Alec Francis — Motography’s Gallery of Picture Players (1913) 🇺🇸
Alec Francis [Alec B. Francis], he of the English accent and elusive smile, was born in London and followed a variety of callings before he took to pictures; he studied law, played in London stock, soldiered in the British army, did some real work in Canada, sang in American musical comedy and then steered his ambitions into the picture field.
The Vitagraph studio was his starting point and from there, via a big offer, to the Eclair studio, is his history up. to date.
To disprove the general belief that gentlemen of England know not a joke when they meet one, Mr. Francis takes particular pleasure in this form of entertainment, and what’s more, he can remember them and pass, them on, whole.
To him, every situation has its funny aspect; hence his optimism and favoritism among his fellow-players.
At times Mr. Francis is a director and always his ambition is to dispel the belief that the English can play nothing but Johnnie parts.
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Collection: Motography Magazine, August 1913