| The Murdoch Trial | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Trimble |
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Production company | Florence Turner Productions |
| Distributed by | Hepworth Pictures |
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Running time | 4 reels |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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The Murdoch Trial is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Frank Tennant and Richard Norton. [1] It was shot at Walton Studios.
Florence Turner was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.
Laurence Norwood Trimble was an American silent film director, writer and actor. Trimble began his film career directing Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, the first canine to have a leading role in motion pictures. He made his acting debut in the 1910 silent Saved by the Flag, directed scores of films for Vitagraph and other studios, and became head of production for Florence Turner's independent film company in England (1913–1916). Trimble was most widely known for his four films starring Strongheart, a German Shepherd dog he discovered and trained that became the first major canine film star. After he left filmmaking he trained animals exclusively, particularly guide dogs for the blind.
Jean, also known as the Vitagraph Dog (1902–1916), was a female collie that starred in silent films. Owned and guided by director Laurence Trimble, she was the first canine to have a leading role in motion pictures. Jean was with Vitagraph Studios from 1909, and in 1913 went with Trimble to England to work with Florence Turner in her own independent film company.
John Richard Brinsley Norton, 5th Baron Grantley, FSA, FRNS, was a British peer from an English landowning family. He became known also as an antiquary and a numismatist.
Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1915 British silent drama film produced and directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards and Malcolm Cherry. Trimble also adapted Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel for the screen. Far from the Madding Crowd is a lost film.
Frank Tennant was a British stage and screen actor
Little Women is a 1917 British silent historical drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Daisy Burrell, Mary Lincoln and Minna Grey. It was the first film adaptation of the 1868-69 two-volume American novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. It is now considered a lost film.
Daisy Doodad's Dial is a 1914 silent British comedy film, directed by Florence Turner, who also starred in the film alongside Laurence Trimble.
Jean the Match-Maker is a surviving short silent film directed by Laurence Trimble, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and starring their canine star Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. Co-starring are the Vitagraph Girl Florence Turner and early stars Mary Fuller, Charles Kent and Ralph Ince.
My Old Dutch is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring May McAvoy and Pat O'Malley. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Trimble had directed a 1915 British version of My Old Dutch that was also released by Universal.
My Old Dutch is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Albert Chevalier and Florence Turner. A film version of Chevalier's internationally renowned song, it was seen by millions in Great Britain during the First World War and was also a success in the United States.
Lost and Won is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards and Edward Lingard.
The Last September is a 1999 British drama film directed by Deborah Warner and produced by Yvonne Thunder from a screenplay by John Banville. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Bowen. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant and Lambert Wilson. It was filmed in Dowth Hall, County Meath along the banks of the River Boyne.
Shopgirls is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Sidney Sinclair and Richard Steele.
The Shepherd Lassie of Argyle is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Rex Davis and Hector Dion.
For Her People is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Rex Davis and Franklyn Bellamy.
Grim Justice is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards, Malcolm Cherry.
Jean Rescues is a 1911 silent film short directed by Laurence Trimble, starring Florence Turner and Trimble's dog Jean. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company. This film survives in 35mm in the Library of Congress.
Sally in Our Alley is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Hilda Trevelyan, Reginald Owen and Mary Dibley. It takes its name from the traditional British song.
A Place in the Sun is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Reginald Owen, Marguerite Blanche and Malcolm Cherry. In 1919 it was released in the United States by the Triangle Film Corporation.
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