Adam Bede is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Bransby Williams, Ivy Close and Malvina Longfellow. It is an adaptation of the novel Adam Bede by George Eliot.
Directed byMaurice Elvey OriginUnited-kingdom ThemesPolitical films ActorsLily Elsie, Gerald Ames, Guy Newall Rating28% Pacifist John Armstrong (Ames) runs a drapery store in the small town of Melcombe, helped by his apprentice Peggy (Peggy Carlisle) and German assistant Otto (Dallas Cairns), who are having an affair. Local landowner Lieutenant Baring (Newall) finds Otto a suspicious character, but is angrily assured by John that he is trustworthy. Armstrong is attracted to Baring's cousin Betty (Elsie), who plans to turn their home, Fanshawe Hall, into a wounded soldiers' hospital on the inevitable outbreak of war between Britain and Germany.
, 1h36 Directed byMaurice Elvey OriginUnited-kingdom GenresComedy, Musical ThemesMusical films ActorsPat Kirkwood, Bonar Colleano, Vera Day, Joan Sims, Ernest Clark, Gerald Harper Rating57% As the world of vaudeville gradually loses its attraction, more and more entertainers are losing their jobs. In hopes of fixing their financial problems, a group of entertainers band together and buy a run-down theater to attract customers by showcasing their various talents on the grand opening night. Along the way their show is threatened by a gang of crooks but the show finishes successfully with each entertainer given a happy ending.
, 1h20 Directed byMaurice Elvey OriginUnited-kingdom GenresComedy ThemesFilms based on plays ActorsBonar Colleano, Diana Dors, David Tomlinson, Sid James, Lou Jacobi, Peter Butterworth Rating57% When US Navy airman Commander Laurie Vining takes up his new posting in London with his new wife Gillian he has no idea that his first wife Candy Markham will turn up and threaten his martial bliss by claiming they are still married. Faithful confidant Hank Hanlon continually stirs things up and tries to keep order. Other lives that are changed forever by the intervention include lawyer Frank Betterton.