Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer
portrait by Bassano Ltd., 1907
Born	Arthur Milton Lunt 4 November 1881 Southport, Lancashire, England
Died	7 December 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 90) Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, screenwriter
Spouse	Irene Rooke ​ ​ (m. 1919;died 1958)​

Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. ^{[1] [2]} He made his screen debut in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956. ^{[3] [4]} In 1926 he directed his first film The Woman Juror and went on to direct another 16 films between 1926 and 1938. ^{[4] [5]}

He began his acting career as a stage actor and appeared as Francis Tresham in "The Breed of the Treshams" (1903) opposite John Martin-Harvey.

Milton Rosmer died in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1971. ^[4]

Partial filmography

Actor

• The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915) – Mark Frettleby
• Whoso Is Without Sin (1916) – The Vicar
• Still Waters Run Deep (1916) – John Mildmay
• Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916) – Harvey Elwes
• The Man Without a Soul (1916) – Stephen Ferrier
• Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) – Lord Windermere
• The Greater Need (1916) – Bob Leroy
• Little Women (1917) – Theodore Lawrence
• The Chinese Puzzle (1919) – Sir Roger de la Haye
• The Odds Against Her (1919) – Leo Strathmore
• With All Her Heart (1920) – Geoffrey Bell
• Wuthering Heights (1920) – Heathcliff
• Colonel Newcome (1920) – B. Newcombe
• The Twelve Pound Look (1920) – Harry Sims
• The Golden Web (1920) – Sterling Deans
• Torn Sails (1920) – Hugh Morgan
• Demos (1921) – Richard Mortimer
• The Will (1921) – Philip Ross
• The Diamond Necklace (1921) – Charles Furness
• Belphegor the Mountebank (1921) – Belphegor
• The Amazing Partnership (1921) – Pryde
• A Woman of No Importance (1921) – Lord Illingworth
• General John Regan (1921) – Dr. O'Grady
• A Romance of Wastdale (1921) – David Gordon
• The Passionate Friends (1922) – Steven Stratton
• David Garrick (1922, Short) – David Garrick
• The Pointing Finger (1922) – Lord Rollestone / Earl Edensore
• Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922) – David Garrick (segment "David Garrick")
• La donna e l'uomo (1923)
• A Gamble with Hearts (1923) – Dallas Chalfont
• Shadow of Egypt (1924) – Harold Westcott
• High Treason (1929) – Ernest Stratton (uncredited)
• The W Plan (1930) – President of Court Martial
• Grand Prix (1934)
• The Phantom Light (1935) – Dr. Carey
• South Riding (1938) – Alderman Snaith
• Let's Be Famous (1939) – Albert Pinbright
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – Chatteris
• The Lion Has Wings (1939) – Head of Observer Corps
• The Stars Look Down (1940) – Harry Nugent, MP
• Return to Yesterday (1940) – Sambourne
• Atlantic Ferry (1941) – George Burns
• Frieda (1947) – Merrick
• Fame Is the Spur (1947) – Magistrate
• The End of the River (1947) – The Judge
• Who Killed Van Loon? (1948) – Simmonds
• Daybreak (1948) – Governor
• The Monkey's Paw (1948) – Mr. Trelawne
• The Small Back Room (1949) – Prof. Mair
• John Wesley (1954) – Trustee of Georgia

Screenwriter

• Balaclava (1928)

Director

• The Perfect Lady (1931)
• P.C. Josser (1931)
• Many Waters (1931)
• After the Ball (1932)
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• The Secret of the Loch (1934)
• What Happened to Harkness? (1934)
• Emil and the Detectives (1935)
• Everything Is Thunder (1936)
• The Great Barrier (1937)
• The Challenge (1938)

References

1. "Milton Rosmer – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
2. "Milton Rosmer". www.aveleyman.com.
3. "Milton Rosmer – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. "Milton Rosmer". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
5. "Milton Rosmer – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.

External links

• Works by or about Milton Rosmer at the Internet Archive
• Milton Rosmer at IMDb
• Milton Rosmer at the Internet Broadway Database