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Leslie Howard Gordon
Leslie Howard Gordon was a British screenwriter and actor of the silent and early sound film eras. He also directed three films in the 1930s including '' The Double Event'' (1934).Low p.311 He worked as a screenwriter for Stoll Pictures in the early 1920s, when the company was the largest studio in the country. He often worked with the director Sinclair Hill. Selected filmography Director * '' The House of Unrest'' (1931) * '' Account Rendered'' (1932) * '' The Double Event'' (1934) Screenwriter * ''All the World's a Stage'' (1917) * ''The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921) * '' The Woman with the Fan'' (1921) * ''The Woman of His Dream'' (1921) * '' The Tragedy of a Comic Song'' (1921) * '' A Romance of Wastdale'' (1921) * '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * ''The Fruitful Vine'' (1921) * ''The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921) * '' The River of Stars'' (1921) * ''Frailty'' (1921) * ''The Knave of Diamonds'' (1921) * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1921) * ''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. Terminology In the silent era, writers now considered screenwriters were denoted by terms such as photoplaywright, photoplay writer, photoplay dramatist and screen playwright.Steven Maras. ''Screenwriting: History, Theory and Practice.'' Wallflower Press, 2009. pp. 82–85. Screenwriting historian Steven Maras notes that these early writers were often understood as being the authors of the films as shown and argues that they cannot be precisely equated with present-day screenwriters because they were responsible for a technical product, a brief " scenario", "treatment", or "synopsis" that is a written synopsis of what is to be filmed. Profession Screenwriting is a freelance profession. No education is required to be a professional scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River Of Stars (film)
''The River of Stars'' is a 1921 British silent adventure film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Teddy Arundell, Harry Agar Lyons and Faith Bevan. It was based on the 1913 novel '' The River of Stars'' by Edgar Wallace featuring Commissioner Sanders. Cast * Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' The Splendid Cow ... as Augustus Lambaire * Harry Agar Lyons as Commissioner Sanders * Faith Bevan as Cynthia Sutton * Philip Anthony as John Amber * Dalton Somers as Cornelius J. Whitney * Fred Thatcher as Frances Sutton * J. Edwards Barker as Insp. Fells * Ronald Power as Mr. Sutton References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1921 films 1921 adventure films Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guns Of Loos
''The Guns of Loos'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes. Plot A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire. Cast * Henry Victor as John Grimlaw * Madeleine Carroll as Diana Cheswick * Bobby Howes as Danny * Hermione Baddeley as Mavis * Donald Macardle as Clive * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Cheswick * Jeanne le Vaye as Arlette * Philip Hewland as Stevens * Frank Goldsmith as Colonel Jameson * Tom Coventry as Tubby * William Freshman as Officer * Wally Patch as Sergeant * Daniel Laidlaw VC as Himself Production background Carroll was selected for the role from 150 applicants to play her role. It was her first film role and helped launch her career. Daniel Laidlaw, an army piper who won the Victoria Cross while rallying his company at the 1915 Battle of Loos, plays himself. Score In 2011, sheet music for Richard Howgill's score, meant to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passionate Friends (1922 Film)
''The Passionate Friends'' is a 1922 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Milton Rosmer, Valia, and Fred Raynham. It is based on H.G. Wells' '' The Passionate Friends: A Novel'' (1913), which was adapted again by David Lean for his 1949 film '' The Passionate Friends''. Cast * Milton Rosmer as Steven Stratton * Valia as Lady Mary Christian * Fred Raynham as Harrison Justin * Madge Stuart as Rachel Moore * Lawford Davidson as Guy Ladislaw * Ralph Forster as Philip Evesham * Teddy Arundell as Edward Stratton * Annie Esmond as Maid Production ''The Passionate Friends'' was part of the Stoll Pictures' "Eminent Authors" series of films. Although based upon Wells' 1913 social realist Social realism is the term used for work produced by painters, printmakers, photographers, writers and filmmakers that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structure ... novel, it l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamp In The Desert
''Lamp in the Desert'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby and George K. Arthur. It was adapted from a 1919 novel by Ethel M. Dell and turned into a script by Leslie Howard Gordon. Plot The film is a drama set in India. The story centers around a captain who forces a bigamist to feign death so that he can marry his widow. Cast * Gladys Jennings as Stella Denvers * Louis Willoughby as Captain Everard Monck * George K. Arthur as Tony Denvers * Joseph R. Tozer as Captain Raleigh Dacres * Teddy Arundell as Major Ralston * Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ... as Colonel Mansfield * Tony Fraser as Waziri spy * Gladys Mason as Mrs Ralston References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Errant
''The Knight Errant'' is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Madge Stuart, Rex McDougall and Olaf Hytten.Goble p.122 Cast * Madge Stuart as Ernestine * Rex McDougall as Cecil Mordaunt Livingston * Olaf Hytten as Hernando Perez * Norma Whalley as Lady Cardwell * Judd Green Judd Green (also credited as R. Judd Green; 1866–1932) was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914. Selected filmography * '' The Third String'' (1914) * ... as Mr. Perkiss * Eva Westlake as Mrs. Perkiss References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1920s romance films British romance films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Ridgwell Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on short fiction Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belonging (film)
''Belonging'' is a 1922 British silent film, silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Hugh Buckler, Barbara Hoffe and William Lenders.Goble p.484 The film's direction is sometimes alternatively credited to George Ridgwell. Cast * Hugh Buckler as Charles Carton * Barbara Hoffe as Sara Lansdale * William Lenders as Count Desanges * Cecil Barry as Julian Guise * George Garvey as Dominique Guise * Leo Pinto as Anatole Colin * Winifred Harris as Lady Diana References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British crime films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films set in England Stoll Pictures films British black-and-white films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Brother Of God
''Little Brother of God'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton.Goble p.840 Cast * Alec Fraser as Donald Wainwright * Lionelle Howard as Douglas Wainwright * Victor McLaglen as King Kennidy * Varies Nickawa as Jean Marie * Fred Rains as Father Joseph * Fred Raynham as Bliss * Valia as Helen McKee * 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 ... as Johnny Jackpine * Bertie Wright as Etienne Parouche References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British silent feature films British crime films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton Films based on British novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Of Death
''Melody of Death'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Floyd Martin Thornton and starring Philip Anthony, Enid R. Reed and Dick Sutherd.Low p.410 It is an adaptation of the 1915 novel '' The Melody of Death'' by Edgar Wallace. Cast * Philip Anthony as Gilbert Standerton * Enid R. Reed as Enid Cathcart * Dick Sutherd as George Wallis * H. Agar Lyons as Sir John Standerton * Frank Petley Frank Petley (sometimes credited as Frank B. or Frank E. Petley) (28 March 1872 – 12 January 1945) was a British actor prominent in the Edwardian theatre and silent era cinema. During the Second World War he performed with The Old Vic Company ... * Hetta Bartlett as Mrs Cathcart * Bob Vallis References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British crime film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half A Truth
''Half a Truth'' is a 1922 British silent crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Margaret Hope, Lawford Davidson and Miles Mander.Murphy p.294 It was based on a 1911 novel by Eliza Humphreys writing as Rita. Cast * Margaret Hope as Virginia * Lawford Davidson as Chris Kennaway * Miles Mander as Marquis Sallast * Norma Whalley as Lady Lucille Altamont * Irene Rooke as Octavia Madison * Percy Standing Percy Standing (26 October 1882 – 17 September 1950) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was born in Lambeth, London and died in Placer County, California. Selected filmography ... as Sir Richard Madison * Phillip Simmons as Barry Connell * Stella Wood-Sims as Doreen Madison References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. BFI, 2006. External links * 1922 films 1922 crime films British silent feature films British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Your Children
''Tell Your Children'' is a 1922 British drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. It was the first film in which later '' Carry On'' actor Charles Hawtrey was to appear – he was aged eight at the time. The film is now lost. Cast * Doris Eaton as Rosny Edwards * Walter Tennyson as John Haslar * Margaret Halstan as Lady Sybil Edwards * Warwick Ward as Lord Belhurst * Adeline Hayden Coffin as Nanny Dyson * Gertrude McCoy as Maudie * Mary Rorke as Susan Hasler * A. Harding Steerman as Vicar * Cecil Morton York as Reuben Haslar * Charles Hawtrey See also * Alfred Hitchcock filmography Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an English director and filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title design ... References External links * 1922 films 1922 drama films 1922 lost films British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Turpin's Ride To York
''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary overnight ride from London to York on his mount Black Bess. ''Dick Turpin's Ride to York'' was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003. Silent Era: Information and News. ''Retrieved 21 September 2010'' Cast * |
