Hepworth Movies

HELEN OF FOUR GATES was made in Hebden Bridge in 1920 by silent film pioneer Cecil M. Hepworth, based on a popular novel of the same name. Reportedly...

Two romantic suitors avoid their wet-blanket chaperone by way of the titular hedge.

An elderly woman is determined to board an omnibus that does not want to stop for her.

Two young men help two girls escape.

A boy uses a professor's liquid to make objects transparent.

A man preparing for a trip encounters a series of mysterious problems.

A working knowledge of Morse code and the foresight to pick a train driver for a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’ thriller. When...

A soldier's tunic button, made from Aladdin's lamp, grants his wishes.

An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their...

Filmed using Vivaphone sound system. This was invented by Cecil M. Hepworth, and performers mimed to a 10" record.

Young heiress Margaret Yeoland is found unconscious on the Devonshire moors by a disillusioned author, Denis Marlowe. She tells him she has run away...

Chrissie White, one of Hepworth Studios' biggest stars, heads up this feisty battle-of-the-sexes comedy about an independent young lady who, for the s...

Girls dress in boys' clothes and trick boarders.

A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered wit...

A Cockney poses as his drowned double, who is saved and poses as a chauffeur.

'Brighton. Dude searches for girl's lost shoes and stockings.' (British Film Catalogue)

A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.

Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.

A man is obsessed by the 'Salome' dance.

A poor author has an engaged girl pose as his wife to please his dying father.