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	In 1921 he and [[Joan Morgan]] were brought out from England to act for [[African Film Productions]] in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Rider Haggard story, and then stayed on for ''[[Sam’s Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), co-starring with the American actress [[Gertrude McCoy]]. As soon as his contract with AFP expired and before these two films were shown in South Africa, Hobbs left for Australia and by February 1922 was filming Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage''. By June he, his wife and their two children were on their way to the United States. Between 1922 and 1925 he took relatively small parts in films by Hollywood directors such as Marshall Neilan and Jack Conway, but in January 1926 he returned to England. After a serious accident in November 1928 he acted in only a few more films. In 1931 he started an editing company in Wardour Street and also acted as a theatrical agent. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced the short ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], who had acted with him in both South African films. Actor Jack Hobbs was his brother. (FO)		In 1921 he and [[Joan Morgan]] were brought out from England to act for [[African Film Productions]] in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Rider Haggard story, and then stayed on for ''[[Sam’s Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), co-starring with the American actress [[Gertrude McCoy]]. As soon as his contract with AFP expired and before these two films were shown in South Africa, Hobbs left for Australia and by February 1922 was filming Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage''. By June he, his wife and their two children were on their way to the United States. Between 1922 and 1925 he took relatively small parts in films by Hollywood directors such as Marshall Neilan and Jack Conway, but in January 1926 he returned to England. After a serious accident in November 1928 he acted in only a few more films. In 1931 he started an editing company in Wardour Street and also acted as a theatrical agent. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced the short ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], who had acted with him in both South African films. Actor Jack Hobbs was his brother. (FO)
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-(b. London, **/**/1890 – d. London, 10/01/1957).  British actor.
+'''Hayford Hobbs''' (b. Pimlico, London, 25/08/1890 – d. London, 10/01/1957) was a British actor.
 Though he started in the theatre, Frank Ernest Hobbs, known professionally as Hayford Hobbs, became better known as a film actor.  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Sewell Collins & Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. As early as 1912 he appeared in Australia and New Zealand in small roles in stage productions of ''Kismet'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. Early in 1914 he arrived back in England, having travelled via Cape Town.  Back home he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa following the completion of his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
-In 1921 he and [[Joan Morgan]] were brought out from England to act for [[African Film Productions]] in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Rider Haggard story, and then stayed on for ''[[Sam’s Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), co-starring with the American actress [[Gertrude McCoy]].  As soon as his contract with AFP expired and before these two films were shown in South Africa, Hobbs left for Australia and by February 1922 was filming Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage''.  By June he, his wife and their two children were on their way to the United States.  Between 1922 and 1925 he took relatively small parts in films by Hollywood directors such as Marshall Neilan and Jack Conway, but in January 1926 he returned to England.  After a serious accident in November 1928 he acted in only a few more films.  In 1931 he started an editing company in Wardour Street and also acted as a theatrical agent.  Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced the short ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], who had acted with him in both South African films. (FO)
+In 1921 he and [[Joan Morgan]] were brought out from England to act for [[African Film Productions]] in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Rider Haggard story, and then stayed on for ''[[Sam’s Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), co-starring with the American actress [[Gertrude McCoy]].  As soon as his contract with AFP expired and before these two films were shown in South Africa, Hobbs left for Australia and by February 1922 was filming Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage''.  By June he, his wife and their two children were on their way to the United States.  Between 1922 and 1925 he took relatively small parts in films by Hollywood directors such as Marshall Neilan and Jack Conway, but in January 1926 he returned to England.  After a serious accident in November 1928 he acted in only a few more films.  In 1931 he started an editing company in Wardour Street and also acted as a theatrical agent.  Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced the short ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], who had acted with him in both South African films. Actor Jack Hobbs was his brother. (FO)

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-Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI).  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929.  As early as 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''.  During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi.  In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa.  In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
+(b. London, **/**/1890 – d. London, 10/01/1957).  British actor.
-In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for ''[[Sam's Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.
+Though he started in the theatre, Frank Ernest Hobbs, known professionally as Hayford Hobbs, became better known as a film actor.  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Sewell Collins & Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. As early as 1912 he appeared in Australia and New Zealand in small roles in stage productions of ''Kismet'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. Early in 1914 he arrived back in England, having travelled via Cape Town.  Back home he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa following the completion of his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
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 Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI).  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929.  As early as 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''.  During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi.  In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa.  In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
-In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for ''[[Sam's Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.
+In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for ''[[Sam's Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Passage'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.
 Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A.  Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both ''[[Swallow]]'' and ''[[Sam’s Kid]]'', playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]

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-(b. London, **/**/1892? – d. **/**/1957?).
+(b. London, **/**/1892? – d. **/**/1957?). British actor.
-British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI).  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929.  As early as 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''.  During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi.  In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa.  In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
+Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI).  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929.  As early as 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''.  During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi.  In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa.  In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
 In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in ''[[Swallow]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for ''[[Sam's Kid]]'' ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.

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−	(b. London, //1892? – d. //1957?). British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI). During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. ~~However, in~~ 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.	+	(b. London, //1892? – d. //1957?). British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI). During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. As early as 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.

	In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home. A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married). Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]		In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home. A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married). Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]

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 (b. London, **/**/1892? – d. **/**/1957?). British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI).  During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929.  However, in 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''.  During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi.  In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa.  In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
-In 1920 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] were especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.  Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A.  Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]
+In 1922 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] had been especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home.  A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married).  Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end.  Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A.  Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]
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−	(b. London, //1892? – d. //1957?). British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI). During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. However, in 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director returned from South Africa ~~after~~ making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films. In 1921 ~~he made his two films for [[African Film Productions]].~~ [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] were especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home. A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married). Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]	+	(b. London, //1892? – d. //1957?). British actor. Hayford Hobbs was born either in 1891 (IMDb) or 1892 (BFI). During his film career he acted in more than 65 silent films, starting in 1915 with ''1914'' (George Loane Tucker) and finishing with ''The Devil’s Maze'' (Gareth Gundrey) in 1929. However, in 1913 he appeared in Australia in small roles in stage productions of ''Antony and Cleopatra'' and ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for Oscar Asche, the future writer and producer of ''Chu Chin Chow''. During his years in England he frequently worked with the prolific Maurice Elvey (including a version of ''Dombey and Son'') and with the Italian immigrant director Arrigo Bocchi. In 1915 he also made four films with director [[Harold M. Shaw]] and actress [[Edna Flugrath]], just before they left for South Africa. In addition he made ''Castles in Spain'' (1920) for [[H. Lisle Lucoque]], after this director had returned from South Africa subsequent to making his two [[H. Rider Haggard]] films.
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		+	In 1921 [[S.A. Pictorial]] announced that he and [[Joan Morgan]] were especially brought out from England to act in [[Swallow]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922), based on another Haggard story, and he then stayed on for [[Sam's Kid]] ([[Leander De Cordova]]/1922). In 1921, after his contract with AFP expired, Hobbs left for Australia, acting in Franklyn Barrett’s ''A Rough Ride'' (1922). Soon after that he was in the United States and made eight films there before finally returning home. A ship’s manifest of 1924 states that his place of residence was Hollywood (and also that he was married). Back in England he continued to appear in films, but after the introduction of sound his acting career seems to have come to an end. Between 1930 and 1950 he directed a few documentaries of no particular significance, though he also produced ''A Moorland Tragedy'' (1933) for director [[M.A. Wetherell]], another filmmaker with South African connections (in fact, Wetherell had acted with him in both [[Swallow]] and [[Sam’s Kid]], playing the villain to Hobbs’s hero). [FO]

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