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Little Dorrit (1920)
Character: Old Bob
A jailed debtor refuses to marry an heiress until she loses her fortune and he gains another. A roughly 20-minute condensation of the original British production survives.
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Kipps (1921)
Character: Old Gentleman
Sacked clerk inherits £3000 a year and struggles when thrust into high society.
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Widecombe Fair (1928)
Character: The Landlord
'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The Bondman (1929)
Character: Adam Fairbrother
The story of two half-brothers, Jason and Michael, who travel between Iceland and the Isle of Man experiencing political revolutions, natural disasters, and personal upheavals. The plot is loosely based on the Biblical story of Jacob and Esau.
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Maria Marten (1928)
Character: William Giles
1820. A squire kills his pregnant mistress to marry a heiress but is exposed by his mother's dream.
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The Woman Tempted (1927)
Character: N/A
A young woman murders another woman whose behaviour drove her fiancé to suicide.
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Class and No Class (1921)
Character: Jeremy Russell
A rich coster's daughter loves a steward who is blamed for killing a blackmailing tramp.
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The Kinsman (1919)
Character: Dr. Sprott
A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.
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Naughty Husbands (1930)
Character: Policeman
'Convict dreams he runs marriage agency and tries to supply wife for man already married.' (British Film Catalogue)
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In the Blood (1924)
Character: Stoney Isaac
A woman frames her stepson for theft and he takes the place of his father's drugged champion and wins a boxing match.
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Nets of Destiny (1924)
Character: Captain Menzies
A son tries to overturn the disgrace of his father, who committed suicide.
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Quinneys (1927)
Character: Dealer
'Antique dealer's daughter loves foreman who makes fakes for ex-partner.' (British Film Catalogue)
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Nelson (1918)
Character: N/A
Lord Nelson's life, loves and death.
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High Treason (1929)
Character: James Groves
The year is 1940 and tension is growing between the empires of United Europe and the Atlantic States. A bloody border incident puts both sides on high alert.
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Nell Gwyn (1926)
Character: Toby Clinker
An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.
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Sweeney Todd (1928)
Character: Simon Podge
A man dreams he is the 'demon barber' who cuts sailors' throats for jewels and uses the corpses for pies.
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A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)
Character: Customer (uncredited)
A jealous barber's assistant becomes enraged by the attentions the manicurist he's obsessed with and a repeat customer pay to one another.
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Shooting Stars (1928)
Character: Lighting Man
The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.
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Chu-Chin-Chow (1924)
Character: Ali Baba
In Baghdad a girl escapes from a robber sheikh and thwarts a plot to rob a merchant.
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Tiptoes (1927)
Character: N/A
A silent film version of the Gershwin stage musical
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