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Harry B. Parkinson
Born September 29, 1884 · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Died August 19, 1970 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
Trapped by the Mormons · 1922Trapped by the Mormons
★ 6.31922
MovieCrimeDrama
Mormons capture women for their wives in this silent anti-Mormon propaganda film featuring the original organ music.
Married to a Mormon · 1922Married to a Mormon
★ 10.01922
MovieDrama
A Mormon weds a rich English girl, takes a second wife in Utah, and is killed by his first wife's lover.
Wonderful London: Known London · 1924Wonderful London: Known London
1924
Movie
A whirlwind tour of London's best-loved visitor attractions, bustling thoroughfares and public spaces, including Threadneedle, Bond and Fleet Streets, Cheapside, the Strand and Piccadilly Circus, amongst others.
Cocaine · 1922Cocaine
★ 8.01922
MovieDrama
A decadent tale of drugs and the London underworld the cosseted daughter of a respectable businessman - in fact head of a cocaine racket - succumbs to the pleasures of drink and drugs. Vivid nightlife scenes recreate the interwar world of flappers and hedonists; the dapper club owner and seedy street dealers.
London After Dark · 1926London After Dark
1926
MovieDocumentary
This rare film of stage actor and later cinema star Tod Slaughter opens with a view of St Paul's over the river and the bright lights of Piccadilly at night. Then the film moves off to the old Elephant Theatre on the New Kent Road, where Slaughter stars in a military melodrama. After the show, the film ends with a look at the Rowton House in Southwark, a hostel for the poor much admired by George Orwell.
Wonderful London: London Old and New · 1924Wonderful London: London Old and New
1924
Movie
A tour by horse-drawn bus, narrated by the driver, contrasts new buildings under construction in London with the old, travelling from the City along Middle Temple Lane, passing Clifford's Inn, The Strand, Piccadilly, St. James' Palace, Kingsway, Lincoln's Inn, St. Sepulchre's church, the Old Bailey and Staple Inn.
London's Free Shows · 1924London's Free Shows
★ 5.01924
MovieDocumentary
A round-up of free events in London, including street entertainers, a puppet show, pavement artists, road menders, a daring demonstration by the fire brigade, an abduction staged by a film company and a military parade.
A Race for a Bride · 1922A Race for a Bride
1922
MovieDrama
Dastardly deeds are afoot when rivals for the hand of a young woman vie against each other in a bicycle race.
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