Brember Wills

Brember Wills

Birth : 1883-03-15, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Death : 1948-09-29

History

Brember Wills was an English stage actor who appeared in supporting roles in a small number of films. He is best remembered for his portrayal of madman Saul Femm in James Whale's 1932 film The Old Dark House.

Profile

Brember Wills

Movies

The Scarlet Pimpernel
Doman (uncredited)
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
Unfinished Symphony
Secretary
Composer Franz Schubert--broke, struggling and unhappy--gets a break when a wealthy friend wangles him an invitation to a command performance in front of a princess of the royal family. Schubert performs a version of his new work, "Symphony in B Minor", for the princess, but a misunderstanding results in Schubert storming out of the concert in a rage. Complications ensue.
The Old Dark House
Saul Femm
Seeking shelter from a relentless rainstorm and landslides in a remote region of Wales, five travelers are admitted to a large foreboding old house that belongs to the extremely strange Femm family. Sepulchral Horace Femm and his obsessive, inhospitable sister Rebecca are the group's peculiar hosts. The house also holds surprises - and a brutish mute manservant named Morgan.
Carnival
Stage manager
During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strangle his wife who he believes has committed adultery..