Writing
Frank Miller
Born 1891-01-01 · London, England, UK
Acting credits
Behind the camera
7.0Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.
Esmeralda
1922
A man poses as a baron, reconciles a couple, sells a corn cure, adopts a child, and marries a spinster.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol
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An amoral young dancer falls in love with a band leader.
She Knew What She Wanted
1936
7.0The owner of a professional help agency poses as a poet at a wealthy patron's ball and prevents a necklace from being stolen by thieves.
Leave It to Me
1933
It is love at first sight between Juliet and Allan as they catch sight of each other on passing trains. Allan has his song-writing friend Bill to write a song of the incident and he has it broadcast. Juliet, through the hints provided in the song, responds and comes to Allan's home, where he is working on a safety-match invention.
Love at Second Sight
1934
6.3Mormons capture women for their wives in this silent anti-Mormon propaganda film featuring the original organ music.
Trapped by the Mormons
1922
8.0Impoverished aristocrat's daughter Tommy Tucker is in love with radio announcer Bill Coverdale, but he is engaged to her more glamorous sister Angela, who he does not love. Seeking escape from this hopeless situation, and her life of genteel poverty, Tommy flees abroad to Biarritz to become a nightclub singer.
Out of the Blue
1931
8.0On the eve of his own marriage, a man offers shelter to a runaway wife with whom he strikes up an unexpected bond.
The Love Nest
1933
8.0A decadent tale of drugs and the London underworld the cosseted daughter of a respectable businessman - in fact head of a cocaine racket - succumbs to the pleasures of drink and drugs. Vivid nightlife scenes recreate the interwar world of flappers and hedonists; the dapper club owner and seedy street dealers.
Cocaine
1922
6.9The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what’s left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag’s performance seems a good idea… but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal – and worse!
Dandy Dick
1935
NRA young Spanish woman marries a lowly Englishman, rather than the aristocrat her father had intended, much to his displeasure.
A Southern Maid
1934
10.0The estranged son of a newspaper owner returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of criminals.
Shadows
1931
A man helps a gambler by posing as an escaped lunatic to rob his father.
The March Hare
1919
A man helps a gambler by posing as an escaped lunatic to rob his father.
The March Hare
1919
A Jewess refuses to wed the man who saved her from suicide until he discovers his mother is Jewish.
Daniel Deronda
1921
7.0Love Lies is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Stanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd and Jack Hobbs. It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. It was based on Stanley Lupino's own hit 1929 stage musical.
Love Lies
1931
7.0When 'Gentleman' Burton boards the Capri his aura of mystery makes the crew curious about his origins and makes him especially attractive to the Captain's daughter. But he little realises the danger that is to unfold when the Captain conceals diamonds on board as a favour...
Verdict of the Sea
1932
7.0When 'Gentleman' Burton boards the Capri his aura of mystery makes the crew curious about his origins and makes him especially attractive to the Captain's daughter. But he little realises the danger that is to unfold when the Captain conceals diamonds on board as a favour...
Verdict of the Sea
1932
British comedy film directed by Walter Tennyson
Annie Laurie
1936
5.3A doctor uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role, legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier stars as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who sets out to uncover the secret of five empty coffins and catch the villainous swine responsible for such depravities.
The Scotland Yard Mystery
1934
7.5A window cleaner bumps into an old flame, and the pair turn detective in an attempt to foil a gang of burglars.
Letting in the Sunshine
1933
9.0Stephan Gregorovitch, the unwilling king of a bankrupt Ruritanian country, along with his hucksterish chancellor and musically-inclined bodyguard, travel incognito to London for some fun. An invitation to a party held by Duke Hugo seems just the ticket, but the presence of jewel thieves in the vicinity soon puts paid to any ideas of a relaxing evening!
Lucky Girl
1932
A clerk on a bicycle tour saves a girl from eloping with a bully.
The Wheels of Chance
1922
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller.
Macbeth
1922

