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Lawyer Quince is a 1924 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Cynthia Murtagh and Charles Ashton. It is based on a short story by W. W. Jacobs and is a remake of a 1914 film version.
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Demi Gene Moore is an American actress and producer. She first gained attention on daytime television, before breaking out as a film star in the 1980s. By the mid 1990s, she was the highest-paid actress at the time. She has earned several accolades throughout her career, including nominations for an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
William Thomson Hay was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937), made by Gainsborough Pictures, is often cited as the supreme British-produced film-comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur astronomer.
George Thomas Moore Marriott was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film Dandy Dick (1935), but he was a significant supporting performer in Hay's films from 1936 to 1940, and while he starred with Hay during this period he played a character called "Harbottle" that was based on a character Marriott usually played. His character Harbottle was originally created by Hay when he used the character in his "The fourth form at St. Michael's" sketches in the 1920s.
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Lawyer Quince is a 1914 British silent comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Charles Rock, Lillian Logan and Gregory Scott. It was made by the London Film Company based on a short story by W. W. Jacobs.
Carry On is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Dinah Shurey and starring Moore Marriott, Trilby Clark and Alf Goddard.
Confessions is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Ian Hunter, Joan Lockton and Eric Bransby Williams. It was based on the novel Confession Corner by Baillie Reynolds.
The Head of the Family is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Johnny Butt, Cynthia Murtagh and John Ashton.
Dixon's Return is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Leal Douglas and Tom Coventry.
The Skipper's Wooing is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Gordon Hopkirk, Cynthia Murtagh and Johnny Butt.
A Will and a Way is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Ernest Hendrie, Polly Emery and Johnny Butt.
The Monkey's Paw is a 1923 British silent horror film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Marie Ault, and Charles Ashton. It is an adaptation of W. W. Jacobs's 1902 short story "The Monkey's Paw". The short story was made into a 1907 one-act play by Louis N. Parker, elements of which were also incorporated into this 1923 British film by screenwriter Lydia Hayward.
Murder Mystery is a 2019 American comedy mystery film directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by James Vanderbilt. The film stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Luke Evans, and follows a married couple who are caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire's yacht. It was released on June 14, 2019, by Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel was released by Netflix on March 31, 2023.
The Clicking of Cuthbert is a 1924 British silent comedy series of six 30-minute short films, all involving golf. The series, directed by Andrew P. Wilson and starring Harry Beasley, was based on short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. These stories were originally published in various magazines; some of the stories had been featured in the collection The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922), while others were later included in the collection The Heart of a Goof (1926).
