Cecil Milton Hepworth (19 March 1874 – 9 February 1953) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter.

His father, Thomas Cradock Hepworth, was a famous magic lantern showman and author.

[3] His film Rescued by Rover (1905), co-directed with Lewin Fitzhamon and starring a collie in the title role, was a huge financial success.

Boosted by the international success of Alf's Button (1919), the company went public to fund a large studio development.

He failed to raise the necessary capital and, also suffering the box office failure of Comin' Thro the Rye (1923), the company went into receivership the next year.