Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond (1886–1953) was an English actor and film director. Born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1886, he began acting before the First World War in ''A Detective for a Day''. In 1921 he directed his first film and gradually he wound down his acting to concentrate completely on directing - making more than forty films in total before his death in 1953.

He was associated with the Hepworth Studios of Walton on Thames, since his portrait appears on a studio publicity postcard when he was probably in his early twenties.

He had a major success in 1930 with ''The Great Game'', one of the earliest films devoted to football and followed it up with ''Up for the Cup'' a year later. He remade ''Up for the Cup'' in 1950. Provided by Wikipedia