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Eliot Stannard is a Director and Scriptwriter British born on 1 march 1888 at England (United-kingdom)

Eliot Stannard

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 march 1888 at England (United-kingdom)
Death 21 november 1944 (at 56 years)

Eliot Stannard (1 March 1888 – 21 November 1944) was an English screenwriter and director. He wrote the screenplay for 88 films between 1914 and 1933, including eight films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He also directed five films. During the early 1920s, he worked on most of the screenplays for the Ideal Film Company, one of Britain's leading silent film studios.

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Filmography of Eliot Stannard (76 films)

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The Manxman
The Manxman (1929)
, 1h46
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Carl Brisson, Anny Ondra, Kim Peacock, Randle Ayrton, Clare Greet, Harry Terry
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating61% 3.098693.098693.098693.098693.09869
The film tells the story of two close childhood friends, a handsome but poor fisherman, Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson), and a well-educated middle-class lawyer, Philip Christian (Malcolm Keen); Both the young men are smitten with beautiful and lively Kate (Anny Ondra), the pub owner's daughter. In Pete's case, Kate is also interested in him, or at least she enjoys having him as a suitor.
Champagne
Champagne (1928)
, 1h26
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Jean Bradin, Ferdinand von Alten, Alexander D'Arcy, Vivian Gibson
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating54% 2.7002752.7002752.7002752.7002752.700275
The Heiress Betty (Betty Balfour) draws the ire of her father after using his aeroplane to fly to her boyfriend (Jean Braden) on an ocean liner headed to France.
The Farmer's Wife
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
, 1h37
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Lillian Hall-Davis, Jameson Thomas, Gordon Harker, Gibb McLaughlin
Roles Adaptation
Rating57% 2.898932.898932.898932.898932.89893
Tibby, the wife of Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) dies, and shortly afterwards his daughter marries and leaves home, leaving him on his own with his two servants. His wife had told him that he should remarry after her death, so he pursues some local spinsters who were at his daughter's wedding after he and his housekeeper Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis) make out a list of possibilities.
Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (1928)
, 1h39
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Noel Coward
Actors Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall, Ian Hunter, Dorothy Boyd, Violet Farebrother, Frank Elliott
Roles Writer
Rating54% 2.700052.700052.700052.700052.70005
“ 'Virtue is its own reward' they say -- but 'easy virtue' is society's reward for a slandered reputation.
Sir or Madame
Sir or Madame (1928)

Directed by Carl Boese
Genres Comedy
Actors Percy Marmont, Ossi Oswalda, Olga Engl, Fritz Kampers, Sophie Pagay, Wolfgang Zilzer
Roles Adaptation

A woman disguises herself as a man, and poses as a gentleman's valet. She then has to resist the advances of his vampish fiancee.
Young Woodley
Young Woodley (1928)

Directed by Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Marjorie Hume, Carl Harbord, Tom Helmore, Dorothy Black

The wife of a school headmaster becomes romantically involved with one of his pupils.