This photograph shows Stockton born film director, Maurice Elvey, (centre in hat, suit and glasses) filming Gracie Fields for the 1933 feature ”This Week of Grace”. Born William Seward Folkard in Stockton-on-Tees in 1887, Elvey was one of the UK cinemas most prolific directors said to have directed nearly 200 movies between 1913 and 1957.
Courtesy of Derek Smith.
“Our Gracie” how to lift the flagging spirits, a true artist that could make you laugh and sometimes cry. What good days they were despite not much money.