Sydney Fairbrother
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Sydney Fairbrother.
Born: July 29, 1872
Place of Birth: Southwark, London, England, UK
Known For
The Last Journey
Bob Holt's last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement, a journey disturbed by his distress at leaving the Railway, and his suspicions of the relationship between his wife and his fireman. Aboard the train are a pair of pickpockets, a honeymoon couple, a drunk, a temperance pamphleteer and a host of familiar types, all more-or-less bizarre in characteristically English ways. Bob takes an unexpected course of action, and the characters start interacting in varied and unexpected ways. When, at last, the train stops, all has been resolved, but not as might have been expected at the beginning of the journey.
Nell Gwyn
An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.
Dreaming Lips
Dreaming Lips was lovingly assembled by filmmaker Paul Czinner as an "ideal" vehicle for his popular actress wife Elizabeth Bergner. The star plays Gabrielle, the glamorous, spoiled wife of world-famous orchestra leader Peter (Romney Brent). Left alone by her constantly touring husband, she inaugurates a romance with brilliant but reclusive violinist Miguel de Vaye (Raymond Massey).
Rose of Tralee
An Irish singer heads to America to seek fame and fortune. Once successful he returns home to search for his family.
The Private Secretary
A timid and dim-witted clergyman is duped into helping a playboy avoid his creditors, inherit his uncle's fortune and get the girl.
King Solomon's Mines
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
Paradise for Two
A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
Chu Chin Chow
Musical retelling of the "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" Arabian Nights tale.
Love, Life and Laughter
Love, Life and Laughter tells the story of a pair of working class youngsters with big dreams – a cheery chorus girl and a serious writer. The film toys with our expectations, blurring the boundaries of reverie and reality; tragedy and comedy. Directed by George Pearson, the film was considered lost for many years until in March 2014 when a copy was discovered in an old Dutch cinema.
Gay Love
Sisters are music-hall performers. One loves the other's fiancé and decides to quit the show, but the other runs into an old flame and new relations develop.
Filmography
as Miss Clare
as Gagool
as Mrs. Flory Thompson
as Mrs. Stanway
as Mrs. Grebe
as Miss Ashford
as Dukie
as Mahbubah Baba, Ali's wife
as Arabella
as Miss Snell
as Miss Peabody
as Mrs. Bindle
as Mrs Akers
as Mrs. Gwyn
as Landlady
as Mrs. Smith
as Lily
as Mrs. Bolt
as Mrs. Bundercombe