Lillian Hall-Davis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-colour version of I Pagliacci (1923), The Passionate Adventure (1924), Blighty (1927), The Ring (1927), and The Farmer's Wife (1928), the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who at the time considered her his "favourite actress." She had a lead role in a "lavish production" of Quo Vadis (1924), an Italian film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby. Hall-Davis also appeared in a comedy short film made in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, As We Lie (1927), co-starring and directed by Miles Mander. Hall-Davis did not make the transition to talkies; in 1933 her "sharp career decline and health problems" prompted her to commit suicide by turning on the gas oven and cutting her own throat at home in the Golders Green area of London. She was 35.
Filmography
Shepperton Babylon
as Herself (Archive)
Shepperton Babylon
as Herself (Archive)
Her Reputation
as Carruthers
Her Reputation
as Carruthers
Wolga Wolga
as Princess Zaineb
Wolga Wolga
as Princess Zaineb
Tommy Atkins
as Ruth
Tommy Atkins
as Ruth
The Farmer's Wife
as Araminta 'Minta' Dench
The Farmer's Wife
as Araminta 'Minta' Dench
The White Sheik
as Rosemary Tregarthen
The White Sheik
as Rosemary Tregarthen
Roses of Picardy
as Madame Vanderlynden
Roses of Picardy
as Madame Vanderlynden
Nitchevo
Nitchevo
Adventure Mad
as Gladys Clifton
Adventure Mad
as Gladys Clifton
Express Train of Love
as Lissi
Express Train of Love
as Lissi
The Eleventh Commandment
as Marian Barchester
The Eleventh Commandment
as Marian Barchester
The Passionate Adventure
as Pamela
The Passionate Adventure
as Pamela
The Unwanted
as Maraine Dearsley
The Unwanted
as Maraine Dearsley
The Game of Life
as Rose Wallingford
The Game of Life
as Rose Wallingford
The Honeypot
as Alexandra Hersey
The Honeypot
as Alexandra Hersey
Little Women
as Beth March
Little Women
as Beth March
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Agatha Lasenby
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Agatha Lasenby