Syd Crossley
Encyclopedia
Syd Crossley was an English film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1925
and 1942
.
He was born in London
, England
and died in Troon
, Scotland
. 6 ft 2 ins Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian.
1925 in film
-Events:*November 5: The Big Parade holds its Grand Premier*December 30: premier of Ben-Hur the most expensive silent film ever made costing 4-6 million dollars -Top grossing films :...
and 1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
.
He was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 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...
and died in Troon
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. 6 ft 2 ins Crossley began his career as a music hall comedian.
Selected filmography
- The Golden WebThe Golden WebThe Golden Web is a 1926 drama film directed by Walter Lang and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Lillian Rich - Ruth Rowan* Huntley Gordon - Roland Deane* Jay Hunt - John Rowan* Lawford Davidson - George Sisk* Boris Karloff - Dave Sinclair...
(1926) - The Blood ShipThe Blood ShipThe Blood Ship is a 1927 silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. The seventh and final reel of the film is missing.-Cast:* Hobart Bosworth as Jim Newman* Jacqueline Logan as Mary Swope Newman* Richard Arlen as John Shreve...
(1927) - The Circus KidThe Circus KidThe Circus Kid is a 1928 silent drama film directed by George B. Seitz. Although it was a silent film, it contained some talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects.-Cast:* Frankie Darro as Buddy* Poodles Hanneford as Poodles* Joe E...
(1928) - AtlanticAtlantic (1929 film)Atlantic is a British black-and-white film, directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll. Three versions were made, one in the United Kingdom, one in Germany, and one in France...
(1929) - The Fatal WarningThe Fatal WarningThe Fatal Warning is a 1929 mystery film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is considered to be a lost film, with no prints known to exist.-Cast:* Helene Costello - Dorothy Rogers* Ralph Graves - Russell Thorne* George Periolat - William Rogers...
(1929) - The Middle WatchThe Middle Watch (1930 film)The Middle Watch is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Owen Nares, Jacqueline Logan, Jack Raine and Dodo Watts...
(1930) - Just for a SongJust for a SongJust for a Song is a 1930 British musical film directed by Gareth Gundrey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Roy Royston and Constance Carpenter.-Main cast:* Lillian Hall-Davis - Norma Wentworth* Roy Royston - Jack* Constance Carpenter - Jill...
(1930) - The Bermondsey KidThe Bermondsey KidThe Bermondsey Kid is a 1933 British drama film directed by Ralph Dawson and starring Esmond Knight, Pat Peterson, Ellis Irving and Ernest Sefton...
(1933) - You Made Me Love YouYou Made Me Love You (film)You Made Me Love You is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Stanley Lupino, Thelma Todd and John Loder. The plot is a modern remorkwing of William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.-Cast:* Stanley Lupino - Tom Daly...
(1933) - The King's CupThe King's CupThe King's Cup is a 1933 British drama film directed by Alan Cobham and Robert Cullen and starring Chili Bouchier, Harry Milton and William Kendall...
(1933) - Those Were the DaysThose Were the Days (1934 film)Those were the Days is a film primarily remembered as Will Hay's first major film role. It was based on the farce The Magistrate written by playwright Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, and was the first of two Hay movies that were based Pinero's plays, the other being Dandy Dick...
(1934) - 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) - Public Nuisance No. 1Public Nuisance No. 1Public Nuisance No. 1 is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Frances Day, Arthur Riscoe and Muriel Aked. A young man goes to work as a waiter at his uncle's hotel in France.-Cast:* Frances Day - Frances Travers...
(1936) - Old Mother RileyOld Mother Riley (film)Old Mother Riley is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow and Hubert Leslie...
(1937) - 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) - Penny ParadisePenny ParadisePenny Paradise is a 1938 British comedy film, produced by Ealing Studios. It was an early directorial assignment for Carol Reed, and along with many other British productions of the era such as the same year's better-known Reed-directed Bank Holiday, is described as: "...belonging to a wider...
(1938) - Save a Little SunshineSave a Little SunshineSave a Little Sunshine is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder. After he is sacked from his job, a man buys a share in a hotel.-Production:...
(1938) - Meet Maxwell ArcherMeet Maxwell ArcherMeet Maxwell Archer is a 1940 British mystery film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring John Loder, Leueen MacGrath and Athole Stewart...
(1940)