
Acting
Violet Hopson
Born — Died
1887-12-16 — 1973-07-21
Place of birth
Port Augusta, Australia
Known for
Acting
Credits
17 titles
Known for
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson. adaptation of the1878 Irish novel of the same name by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Molly Bawn the novel by M. W. Hungerford contains her most famous idiom: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It is also referenced in chapter 8 of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Molly Bawn
1916
A Lord objects to his son's love for a bastard until a society doctor is revealed as her father.
A Daughter of Love
1925
NRPolice pursue jewel thieves by motor-car and airplane.
The Jewel Thieves Outwitted
1913
Lord Camber comes under suspicion of murdering his wife, an ex-chorus girl.
The Case of Lady Camber
1920
No synopsis available yet.
The Great Turf Mystery
1924
A horse owner saves a girl jockey from being kidnapped by a knight.
What Price Loving Cup?
1923
Film credits
1930s · 2 titles
1920s · 6 titles
A Lord objects to his son's love for a bastard until a society doctor is revealed as her father.
A Daughter of Love
1925
Lord Camber comes under suspicion of murdering his wife, an ex-chorus girl.
The Case of Lady Camber
1920
No synopsis available yet.
The Great Turf Mystery
1924
A horse owner saves a girl jockey from being kidnapped by a knight.
What Price Loving Cup?
1923
10.0'Devon. Rich widow helps poor squire by pretending his ancestor hid treasure.' (British Film Catalogue)
Widecombe Fair
1928
No synopsis available yet.
The Stirrup Cup Sensation
1924
1910s · 9 titles
Molly Bawn. British silent drama movie. Directed by Cecil M Hepworth. Starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome an Violet Hopson. adaptation of the1878 Irish novel of the same name by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford. Molly Bawn the novel by M. W. Hungerford contains her most famous idiom: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It is also referenced in chapter 8 of James Joyce's Ulysses.
Molly Bawn
1916
NRPolice pursue jewel thieves by motor-car and airplane.
The Jewel Thieves Outwitted
1913
No synopsis available yet.
A Daughter of Eve
1919
A schoolgirl annoys the new teacher by getting her friends to answer an inspector incorrectly.
Schoolgirl Rebels
1915
A ten-part series of comedies in which a man repeatedly gets into trouble with his wife.
The Exploits of Tubby
1916
NRAfter his brother's suicide, Alec Dale is determined to get revenge on the woman that he believes drove him to his death.
The Second String
1915
4.0Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to a 10" record.
I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are
1912
8.0A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.
Heart of Midlothian
1914
Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to a 10" record. In this particular case, the singer and performer are not the same: Harry Buss is lip-syncing to singer Harry Fay (believed to be an alias of Stanley Kirkby).
The Rollicking Rajah
1913


