Sinclair Hill
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Sinclair Hill was a British film director
and screenwriter
. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an O.B.E for his services to film.
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
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. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an O.B.E for his services to film.
Selected filmography
- The ExperimentThe Experiment (1922 film)The Experiment is a 1922 silent British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Evelyn Brent. The film is considered to be lost.- Cast :* Evelyn Brent as Doris Fielding* Clive Brook as Vivian Caryll* Templar Powell as Maj. Maurice Brandon...
(1922) - The Secret KingdomThe Secret Kingdom (film)The Secret Kingdom is a 1925 British silent fantasy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Stella Arbenina and Eric Bransby Williams. It is an adaptation of the novel The Hidden Fire by Bertram Atkey...
(1925) - The Chinese BungalowThe Chinese Bungalow (1926 film)The Chinese Bungalow is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Genevieve Townsend and Juliette Compton. It was based on the play The Chinese Bungalow which was adapted for further films in 1930 and 1940....
(1926) - The King's HighwayThe King's HighwayThe King's Highway is a 1927 British romantic adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring James Carew, Gerald Ames, Matheson Lang and Joan Lockton...
(1927) - 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) - The Guns of LoosThe Guns of LoosThe Guns of Loos is a silent British war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes.-Plot:A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire....
(1928) - Greek StreetGreek StreetGreek Street is a street in Soho, London, leading south from Soho Square to Shaftesbury Avenue. The street is famous for its restaurants and cosmopolitan nature.-History:...
(1930) - Dark Red Roses (1930)
- Such Is the LawSuch Is the Law (1930 film)Such Is the Law is a 1930 British film directed by Sinclair Hill.- Cast :*Kate Cutler as Mother*Frances Day as Wife*Maud Gill as Aunt's Maid*Carl Harbord as Vivian Fairfax*Gibb McLaughlin as Valet*Nancy Price as Aunt*Miriam Seegar as Other Woman*C...
(1930) - The Great Gay RoadThe Great Gay Road (1931 film)The Great Gay Road is a 1931 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Stewart Rome, Frank Stanmore and Kate Cutler.It was adapted from the 1910 novel The Great Gay Road by Tom Gallon which had previously been made in a silent film The Great Gay Road in 1920...
(1931) - Other People's Sins (1931)
- A Gentleman of ParisA Gentleman of Paris (1931 film)A Gentleman of Paris is a 1931 crime drama film directed by Sinclair Hill, based on the story "His Honour, the Judge" by Niranjan Pal.- Cast :* Arthur Wontner as Judge Le Fevre* Vanda Gréville as Paulette Gerrard* Hugh Williams as Gaston Gerrard...
(1931) - The First Mrs. Fraser (1932)
- The Man from TorontoThe Man from TorontoThe Man from Toronto is a 1933 British romance film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Jessie Matthews, Ian Hunter, Kathleen Harrison and Herbert Lomas. After an inheiritance is left to them if they marry an Englishwoman and a Canadian must meet for the first time to investigate the other -...
(1933) - Britannia of BillingsgateBritannia of BillingsgateBritannia of Billingsgate is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Violet Loraine, Gordon Harker, Kay Hammond and John Mills. A family who work in the fish trade at Billingsgate Market encounter a film crew who are shooting there...
(1933) - My Old Dutch (1934)
- Hyde Park CornerHyde Park Corner (film)Hyde Park Corner is a 1935 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Gordon Harker, Binnie Hale, Henry Tate and Robert Holmes. Harker portrays a policeman investigating a crime in 1930s London, which proves to have its origins in the 1780s. The film takes its name from Hyde Park...
(1935) - The CardinalThe CardinalThe Cardinal is a 1963 film which was produced independently and directed by Otto Preminger, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay was written by Robert Dozier, based on the novel by Henry Morton Robinson....
(1936) - The Gay Adventure (1936)
- Take a Chance (1937)
- Command PerformanceCommand Performance (1937 film)Command Performance is a 1937 British drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Arthur Tracy, Lilli Palmer and Mark Daly. It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens.-Cast:* Arthur Tracy - Street Singer* Lilli Palmer - Susan* Mark Daly - Joe...
(1937) - Midnight MenaceMidnight MenaceMidnight Menace is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Charles Farrell, Margaret Vyner, Fritz Kortner and Danny Green. An international arms manufacturing firm plans to start a war in Europe by bombing London. It was released in the United States as Bombs Over London...
(1937) - Follow Your Star (1938)