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Thomas Bentley(1884-1966)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Thomas Bentley was born on 23 February 1884 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for After Office Hours (1932), Barnaby Rudge (1915) and The Lackey and the Lady (1919). He died on 23 December 1966 in Bournemouth, England, UK.
BornFebruary 23, 1884
DiedDecember 23, 1966(82)
BornFebruary 23, 1884
DiedDecember 23, 1966(82)
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Known for

Nadine March, Eileen Peel, and Billy Speechley in After Office Hours (1932)
After Office Hours
  • Director
  • 1932
Barnaby Rudge (1915)
Barnaby Rudge
5.2
  • Director
  • 1915
The Lackey and the Lady
  • Director
  • 1919
The Old Curiosity Shop (1913)
The Old Curiosity Shop
6.8
  • Director
  • 1913

Credits

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Director

  • Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
    Old Mother Riley's Circus
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Cavalcade of Variety (1940)
    Cavalcade of Variety
    4.4
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Three Silent Men (1940)
    Three Silent Men
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Dead Man's Shoes (1940)
    Dead Man's Shoes
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Jack Buchanan, Fred Emney, and Greta Gynt in The Middle Watch (1940)
    The Middle Watch
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Lucky to Me (1939)
    Lucky to Me
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Me and My Pal
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Hugh Dempster and Jack Lambert in Marigold (1938)
    Marigold
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Night Alone (1938)
    Night Alone
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1938
  • The Last Chance
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Arthur Goullet and Lyn Harding in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)
    Murder at the Baskervilles
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1937
  • The Angelus
    • Director
    • 1937
  • She Knew What She Wanted
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Henry Hall in Music Hath Charms (1936)
    Music Hath Charms
    6.3
    • supervising director
    • 1936
  • Regal Cavalcade
    7.1
    • supervising director
    • 1935

Writer

  • Nadine March, Eileen Peel, and Billy Speechley in After Office Hours (1932)
    After Office Hours
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Keepers of Youth
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • The Lackey and the Lady
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Hard Times
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Barnaby Rudge (1915)
    Barnaby Rudge
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • The Chimes (1914)
    The Chimes
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • The Old Curiosity Shop (1913)
    The Old Curiosity Shop
    6.8
    • scenario
    • 1913
  • David Copperfield (1913)
    David Copperfield
    6.0
    • scenario
    • 1913
  • Oliver Twist
    5.0
    • scenario
    • 1912
  • Leaves from the Books of Charles Dickens
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1912

Actor

  • Leaves from the Books of Charles Dickens
    Short
    • All roles
    • 1912

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 23, 1884
    • St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 23, 1966
    • Bournemouth, England, UK

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Bentley, born in London and trained as an engineer, became a vaudeville performer celebrated for impersonating Dickens' characters on stage. His directing career in silent films began in 1910 with his adaptations of a number of Dickens' novels to film. After his retirement from filmmaking in 1941 he became technical advisor to the British Film Council.

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