Thomas Bentley (I) (1884–1966)

Director | Writer | Actor

Thomas Bentley was born on February 23, 1884 in St George Hanover Square, London, England. He was a...

Born: February 23, 1884
Died: December 23, 1966 (age 82)

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Filmography

Known For

After Office Hours Director (1932)
Barnaby Rudge Director (1915)
The Lackey and the Lady Director (1919)
Known For

The Old Curiosity Shop Director (1913)
Director

Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)
Cavalcade of Variety (1940)
Three Silent Men (1940)
The Middle Watch (1940)
Dead Man's Shoes (1940)
Lucky to Me (1939)
Me and My Pal (1939)
Marigold (1938)
Night Alone (1938)
The Last Chance (1937)
Murder at the Baskervilles (1937)
The Angelus (1937)
She Knew What She Wanted (1936)
Music Hath Charms (1936)
Regal Cavalcade (1935)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934)
The Great Defender (1934)
Those Were the Days (1934)
The Scotland Yard Mystery (1934)
The Love Nest (1933)
Hawley's of High Street (1933)
Sleepless Nights (1932)
After Office Hours (1932)
Keepers of Youth (1931)
Hobson's Choice (1931)
Compromised (1930)
Young Woodley (1930)
Harmony Heaven (1930)
The American Prisoner (1929)
Acci-Dental Treatment (1929)
Not Quite a Lady (1928)
The Silver Lining (1927)
The Antidote (1927)
White Heat (1927)
The Man in the Street (1926)
A Romance of Mayfair (1925)
Money Isn't Everything (1925)
Chappy: That's All (1924)
The Cavern Spider (1924)
After Dark (1924)
Wanted, a Boy (1924)
Love and Hate (1924)
Old Bill Through the Ages (1924)
Secret Mission (1923)
The Velvet Woman (1923)
The Last Stake (1923)
The Courage of Despair (1923)
The Battle of Love (1923)
Shadow of Death (1923)
Through Fire and Water (1923)
A Master of Craft (1922)
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick (1921)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1921)
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice (1920)
General Post (1920)
The Lackey and the Lady (1919)
The Divine Gift (1918)
Once Upon a Time (1918)
Les cloches de Corneville (1917)
Daddy (1917)
The Labour Leader (1917)
Milestones (1916)
Beau Brocade (1916)
A Soul for Sale (1915)
Hard Times (1915)
Barnaby Rudge (1915)
The Chimes (1914)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1913)
David Copperfield (1913)
Director

Oliver Twist (1912)
Writer

After Office Hours (1932)
Keepers of Youth (1931)
The Lackey and the Lady (1919)
Hard Times (1915)
Barnaby Rudge (1915)
The Chimes (1914)
The Old Curiosity Shop (1913)
David Copperfield (1913)
Oliver Twist (1912)
Writer

Leaves from the Books of Charles Dickens (1912)
Actor

Leaves from the Books of Charles Dickens All roles (1912)
Producer

She Knew What She Wanted (1936)

Did You Know

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 ...