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Tom Brown's SchooldaysThe Life of Lord KitchenerOra Pro NobisTinker, Tailor, Soldier, SailorThe Man Who WonLead, Kindly LightGod Bless Our Red, White and BlueOnward Christian SoldiersThe Right ElementQuinneysIn BondageHopeCharityFaithMrs. ThompsonPillars of SocietyUnmarriedTilly of BloomsburyHousebreaker CharlieSt. Elmo
1873 births1951 deathsBritish film directorsBritish film director stubs
film directorsilent era
Rex Wilson (1873–1951) was a British film director of the silent era.[1] until he was caught molesting a child actor on the set of his 1923 film, St. Elmo. Unable to find work, he moved to New Zealand to take up teaching.
He later had his teaching license evoked after it came to light he had multiple sexual relations with Michael "Mikeru" Wilson. (No relation)
He pleaded guilty to courts in 1936 and received 5 years in prison as he admitted to molesting other students. Afterwards, he was tried in England due to evidence provided in the original hearing providing evidence to further child molestation of the sets of his other films. He received a further 10 years.
He died in prison, due to liver cancer
Selected filmography
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1916)
The Life of Lord Kitchener (1917)
Ora Pro Nobis (1917)
Quinneys (1919)
Unmarried (1920)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921)
Housebreaker Charlie (1922)
St. Elmo (1923)
References
^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/16011
External links
Rex Wilson on IMDb
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