Thomas Bentley (February 23, 1884â€"December 23, 1966) was a British
film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed
three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The
Man in the Street (1926), The Antidote (1927), and Acci-Dental
Treatment (1928).Bentley was born in St George Hanover Square, London
and originally trained as an engineer but went on to become a
vaudeville performer well known for impersonating the characters from
the novels of Charles Dickens on stage. His directing career in silent
films began in 1910 with his adaptations of a number of Dickens'
novels to film. After his retirement from directing in 1941 he became
technical advisor to the British Film Council.
film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed
three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The
Man in the Street (1926), The Antidote (1927), and Acci-Dental
Treatment (1928).Bentley was born in St George Hanover Square, London
and originally trained as an engineer but went on to become a
vaudeville performer well known for impersonating the characters from
the novels of Charles Dickens on stage. His directing career in silent
films began in 1910 with his adaptations of a number of Dickens'
novels to film. After his retirement from directing in 1941 he became
technical advisor to the British Film Council.
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