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The Splendid Coward
''The Splendid Coward'' is a 1918 British silent crime film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Joan Legge and Roy Travers.Goble p.963 Cast * James Knight as Dick Swinton * Joan Legge as Dora Dundas * Roy Travers as Vivian Ormsby * Winifred Evans as Lady Mary Swinton * Clifford Pembroke as Rev. Swinton * Sydney Lewis Ransome as Trimmer * Jeff Barlow as Earl of Heresford * Thomas Canning as Col. Dundas * 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 Jack Lorimer References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1918 films British silent feature films British crime drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton Townley '' (1919)< ...
Captain Houghton Townley was a writer. He authored '' The Gay Lord Waring'', ''The Bishop's Emeralds'' and ''The Splendid Coward'' which were adapted to film. F. McGrew Willis wrote the film adaptation of his novel ''The Gay Lord Waring''. ''The Bishop's Emeralds'' was a drama featuring English society life. Townley served in the British Army. Bibliography *''Secret of the Raft'' *''A Minion'' *''His Own Accuser'' *''The Bishop's Emeralds'' (1908), W. J. Watt & Co., illustrated by Will Grefe *''The Scarlet Feather'' (1909) *''English Woodlands and Their Story'' (1910) *''The Gay Lord Waring'' (1910) Filmography *'' The Gay Lord Waring'' (1916) *''The Splendid Coward'' (1918) *''The Bishop's Emeralds ''The Bishop's Emeralds'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by John B. O'Brien and featuring Virginia Pearson and her real life spouse Sheldon Lewis. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Pathé Exchange. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Films
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events *January 27 – Tarzan makes his film debut in '' Tarzan of the Apes''. *March 10 – Warner Bros. release their first produced picture, '' My Four Years in Germany''. *July – The animated '' The Sinking of the Lusitania'' is one of the first examples of animation being used for something other than comedy. *Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the Motion Picture Patents Company disbands. * Louis B. Mayer arrives in Los Angeles and forms Louis B. Mayer Pictures Corporation. *28 mm safety standard film, designed by Alexander Victor, becomes one of the earliest film formats to use "safety film" bases in order to safeguard the amateur market against nitrate fires. Top-grossing films (U.S.) Notable films released in 1918 Argentina *'' Buenos Aires tenebroso'', directed by Juan Glize *'' En un día de gloria'', directed by Mario Gallo and Alberto Traversa *'' La garra porteña'', dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 Crime Drama Films
This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" (influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native American warriors in a minor skirmish in Arizona, and one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars between the United States and Native Americans. * January 15 ** The keel of is laid in Britain, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier to be laid down. ** The Red Army (The Workers and Peasants Red Army) is formed in the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union. * January 18 - The Historic Concert for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Black-and-white 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 Set In England
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 sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s English-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Crime Drama 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] |
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] |
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 Coward'' (1918) * ''God's Good Man'' (1919) * '' Mr. Wu'' (1919) * '' The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1919) * '' The Amateur Gentleman'' (1920) * '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920) * ''Bleak House'' (1920) * '' Greatheart'' (1921) * '' The Mystery of Mr. Bernard Brown'' (1921) * '' The Four Just Men'' (1921) * '' General John Regan'' (1921) * '' The Amazing Partnership'' (1921) * ''Kipps'' (1921) * '' The River of Stars'' (1921) * ''Cocaine Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South Am ...'' (1922) * '' A Lost Leader'' (1922) * '' The Passionate Friends'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Knight (actor)
James Knight (4 May 1891 - 1948) was a British actor. Born in Canterbury, Kent and starting as a wrestler, he became a leading man in British silent films, and later a character actor in smaller film roles. Selected filmography * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) - The Happy Warrior * '' The Splendid Coward'' (1918) - Dick Swinton * ''Big Money'' (1918) - Tom Carlyn * '' A Romany Lass'' (1918) - Donald MacLean * ''Deception'' (1918) - Jeffrey North * '' Nature's Gentleman'' (1918) - James Davis * '' The Silver Greyhound'' (1919) - John Vane * '' The Power of Right'' (1919) - Gerald Stafford * ''Tower of Strength'' (1919) - Jack Farrars * ''The Knave of Hearts'' (1919) - Lord Hillsdown * '' The Man Who Forgot'' (1919) - Seth Nalden * ''Brenda of the Barge'' (1920) - Jim Walden * ''The Education of Nicky'' (1921) - Nicky Malvesty * ''Love in the Welsh Hills'' (1921) * '' No. 7 Brick Row'' (1922) - Dr. James Peacock * ''Hornet's Nest'' (1923) - Tony Cobb * ''The Lady Owner'' (1923) - Dic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Barlow
Jeff Barlow was a British actor who was born in Lancashire in 1871. Selected filmography * '' Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * '' The Man Who Bought London'' (1916) * ''Trouble for Nothing'' (1916) * ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1917) * '' The Happy Warrior'' (1917) * ''Bonnie Mary'' (1918) * '' The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Once Upon a Time'' (1918) * ''The Splendid Coward'' (1918) * '' A Master of Men'' (1918) * '' The Lackey and the Lady'' (1919) * '' The Homemaker'' (1919) * ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) * '' Beyond the Dreams of Avarice'' (1920) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * ''The Skipper's Wooing'' (1922) * '' Was She Justified?'' (1922) * ''The Lady Owner'' (1923) * ''Hornet's Nest'' (1923) * '' Chu-Chin-Chow'' (1923) * ''Sen Yan's Devotion'' (1924) * ''Satan's Sister ''Satan's Sister'' is a 1925 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Betty Balfour, Guy Phillips and Philip Stevens.Low p.443 It is an adaptation of the 1921 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
