The world film encyclopedia (1933)

(HIL-HOL) Biographies of the Players Jersey, Jan, 30, 1871. M Ellaline Terriss. Although lor many years one of the leading figures on tlie London stage, it is only recently that he has bi ought his talent to the screen. Most of his pictures have been under the B.I. P. banner. Played In : The Love Habit (B.I. P.), Glamour (B.I. P.), Money For Nothing (B.I. P.), Sleeping Partners (Sageen Pro), The Catch of the Season. HILL, Josephine. B. San Francisco. Light hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2 in. Began her career in Westerns in igi6, alter having plaj'ed on the American stage. Played in : West of Cheyenne (Syndicate), The Kid From Arizona (Cosmos), Wild West Whoopee (Allied). HOBART, Rose. Real name, Rose Kefer. B. New York City. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4-J in. Wt. 8 st. 3 lb. Ed. Knox-on-the-Hudson ; Highland Hall, Pennsylvania ; Chatham Episcopal Institute, Virginia. M. William Mason Grosvenor, Jun., Oct. 1932. As a child went to Paris to study for a musical career but at fifteen changed her mind and went on the stage. Was given a film contract by Universal and was lent to play opposite Charles Farrell in Liliom (Fox, 1930). Also Played in : Chances (F.N.), Dr. Jekyll and Air. Hyde (Para), Scandal For Sale (Univ), A Lady Surrenders (Univl, F.ast of Borneo (Univ), Cornprojy.ised (F.N.), We Three (F.N.). HOBBES, Halliwell. B. Stratford-on Avon, Nov. 16, 1877. Ed. Stratford. M. Nancie B. Marsland, Made his stage debut with F. R. Benson's Shakespearean company at Glasgow, iSq8, and later toured the West Indies with the same company. Also toured South Africa and Australia, and played in New York and on the London stage. Made his screen debut in Jealousy (Para). Also Played in : Grumpy (Para), The Bachelor Father (M.G.M.), The Menace (Col), Platinum Blonde (Col), Charley's Aunt (Col), Lovers Courageous (M.G.M.), Forbidden (Col), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Para), Devil's Lottery (Fox), Man About Town (Fox), Week-Ends Only (Fox), Six Hours to Live (Fox). HOBBS, Jack. B. London, Sept. 28, 1893. Dark hair, blue-grey eye.s. M. Margaret Wadd, June, 1923. First stage appearance was as the Unicorn in Alice in Wonderland, in the London production. 1906. Toured in America and Canada, and has since achieved considerable fame in London, both on the stage and in films. Played in : Tom Brown's Schooldays (Windsor), The Lady C/afg( British Actors), The Face at the Window (British Actors), Inheritance (British Actors), The Shuttle of Life (British Actors), The Call of Youth (Famous-Players-LaskyBritish), The Eleventh Commandment (Gau), The Happy Ending (Gau-Brit), All 0/ A Tremble, Dr. Josser, K.C. (B.LP.). Mischief (B, & D.), Love Lies (B.I. P.), Love Race (B.I. P.), Josser Joins the Navy (B.I. P.), The Last Coupon (B.LP,), Josser in the Army (B.I. P.), His Wife's Mother (B.LP.). HOEY, Dennis. B. London, March 30, 1893. Light brown hair, grcv eves. Ht. 6 ft. 2 in. Wt. 13 St. 7 lb. Ed. Great Yarmouth ; Brighton, M. Josephine Marta Hoey, June, 1931. Stage debut, 1920, Has appeared in pantomime, grand opera and musical comedy, as well as in straight parts. Visited America and South Africa. Figured prominently in Chii Chin Chow, Desert Song, Hassan and Hamlet. Broke into films 1931, and has appeared in many B.LP. successes. Played in : Tell England (B.I.F. ) Love Lies (B.LP.), Man from Chicago (B.LP.), Verdict of the Sea (B.LP.), Never Trouble Trouble (B.LP.), Baroiid (Rex Ingram), Life Goes On (Para-Brit), Maid of the Mountains (B.LP,), Good Companions (Gau-Brit). HOLMES, Phillips. B. Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 22, 1909. Blond hair, blue eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 11 st. i lb. Ed. Grand Rapids, Princeton ; Trinity College, Cambridge ; also in Paris. Made his film debut without any stage experience, one of his earliest films being Varsity (Para, 192S). Also Pl.\yf.d in : Stairs of Sand (Para), Return of Sherlock Holmes (Para), Pointed Heels (Para), Only the Brave (Para), Paramount on Parade {Para), The Devil's Holiday (Para), Her Man (Radio), The Criminal Code (Col), Stolen Heaven (Para), American Tragedy (Para, not shown in Britain), Grumpy (Para), Her Dilemma (Para), The Man I Killed (Para), Two Kinds of Women (Para), Justice for Sale (M.G.M.), Seventy Thousand Witnesses (Para), State i^ai> (Fox), Rockabye (Radio). HOLT, Jack. B. Winchester, Virginia, I\Iay 31, 18S8. Dark brown hair and eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 12 st. 12 lb. Ed New York public schools;