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The Baby on the Barge is a 1915 British silent film drama directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. No print of the film is known to survive and it is presumed lost.
Barnaby Rudge is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Tom Powers, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson. It was an adaptation of the 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens which was set amidst the 1780 Gordon Riots in London.
Violet Hopson was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Violet Hopson was her stage name, while in childhood she was known as Kate or Kitty to her family.
Trelawny of the Wells is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth, and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome, and Violet Hopson. It is an adaptation of the 1898 play Trelawny of the Wells by Arthur Wing Pinero. The story was later filmed as a late silent by MGM in 1928 under the title The Actress, starring Norma Shearer.
The Case of Lady Camber is a 1920 British silent mystery film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Gregory Scott. Lord Camber comes under suspicion of murdering his wife, an ex-chorus girl. It was adapted from a 1915 play of the same title by Horace Annesley Vachell. It was made at Walthamstow Studios.
Hepworth Picture Plays was a British film production company active during the silent era. Founded in 1897 by the cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth, it was based at Walton Studios west of London.
Her Son is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Mercy Hatton. It was based on the 1907 novel Her Son by Horace Annesley Vachell.
The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1916 British silent thriller film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Fred Wright, Marguerite Blanche and Gerald Lawrence. It is an adaptation of the 1902 novel of the same title by Arnold Bennett.
The Man Who Stayed at Home is a 1915 British silent thriller film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Dennis Eadie, Violet Hopson and Alma Taylor. It is based on the play by Lechmere Worrall and J. E. Harold Terry.
Sweet Lavender is a 1915 British silent romance film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Chrissie White and Alma Taylor. It is based on the 1888 play Sweet Lavender by Arthur Wing Pinero.
Sowing the Wind is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. It is based on the play Sowing the Wind by Sydney Grundy.
Molly Bawn is an 1878 novel by the Irish writer Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. In 1916 it was adapted into a silent film of the same title starring Alma Taylor. The novel is the origin of the expression "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
The American Heiress is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Violet Hopson and Stewart Rome.
The Heart of Midlothian is a 1914 British silent historical film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Flora Morris, Violet Hopson and Alma Taylor. It is an adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's 1818 novel The Heart of Midlothian.
Alec Worcester (1887–1952) was a British stage and silent film actor. He played the lead role opposite Alma Taylor in The Cloister and the Hearth and was the lead in fifty shorts. He was married to the actress Violet Hopson until their divorce in 1919.
The Nightbirds of London is a 1915 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Stewart Rome, Chrissie White and Violet Hopson. It was based on a play by George R. Sims.
The Cobweb is a 1917 British silent thriller film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. A millionaire mistakenly believes that he has murdered his Mexican wife. It is based on the play The Cobweb by Naunton Davies and Leon M. Lion.
Iris is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. It is based on the 1901 play Iris by Arthur Wing Pinero.
When Greek Meets Greek is a 1922 British silent comedy film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Lilian Douglas. It was adapted to film from Paul Trent's novel of the same name.
The Marriage of William Ashe is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel The Marriage of William Ashe by Mary Augusta Ward.
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