Cecil Humphreys

Acting

Cecil Humphreys

Born — Died

1883-07-20 — 1947-11-06

Place of birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

29 titles

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 13 titles

Wuthering Heights poster
7.2

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

Wuthering Heights

1939

Dick Turpin poster
9.0

The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.

Dick Turpin

1933

Reasonable Doubt poster
NR

A lawyer's love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his own son.

Reasonable Doubt

1936

The Old Man poster
7.0

'Charlady helps unmask man who stabbed lady's blackmailer.' (British Film Catalogue)

The Old Man

1931

Crimson Dynasty poster
6.2

Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa Landi, John Lodge and Pierre Fresnay. The film is based on the novel Koenigsmark by Pierre Benoît. It's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. The film was known in the United States as Crimson Dynasty.

Crimson Dynasty

1935

Accused poster
10.0

Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.

Accused

1936

No artwork available
7.0

The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

Chick

1936

It's a King poster
9.0

An insurance agent poses as a king's double and saves him from anarchists.

It's a King

1932

77 Park Lane poster
NR

When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his absence.

77 Park Lane

1931

No artwork available
10.0

“A homeless gentleman confesses to a Lord's murder to protect a woman they both love.” - BFI.

The Silver Spoon

1934

No artwork available
7.0

“Criminologist stages the theft of a picture to thwart his son's ambitions to be a detective.” - BFI.

Fair Exchange

1936

Unfinished Symphony poster
7.0

Composer Franz Schubert--broke, struggling and unhappy--gets a break when a wealthy friend wangles him an invitation to a command performance in front of a princess of the royal family. Schubert performs a version of his new work, "Symphony in B Minor", for the princess, but a misunderstanding results in Schubert storming out of the concert in a rage. Complications ensue. English-language version of "Leise flehen meine Lieder."

Unfinished Symphony

1934

No artwork available
7.0

A British adventure film directed by George King

Adventure Ltd.

1935

1920s · 8 titles

No artwork available
8.0

A burglar blackmails an actress who thinks she killed her husband.

The Shadow of Evil

1921

The Glorious Adventure poster
6.5

An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

The Glorious Adventure

1922

No artwork available
8.0

Following a promise she made to her father on his deathbed, Laura Fairlie go to Scotland with Sir Percival Glyde to his mysterious mansion to be married. Once there, many strange and disturbing things happen. She meets a girl who has been a victim of Sir Percival's scheming in order to get her fortune.

The Woman in White

1929

The Dying Detective poster
6.4

Sherlock Holmes (Eille Norwood) knows that a man has killed a former partner but he can't prove it unless he finds a dying detective who knows what really happened. Norwood would play Holmes in over thirty films and he's quite good in the role bring an intelligent looking character.

The Dying Detective

1921

The Broken Melody poster
9.0

An exiled Prince living in Paris, begins a dalliance with an opera singer before returning to his wife.

The Broken Melody

1929

Dick Turpin's Ride to York poster
10.0

A highwayman rides to York to stop a lady marrying a usurper.

Dick Turpin's Ride to York

1922

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Tavern Knight

1920

Irish Luck poster
4.0

Tom Donahue, a New York traffic cop, wins a trip to Europe in a newspaper contest, and he decides to visit relatives in Ireland. Arriving in Dublin, he learns that he is an exact double for Lord Fitzhugh, a young Irish aristocrat with whom he becomes friends. The Earl of Killarney, Fitzhugh's uncle, who is on his deathbed, wishes to see his favorite nephew and wipe out past animosities. Fitzhugh, in the meantime, has disappeared, and his sister, Lady Gwendolyn, persuades Tom to take his place.

Irish Luck

1925