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Her Benny
''Her Benny'' is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by A. V. Bramble and starring Sydney Wood, Babs Reynolds and Charles Buckmaster. It is adapted from the popular Victorian novel '' Her Benny'' (1879) by Silas K. Hocking. It follows a young boy from Liverpool as he grows up in a harsh environment. Cast * Sydney Wood ... Benny, as a child * Babs Reynolds ... Nellie Bates * Charles Buckmaster ... Benny Bates * Peggy Patterson ... Eva Lawrence * C. Hargrave Mansell ... Joe Wragg * Lottie Blackford ... Mrs. Wragg * Robert Vallis Robert Vallis (1876 in England, UK – 19 December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''A Son of David'' (1920) * '' Her Benny'' (1920) * ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' The Amazing Partnership'' (192 ... ... Dick Bates References External links * 1920 films British romance films Films directed by A. V. Bramble Films based on British novels British black-and-white films B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Dewhurst (director)
George Dewhurst (1889 in Preston, Lancashire, England - 8 November 1968 in Tooting, London, England) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed several film versions of the play '' A Sister to Assist 'Er''. Partial filmography Screenwriter * '' The Lunatic at Large'' (1921) * '' The Narrow Valley'' (1921) * '' Dollars in Surrey'' (1921) * '' No Lady'' (1931) * '' The Price of Wisdom'' (1935) * ''Adventure Ltd.'' (1935) * '' King of the Castle'' (1936) Director * '' The Live Wire'' (1917) * '' A Great Coup'' (1919) *'' The Homemaker'' (1919) * '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1923) * '' The Little Door Into the World'' (1923) * '' What the Butler Saw'' (1924) * '' Sweeney Todd'' (1926) * '' Irish Destiny'' (1926) * '' The Rising Generation'' (1928) Actor * ''The Woman Wins'' (1918) * '' The Toilers'' (1919) * '' The Tinted Venus'' (1921) * '' Never Trouble Trouble'' (1931) * ''Men Without Honour ''Men Without Honour'' is a 1939 British crime film directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 Films
The year 1920 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top three films released in 1920 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events * March 28 - "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford and "Everybody's Hero" Douglas Fairbanks marry, becoming the first supercouple of Hollywood. * August – Jack Cohn, Joe Brandt and Harry Cohn form C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation which would later become Columbia Pictures. * November 27 – '' The Mark of Zorro'', starring Douglas Fairbanks opens. Notable films released in 1920 Austria :For a complete list see: '' List of Austrian films of the 1920s'' * ''Anita'' (aka ''Trance''), directed by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck; an obscure adaptation of George Du Maurier's novel ''Trilby'' *'' Boccaccio'', directed by Michael Curtiz. *'' The Prince and the Pauper'' directed by Alexander Korda. *'' The Scourge of God'' directed by Michael Curtiz. *'' The Star of Damascus'' directed by Michael Curtiz. France :For a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920s Romance Films
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...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. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, 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 *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On British Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Romance Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, 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 *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Vallis
Robert Vallis (1876 in England, UK – 19 December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex) was a British actor. Selected filmography * ''A Son of David'' (1920) * '' Her Benny'' (1920) * ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' The Amazing Partnership'' (1921) * '' General John Regan'' (1921) * ''A Gentleman of France'' (1921) * '' The Four Just Men'' (1921) * ''Little Brother of God'' (1922) * ''Squibs' Honeymoon'' (1923) * ''Beautiful Kitty'' (1923) * ''Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures ''Hurricane Hutch in Many Adventures'' is a 1924 British silent comedy action film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Charles Hutchison, Warwick Ward and Malcolm Tod. Cast * Charles Hutchison - Hurricane Hutch * Warwick Ward - Dick * M ...'' (1924) * '' Not for Sale'' (1924) References External links * 1876 births 1932 deaths English male film actors English male silent film actors Male actors from Brighton 20th-century English male actors {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Benny (novel)
''Her Benny'', an improving story for young people about Liverpool street children, was first published in 1879. It was the best-known and most popular work of Methodist minister and author Silas Hocking. Published initially as a serial, 'Her Benny'', author's preface./ref> and then in book form by Frederick Warne & Co. of London as ''Her Benny. A Story of Street Life'', 1879, with illustrations by Harry Tuck. Hocking, who had published one previous novel (''Alec Green'', 1878), sold the copyright of this one for just £20, but it was to establish his reputation. It became hugely successful, was translated into many languages,''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' entry for Hocking. and sold over a million copies in the author's lifetime.'' Oxford Companion to English Literature'', ed. Dinah Birch, 7th ed. (2009), entry for ''Her Benny'' Plot Benny Bates, a poor boy from the Liverpool slums, is ten years old when the story begins. He scrapes a living running errand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lottie Blackford
Lottie Blackford (3 February 1881 – 30 December 1973) was an English actress of the silent era. Marylebone, London and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 92. She was also a theatre actress, sometimes of the burlesque genre. Partial filmography * ''Rock of Ages'' (1918) * ''The Homemaker'' (1919) * ''The Knave of Hearts'' (1919) * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) * ''The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Sn ...'' (1923) * ''The Dawn of Truth'' (1920) * '' The Narrow Valley'' (1921) References External links * 1881 births 1973 deaths English film actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from London 20th-century English actresses British expatriates in the United States {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its ESPON metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom, metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient Hundred (county division), hundred of West Derby (hundred), West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in 1207, a City status in the United Kingdom, city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its Port of Liverpool, growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
