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Maurice Elvey

Maurice Elvey

Actor, Director, Producer

Born November 11, 1887 in Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK

Died August 28, 1967

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Biography

Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home. For a time he worked as a page boy in the Hyde Park Hotel, and a lucky encounter with a wealthy American set him on the road to a career in first the theatre and then in films. It was while in New York when working as a stage producer that he saw his first film, The Flying Dutchman (1923). This made such an impression on him that when he came back to England he was determined to produce and direct films; thus began a career spanning 44 years, during which time he made over 300 feature films and innumerable shorts. Amongst the "firsts" that Maurice Elvey can claim as a director are: Gaumont's first talking film (High Treason (1929)) and the first British colour film Sons of the Sea (1939)). Carol Reed and David Lean began their distinguished careers in film by working for him, and he directed Gracie Fields in her first movie, Sally in Our Alley (1931). Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled. The three-hour film was suppressed on the eve of its release under circumstances that have still not been fully explained. The film was acclaimed by cinema historians as a milestone in film making, and it is believed that had it been released in 1918, as originally planned, it may well have changed the course of British cinema.

Maurice Elvey was married three times. His first marriage took place on 31st December 1910 to Adeline Maud Charlton Preston (aka actress 'Philippa Preston'. This marriage ended in divorce. He then married Florence Hill Clarke (a sculptor) on 2nd February 1916. This marriage, too, ended in divorce. On 13th January 1923 he married Isabella Reed (aka actress Isobel Elsom), but this marriage also ended in divorce. As Elvey's niece and god-daughter I was privileged to unveil a plaque in April 1997 at the Green Dragon Museum, Stockton-on-Tees as part of the Centenary of Cinema Celebrations.

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Filmography

Actor

5

Type

Year

Picture Parade TV Series1956Self - Presenter

Film Profile TV Series1955Self

The Cup Final Mystery Short Film1914

Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn Short Film1913Captain Matthews

The Fallen Idol Short Film1913Lover

Director

197

Type

Year

Second Fiddle Poster

Second Fiddle Feature Film1957

Terror! Theatre Poster

Terror! Theatre TV Series1957

White Hunter Poster

White Hunter TV Series1957

Dry Rot Feature Film1956

Stars in Your Eyes Poster

Stars in Your Eyes Feature Film1956

Fun at St Fanny's Poster

Fun at St Fanny's Feature Film1955

Room in the House Poster

Room in the House Feature Film1955

You Lucky People! Poster

You Lucky People! Feature Film1955

The Gay Dog Poster

The Gay Dog Feature Film1954

The Harassed Hero Poster

The Harassed Hero Feature Film1954

What Every Woman Wants Poster

What Every Woman Wants Feature Film1954

Wishing Well Poster

Wishing Well Feature Film1954

House of Blackmail Poster

House of Blackmail Feature Film1953

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary Poster

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary Feature Film1953

The Great Game Poster

The Great Game Feature Film1953

My Wife's Lodger Poster

My Wife's Lodger Feature Film1952

Obsessed Poster

Obsessed Feature Film1951

The Third Visitor Poster

The Third Visitor Feature Film1951

Beware of Pity Poster

Beware of Pity Feature Film1946

Lightning Conductor Poster

Lightning Conductor Feature Film1945

Medal for the General Poster

Medal for the General Feature Film1944

Strawberry Roan Poster

Strawberry Roan Feature Film1944

The Gentle Sex Poster

The Gentle Sex Feature Film1943

The Lamp Still Burns Poster

The Lamp Still Burns Feature Film1943

Salute John Citizen Poster

Salute John Citizen Feature Film1942

For Freedom Poster

For Freedom Feature Film1940

Goofer Trouble Short Film1940

Room for Two Poster

Room for Two Feature Film1940

The Spider Poster

The Spider Feature Film1940

Under Your Hat Poster

Under Your Hat Feature Film1940

A People Eternal Feature Film1939

Sons of the Sea Poster

Sons of the Sea Feature Film1939

Sword of Honour Feature Film1939

Change for a Sovereign Feature Film1938

Nobody Home Poster

Nobody Home Feature Film1938

Who Goes Next Poster

Who Goes Next Feature Film1938

Lost on the Western Front Poster

Lost on the Western Front Feature Film1937

Melody and Romance Poster

Melody and Romance Feature Film1937

Who Killed John Savage? Feature Film1937

Spy of Napoleon Poster

Spy of Napoleon Feature Film1936

The Man in the Mirror Poster

The Man in the Mirror Feature Film1936

Heat Wave Poster

Heat Wave Feature Film1935

The Clairvoyant Poster

The Clairvoyant Feature Film1935

Transatlantic Tunnel Poster

Transatlantic Tunnel Feature Film1935

A Song for You Poster

A Song for You Feature Film1934

Alexandra Poster

Alexandra Feature Film1934

Love, Life & Laughter Poster

Love, Life & Laughter Feature Film1934

Road House Poster

Road House Feature Film1934

The Bride of the Lake Feature Film1934

I Lived with You Poster

I Lived with You Feature Film1933

The Lost Chord Poster

The Lost Chord Feature Film1933

The Wandering Jew Poster

The Wandering Jew Feature Film1933

The Woman in Command Poster

The Woman in Command Feature Film1933

This Week of Grace Poster

This Week of Grace Feature Film1933

Blame the Woman Poster

Blame the Woman Feature Film1932

Frail Women Feature Film1932

In a Monastery Garden Feature Film1932

The Marriage Bond Feature Film1932

The Phantom Fiend Poster

The Phantom Fiend Feature Film1932

The Water Gipsies Poster

The Water Gipsies Feature Film1932

Footsteps in the Night Poster

Footsteps in the Night Feature Film1931

Potiphar's Wife Poster

Potiphar's Wife Feature Film1931

Sally in Our Alley Poster

Sally in Our Alley Feature Film1931

School for Scandal Poster

School for Scandal Feature Film1930

High Treason Poster

High Treason Feature Film1929

Balaclava Poster

Balaclava Feature Film1928

Mademoiselle Parley Voo Feature Film1928

Palais de danse Poster

Palais de danse Feature Film1928

You Know What Sailors Are Poster

You Know What Sailors Are Feature Film1928

Fanny Hawthorne Poster

Fanny Hawthorne Feature Film1927

Mademoiselle from Armentieres Poster

Mademoiselle from Armentieres Feature Film1927

Quinneys Poster

Quinneys Feature Film1927

Roses of Picardy Poster

Roses of Picardy Feature Film1927

The Flag Lieutenant Poster

The Flag Lieutenant Feature Film1927

The Flight Commander Poster

The Flight Commander Feature Film1927

The Glad Eye Poster

The Glad Eye Feature Film1927

The Woman Tempted Feature Film1927

Tragödie einer Ehe Poster

Tragödie einer Ehe Feature Film1927

Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler Short Film1926

Glamis Castle Short Film1926

Kenilworth Castle and Amy Robsart Short Film1926

The Tower of London Short Film1926

Windsor Castle Short Film1926

Every Man's Wife Poster

Every Man's Wife Feature Film1925

She Wolves Poster

She Wolves Feature Film1925

Curlytop Poster

Curlytop Feature Film1924

Folly of Vanity Poster

Folly of Vanity Feature Film1924

Henry, King of Navarre Feature Film1924

My Husband's Wives Poster

My Husband's Wives Feature Film1924

Slaves of Destiny Feature Film1924

The Love Story of Aliette Brunton Feature Film1924

Don Quixote Poster

Don Quixote Feature Film1923

Guy Fawkes Feature Film1923

Sally Bishop Poster

Sally Bishop Feature Film1923

The Royal Oak Poster

The Royal Oak Feature Film1923

The Sign of Four Poster

The Sign of Four Feature Film1923

The Wandering Jew Feature Film1923

A Debt of Honour Feature Film1922

Dick Turpin's Ride to York Poster

Dick Turpin's Ride to York Feature Film1922

Man and His Kingdom Feature Film1922

Running Water Feature Film1922

The Passionate Friends Poster

The Passionate Friends Feature Film1922

A Case of Identity Short Film1921

A Gentleman of France Feature Film1921

A Romance of Wastdale Feature Film1921

A Scandal in Bohemia Poster

A Scandal in Bohemia Feature Film1921

Innocent Poster

Innocent Feature Film1921

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Feature Film1921

The Beryl Coronet Poster

The Beryl Coronet Short Film1921

The Copper Beeches Short Film1921

The Devil's Foot Poster

The Devil's Foot Short Film1921

The Dying Detective Poster

The Dying Detective Short Film1921

The Empty House Poster

The Empty House Short Film1921

The Fruitful Vine Feature Film1921

The Hound of the Baskervilles Poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles Feature Film1921

The Man with the Twisted Lip Poster

The Man with the Twisted Lip Short Film1921

The Noble Bachelor Short Film1921

The Priory School Short Film1921

The Red-Haired League Short Film1921

The Resident Patient Short Film1921

The Solitary Cyclist Short Film1921

The Tiger of San Pedro Short Film1921

The Tragedy of a Comic Song Short Film1921

The Yellow Face Short Film1921

A Question of Trust Feature Film1920

At the Villa Rose Feature Film1920

Bleak House Poster

Bleak House Feature Film1920

The Amateur Gentleman Feature Film1920

The Hundredth Chance Poster

The Hundredth Chance Feature Film1920

The Tavern Knight Poster

The Tavern Knight Feature Film1920

The Victory Leaders Feature Film1920

Comradeship Poster

Comradeship Feature Film1919

Dombey and Son Poster

Dombey and Son Feature Film1919

God's Good Man Poster

God's Good Man Feature Film1919

Keeper of the Door Feature Film1919

Mr. Wu Feature Film1919

Quinneys Feature Film1919

The Elusive Pimpernel Feature Film1919

The Rocks of Valpre Feature Film1919

The Swindler Poster

The Swindler Feature Film1919

Adam Bede Feature Film1918

Goodbye Feature Film1918

Hindle Wakes Feature Film1918

Nelson Feature Film1918

The Greatest Wish in the World Feature Film1918

The Life Story of David Lloyd George Poster

The Life Story of David Lloyd George Feature Film1918

Flames Feature Film1917

Justice Feature Film1917

Mary Girl Feature Film1917

Smith Feature Film1917

The Gay Lord Quex Feature Film1917

The Grit of a Jew Feature Film1917

The Woman Who Was Nothing Feature Film1917

Desperation Feature Film1916

Esther Short Film1916

Meg the Lady Feature Film1916

Money for Nothing Short Film1916

Mother Love Feature Film1916

The King's Daughter Feature Film1916

The Princess of Happy Chance Feature Film1916

Trouble for Nothing Short Film1916

Vice Versa Feature Film1916

When Knights Were Bold Feature Film1916

A Will of Her Own Feature Film1915

Charity Ann Feature Film1915

Fine Feathers Feature Film1915

Florence Nightingale Poster

Florence Nightingale Feature Film1915

From Shopgirl to Duchess Feature Film1915

Gilbert Dying to Die Short Film1915

Gilbert Gets Tiger-Itis Short Film1915

Grip Short Film1915

Her Nameless Child Feature Film1915

Home Feature Film1915

Honeymoon for Three Feature Film1915

London's Yellow Peril Short Film1915

Love in a Wood Feature Film1915

Midshipman Easy Short Film1915

There's Good in Everyone Short Film1915

Her Luck in London Feature Film1914

Inquisitive Ike Short Film1914

It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary Poster

It's a Long Long Way to Tipperary Short Film1914

Lest We Forget Short Film1914

The Battling British Poster

The Battling British Short Film1914

The Bells of Rheims Short Film1914

The Cup Final Mystery Short Film1914

The Idol of Paris Feature Film1914

The Loss of the Birkenhead Feature Film1914

The Price of Justice Short Film1914

The Sound of Her Voice Short Film1914

The Suicide Club Poster

The Suicide Club Feature Film1914

The White Feather Short Film1914

Bridegrooms Beware Short Film1913

Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn Short Film1913

Popsy Wopsy Feature Film1913

The Fallen Idol Short Film1913

The Great Gold Robbery Short Film1913

Topsy Wopsy Short Film1913

Producer

23

Beware of Pity Poster

Beware of Pity Feature Film1946

Medal for the General Poster

Medal for the General Feature Film1944

Sword of Honour Feature Film1939

A Sister to Assist 'Er Poster

A Sister to Assist 'Er Feature Film1930

School for Scandal Poster

School for Scandal Feature Film1930

Palais de danse Poster

Palais de danse Feature Film1928

Sailors Don't Care Poster

Sailors Don't Care Feature Film1928

Smashing Through Feature Film1928

The Physician Feature Film1928

What Money Can Buy Feature Film1928

A Sister to Assist 'Er Feature Film1927

A Woman in Pawn Poster

A Woman in Pawn Feature Film1927

Fanny Hawthorne Poster

Fanny Hawthorne Feature Film1927

Mademoiselle from Armentieres Poster

Mademoiselle from Armentieres Feature Film1927

Roses of Picardy Poster

Roses of Picardy Feature Film1927

The Arcadians Feature Film1927

The Flight Commander Poster

The Flight Commander Feature Film1927

The Glad Eye Poster

The Glad Eye Feature Film1927

The Woman Tempted Feature Film1927

Dombey and Son Poster

Dombey and Son Feature Film1919

Masks and Faces Poster

Masks and Faces Feature Film1917

Her Greatest Performance Poster

Her Greatest Performance Feature Film1916

When Knights Were Bold Feature Film1916

Writer

13

Type

Year

Stars in Your Eyes Poster

Stars in Your Eyes Feature Film1956

The Last Man to Hang Poster

The Last Man to Hang Feature Film1956

Fun at St Fanny's Poster

Fun at St Fanny's Feature Film1955

Sons of the Sea Poster

Sons of the Sea Feature Film1939

Melody and Romance Poster

Melody and Romance Feature Film1937

Potiphar's Wife Poster

Potiphar's Wife Feature Film1931

The Glad Eye Poster

The Glad Eye Feature Film1927

The Sign of Four Poster

The Sign of Four Feature Film1923

Desperation Feature Film1916

Esther Short Film1916

A Will of Her Own Feature Film1915

Fine Feathers Feature Film1915

Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn Short Film1913

Other Crew

1

The Man in the Mirror Poster

The Man in the Mirror Feature Film1936

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