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George Pearson (I) (1875–1973)

Director | Writer | Producer

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A former schoolmaster, who began by making educational films for London Pathe in 1912. He subsequently founded his own production company, releasing a series of thrillers and the first-ever filmed version of Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. For the part of Sherlock Holmes, he cast an accountant named James Bragington... See more trivia »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 97) in Malvern, Worcestershire, England, UK
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1937 The Fatal Hour
 
1936 Midnight at the Wax Museum
 
1936 Murder by Rope
 
1936 Wednesday's Luck
 
1936 The Secret Voice
 
1935 Checkmate
 
1935 Jubilee Window
 
1935 Once a Thief
 
1935 That's My Uncle
 
1935 The Ace of Spades
 
1935 Gentlemen's Agreement
 
1934 Open All Night
 
1934 The Four Masked Men
 
1934 The Pointing Finger
 
1934 The River Wolves
 
1934 Whispering Tongues
 
1933 Shot in the Dark
 
1932 The Third String
 
1931 Roamin' in the Gloamin' (short)
 
1931 East Lynne on the Western Front
 
1931 Nanny (short)
 
1931 I Love a Lassie (short)
 
1931 I Love to Be a Sailor (short)
 
1931 She Is Ma Daisy (short)
 
1931 Somebody's Waiting for Me (short)
 
1931 The Saftest of the Family (short)
 
1931 Tobermory (short)
 
1931 Wee Hoose Among the Heather (short)
 
1929 Auld Lang Syne
 
1928 Love's Option
 
1928 Huntingtower
 
1926 Blinkeyes
 
1926 The Little People
 
1925 Satan's Sister
 
1925 Reveille, das große Wecken
 
1924 Réveille
 
1923 Squibs' Honeymoon
 
1923 Squibs M.P.
 
1923 Love, Life and Laughter
 
1922 Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep
 
1922 Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart
 
1922 Me and My Girl
 
1921 Squibs
 
1921 Mary-Find-the-Gold
 
1920 Nothing Else Matters
 
1920 Garryowen
 
1919 Hughie at the Victory Derby (short)
 
1919 Carry On
 
1918 The Kiddies in the Ruins (short)
 
1918 Ultus, the Man from the Dead
 
1917 Ultus and the Three-Button Mystery
 
1917 Ultus 5: The Secret of the Night
 
1916 Ultus and the Grey Lady
 
1916 For the Empire (short)
 
1916 Sally Bishop
 
1915 John Halifax, Gentleman
 
1915 Buttons (short)
 
1915 The True Story of the Lyons Mail (short)
 
1915 A Cinema Girl's Romance
 
1914 The Life of Lord Roberts, V.C. (short)
 
1914 A Son of France (short)
 
1914 Christmas Day in the Workhouse (short)
 
1914/I A Study in Scarlet
 
1914 Incidents of the Great European War (short)
 
1914 The Cause of the Great European War (short)
 
1914 A Fishergirl's Folly (short)
 
1914 The Live Wire (short)
 
1914 Wonderful Nights with Peter Kinema (short)
 
1913 The Great Mine Disaster
 
1913 The Sentence of Death (short)
 
1913 A Lighter Burden (short)
 
1913 The Fool
 
Show ShowWriter (34 titles)
1937 Command Performance
 
1936 Shipmates
 
1935 Jubilee Window
 
1933 Shot in the Dark (adaptation)
 
1932 The Third String
 
1929 Auld Lang Syne (writer)
 
1926 The Little People (screenplay / story)
 
1925 Satan's Sister
 
1924 Réveille
 
1923 Squibs' Honeymoon (writer)
 
1923 Squibs M.P. (writer)
 
1923 Love, Life and Laughter (writer)
 
1921 Squibs
 
1921 Mary-Find-the-Gold (story)
 
1920 Nothing Else Matters
 
1920 Garryowen
 
1919 Angel Esquire (writer)
 
1919 Hughie at the Victory Derby (short) (writer)
 
1919 Pallard the Punter (writer)
 
1919 Carry On (writer)
 
1918 The Kiddies in the Ruins (short) (writer)
 
1918 Ultus, the Man from the Dead (writer)
 
1917 Ultus and the Three-Button Mystery
 
1917 Ultus 5: The Secret of the Night
 
1916 Ultus and the Grey Lady
 
1916 For the Empire (short)
 
1916 Sally Bishop
 
1914 The Life of Lord Roberts, V.C. (short) (story)
 
1914 Incidents of the Great European War (short) (story)
 
1914 The Cause of the Great European War (short) (story)
 
1913 The Great Mine Disaster (story)
 
1913 The Sentence of Death (short) (story)
 
1913 The Fool (scenario)
 
1912 Peg Woffington (short) (scenario)
 
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1933 The Good Companions (associate producer)
 
1932 The Third String (producer)
 
1930 Journey's End (supervising producer)
 
1929 Auld Lang Syne (producer)
 
1928 Huntingtower (producer)
 
1928 Yellow Stockings (producer)
 
1926 Blinkeyes (producer)
 
1926 The Little People (producer)
 
1925 Satan's Sister (producer)
 
1924 Réveille (producer)
 
1923 Squibs M.P. (producer)
 
1923 Love, Life and Laughter (producer)
 
1923 The Romany (producer)
 
1922 A Sailor Tramp (producer)
 
1922 Me and My Girl (producer)
 
1921 The Old Curiosity Shop (producer)
 
1918 The Kiddies in the Ruins (short) (producer)
 
1916 Sir James Mortimer's Wager (short) (producer)
 
1915 Quicksands of Life (producer)
 
1914/I A Study in Scarlet (producer)
 
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1916 For the Empire (short)
 
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2006 Silent Britain (TV documentary)
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1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
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A former schoolmaster, who began by making educational films for London Pathe in 1912. He subsequently founded his own production company, releasing a series of thrillers and the first-ever filmed version of Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. For the part of Sherlock Holmes, he cast an accountant named James Bragington... See more »

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