Maurice Elvey
Biography
Maurice Elvey was born in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, the oldest son of William Clarence Folkard, an inspecting engineer, and Sarah Anna Seward Folkard (formerly Pearce). He never had a formal education, and was working on the streets of London by the age of nine after having run away from home. For a time he worked as a page boy in the Hyde Park Hotel, and a lucky encounter with a wealthy American set him on the road to a career in first the theatre and then in films. It was while…
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Filmography
Acting (4)
Crew (170)
Movies (170)
Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases
2025Director
Second Fiddle
1957Director
Stars in Your Eyes
1956Director
Dry Rot
1956Director
You Lucky People!
1955Director
Room in the House
1955Director
Fun at St. Fanny's
1955Director
The Happiness of Three Women
1954Director
The Happiness of Three Women
1954Theatre Play
What Every Woman Wants
1954Director
The Gay Dog
1954Director
The Harassed Hero
1954Director
The Great Game
1953Director
House of Blackmail
1953Director
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?
1953Director
My Wife's Lodger
1952Director
The Late Edwina Black
1951Director
The Third Visitor
1951Director
Beware of Pity
1946Director
Beware of Pity
1946Producer
Strawberry Roan
1944Director
Medal for the General
1944Associate Producer
Medal for the General
1944Director
The Gentle Sex
1943Co-Director
The Lamp Still Burns
1943Director
Salute John Citizen
1942Director
Under Your Hat
1940Director
For Freedom
1940Director
Room for Two
1940Director
The Spider
1940Director
Sword of Honour
1939Director
Sword of Honour
1939Producer
Sons of the Sea
1939Director
Sons of the Sea
1939Screenplay
The Return of the Frog
1938Director
Who Goes Next?
1938Director
Who Killed John Savage?
1938Director
Change for a Sovereign
1937Director
A Romance in Flanders
1937Director
Spy of Napoleon
1936Director
The Man in the Mirror
1936Director
The Clairvoyant
1935Director
The Tunnel
1935Director
Heat Wave
1935Director
Lily of Killarney
1934Director
Princess Charming
1934Director
Love, Life and Laughter
1934Director
My Song for You
1934Director
Road House
1934Director
This Week of Grace
1933Director
The Wandering Jew
1933Director
I Lived with You
1933Director
Soldiers of the King
1933Director
The Lost Chord
1933Director
The Water Gipsies
1932Director
Frail Women
1932Director
Diamond Cut Diamond
1932Director
The Lodger
1932Director
The Marriage Bond
1932Director
In a Monastery Garden
1932Director
A Honeymoon Adventure
1931Director
Sally in Our Alley
1931Director
Potiphar's Wife
1931Adaptation
Potiphar's Wife
1931Director
A Sister to Assist 'Er
1930Producer
The School for Scandal
1930Director
The School for Scandal
1930Producer
High Treason
1929Director
You Know What Sailors Are
1928Director
Balaclava
1928Director
Sailors Don't Care
1928Producer
The Flight Commander
1928Director
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928Director
Palais De Danse
1928Director
Palais De Danse
1928Producer
A Sister to Assist 'Er
1927Producer
Roses of Picardy
1927Director
Roses of Picardy
1927Producer
The Flag Lieutenant
1927Director
A Woman in Pawn
1927Producer
Hindle Wakes
1927Director
Hindle Wakes
1927Producer
The Glad Eye
1927Director
The Glad Eye
1927Producer
The Arcadians
1927Producer
Quinneys
1927Director
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927Director
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927Producer
Human Law
1927Director
The Woman Tempted
1927Director
The Tower of London
1926Director
Glamis Castle
1926Director
Windsor Castle
1926Director
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926Director
Every Man's Wife
1925Director
She Wolves
1925Director
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton
1924Director
Henry, King of Navarre
1924Director
Slaves of Destiny
1924Director
Curlytop
1924Director
My Husband's Wives
1924Director
Folly of Vanity
1924Director
The Sign of Four
1923Director
The Sign of Four
1923Writer
Don Quixote
1923Director
The Wandering Jew
1923Director
Guy Fawkes
1923Director
Sally Bishop
1923Director
The Royal Oak
1923Director
Dick Turpin's Ride to York
1922Director
Running Water
1922Director
The Passionate Friends
1922Director
A Debt of Honour
1922Director
Man and His Kingdom
1922Director
The Resident Patient
1921Director
A Case of Identity
1921Director
The Noble Bachelor
1921Director
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1921Director
The Tiger of San Pedro
1921Director
A Gentleman of France
1921Director
A Scandal in Bohemia
1921Director
The Solitary Cyclist
1921Director
The Priory School
1921Director
A Romance of Wastdale
1921Director
The Copper Beeches
1921Director
Innocent
1921Director
The Red-Haired League
1921Director
The Devil's Foot
1921Director
The Empty House
1921Director
The Beryl Coronet
1921Director
The Dying Detective
1921Director
The Yellow Face
1921Director
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1921Director
The Man with the Twisted Lip
1921Director
The Tragedy of a Comic Song
1921Director
The Fruitful Vine
1921Director
At the Villa Rose
1920Director
The Hundredth Chance
1920Director
Bleak House
1920Director
Darby and Joan
1920Producer
The Tavern Knight
1920Director
The Rocks of Valpre
1919Director
God's Good Man
1919Director
The Swindler
1919Director
Comradeship
1919Director
The Life Story of David Lloyd George
1918Director
Nelson
1918Director
Adam Bede
1918Director
Hindle Wakes
1918Director
Masks and Faces
1917Producer
The King's Daughter
1916Director
Her Greatest Performance
1916Producer
The Princess of Happy Chance
1916Director
Florence Nightingale
1915Director
Love in a Wood
1915Director
The Cup Final Mystery
1914Director
The Suicide Club
1914Director
The Idol of Paris
1914Director
Beautiful Jim
1914Director
Black-Eyed Susan
1914Director
Her Luck in London
1914Director
Inquisitive Ike
1914Director
The Great Gold Robbery
1913Director
Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn
1913Director
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
1913Director
Maria Marten or The Mystery of the Red Barn
1913Writer
Bridegrooms Beware!
1913Director
Popsy Wopsy
1913Director
The Fallen idol
1913Director
Vice Versa
Director
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