus
''The Mating of Marcus'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring David Hawthorne, George Bellamy and Moore Marriott. It was based on a novel by Mabel Grundy. Cast * David Hawthorne – Marcus Netherby * George Bellamy – Mr. Chester * Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he ... – Reverend Cheffins * Mollie Johnson – Valerie Westmacott * Pauline Cartwright – Vivi Chester * Beatrice Ford – Naomi Chester References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1924 films British romance films British silent feature films 1920s romance films Films directed by W. P. Kellino Stoll Pictures films Films shot at Cricklewood S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not For Sale (film)
''Not for Sale'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Mary Odette, Ian Hunter and Gladys Hamer. It was made at Cricklewood Studios by Stoll Pictures, and based on a novel by Monica Ewer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Murton. It is still extant, unlike many silent films of the era which are now considered lost. Plot After being disinherited by his father due to his extravagant lifestyle, Lord Bering's acquisitive society fiancée breaks off the engagement. He goes to live in a boarding house in Bloomsbury under an assumed name and gets a job as a chauffeur. His experiences open his eyes to how the other half live, and he befriends Annie Armstrong the owner of the boarding house and her younger brother. When he is wrongly accused of stealing by his employer, he decides to leave London. While hop-picking in Kent he discovers that he has come into a large sum of money. When he proposes to Annie however she m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Country (film)
''Open Country'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an O ... and starring Dorinea Shirley, David Hawthorne and Bertram Burleigh.Low p.423 The film's sets were designed by the head of Stoll Pictures's art department Walter Murton. Synopsis A wealthy man decides to become a wandering artist. Cast * Dorinea Shirley as Sanchia Percival * David Hawthorne as Neville Ingram * Bertram Burleigh as Jack Senhouse * George Bellamy as Mr. Percival * Norma Whalley as Mrs. Percival * Miles Mander as Honorable William Chevenix * Bryan Powley as Roger Charnock * Rosina Wright References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lost Leader (film)
''A Lost Leader'' is a 1922 British silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by George Ridgwell and starring Robert English, Dorothy Fane, and George Bellamy. It is based on the 1906 novel of the same title by E. Phillips Oppenheim.Goble p.352 Cast * Robert English as Lawrence Mannering * Dorothy Fane as Duchess Berenice * Lily Iris as Blanche Fillimore * Lionel d'Aragon as Sir Leslie Borrowden * George Bellamy as John Fardell * Teddy Arundell as Henry Rochester * Cecil Ward as Lord Redford References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film (Volume 3): The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''. Routledge, 2013. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Was She Justified?
''Was She Justified?'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Florence Turner, Ivy Close and Lewis Gilbert.Low p.474 Cast * Florence Turner Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films. Biography Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by h ... as Joan Crossby * Ivy Close * Lewis Gilbert as John Crossby * Arthur Walcott as Robert Quidman * George Bellamy * Jeff Barlow * Gwen Dickens * John Reid * Leonard Upton References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Walter West Films set in England British black-and-white films British films based on plays 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truants (film)
''The Truants'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Morgan, George Bellamy and Lewis Gilbert. It is an adaptation of the 1904 novel '' The Truants'' by A.E.W. Mason.Low p.469 It was made by Britain's largest film company of the era Stoll Pictures. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton. Premise An officer deserts from the French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consis ... to return home to his wife's assistance. Cast * Joan Morgan as Millie Stretton * George Bellamy as Sir John Stretton * Lewis Gilbert as Captain Taverney * Phillip Simmons as Tony Stretton * Lawford Davidson as Lionel Callam * Robert English as John Mudge References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (1921 Film)
''The Four Just Men'' is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Teddy Arundell and Charles Croker-King. It was based on the 1905 novel '' The Four Just Men'' by Edgar Wallace. The film still survives unlike many other silent films of the era which are now considered lost. Its plot concerns four vigilantes who seek revenge for the public against criminals. Synopsis A hard-headed business tycoon begins receiving threatening letters from a group who describe themselves as the "Four Just Men". Unless he mends his ways and treats his workers better, they promise to kill him. Scotland Yard are called in, but struggle to protect him from the seemingly ever-present threat. Production It was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest production company, at their Cricklewood Studios in North London. Location shooting Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Country
''The Old Country'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Gerald McCarthy, Kathleen Vaughan and Haidee Wright. It adapts a play by Dion Clayton Calthrop (same year, same title). The play was adapted by Eliot Stannard Eliot Stannard (1 March 1888 – 21 November 1944) was an English screenwriter and director. He was the son of civil engineer Arthur Stannard and Yorkshire-born novelist Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer. Stannard wrote the screenplays for as ..., being one of various scripts he based on literary works in the late 1910s-early 1920s. Premise A Yankee planter buys a squire's house, where he installs his exiled mother, to learn that he is in fact the squire's son. Cast * Gerald McCarthy – James Fountain * Kathleen Vaughan – Mary Lorimer * Haidee Wright – Mrs. Fountain * George Bellamy – Squire * Ethel Newman – Annette Alborough * Stanley Roberts – Austin Wells * Sidney Paxton – Steward Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Princess Of New York
''The Princess of New York'' is a 1921 British crime film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now considered a lost film. Cast * David Powell - Geoffrey Kingsward * Mary Glynne - Helen Stanton * Saba Raleigh - Mrs. Raffan * George Bellamy - Sir George Meretham * Dorothy Fane - Violet Meretham * Ivo Dawson - Allan Meretham * Philip Hewland - Colonel Kingsward * R. Heaton Grey - Mr. Greet * Wyndham Guise - Eardley Smith (as Windham Guise) * Jane West - Mrs. Eardley Smith * H. Lloyd - Moneylender * Lionel Yorke - Reddish * William Parry - Magistrate See also *Alfred Hitchcock filmography *List of lost films For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films. Reas ... References External links *''The Princess of New York'' at Sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Burton as Ray Meredith * Cyril Raymond Cyril William North Raymond Order of the British Empire, MBE (13 February 1899 – 20 March 1973) was a British character actor. He maintained a stage and screen career from his teens until his retirement, caused by ill health, in the 1960s. Hi ... as Fred Black * George Bellamy as MacAlpine Brand * Malcolm Tod as Sir George Trefusis * Ellen Nicholls as Lady Trefusis * Phyllis Le Grand as Lady Anne Varney References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films British silent feature films Films directed by Sidney Morgan 1921 drama films British black-and-white films 1920s English-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
