Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer (4 November 1881 – 7 December 1971) was a British actor, film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He made his screen debut in The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915) and continued to act in theatre, film and television until 1956.[3][4] In 1926 he directed his first film The Woman Juror and went on to direct another 16 films between 1926 and 1938.[4][5]

Milton Rosmer
portrait by Bassano Ltd., 1907
Born	Arthur Milton Lunt 4 November 1881 Southport, Lancashire, England
Died	7 December 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 90) Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Irene Rooke

He began his acting career as a stage actor and appeared as Francis Tresham in "The Breed of the Treshams" (1903) opposite John Martin-Harvey.

Milton Rosmer died in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1971.[4]

Partial filmography

Actor

• The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1915) - Mark Frettleby
• Whoso Is Without Sin (1916) - The Vicar
• Still Waters Run Deep (1916) - John Mildmay
• Cynthia in the Wilderness (1916) - Harvey Elwes
• The Man Without a Soul (1916) - Stephen Ferrier
• Lady Windermere's Fan (1916) - Lord Windermere
• The Greater Need (1916) - Bob Leroy
• Little Women (1917) - Theodore Lawrence
• The Chinese Puzzle (1919) - Sir Roger de la Haye
• The Odds Against Her (1919) - Leo Strathmore
• With All Her Heart (1920) - Geoffrey Bell
• Wuthering Heights (1920) - Heathcliff
• Colonel Newcome (1920) - B. Newcombe
• The Twelve Pound Look (1920) - Harry Sims
• The Golden Web (1920) - Sterling Deans
• Torn Sails (1920) - Hugh Morgan
• Demos (1921) - Richard Mortimer
• The Will (1921) - Philip Ross
• The Diamond Necklace (1921) - Charles Furness
• Belphegor the Mountebank (1921) - Belphegor
• The Amazing Partnership (1921) - Pryde
• A Woman of No Importance (1921) - Lord Illingworth
• General John Regan (1921) - Dr. O'Grady
• A Romance of Wastdale (1921) - David Gordon
• The Passionate Friends (1922) - Steven Stratton
• David Garrick (1922, Short) - David Garrick
• The Pointing Finger (1922) - Lord Rollestone / Earl Edensore
• Tense Moments with Great Authors (1922) - David Garrick (segment "David Garrick")
• La donna e l'uomo (1923)
• A Gamble with Hearts (1923) - Dallas Chalfont
• Shadow of Egypt (1924) - Harold Westcott
• High Treason (1929) - Ernest Stratton (uncredited)
• The W Plan (1930) - President of Court Martial
• Grand Prix (1934)
• The Phantom Light (1935) - Dr. Carey
• South Riding (1938) - Alderman Snaith
• Let's Be Famous (1939) - Albert Pinbright
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) - Chatteris
• The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Head of Observer Corps
• The Stars Look Down (1940) - Harry Nugent, MP
• Return to Yesterday (1940) - Sambourne
• Atlantic Ferry (1941) - George Burns
• Frieda (1947) - Merrick
• Fame Is the Spur (1947) - Magistrate
• The End of the River (1947) - The Judge
• Who Killed Van Loon? (1948) - Simmonds
• Daybreak (1948) - Governor
• The Monkey's Paw (1948) - Mr. Trelawne
• The Small Back Room (1949) - Prof. Mair
• John Wesley (1954) - Trustee of Georgia

Screenwriter

• Balaclava (1928)

Director

• The Perfect Lady (1931)
• P.C. Josser (1931)
• Many Waters (1931)
• After the Ball (1932)
• Channel Crossing (1933)
• The Secret of the Loch (1934)
• What Happened to Harkness? (1934)
• Emil and the Detectives (1935)
• Everything Is Thunder (1936)
• The Great Barrier (1937)
• The Challenge (1938)

References

1. "Milton Rosmer - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
2. "Milton Rosmer". www.aveleyman.com.
3. "Milton Rosmer - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. "Milton Rosmer". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
5. "Milton Rosmer - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.

External links

• Works by or about Milton Rosmer at Internet Archive
• Milton Rosmer on IMDb
• Milton Rosmer at the Internet Broadway Database