Milton Rosmer
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Milton Rosmer was a British actor
, film director
and screenwriter
. He was born in Southport
, Lancashire
on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
and continued to act in film and television until 1956. In 1926 he directed his first film The Woman Juror
and went on to direct another sixteen films between 1926 and 1938. He died in Chesham
, Buckinghamshire
in 1971.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
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:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He was born in Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
The 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...
and continued to act in film and television until 1956. In 1926 he directed his first film The Woman Juror
The Woman Juror
The Woman Juror is a 1926 British silent era drama film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Charles Ashton , Alexander Field and Frank Vosper....
and went on to direct another sixteen films between 1926 and 1938. He died in Chesham
Chesham
Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 11 miles south-east of the county town of Aylesbury. Chesham is also a civil parish designated a town council within Chiltern district. It is situated in the Chess Valley and surrounded by farmland, as well as...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
in 1971.
Partial filmography
Actor- Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916)
- Lady Windermere's FanLady Windermere's Fan (1916 film)Lady Windermere's Fan is a 1916 British silent comedy film directed by Fred Paul and starring Milton Rosmer, Netta Westcott and Nigel Playfair...
(1916) - Little Women (1917)
- The Chinese PuzzleThe Chinese Puzzle (1919 film)The Chinese Puzzle is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Leon M. Lion, Lilian Braithwaite and Milton Rosmer. It was an adaptation of the play The Chinese Puzzle written by Lion and Frances Barclay.-Cast:* Leon M...
(1919) - Colonel NewcomeColonel Newcome (film)Colonel Newcome is a 1920 British silent historical drama film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Milton Rosmer, Joyce Carey and Temple Bell. It was based on the novel The Newcomes by William Makepeace Thackeray.-Cast:* Milton Rosmer - B...
(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) - 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) - DemosDemos (film)Demos is a 1921 silent British drama film directed by Denison Clift. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Milton Rosmer as Richard Mortimer* Evelyn Brent as Emma Vine* Warwick Ward as Willis Rodman* Bettina Campbell as Adela Waltham...
(1921) - General John ReganGeneral John Regan (1921 film)General John Regan is a 1921 British comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart and Ward McAllister. It is based on the play General John Regan by George A. Birmingham.-Cast:* Milton Rosmer - Doctor O'Grady...
(1921) - Belphegor the MountebankBelphegor the Mountebank (1921 film)Belphegor the Mountebank is a 1921 British silent film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Milton Rosmer, Kathleen Vaughan and Warwick Ward. It is based on the play Belphegor, the mountebank : or, Woman's constancy from the 1850s by Charles Webb...
(1921) - A Woman of No ImportanceA Woman of No Importance (film)A Woman of No Importance is a 1921 British drama film directed by Denison Clift. It is based on the play A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde. -Cast:*Fay Compton as Rachel Arbuthnot*Milton Rosmer as Lord Illingworth...
(1921) - The Pointing Finger (1922)
- David Garrick (1922)
- A Gamble with HeartsA Gamble with HeartsA Gamble with Hearts is a 1923 British silent crime film produced by Master Films, directed by Edwin J. Collins and starring Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart and Olaf Hytten...
(1923) - The Passionate FriendsThe Passionate Friends (1923 film)The Passionate Friends is a 1923 British romantic drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Milton Rosmer, Valia and Fred Raynham. It is based on the H.G...
(1923) - La donna e l'uomo (1923)
- Shadow of EgyptShadow of EgyptShadow of Egypt is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Alma Taylor and Milton Rosmer. A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a myserious curse.The film was shot on location around...
(1924) - High Treason (1929)
- The W PlanThe W PlanThe W Plan is a British spy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Brian Aherne, Madeleine Carroll, Austin Trevor, George Merritt, and Milton Rosmer. -External links:**...
(1930) - Channel CrossingChannel CrossingChannel Crossing is a 1933 British crime film and starring Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce.-Cast:* Matheson Lang - Jacob Van Eeden* Constance Cummings - Marion Slade...
(1933) - Grand PrixGrand Prix (1934 film)Grand Prix is a 1934 British sports drama film written and directed by St. John Legh Clowes and starring John Stuart, Gillian Sande, Milton Rosmer and Peter Gawthorne. A racing car driver accidentally kills his fiancee's father.-Cast:...
(1934) - The Phantom LightThe Phantom LightThe Phantom Light is a 1935 British Thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Binnie Hale, Gordon Harker, Milton Rosmer and Herbert Lomas. Criminals pose as ghosts to scare a lighthouse keeper on the Welsh coast, in attempt to distract him....
(1935) - South RidingSouth Riding (film)South Riding is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd. A squire becomes involved in local politics. It is based on the novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby...
(1938) - Let's Be Famous (1939)
- Goodbye, Mr. ChipsGoodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton. It was directed by Sam Wood, and starred Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, and Paul Henreid. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West and Eric...
(1939) - The Lion Has WingsThe Lion Has WingsThe Lion Has Wings is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda, war film. The film was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell...
(1940) - The Stars Look DownThe Stars Look Down (film)The Stars Look Down is a 1940 British film based on A. J. Cronin's novel of the same title, initially published in 1935, which chronicles various injustices in a mining community in North East England. The film, co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, stars Michael Redgrave as Davey...
(1940) - Return to YesterdayReturn to YesterdayReturn to Yesterday is a 1940 British drama film directed by Robert Stevenson. It stars Clive Brook and Anna Lee. It was based on the play Goodness How Sad! by Robert Morley.-Cast:* Clive Brook as Robert Maine* Anna Lee as Carol Sands...
(1940) - Atlantic FerryAtlantic FerryAtlantic Ferry is a 1941 British film starring Michael Redgrave and Valerie Hobson. It was made at Teddington Studios...
(1941) - FriedaFrieda (film)Frieda is a 1947 British film, directed by Basil Dearden, screenplay by Angus MacPhail and Ronald Millar and was produced by Michael Balcon. Frieda is a German woman who helps an English airman, Robert , to escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp in April 1945...
(1947) - The End of the RiverThe End of the RiverThe End of the River is a British film made in Brazil about a South American Indian boy who leaves the jungle to the city, where he is accused of murder. It was directed by Derek Twist and written by Wolfgang Wilhelm, based on a novel by Desmond Holdridge...
(1947) - Fame is the SpurFame is the Spur (film)Fame is the Spur is a 1947 British drama film directed by Roy Boulting. It stars Michael Redgrave, Rosamund John, Bernard Miles, David Tomlinson, Maurice Denham and Kenneth Griffith. A British politician rises to power, abandoning on the way his radical views for more conservative ones...
(1947) - Who Killed Van Loon? (1948)
- DaybreakDaybreak (1948 film)Daybreak is a 1948 British film noir drama film, directed by Compton Bennett and starring Eric Portman, Ann Todd and Maxwell Reed. A sombre, bleak film, Daybreak was filmed in 1946, but ran into trouble with the BBFC, resulting in a delay of almost two years before its release...
(1948) - The Monkey's PawThe Monkey's Paw"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902.The story is based on the famous "setup" in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an...
(1948) - The Small Back RoomThe Small Back RoomThe Small Back Room is a film by the British producer-writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar and Kathleen Byron and featuring Jack Hawkins and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin...
(1949) - John WesleyJohn Wesley (film)John Wesley is a 1954 British historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Leonard Sachs, Neil Heayes and Keith Pyott. It depicts the life of the father of Methodism, John Wesley, and his life.-Cast:* Leonard Sachs ... John Wesley...
(1954)