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Isobel Elsom was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women.
The Crooked Lady is a 1932 British drama film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring George Graves, Isobel Elsom, Ursula Jeans and Austin Trevor. A quota quickie, it was filmed at Twickenham Studios.
Milestones is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Isobel Elsom, Owen Nares and Minna Grey. It is an adaptation of the 1912 West End play Milestones by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock. Four years later an American film of the same title was released. As of August 2010, the film is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.
Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary 200 mi (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his mount Black Bess.
Quinneys is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Herbert Brenon, Maurice Elvey, and Rex Wilson and stars Henry Ainley, Isobel Elsom and Eric Harrison. It is an adaptation of the play Quinneys by Horace Annesley Vachell which was again made into a film in 1927.
Stranglehold is a 1931 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Isobel Elsom, Garry Marsh and Derrick De Marney. It was made by Warner Brothers at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie. It is now a lost film.
The Last Witness is a 1925 British silent crime film directed by Fred Paul and starring Paul, Isobel Elsom and Stella Arbenina. The screenplay concerns a barrister who prosecutes his own wife, who has recently had an affair with a Member of Parliament, for murder. It was based on a novel by F. Britten Austin.
A Member of Tattersall's is a 1919 British silent sports film directed by Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, Malcolm Cherry and Campbell Gullan. It was based on a play by H.V. Browning.
The Sign of Four is a 1923 British silent mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Eille Norwood, Isobel Elsom and Fred Raynham. The film is based on the 1890 novel The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, and was one of a series of Sherlock Holmes films starring Norwood.
The Primrose Path is a 1934 British romance film directed by Reginald Denham and starring Isobel Elsom, Whitmore Humphries and Max Adrian. The screenplay concerns a doctor's wife who has to choose between her settled life with her husband in a small town or a more turbulent relationship with a successful artist. It was based on a play by Joan Temple.
A Debt of Honour is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Isobel Elsom, Clive Brook and Sydney Seaward. It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell.
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Isobel Elsom, Henry Victor and James Carew. The film was based on the 1922 novel of the same title by Gilbert Frankau. The film was a success on its release.
Aunt Rachel is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, Haidee Wright and James Lindsay. The standard of the film's intertitles was criticised.
Nance is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Albert Ward and starring Isobel Elsom, James Lindsay and Ivan Samson. It was based on the novel Nance by Charles Garvice. It depicts the relationship between an aristocratic man and a working-class woman.
For Her Father's Sake is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Owen Nares, Isobel Elsom and James Lindsay. It was based on the play The Perfect Lover by Alfred Sutro.
The Game of Life is a 1922 British silent historical film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Isobel Elsom, Lillian Hall-Davis and Dorothy Minto. It was made at Isleworth Studios.
The Other Woman is a 1931 British drama film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Isobel Elsom, David Hawthorne and Eva Moore. It was made as a quota quickie.
The Elder Miss Blossom is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Percy Nash and starring Isobel Elsom, Minna Grey and Owen Nares. It was shot at Isleworth Studios.
Illegal is a 1932 British UK-Protonoir, crime, drama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard and D. A. Clarke-Smith.
Edge O' Beyond is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Fred W. Durrant and starring Ruby Miller, Owen Nares and Isobel Elsom. It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Edge O' Beyond by Gertrude Page, one of her bestsellers set in Rhodesia. It was shot at the Isleworth Studios in West London. Ruby Miller had previously appeared in a West End stage version of the novel.
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