Humberston Wright
Encyclopedia
Humbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.
Selected filmography
- ThelmaThelma (1918 film)Thelma is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by A.E. Coleby, Arthur Rooke and starring Malvina Longfellow, Arthur Rooke and Maud Yates...
(1918) - God's ClayGod's Clay (1919 film)God's Clay is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Janet Alexander, Humberston Wright and Maud Yates. A respectable woman's position in society is threatened by a blackmailer. It is an adaptation of the novel God's Clay by Claude Askew and Alice Askew...
(1919) - The Garden of ResurrectionThe Garden of ResurrectionThe Garden of Resurrection is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Guy Newall, Ivy Duke and Franklin Dyall. It was adapted from the 1911 novel The Garden of Resurrection by E...
(1919) - Henry, King of NavarreHenry, King of NavarreHenry, King of Navarre is a 1924 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Gladys Jennings and Henry Victor. It was based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas.-Cast:* Matheson Lang as Henry...
(1924) - Greywater Park (1924)
- Cragmire Tower (1924)
- The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924)
- The Squire of Long HadleyThe Squire of Long HadleyThe Squire of Long Hadley is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Marjorie Hume, Brian Aherne and G.H. Mulcaster It was adapted from a novel by E. Newton Bungay and was also known under the alternative title of Romance of Riches...
(1925) - The Flag LieutenantThe Flag Lieutenant (1926 film)The Flag Lieutenant is a 1926 British war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Henry Edwards, Lilian Oldland and Dorothy Seacombe. It is based on the play The Flag Lieutenant by W.P. Drury...
(1926) - London LoveLondon LoveLondon Love is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Fay Compton, John Stuart and Miles Mander. Ir was an adaptation of the novel Whirlpool by Arthur Applin...
(1926) - Safety FirstSafety FirstSafety First is a 1926 British silent comedy film directed by Fred Paul and starring Brian Aherne, Queenie Thomas and Mary Brough. It was based on a novel by Margot Neville.-Cast:* Brian Aherne - Hippocrates Rayne* Queenie Thomas - Nanda Macdonald...
(1926) - Hindle WakesHindle Wakes (1927 film)Hindle Wakes is a 1927 British silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film is adapted from Stanley Houghton's 1912 stage play of the same name, and reunites Brody and Stuart following their hugely popular pairing in the previous year's...
(1927) - Roses of PicardyRoses of PicardyRoses of Picardy is a wartime ballad written by lyricist Frederick Weatherly while he was an army officer in 1916. Set to music by Haydn Wood, it was one of the most famous songs from World War I....
(1927) - A Sister to Assist 'ErA Sister to Assist 'Er (1927 film)A Sister to Assist 'Er is a 1927 British silent comedy film directed by George Dewhurst and starring Mary Brough, Polly Emery and Humberston Wright. It was based on the play A Sister to Assist 'Er by John le Breton.-Cast:* Mary Brough ... Mrs. May...
(1927) - The Flight Commander (1927)
- The ArcadiansThe Arcadians (film)The Arcadians is a 1927 British comedy film directed by Victor Saville and starring Ben Blue, Jeanne De Casalis and Vesta Sylva. It is an adaptation of the musical The Arcadians. It is considered a lost film and is on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of missing films.-Cast:* Ben Blue - Simplicitas...
(1927) - The PhysicianThe Physician (film)The Physician is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Miles Mander, Elga Brink and Ian Hunter. A former alcoholic tries to lead a crusade against drink, but is himself repeatedly tempted by alcohol. It was based on a play by Henry Arthur Jones.-Cast:* Miles Mander...
(1928) - BoadiceaBoadicea (film)Boadicea is a 1928 British historical film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Lillian Hall-Davis and Clifford McLaglen...
(1928) - What Money Can BuyWhat Money Can BuyWhat Money Can Buy is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Madeleine Carroll, Humberston Wright and John Longden...
(1928) - Mademoiselle from ArmentieresMademoiselle from Armentieres (film)Mademoiselle from Armentieres is a 1926 British World War I silent film drama, directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody and John Stuart. The film was Elvey's first collaboration with producer Victor Saville.-Plot:...
(1928) - Master and ManMaster and Man (1929 film)Master and Man is a 1929 British drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Humberston Wright, Henri De Vries and Maurice Braddell. A manager of a motor works is sacked for being too old, leading him into a bitter dispute with his former employer. It was based on a play by Henry...
(1929) - The Glad Eye (1929)
- High Treason (1929)
- WaterlooWaterloo (1929 film)Waterloo is a 1929 German war film directed by Karl Grune and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Charles Vanel and Otto Gebühr. It depicts the Allied forces victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.-Cast:...
(1929) - White Cargo (1929)
- Sailors Don't CareSailors Don't Care (1929 film)Sailors Don't Care is a 1929 British silent comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Estelle Brody, John Stuart and Alf Goddard. It is based on a novel by Austin Small.-Cast:* Estelle Brody - Jenny Melrose* John Stuart - Slinger Woods...
(1929) - Alf's Button (1930)
- Down RiverDown RiverDown River is a 1931 British crime film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Laughton, Jane Baxter and Harold Huth.-Plot:A man smuggling drugs up the River Thames is caught when a newspaper reporter pursues him.-Cast:...
(1931) - The Marriage BondThe Marriage Bond (1932 film)The Marriage Bond is a 1932 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Newcomb, Guy Newall and Stewart Rome. A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is...
(1932) - Lloyd of the C.I.D. (1932)
- Congress DancesCongress DancesCongress Dances is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Erik Charell and starring Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt and Henri Garat. It was an English-language version of the German film Der Kongreß tanzt. A separate French-language version Le congrès s'amuse was also made...
(1932) - CommissionaireCommissionaire (film)Commissionaire is a 1933 British crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst and starring Sam Livesey, Barry Livesey and George Carney.-Cast:* Sam Livesey - Sergeant George Brown* Barry Livesey - Tom Brown* George Carney - Sergeant Ted Seymour...
(1933) - The House of TrentThe House of TrentThe House of Trent is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. A doctor faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies while he is making love to a press magnate's daughter. It was also...
(1933) - Strictly Illegal (1935)
- In a Monastery Garden (1935)
- Young and InnocentYoung and InnocentYoung and Innocent is a 1937 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney and John Longden...
(1937) - Escape Dangerous (1947)