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George Foley (actor)
George Foley was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Battle of Waterloo (1913 film), The Battle of Waterloo'' (1913) * ''Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * ''The Life of Shakespeare'' (1914) * ''The King's Romance'' (1914) * ''The Woman Who Did (1915 film), The Woman Who Did'' (1915) * ''A London Flat Mystery'' (1915) * ''The Price He Paid'' (1916) * ''The Answer (film), The Answer'' (1916) * ''Beau Brocade (film), Beau Brocade'' (1916) * ''A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * ''Drink (film), Drink'' (1917) * ''The Snare (1918 film), The Snare'' (1918) * ''A Sheffield Blade'' (1918) * ''The Ticket-of-Leave Man (1918 film), The Ticket-of-Leave Man'' (1918) * ''Because (film), Because'' (1918) * ''The Odds Against Her'' (1919) * ''The Grip of Iron'' (1920) * ''Mary Latimer, Nun'' (1920) * ''Little Dorrit (1920 film), Little Dorrit'' (1920) * ''Trent's Last Case (1920 film), Trent's Last Case'' (1920) * ''Vi of Smith's Alley'' (1921) * ''A Lowland Cinderella'' (1921) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Odds Against Her
''The Odds Against Her'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Milton Rosmer, Edna Dormeuil and Lorna Della. It was made at Ealing Studios. Cast * Milton Rosmer Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He made his screen debut in ''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. In ... as Leo Strathmore * Edna Dormeuil as Nanette * Lorna Della as Lolita Rios * George Foley as The Baron * Thomas H. MacDonald * Nancy Kenyon * Vernon Davidson * André Randall References Bibliography * Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''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 Alexander Butler Ealing Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger Than Fiction (1930 Film)
Stranger than Fiction may refer to: Film and television * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1921 film), a film starring Katherine MacDonald * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1930 film), a film featuring George Foley * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1934 film), a newsreel directed by Charles E. Ford * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (1994 film), a documentary directed by Nicholas Briggs * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (2000 film), an American comedy-thriller directed by Eric Bross * ''Stranger than Fiction'' (2006 film), an American fantasy comedy-drama directed by Marc Forster * Stranger than Fiction (company), an Australian film production company co-founded by producer Jennifer Peedom * "Stranger Than Fiction" (''Doctors''), a 2004 television episode Literature * '' Stranger than Fiction: True Stories'', a 2004 book by Chuck Palahniuk * ''Stranger than Fiction'', a 1959 book by Dennis Wheatley Music * Stranger than Fiction, an American band that included Elliott Smith Albums * ''Stranger tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance Of Mayfair
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Hate (1924 Film)
''Love and Hate'' is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley may refer to: * 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 sou ... and starring George Foley, Eve Chambers and Frank Perfitt. It was made by British & Colonial Kinematograph Company at the company's Walthamstow Studios. Cast * George Foley as Apps *Eve Chambers as Mrs. Williams * Frank Perfitt as Tompson * Sydney Fairbrother Bibliography *Low, Rachael. (1971). ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin. External links * 1924 films 1924 comedy films Silent British comedy short films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley British black-and-white films 1920s British films English-language comedy short films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Couple Of Down And Outs
''A Couple of Down and Outs'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Walter Summers and starring Edna Best, Rex Davis and George Foley. Synopsis Danny Creath, an unemployed war veteran, is passing through the docks when sees his old horse 'Jack' being maltreated before it is shipped to Belgium to be turned into horsemeat. They had previously served together in the Royal Horse Artillery, both being wounded in action, and Creath decides to rescue him with the assistance of crowd of passers-by. Pursued by the police he takes shelter in a house where a young woman, reminded of her own brother who was killed during the war, helps him to escape. Cast * Edna Best as Molly Roarke * Rex Davis as Danny Creath * George Foley as P.C. Roake * Philip Hewland Production It was made at Isleworth Studios.Harris p.67 The film sought to raise public sympathy for veterans of the First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Blood (1923 Film)
''In the Blood'' is a 1923 British silent sports drama film directed by Walter West and starring Victor McLaglen, Lilian Douglas and Cecil Morton York.Low p.152 Cast * Victor McLaglen as Tony Crabtree * Lilian Douglas as Marian * Cecil Morton York as Sir James Crabtree * Valia as Lady Crabtree * John Gliddon as Ralph Hardy * Arthur Walcott as Osman Shebe * George Foley as Flemming * Humberston Wright Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' ... as Malcolm Jove * Judd Green as Stoney Isaac * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Dowager Lady Crabtree * Clifford McLaglen as The Kansas Cat * Kenneth McLaglen as The Whaler References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romance Of Old Baghdad
''A Romance of Old Baghdad'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Matheson Lang, Manora Thew and Roy Travers. It is an adaptation of the novel '' Miss Haroun al Rashid'' by Jessie Douglas Kerruish. In nineteenth century Mesopotamia a series of romantic entanglements ensue. The Hollywood actress Evelyn Brent was originally intended to star but did not ultimately appear in the finished film.Kear & King p.19 Cast * Matheson Lang as Prince Omar * Manora Thew as Sourna * Roy Travers as Harvey P. Wilbur * Henry Victor as Horne Jerningham * George Bellamy as General Walters * Barbara Everest as Mrs Jocelyn * A. Harding Steerman as Mr Jocelyn * Douglas Munro as Abdul Bey * Clyne Dacia as Rathia * George Foley as Kadi * Rolf Leslie as Haji * Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer.Obituary '' Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. His film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Penniless Millionaire
''The Penniless Millionaire'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Einar Bruun Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology ... and starring Stewart Rome, Fabienne Fabrèges and Gregory Scott.Low p.427 Cast * Stewart Rome as Bernard Jarrold * Fabienne Fabrèges as Angela Jarrold * Gregory Scott as Belthorp * Cameron Carr as Tim Dolan * George Foley as Martin Stornaway References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films 1921 drama films British silent feature films Films based on British novels Films directed by Einar Bruun British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Lowland Cinderella
''A Lowland Cinderella'' is a 1921 British silent romance film adaptation of S. R. Crockett's novel directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Joan Morgan, Ralph Forbes and George Foley. Plot A Scottish girl, Hester Stirling, whose father, David Stirling, is a gold prospector in South Africa, leaves behind a bag full of precious stones. Her evil guardian, Dr. Silvanus Torpichan, appropriates it and forces her to work as a servant in his home. Cast * Joan Morgan as Hester Stirling * Ralph Forbes as Master of Darrock * George Foley as David Stirling * Mary Carnegie as Mrs. Torpichan * Mavis Clair as Ethel Torpichan * Nell Emerald as Megsy * Eileen Grace as Claudia Torpichan * Charles Levey as Dr. Silvanus Torpichan * Kate Phillips as Grandmother Stirling * Cecil Susands as Tom Torpichan * Frances Wetherall as Duchess of Niddisdale References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vi Of Smith's Alley
''Vi of Smith's Alley'' is a 1921 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 Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Cameron Carr and George Foley. Cast * Violet Hopson - Vi Jeffries * Cameron Carr - Sydney Baxter * George Foley - Nathaniel Baxter * Sydney Folker - Bill Saunders * Amy Verity - Eileen Boston * Peter Upcher - Reggie Drew * Sydney Frayne - Teddy References External links * 1921 films British silent feature films 1921 drama films 1920s English-language films Broadwest films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent's Last Case (1920 Film)
''Trent's Last Case'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by Richard Garrick and starring Gregory Scott, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook. It is an adaptation of the 1913 novel '' Trent's Last Case'' by E. C. Bentley. Detective Philip Trent investigates the mysterious murder of the financier Sigsbee Manderson. Cast * Gregory Scott as Philip Trent * Pauline Peters as Mabel Manderson * Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English stage and film actor. After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the Unit ... as John Marlow * George Foley as Sigsbee Manderson * Cameron Carr as Inspector Murch * P. E. Hubbard as Nathaniel Cupples * Richard Norton as Martin References External links * 1920 films Films based on British novels Films based on mystery novels Films directed by Richard Garrick 1920 crime films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
