Bertram Phillips was a British
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
.
In 1927–29, he directed several short films in the DeForest
Phonofilm
Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case in the early 1920s.
Introduction
In 1919 and 1920, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process ...
sound-on-film process, including ''
Arthur Roberts Sings "Topsey-Turvey"'' (April 1927), ''The New Paris Lido Club Band'' (1928), ''Ag and Bert'' (1929) with
Mabel Constanduros and
Michael Hogan, and ''The
Percival Mackey
Thomas Percival Montague Mackey (1 June 1894 – 23 November 1950) was a British pianist, composer and bandleader. He is particularly known for his work as a composer and musical director for films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Life and career
Mac ...
Trio'' (1929).
Selected filmography
* ''
The White Star
''The White Star'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Norman Howard and Arthur Walcott.Low p.182 It was made the Holmfirth Studios.
Cast
* Queenie Thomas as Iris Ballard
* Norman Howar ...
'' (1915)
* ''
Won by Losing
''Won by Losing'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas and Frank McClellan.Low p.302
Cast
* Frank McClellan
* Queenie Thomas
Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 Octo ...
'' (1916)
* ''
The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1916)
* ''
A Man the Army Made
''A Man the Army Made'' is a 1917 British silent war drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Paul R. Hall and H. Agar Lyons.Low p.102
Cast
* Queenie Thomas as Queenie Clarke
* Corporal Paul R. Hall as Dick Clarke ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Rock of Ages'' (1918)
* ''Faust'' (1923) comedy short film starring Jeff Barlow
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* ''
Tut-Tut and His Terrible Tomb
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In English, the ''tut-tut!'' (British spelling, "tutting") or ''ts ...
'' (1923) comedy short film
* ''
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 Alley of Golden Hearts'' (1924)
* ''
Her Redemption'' (1924)
See also
*
Phonofilm
Phonofilm is an optical sound-on-film system developed by inventors Lee de Forest and Theodore Case in the early 1920s.
Introduction
In 1919 and 1920, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patents on a sound-on-film process ...
References
External links
*
British film directors
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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