Edwin Greenwood (1895–1939) was a British

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Selected filmography

Director * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Heartstrings'' (1923) * ''The Bells'' (1923) 20-minute silent film made as part of the "Gems of Literature" film seriesWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 258.. * ''

A Woman in Pawn ''A Woman in Pawn'' is a 1927 British silent crime film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Gladys Jennings, John Stuart and Lauderdale Maitland. It was based on a melodramatic play by Frank Stayton. It was made at the Lime Grove Studio ...

'' (1927) * ''

Tesha ''Tesha'' is a 1928 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood and starring María Corda, Jameson Thomas, and Paul Cavanagh. The film was originally shot as a silent film but in 1929 sound was added. While the sound versi ...

'' (1928) * ''

To What Red Hell ''To What Red Hell'' is an all-talking sound 1929 British crime film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Sybil Thorndike, Bramwell Fletcher and Janice Adair. Made at Twickenham Studios, it was one of the earliest all-talking sound films to b ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) Screenwriter * '' The Physician'' (1928) * '' The Love Race'' (1931) * ''

The Girl in the Night ''The Girl in the Night'' is a 1931 British crime film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Dorothy Boyd and Sam Livesey. It was made at Elstree Studios. It was released as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.263 Cast * Henry Edwards as Bil ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Maid of the Mountains ''The Maid of the Mountains'', called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham a ...

'' (1932) * ''

Lord Camber's Ladies ''Lord Camber's Ladies'' (1932) is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce. Plot An aristocrat marries a singer, but then tr ...

'' (1932, produced by

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) * '' Money Talks'' (1933) * '' East Meets West'' (1936) * '' His Lordship'' (1936) * ''

Young and Innocent ''Young and Innocent'', released in the US as ''The Girl Was Young'', is a 1937 British Crime film, crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam and Derrick De Marney. Based on the 1936 novel ''A Shilling for Candl ...

'' (1937) Actor * '' Chappy - That's All'' (1924) – Slim Jim * ''

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'' (1939) – Dandy – Sir Humphrey's Gang (final film role)

Bibliography

Novels * ''Skin and Bone'' (1934) – Published in the US as ''The Deadly Dowager'' * ''Miracle in the Drawing Room: A Daring and Cynical Novel of the Modern World’s Reaction to an Old-fashioned Miracle'' (1935) * ''Pins and Needles: A Melodrama'' (1935) – Published in the US as ''The Fair Devil'' * ''French Farce: A Tale of Gallic Lunacy, Murder and Death'' (1937) * ''Old Goat: A Fantasia on the Theme of Blackmail and Sudden Death'' (1937) * ''Dark Understudy: A Modern Crime Story'' (1940)

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* 1895 births 1939 deaths English film directors English male screenwriters Writers from London Silent film screenwriters 20th-century English screenwriters {{UK-film-director-stub