Cecil M. Hepworth
Cecil Milton Hepworth (19 March 1874 – 9 February 1953) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s at his Hepworth Studios. His works include Alice in Wonderland (1903), the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Known For | Production |
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Most Rating | 0.658 |
Birthday | 1873-03-19 |
Place of Birth | Lewisham, London, England, UK |
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1903
Alice in Wonderland
6/104
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She...
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Alice in Wonderland
1908
The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
6/5
Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.
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The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
1900
Explosion of a Motor Car
6.1/54
An early trick film where a car explodes and body parts fall from the sky. A policeman witnesses and attempts to piece the remains back together.
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Explosion of a Motor Car
1900
How It Feels to Be Run Over
5.921/38
As the camera looks down an open road, a horse and carriage approaches, and passes by to one side of the field of view. Soon afterwards, an automobile...
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How It Feels to Be Run Over
1902
How to Stop a Motor Car
5.6/9
A policeman is run over by an automobile
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How to Stop a Motor Car
1905
Rescued by Rover
6.175/40
A dog leads its master to his kidnapped baby.
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Rescued by Rover
1903
The Unclean World
4/1
A professor eating his lunch at his work table becomes suspicious of the taste of his cheese. He puts a slice under the nearby microscope. But the cra...
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The Unclean World
1900
The Bathers
7/1
TRICK. Two bathers arrive at a river, disrobe at the water's edge and dive in. The action is then reversed and the men are seen leaving the water feet...
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