John Cumberland (actor)

Cumberland in 1919

John Cumberland was a Canadian actor on stage and screen. He had starring roles and featured in comedies.

In 1919 he starred in the Pathé film The Gay Old Dog directed by Hobart Henley. ^[1]

He co-starred in Mrs. Sidney Drew's After Thirty comedy film series ^[2] and starred in her 1919 film The Gay Old Dog . ^[3]

Theater

• The Misleading Lady (1913) ^[4]
• Twin Beds (1914)
• Fair and Warmer (1915)
• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1917) ^[5]
• Double Exposure (1918) ^[6]
• Up in Mabel's Room (1919)
• The Girl in the Limousine (1919)
• Ladies' Night (1920)
• Pickwick (1927) ^[7]

Filmography

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• Baby Mine , as Jimmie
• The Gay Old Dog (1919), as Jimmy Dodd
• A Sisterly Scheme ^[2] (1919)
• The Unconventional Maida Greenwood (1920), a short, as Maida's Husband
• The Stimulating Mrs. Barton (1920), a short
• The Emotional Miss Vaughn (1920), a short ^[8]
• The Charming Mrs. Chase (1920), a short

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References

1. Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1059-0.
2. Massa, Steve. "Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
3. "Motion Picture News". Motion Picture News. March 8, 1919 – via Google Books.
4. "Crazy Quilt Of Fun, Surprise, Thrill". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 26, 1913. p. 11 – via NYTimes.com.
5. Bordman, Gerald (March 8, 1995). American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama 1914-1930. OUP USA. ISBN   9780195090789 – via Google Books.
6. "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. March 8, 1918 – via Google Books.
7. "PICKWICK. With John Cumberland.; Theatre Program. Shubert - Majestic Theatre. Beginning Monday, April 25, 1927 by Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Hamilton, Cosmo & Reilly, Frank C. - Playwrights. Gullen, Campbell - Director: (1927) | Tavistock Books, ABAA". www.abebooks.com.
8. The New York Times Film Reviews. New York Times. 1970.