A.V. Bramble
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Albert Victor Bramble was a British actor and film director
. Bramble was born in Portsmouth
, England
in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films. He died on May 17, 1963.
Actor
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Bramble was born in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films. He died on May 17, 1963.
Filmography
Director- Jimmy (1916)
- Fatal Fingers (1916)
- When Paris Sleeps (1917)
- Profit and the Loss (1917)
- The Laughing CavalierThe Laughing Cavalier (film)The Laughing Cavalier is a 1917 British silent adventure film directed by A.V. Bramble and Eliot Stannard and starring Mercy Hatton, Edward O'Neill and George Bellamy. It is an adaptation of the novel The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Emmuska Orczy....
(1917) - Bonnie MaryBonnie MaryBonnie Mary is a 1918 British silent romance film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Miriam Ferris, Lionel Belcher and Arthur M. Cullin. Two fueding Scottish families are united when their children fall in love.-Cast:* Miriam Ferris - Mary Douglas...
(1918) - The Single Man (1918)
- Her Cross (1919)
- A Smart SetA Smart SetA Smart Set is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Concordia Merrill, Arthur M. Cullin and Judd Green.-Cast:* Concordia Merrill ... Pauline* Arthur M. Cullin ... Sir Philip Trevor* Neville Percy ... Neville Temple...
(1919) - Heart and Soul (1919)
- Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights (1920 film)Wuthering Heights is a 1920 British drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Milton Rosmer, Colette Brettel and Warwick Ward. It is an adaptation of then novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.-Cast:* Milton Rosmer - Heathcliff...
(1920) - Torn SailsTorn SailsTorn Sails is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Milton Rosmer, Mary Odette and Geoffrey Kerr. It was based on the 1897 novel Torn Sails by Allen Raine...
(1920) - Mr. Gilfil's Love Story (1920)
- Her BennyHer BennyHer Benny is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Sydney Wood, Babs Reynolds and Charles Buckmaster. It was adapted from a novel by Silas Hocking. It follows a young boy from Liverpool as he grows up in a harsh environment.-Cast:* Sydney Wood ... Benny, as a...
(1920) - The Will (1921)
- The Prince and the Beggarmaid
- The RottersThe RottersThe Rotters is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Joe Nightingale, Sydney Fairbrother and Sidney Paxton. It was based on a play by H.F...
(1921) - The Old Country (1921)
- The Bachelor's Club (1921)
- The Little Mother (1922)
- ShirleyShirley (film)Shirley is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Carlotta Breese, Clive Brook, Elizabeth Irving and Mabel Terry-Lewis. It is based on the 1849 novel Shirley by Charlotte Brontë.-Cast:* Carlotta Breese as Shirley...
(1922) - The CardThe Card (1922 film)The Card is a 1922 British comedy film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Laddie Cliff, Hilda Cowley and Joan Barry. It is an adaptation of the novel The Card by Arnold Bennett.-Cast:* Laddie Cliff - Denry Machin* Hilda Cowley - Ruth Earp...
(1922) - Zeebrugge (1924)
- Bodiam Castle and Eric the Slender (1926)
- The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
- Shooting StarsShooting Stars (film)Shooting Stars is a 1927 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Annette Benson, Brian Aherne and Wally Patch. It was Asquith's first film.The novelisation of the film was written by the popular novelist E. Charles Vivian....
(1928) - Chick (1928)
- A Lucky Sweep (1932)
- The Veteran of WaterlooThe Veteran of WaterlooThe Veteran of Waterloo is a 1933 British short drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Jerrold Robertshaw, Roger Livesey and Joan Kemp-Welch. An old soldier recounts his participation in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo...
(1933, short) - Mrs. Dane's DefenceMrs. Dane's Defence (1933 film)Mrs. Dane's Defence is a 1933 British drama film directed by A.V. Bramble and starring Joan Barry, Basil Gill and Francis James. It was an adaptation of the 1900 play Mrs Dane's Defence by Henry Arthur Jones.-Cast:* Joan Barry - Mrs Dane...
(1933)
Actor
- The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914)
- The Idol of Paris (1914)
- The Courage of a Coward (1914)
- Her Luck in LondonHer Luck in LondonHer Luck in London is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A.V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play of the same name by Charles Darrell. A naive country girl heads to London where she is corrupted.-Cast:* A.V. Bramble - Honourable...
(1914) - The Suicide ClubThe Suicide Club (1914 film)The Suicide Club is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Montagu Love, Elisabeth Risdon and Fred Groves. It was based on a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson.-Partial cast:* Montagu Love - Prince Florizel...
(1914) - Wild Oats (1915)
- The World's DesireThe World's DesireThe World's Desire is a classic fantasy novel first published in 1890 and written by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fortieth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in January, 1972.The...
(1915) - There's Good in EveryoneThere's Good in EveryoneThere's Good in Everyone is a 1915 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A.V. Bramble.-Cast:* Elisabeth Risdon - Beatrice Maybrook* Fred Groves - Hon. Reginald* A.V. Bramble - Marquis...
(1915) - The Mystery of a Hansom CabThe Mystery of a Hansom CabThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab is a mystery fiction novel by English writer Fergus Hume. The book was first published in Australia in 1886. Set in Melbourne, the story focuses on the investigation of a homicide involving a body discovered in a hansom cab, as well as an exploration into the social...
(1915) - ShadowsShadows (film)Shadows, a docufiction, is an improvisation inspired film about interracial relations during the Beat Generation years in New York City, and was written and directed by John Cassavetes. The film stars Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd, and Anthony Ray . Many film scholars consider Shadows...
(1915) - MotherhoodMotherhood (film)Motherhood is a 2009 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann and starring Uma Thurman.-Plot:In New York's West Village, a mother's dilemmas of marriage, work, and self are shown in the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day.-Cast:* Uma Thurman as Eliza Welsh,...
(1915) - Midshipman EasyMidshipman EasyMidshipman Easy is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Carol Reed and starring Hughie Green, Margaret Lockwood and Harry Tate. A young man runs away from home, joins the navy and goes to sea in the 1790s. He rescues a captive woman from a Spanish ship and battles pirates and smugglers...
(1915) - Honeymoon for ThreeHoneymoon for ThreeHoneymoon for Three is a 1915 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey.-Cast:* Charles Hawtrey as Prince Ferdinand* Elisabeth Risdon as Molly Van Dam* Fred Groves as Cornelius V. Van Dam* A. V. Bramble as Duke of Monte Casa...
(1915) - HomeHome (film)Home is a paranoid, darkly comic, hour-long television film made by the BBC and directed by Richard Curson Smith. He adapted it from a short story by J. G. Ballard in 2003. The plot follows a middle class man who chooses to abandon the outside world and restrict himself to not leaving his house,...
(1915) - Her Nameless ChildHer Nameless ChildHer Nameless Child is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by A.V. Bramble, Fred Groves and M. Gray Murray. It was based on a play by Madge Duckworth.-Cast:* A.V. Bramble - Lord Harry Woodville* Fred Groves - Arthur Ford...
(1915) - From Shopgirl to DuchessFrom Shopgirl to DuchessFrom Shopgirl to Duchess is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring A.V. Bramble, Gertrude Evans and Fred Groves.-Cast:* A.V. Bramble - Gilbert Spate* Gertrude Evans - Lady Delamere* Fred Groves - Duke of St. Baynum* M...
(1915) - At the Torrent's Mercy (1915)
- Another Man's Wife (1915)
- Florence Nightingale (1915)
- Jimmy (1916)
- Fatal Fingers (1916)
- A Soldier and a Man (1916)
- When Paris Sleeps (1917)
- Nearer My God to Thee (1917)
- Broken ThreadsBroken ThreadsBroken Threads is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and A.V. Bramble.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Jack Desmond* Chrissie White - Helen Desmond* A.V. Bramble - Pierre* Harry Gilbey - Murray...
(1917) - The Cost of a Kiss (1917)
- The Laughing CavalierThe Laughing Cavalier (film)The Laughing Cavalier is a 1917 British silent adventure film directed by A.V. Bramble and Eliot Stannard and starring Mercy Hatton, Edward O'Neill and George Bellamy. It is an adaptation of the novel The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Emmuska Orczy....
(1917) - Towards the LightTowards the Light (film)Towards the Light is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and A.V. Bramble.-Cast:* Henry Edwards - Surly* Chrissie White - Annie Wilton* A.V. Bramble - Convict* Marsh Allen - Rex Richards...
(1918) - The Touch of a Child (1918)
- The Message (1918)
- The Hanging JudgeThe Hanging Judge (film)The Hanging Judge is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Hamilton Stewart. The son of a notorious judge is put on trial for murder. It was based on a play by Tom Gallon and Leon M...
(1918) - BecketBecket (1923 film)Becket is a 1923 British drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Frank R. Benson, A.V. Bramble and Bertram Burleigh. It is based on the play by Alfred Tennyson. It depicts the fatal disagreement between Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas a Becket.-Cast:* Frank R. Benson -...
(1923) - The Rolling RoadThe Rolling RoadThe Rolling Road is a 1927 British drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Flora le Breton, Clifford Heatherley and A.V. Bramble. A young woman in a Cornish fishing village has to choose between various suitors.-Cast:...
(1928) - Outcast of the IslandsOutcast of the IslandsOutcast of the Islands is a 1951 film directed by Carol Reed based on by Joseph Conrad's novel An Outcast of the Islands. The film features Robert Morley, Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, and Wendy Hiller....
(1952)