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Geoffrey Malins (1886-1940)

Birthplace:
Hastings, Sussex, England

Born:
November 18, 1886

Died:
February 11, 1940

Biography from TheMovieDB

Arthur "Geoffrey" Herbert Malins was a British film director most famous for camera and editing work on the 1916 war film The Battle of the Somme, which combined documentary and propaganda, and reached an audience of over 20 million viewers.

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Cinematography:
1916  The Battle of the Somme

Director:
1916  The Battle of the Somme
1916  The King Visits His Armies in the Great Advance
1917  The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks
1917  The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras
1919  A Little Bit of Fluff
1919  Patricia Brent, Spinster
1922  The Recoil
1928  Double Dealing
1930  London Melody

Director of Photography:
1916  The Battle of the Somme
1916  The King Visits His Armies in the Great Advance
1917  The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks
1917  The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras
1919  A Little Bit of Fluff
1919  Patricia Brent, Spinster
1922  The Recoil
1928  Double Dealing
1930  London Melody

Producer:
1916  The Battle of the Somme
1916  The King Visits His Armies in the Great Advance
1917  The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks
1917  The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras
1919  A Little Bit of Fluff
1919  Patricia Brent, Spinster
1922  The Recoil
1928  Double Dealing
1930  London Melody

Scenario Writer:
1916  The Battle of the Somme
1916  The King Visits His Armies in the Great Advance
1917  The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks
1917  The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras
1919  A Little Bit of Fluff
1919  Patricia Brent, Spinster
1922  The Recoil
1928  Double Dealing
1930  London Melody

Writer:
1916  The Battle of the Somme
1916  The King Visits His Armies in the Great Advance
1917  The Battle of the Ancre and Advance of the Tanks
1917  The German Retreat and the Battle of Arras
1919  A Little Bit of Fluff
1919  Patricia Brent, Spinster
1922  Black Peter
1922  Charles Augustus Milverton
1922  The Abbey Grange
1922  The Boscombe Valley Mystery
1922  The Bruce Partington Plans
1922  The Golden Pince-Nez
1922  The Greek Interpreter
1922  The Musgrave Ritual
1922  The Recoil
1922  The Six Napoleons
1922  The Stockbroker's Clerk
1923  His Last Bow
1923  Silver Blaze
1923  The Blue Carbuncle
1923  The Cardboard Box
1923  The Crooked Man
1923  The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
1923  The Engineer's Thumb
1923  The Gloria Scott
1923  The Missing Three Quarter
1923  The Mystery of Thor Bridge
1923  The Mystery of the Dancing Men
1923  The Speckled Band
1923  The Stone of Mazarin
1923  The Three Students
1928  Double Dealing
1930  London Melody

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