Thomas Bentley(1884-1966)

Director
Writer
Actor

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Thomas Bentley was born on 23 February 1884 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for After Office Hours (1932), Barnaby Rudge (1915) and The Lackey and the Lady (1919). He died on 23 December 1966 in Bournemouth, England, UK.

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Nadine March, Eileen Peel, and Billy Speechley in After Office Hours (1932)

After Office Hours

Director

1932

Barnaby Rudge (1915)

5.2

Director

1915

The Lackey and the Lady

Director

1919

The Old Curiosity Shop (1913)

The Old Curiosity Shop

6.8

Director

1913

Credits

Director

Old Mother Riley's Circus
4.8
- Director
- 1941
Cavalcade of Variety
4.3
- Director (uncredited)
- 1940
Three Silent Men
5.1
- Director
- 1940
Dead Man's Shoes
7.9
- Director
- 1940
The Middle Watch
6.5
- Director
- 1940
Lucky to Me
5.7
- Director
- 1939
Me and My Pal
5.6
- Director
- 1939
Marigold
- Director
- 1938
Night Alone
5.4
- Director
- 1938
The Last Chance
5.7
- Director
- 1937
Sherlock Holmes contre Moriarty
5.7
- Director
- 1937
The Angelus
- Director
- 1937
She Knew What She Wanted
- Director
- 1936
Music Hath Charms
6.2
- supervising director
- 1936
Royal Cavalcade
7.1
- supervising director
- 1935

Writer

Actor

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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 film. After his retirement from filmmaking in 1941 he became technical advisor to the British Film Council.

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