Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer
Born	Arthur Milton Lunt 4 November 1881 Southport, England, UK
Died	7 December 1971 (aged 90) Chesham, England, UK
Occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Irene Rooke

Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire. His screen debut in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915) and continued to act in film and television until 1956. In 1926 he directed his first film The Woman Juror and went on to direct another 16 films between 1926 and 1938.

He died in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1971.^[1]

Partial filmography

Actor

• The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915)
• Whoso Is Without Sin (1916)
• Still Waters Run Deep (1916)
• Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916)
• Lady Windermere's Fan (1916)
• The Man Without a Soul (1916)
• The Greater Need (1916)
• Little Women (1917)
• The Chinese Puzzle (1919)
• The Odds Against Her (1919)
• The Golden Web (1920)
• With All Her Heart (1920)
• Colonel Newcome (1920)
• Torn Sails (1920)
• With All Her Heart (1920)
• The Twelve Pound Look (1920)
• Wuthering Heights (1920)
• Demos (1921)
• The Diamond Necklace (1921)
• The Will (1921)
• General John Regan (1921)
• Belphegor the Mountebank (1921)
• A Romance of Wastdale (1921)
• The Amazing Partnership (1921)
• A Woman of No Importance (1921)
• The Pointing Finger (1922)
• David Garrick (1922)
• A Gamble with Hearts (1923)
• The Passionate Friends (1923)
• La donna e l'uomo (1923)
• Shadow of Egypt (1924)
• High Treason (1929)
• The W Plan (1930)
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• Grand Prix (1934)
• The Phantom Light (1935)
• South Riding (1938)
• Let's Be Famous (1939)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
• The Lion Has Wings (1940)
• The Stars Look Down (1940)
• Return to Yesterday (1940)
• Atlantic Ferry (1941)
• Frieda (1947)
• The End of the River (1947)
• Fame Is the Spur (1947)
• Who Killed Van Loon? (1948)
• Daybreak (1948)
• The Monkey's Paw (1948)
• The Small Back Room (1949)
• John Wesley (1954)

Screenwriter

• Balaclava (1928)

Director

• The Perfect Lady (1931)
• P.C. Josser (1931)
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• What Happened to Harkness? (1934)
• Emil and the Detectives (1935)
• Everything Is Thunder (1936)
• The Great Barrier (1937)

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/10809

External links

• Works by or about Milton Rosmer at Internet Archive
• Milton Rosmer at the Internet Movie Database