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Walter West (director)
Walter Alabaster West (9 November 1885 – 3 July 1958) was an English film director and producer. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films. Early life Walter West was born in Cookham, Berkshire on 11 September 1885. His early silent films, some of which are in the collection of the BFI National Archive, include ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1915). He owned extensive film studios, one of the largest being the glass studios at Walthamstow, London, purchased from Cunard Films. With George Broadbridge (later Lord Broadbridge), he formed the Broadwest Films Company. Films made by Broadwest were not only shown in the UK but exported internationally, including India, New Zealand, Scandinavia and the US. In her book, ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History'', Patricia Warren writes: "In 1916, Broadwest, who ranked alongside film companies of the day such as Hepworth, Barker and British and Colonial, bought the studio and its equipment... By the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookham
Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, north-north-east of Maidenhead and opposite the village of Bourne End. Cookham forms the southernmost and most rural part of High Wycombe urban area. With adjoining Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, it had a combined population of 5,779 at the 2011 Census. In 2011, ''The Daily Telegraph'' deemed Cookham Britain's second richest village. Geography The parish includes three settlements: *Cookham Village – the centre of the original village, with a high street that has changed little over the centuries *Cookham Dean – the most rural village in the parish *Cookham Rise – the middle area that grew up round the railway station The ancient parish of Cookham covered all of Maidenhead north of the London and Bath Road until this was severed in 1894, including the hamlets of Furze Platt and Pinkneys Green. There were several manors: Cookham, Lullebrook, Elington, Pinkney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnt Wings (1916 Film)
''Burnt Wings'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Eve Balfour, Joseph Tozer and Thomas H. MacDonald. It was adapted from the 1909 novel ''Burnt Wings'' by Mrs Stanley Wrench. A woman decides to bring up a baby that her husband has had with his mistress.Low p.191 Cast * Eve Balfour — Margaret Dennis * Joseph Tozer — Paul Westlake * Thomas H. MacDonald — Frank Vane * Lily Saxby Lily Saxby was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Poplar, London and died in Willesden, London at age 59. Saxby married Israel Myers, a publican, in 1906 in Hackney, the marriage ended in divorce in 1917. Selected filmography * '' ... — Lila Stebbing References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Walter West Films based on American novels Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Penalty
''Her Penalty'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Einar Bruun and starring Stewart Rome, Pauline Peters and Clive Brook.Low p.380 Cast * Stewart Rome as James Fenwick * Pauline Peters as Vera Trenchard * Clive Brook as Robert Trenchard * Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * '' Ar ... as Arthur Winterby 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 British drama films Films directed by Einar Bruun 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imperfect Lover
''The Imperfect Lover'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Cameron Carr. Cast * Violet Hopson - Noreen Grene * Stewart Rome Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ... - Robert Lawne * Cameron Carr - Captain Sterne * Simeon Stuart - Mr. Grene * Dennis Esmond - Conrad Grene * Pauline Johnson -Barbara Grene References External links * 1921 films British silent feature films 1921 drama films British drama films 1920s English-language films Broadwest films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kissing Cup's Race (1920 Film)
''Kissing Cup's Race'' is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook. It is based on the poem ''Kissing Cup's Race'' by Campbell Rae Brown. ''The Bioscope'' described the film at the time as "probably the most exciting British racing film yet produced". In a slightly later review they said "The story is not complicated with the usual thrilling adventures, but nor has it the simplicity of Campbell Rae Brown's famous recitation; while many of the details are even less convincing than in the average turf drama. It is only in the technique of the racing scenes that there is any exceptional skill". Cast * Violet Hopson - Constance Medley * Gregory Scott - Lord Hilhoxton * Clive Brook - Lord Rattlington * Arthur Walcott - John Wood * Philip Hewland - Vereker * Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Case Of Lady Camber (film) as Peach
''The Case of Lady Camber'' is a 1920 British silent mystery film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Gregory Scott. Lord Camber comes under suspicion of murdering his wife, an ex-chorus girl. It was adapted from a 1915 play of the same title by Horace Annesley Vachell. It was made at Walthamstow Studios. Cast * Violet Hopson as Esther Yorke * Stewart Rome as Dr. Harley Napier * Gregory Scott as Lord Camber * Mercy Hatton as Lady Camber * C. M. Hallard as Sir Bedford Slufter * Polly Emery Polly Emery (10 May 1875 – 31 October 1958) was an English actress of both silent and talking pictures. , ftvd ... References External links * 1920 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Suspicion (1919 Film)
''Under Suspicion'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Horace Hunter, Hilda Bayley and Cameron Carr.Palmer p.50 Cast * Horace Hunter as Major Paul Holt * Hilda Bayley as Countess Nada * Jack Jarman as Her Brother * Cameron Carr as Count Vasiloff * Arthur Walcott Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography *''The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) * ''The White Star'' (1915) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * ''Drink'' (1917) * ''The Woman Wins'' (1918) * '' T ... as Peter Kharolff * Dorothy Warren as Marie Petrovsky * Henry Latimer as General Norvaard References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films 1910s British films Silent British drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Daughter Of Eve
''A Daughter of Eve'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Cameron Carr. Ronald Colman made an early screen appearance. The film is now considered a lost film. Cast * Violet Hopson — Jessica Bond * Stewart Rome — Sidney Strangeways * Cameron Carr — Charles Strangeways * Ralph Forster — John Bond * Edward Banfield — Sir Hugh Strangeways * Vesta Sylva — Jessica as a Child * Ronald Colman — Minor role See also *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. R ... References External links *''A Daughter of Eve'' at SilentEra 1919 films 1919 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Broadwest films Films directed by Walter West Lost British films Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Soul Of Guilda Lois
''The Soul of Guilda Lois'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson, Basil Gill and Cameron Carr.Low p.455 It is based on a novel by Newman Flower and is often known by the alternative title of ''A Soul's Crucifixion''. Cast * Violet Hopson as Guilda Lois * Basil Gill as Julian Neave * Cameron Carr as Paul Brian * Richard Buttery as Dicky Tremayne * Clifford Pembroke as Major Hardene * J. Hastings Batson Abraham John Hastings Batson (8 November 1841 – 18 April 1921), usually credited as J. Hastings Batson, was an English stage actor of the Victorian and Edwardian era who went on to become a character actor in silent movies. Biography Batso ... as Gregoire * Hilda Bayley References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1919 films 1919 drama films British silent feature films British drama films Films directed by Frank Wils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow In The Desert
''Snow in the Desert'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Poppy Wyndham. The film featured an early performance from Ronald Colman before he went to Hollywood. It was based on a serialized story in the ''Daily Sketch'' by Andrew Soutar.Low p.453 Premise A business tycoon's wife runs off with a poet, but returns to help run the company when her husband falls ill. Cast * Violet Hopson as Felice Beste * Stewart Rome as William B. Jackson * Poppy Wyndham * Simeon Stuart as Sir Michael Beste * Ronald Colman as Rupert Sylvester * Mary Masters * A.B. Caldwell Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gentleman Rider
''The Gentleman Rider'' is a 1919 British silent sports drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Gregory Scott.Palmer p.117 Cast * Violet Hopson as Marjorie Denton * Stewart Rome as Frank Cunningham * Gregory Scott Gregory Scott was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born Gregory Scott Frances on 15 December 1879 in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England. Selected filmography * '' Enoch Arden'' (1914) * '' The Harbour Lights'' (1914) * '' In the Ranks'' ... as Sir Reginald Buckley * Cameron Carr as Billbrook * Violet Elliott as Aunt Cynthia References Bibliography * Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1919 films 1910s sports drama films British horse racing films British sports drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Walter West British black-and-white films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent sports d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Great Coup
''A Great Coup'' is a 1919 British silent sports film directed by George Dewhurst and Walter West and starring Stewart Rome, Poppy Wyndham and Gregory Scott. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould.Low p.152 The film is about a racehorse owner who decides to race his best horse in a major race meeting after his jockey is nobbled by the opposition. Cast * Stewart Rome - Squire Hampton * Poppy Wyndham - Kate Hampton * Gregory Scott Gregory Scott was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born Gregory Scott Frances on 15 December 1879 in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England. Selected filmography * '' Enoch Arden'' (1914) * '' The Harbour Lights'' (1914) * '' In the Ranks'' ... - Reid Gordon * Cameron Carr - Richard Foxton References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997. External links * 1919 films British silent feature films 1910s sports films Films directed by George Dewhurst Films directed by Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
