Hepworth Pictures

Hepworth Picture Plays was a British film production company active during the silent era.

Founded in 1897 by the cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth, it was based at Walton Studios west of London.

In February 1909 the company took part in the Paris Film Congress, a failed attempt by leading European producers to form an organisation similar to the MPPC cartel recently established in the United States.

It also developed many early stars of British cinema, including Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome, Violet Hopson, Chrissie White, Henry Edwards and Gerald Ames.

The company attempted to expand after the war, as part of a wider boom in the British industry.