References
This page contains references to source material used while compiling this
website.
Not wishing to be too pedantic strict attribution of sources is not
used.
However this list does provide a shared resource for those interested in
research.
If you know of a good resource, please tell us about it.
Links to information about Cecil Hepworth
- Elmbridge Museum has a permanent exhibition of local film making - recommended.
- If you want to know more, try the magnificent Internet Movie Database.
- View his movies online on the Pathe website.
- The British Film Institute (BFI) holds archive copies of many Hepworth films.
- Information from Devon
- Visit the Bill Douglas Centre
- Cinema Pioneers
- Memories of people who were there.
- The Addlestone Historical Society hold some good records.
There is a good history of the Elstree Studios here.
Documentary References
Note that URL references can change so the ones quoted are the ones used at the time.
| Ref | Title | Author | Date | Source |
| 1 | "Came the Dawn" - Memories of a Film Pioneer | Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1951 | London: Phoenix House |
| 2 | Animated Photography | Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1897 | London. The first book on the cinema. Two editions, 1897 and 1900. |
| 3 | The ABC of Cinematography | Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1897 | Pub. London The first British book on filmmaking covered all aspects of filmmaking, from shooting and developing film to the mechanics of different types of projectors. Hepworth was only twenty-three when the book was published. |
| 4 | Photography for Amateurs - a non-technical manual for the use of all | Thomas Cradock Hepworth, F.C.S. | 1896 (2nd. Ed.) | Casell and Company, London |
| 5 | British Film Institute | www.bfi.org.uk : A primary resource for all aspects of historical material relating to Cecil Milton Hepworth, his films, and his film company and its stars. It's well worth a visit. Or twenty! | ||
| 6 | The Internet Movie Database | Many | ongoing | IMDB.com |
| 7 | Wikipedia | ongoing | wikipedia.org | |
| 8 | Elmbridge Library Records | Various | various | The Elmbridge Museum |
| 9 | The Big Cartoon Database | Various | ongoing | http://www.bcdb.com |
| 10 |
Scotland, John, pseud. |
Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1930 |
London, C. Lockwood and Son, 1930. (Library of Congress) |
| 11 | Penguin Film Review
[8, April 1948] |
Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1948 | Penguin Press. A full article containing detailed reminiscences by CMH. |
| 12 | John Lance Company Records: Correspondence relating
to Hepworth Picture Plays Ltd.
(Cecil M. Hepworth, F. W. Tims, A. H. Weston)--20.2, 29.1 |
Cecil M. Hepworth, F. W. Tims, A. H. Weston | 192? | http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/lane.john.corr.html |
| 13 | Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Directors | |||
| 14 | Higson, Andrew, Waving the Flag | 1995 | (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995) | |
| 15 | Low, Rachael, The History of the British Film 1906-1914 (London: Allen and Unwin, 1973) | 1973 | (London: Allen and Unwin, 1973) | |
| 16 | Low, Rachael, The History of the British Film 1918-1929 (London: Allen and Unwin, 1971) | 1971 | (London: Allen and Unwin, 1971) | |
| 17 | The Bioscope | ongoing | http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/ | |
| 18 | Hove Museum in Church Road, Hove, Sussex | Hove Museum in Church Road, Hove, Sussex. They have a very comprehensive section on the early cinema of James Williamson and G.A.Smith who made such early films in Hove. The collection provides lots of information about equipment, actors, storylines, the local cinemas where the films were shown, and also a rolling programme of some of the films made by this group of film-makers. | ||
| 19 | "Archeology of the Cinema" | 1965 | C.W.Ceram (Thames & Hudson, 1965) This book not only explains how the moving image developed until it ultimately was recorded on celluloid, but has comprehensive sections on the early British Cinema pioneers. | |
| 20 | Dorman Hundling Silent Motion Picture Music Archive | Drake University, USA | 1981- |
http://www.drake.edu/artsci/Music_Dept/archives/files/hundlingarchive.pdf The Dorman Hundling Silent Motion Picture Music Archive, founded in 1981 at Drake University, is a significant resource for music written or arranged specifically for cinema moods or action (during the silent era), as well as for popular dance music of the period. The collection contains over 6,000 titles with scores and parts, dating from 1896 to 1928, published in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France and Italy. |
| 21 | Inventory of a Collection of Silent Film Music [ca. 1884-1931] | Music Division New York Public Library |
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/pdf/mussilentmus.pdf
Collection of Silent Film Music, [ca. 1884-1931] |
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| 22 | Silent Ladies Photos of Silent Film Stars | ongoing | http://www.silentladies.com/Ladies.html | |
| 23 | Various Sources | To be sorted |
Dictionary of Film Makers. By Georges Sadoul. Translated, edited, and updated by Peter Morris. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1972. Originally published as [Dictionnaire des Cineastes,] 1965.(DcFM) Filmarama. Volume I: [The Formidable Years, 1893-1919.]. Compiled by John Stewart. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1975.(Film 1) The Filmgoer's Companion. Fourth edition. By Leslie Halliwell. New York: Hill & Wang, 1974. Later editions published as [Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion.].(FilmgC) Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion. Seventh edition. By Leslie Halliwell. New York: Granada Publishing, 1980. Earlier editions published as [The Filmgoer's Companion.].(HalFC 7) The Illustrated Who's Who in British Films. By Denis Gifford. London: Anchor Press, 1978.(IlWWBF) The Illustrated Who's Who in British Films. By Denis Gifford. London: Anchor Press, 1978. The 'Biographical Bibliography' section begins on page 317.(IlWWBF A) The Oxford Companion to Film. Edited by Liz-Anne Bawden. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976.(OxCFilm) Who Was Who on Screen. Second edition. By Evelyn Mack Truitt. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1977.(WhScrn 2) The World Encyclopedia of the Film. Edited by John M. Smith and Tim Cawkwell. New York: A. & W. Visual Library, 1972.(WorEFlm) |
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| 24 | Before 1910: kinematograph experiences ([1936]) | 1936 | PAUL, Robert W (Author) Pamphlet | |
| 25 | Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1948 | PAMPHLET Lumiere and the early days of film-making (1948) | |
| 26 | Cecil Milton Hepworth | ARTICLE My film experiences Reprinted from: Pearson's Magazine, Vol. LIV. | ||
| 26 | "If It Moves, Film It" | Avril Landsell, Curator, Weybridge Museum (now Elmbridge Museum) | 1973 |
This is a fascinating local history compiled from contributions from the family, the stars, employees, and local people together with local historical records. It accompanied an exhibition as advertised above. It also contains details of another local film-maker, Clifford Spain. Well worth a read! Thanks to Elmbridge Museum |
| 27 | Comin' Through The Rye | 7 Feb 2000 |
Local Actress Hannah Gordon's narrative on "Comin' Through The Rye" (1923), made for a local exhibition. |
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| 28 | The Electric Arc Light for Lantern Projection ... With a description of the Ross-Hepworth Arc Lamps, and the new patent Eccentrical Carbons, etc. | Cecil Milton Hepworth | 1897 | This book is very obscure and I have never seen a copy of it. |
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National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
The Bill Douglas Centre, Exeter Early Cinema Links (from Charles Urban, Motion Picture Pioneer). Regent Street Polytechnic (History)
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These need a sorting out. |
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| 30 | The National Museum of Cinematography | Started in 1913 with the gift of equipment from the British cinema pioneer Robert W Paul, the collection now contains over 13,000 objects and artefacts. It traces the pre-history and history of cinema, from optical toys, magic lanterns and illusions up to today’s converging motion picture and digital technologies. |
