William Philip Gislingham (13 September 1873 in London, England – 31 December 1957, in London, England) was a British music hall musician and acrobat (part of the Famous Kellinos) and, using the name W. P. Kellino, film director.W. P. Kellino
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He was producing films for Cricks and Martin when Matthew J McKeigue suggested that Billy Merson, who had never appeared in films, should be featured in a comedy. Gislingham and McKeigue fixed up the production of “A Spanish Lore Spasm”, which was Merson's first picture. For this they made use of Cricks and Martin's studio at Croydon. The film was an instant success, and arrangements were immediately made for a second comedy, with Billy Merson as the star. They also decided to feature Merson in a series of two-reelers, and this decision brought about the formation of the Homeland Productions Syndicate, Ltd. and the purchase of a new studio at Twickenham under the banner of the Homeland Syndicate. Homeland Syndicate, Ltd. was registered on 21 September 1915, with a capital of £1,000 in £l shares, to carry on the business of cinematographers and manufacturer of machines, films, apparatus and other accessories, etc. The directors were Gislingham, Billy Merson (named as Chairman and Managing Director in his real name of W. H. Thompson), and S Thompson. The Merson Comedies produced by Homeland were: * “The Only Man” (many scenes in this were made in Cardiganshire), * The Man in Possession, * The Terrible 'Tec, * Perils of a Pork Pie, * The Tale of a Shirt. * A Stormy Courtship, * Truthful Billy and Chuckles.He was the father of the

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Roy Kellino Roy Kellino (born Philip Roy Gislingham; 22 April 1912 – 18 November 1956) was an English film director, producer and cinematographer. Biography He was born Philip Roy Gislingham in Lambeth, south London, the son of the silent-era director W ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Green Terror'' (1919) * '' Alf's Button'' (1920) * ''

The Fordington Twins ''The Fordington Twins'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Dallas Anderson, Mary Brough and Nita Russell. It is based on a novel by Edgar Newton Bungay. Two young brothers who live over a fishmongers i ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Fall of a Saint ''The Fall of a Saint'' is a 1920 British silent crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Josephine Earle, Gerald Lawrence, and Dallas Anderson. It was based on a novel by Eric Clement Scott, and made at Lime Grove Studios in Shepher ...

'' (1920) * '' Saved from the Sea'' (1920) * ''

The Autumn of Pride ''The Autumn of Pride'' is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, David Hawthorne and Mary Dibley. It was an adaptation of a novel by E. Newton Bungay. Cast * Nora Swinburne – Peggy Naylor ...

'' (1921) * '' Rob Roy'' (1922) * ''

Young Lochinvar ''Young Lochinvar'' is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Owen Nares, Gladys Jennings, and Dick Webb. The screenplay was based on J. E. Muddock’s 1896 novel ''Young Lochinvar, A Tale of the B ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Mating of Marcus ''The Mating of Marcus'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring David Hawthorne, George Bellamy and Moore Marriott. It was based on a novel by Mabel Grundy. Cast * David Hawthorne – Marcus Netherby ...

'' (1926) * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1928) * '' Smashing Through'' (1929) * ''

Alf's Carpet ''Alf's Carpet'' is a 1929 sound part-talkie British comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Gerald Rawlinson, Gladys Hamer, Harald Madsen and Carl Schenstrøm. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the ...

'' (1929) * '' Alf's Button'' (1930) * '' Who Killed Doc Robin?'' (1931) * ''

The Poisoned Diamond ''The Poisoned Diamond'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Lester Matthews, Anne Grey and Patric Knowles. It was made as a quota quickie for release by Columbia Pictures.Chibnall p.280 Cast * Lester Matthews as ...

'' (1934) * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and M ...

'' (1935) * '' Lend Me Your Wife'' (1935) * ''

Pay Box Adventure ''Pay Box Adventure'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Syd Crossley, Marjorie Corbett and Roxie Russell. It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.290 Cast * Syd Crossley as Tom Furlong * ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936)

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* 1873 births 1957 deaths British film directors British comedy film directors British acrobats British music hall performers British male singers {{UK-film-director-stub