Viola Compton
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Viola Compton was a British film actress. She was the sister of the writer Compton MacKenzie
and the actor Francis Compton
.
Compton Mackenzie
Sir Compton Mackenzie, OBE was a writer and a Scottish nationalist.-Background:Compton Mackenzie was born in West Hartlepool, England, into a theatrical family of Mackenzies, but many of whose members used Compton as their stage surname, starting with his grandfather Henry Compton, a well-known...
and the actor Francis Compton
Francis Compton
Francis Compton D.C.L was an English lawyer and Conservative Party politician.Compton was the son of Henry Combe Compton M.P. of Minstead Manor House, Lyndhurst, Hants and his wife Charlotte Mills. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford and became a Fellow of All Souls. He was called to the...
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Selected filmography
- Polly of the CircusPolly of the Circus (1917 film)Polly of the Circus is a 1917 silent film drama notable as the first film produced by Samuel Goldwyn after founding his studio Goldwyn Pictures. This film starred Mae Marsh, usually an actress for D.W. Griffith, but now under contract to Goldwyn for a series of films. The film was based on a 1907...
(1917) - Compromising DaphneCompromising DaphneCompromising Daphne is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Jean Colin, Phyllis Konstam, C.M. Hallard and Viola Compton. It was also released as Compromised! and was based on a play by Edith Fitzgerald.-Cast:...
(1930) - Third Time Lucky (1931)
- Looking on the Bright SideLooking on the Bright SideLooking on The Bright Side is a British comedy musical film made at Ealing Studios. It was directed by Graham Cutts and Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Richard Dolman, and Betty Shale.-Plot summary:...
(1932) - The Medicine ManThe Medicine Man (1933 film)The Medicine Man is a British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Pat Paterson, and Ben Welden. A young man impersonates a doctor.-Cast:* Claud Allister as Hon. Freddie Wiltshire...
(1933) - The ShadowThe Shadow (1933 film)The Shadow is a 1933 British film directed by George A. Cooper.-Cast:* Henry Kendall as Reggie Ogden* Elizabeth Allan as Sonia Bryant* Felix Aylmer as Sir Richard Bryant* Jeanne Stuart as Moya Silverton* Cyril Raymond as Silverton...
(1933) - Excess BaggageExcess Baggage (1933 film)Excess Baggage is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Claud Allister, Frank Pettingell, Sydney Fairbrother, René Ray, Gerald Rawlinson and Viola Compton. A British army Colonel mistakenly thinks he has killed his superior officer while hunting own a ghost...
(1933) - Dark WorldDark World (1935 film)Dark World is a British film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Tamara Desni, Leon Quartermaine, and Googie Withers. The film, released by Fox Film Corporation, is now considered a lost film.-Cast:* Tamara Desni as Birgitta...
(1935) - Servants AllServants AllSevants All is a 1936 British short comedy film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Robb Wilton, Eve Lister and Cyril Cusack. A group of servants switch places with the aristocrats they work for.-Cast:* Robb Wilton ... Watkins* Eve Lister ... Pricilla...
(1936) - Happy Days Are Here AgainHappy Days Are Here Again (film)Happy Days Are Here Again is a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Norman Lee and starring Renee Houston, Billie Houston and Shirley Houston. A pair of sisters have ambitions to take to the stage when they realise they're parents act is finished. It was also known as Stage Folk and Variety...
(1936) - Man in the MirrorMan in the Mirror (film)Man in the Mirror is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Edward Everett Horton, Genevieve Tobin and Ursula Jeans. A withdrawn, mild mannered man is surprised when his reflection in the mirror comes to life. The reflection then begins to live the wild life that the man...
(1936) - The Last JourneyThe Last JourneyThe Last Journey is a 1936 British B-movie. The movie was directed by Bernard Vorhaus.-Synopsis:A train driver on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having an affair with his wife. The driver intends to kill himself and his passengers by crashing the train...
(1936) - Find the Lady (1936)