Violet Graham (9 November 1890 – 1967) was an English

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and

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. Graham played leading roles in several films of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

, often appearing in those of the director

Sidney Morgan Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film ''Juno and the P ...

such as ''

Auld Lang Syne "Auld Lang Syne" () is a Scottish song. In the English-speaking world, it is traditionally sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay/New Year's Eve. It is also often heard at funerals, graduations, and as a far ...

''.Low p.278 Graham was in the original cast of the 1909 musical '' The Arcadians''.

Selected filmography

* '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Charlatan'' (1916) * ''

On the Banks of Allan Water ''On the Banks of Allan Water'' is a 1916 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and film producer, produce ...

'' (1916) * ''

'' (1917) * '' A Bid for Fortune'' (1917) * '' The Lackey and the Lady'' (1919) * '' A Man's Shadow'' (1920) * '' The Mystery of Thor Bridge'' (1923) * ''

Trainer and Temptress ''Trainer and Temptress'' is a 1925 British silent sports film directed by Walter West. Cast * Juliette Compton as Lady Maurice * James Knight as Peter Todd * Stephanie Stephens as Stella Jordan * Cecil Morton York as Sir Blundell Mauric ...

'' (1925) * '' Lily of Laguna'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.

External links

* 1890 births 1967 deaths English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub