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Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home.
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- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
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- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Maurice Elvey. Director: The Glad Eye. Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home.
Learn about the life and career of Maurice Elvey, the most prolific director of the British film industry with nearly 200 films to his credit. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, worked with many stars and genres, and helped shape early British cinema.
Listen to Maurice Elvey, one of the pioneers of the British film industry, talk about his early life, career and working conditions in this audio interview from 1963. He shares his memories of making silent films, working with Julius Hagen and escaping school board inspectors.
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.
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- Action, Crime, Mystery
- Maurice Elvey
- 1932-09-08
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Maurice Elvey was the most prolific director in the British film industry, having directed almost 200 films in over 40 years. Maurice Elvey and his wife Isobel Elsom in 1924. Image courtesy of Preston Park Museum. Maurice Elvey’s life began under very humble circumstances. He was born William Seward Folkard in 1887 in Stockton.
The Tunnel, also known as Transatlantic Tunnel in the United States, is a 1935 British science fiction film directed by Maurice Elvey and stars Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans, Helen Vinson, C. Aubrey Smith and Basil Sydney.
