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The Phantom Fiend: Directed by Maurice Elvey. With Ivor Novello, Elizabeth Allan, A.W. Baskcomb, Barbara Everest. A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
Maurice Elvey’s life began under very humble circumstances. He was born William Seward Folkard in 1887 in Stockton. His family were poor and when he was only 9 years old, he left home to work in London and seek his fortune on the stage.
Nelson, also cited as Nelson: The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero, is a 1918 British historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Donald Calthrop, Malvina Longfellow and Ivy Close. Its screenplay is based on the biography of Admiral Horatio Nelson by Robert Southey. Cast. Donald Calthrop - Horatio Nelson
Maurice Elvey. by James Jarché, for Daily Herald modern gelatin silver print from original negative, 8 December 1932 NPG x224141
Maurice Elvey was the older brother of Fred V. Merrick, and during the 1920s and 1930s they worked on a number of films together. In May 1996 the world premiere of a long-lost film about David Lloyd George, directed by Elvey, took place in Cardiff more than 70 years later than scheduled.
The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British, black-and-white romantic comedy-drama war film directed and narrated by Leslie Howard. It was produced by Concanen Productions, Two Cities Films and Derrick de Marney.
BIOGRAPHY: Maurice Elvey was o ne of the most prolific directors in British cinema history, directing over 300 feature films between 1917 and 1953. Elvey began his career on stage as an actor, and he also acted in his directorial debut, The Fallen Idol (1913).
