One of the Best (film)
| One of the Best | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
| Produced by |
Michael Balcon Carlyle Blackwell |
| Written by |
George Edwardes-Hall (play) Seymour Hicks (play) Patrick L. Mannock |
| Starring |
Carlyle Blackwell Eve Gray Walter Byron Randle Ayrton |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release dates | November 1927 |
Running time | 8,000 [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
One of the Best is a 1927 British silent historical drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron and Eve Gray.[2] It was based on a play by Seymour Hicks. Film historian Rachael Low described it as an "unsophisticated costume drama".[3]
Cast
- Carlyle Blackwell - Philip Ellsworth
- Walter Byron - Lieutenant Dudley Keppel
- Eve Gray - Mary Penrose
- Randle Ayrton - General Gregg
- James Carew - Colonel Gentry
- Julie Suedo - Claire Melville
- James Lindsay - Maurice de Gruchy
- Pauline Johnson - Esther
- Elsa Lanchester - Kitty
- Charles Emerald - Private Jupp
- Cecil Barry - Lieutenant Wynne
- Simeon Stuart - Squire Penrose
- Harold Huth - Adjutant
References
- ↑ Low p.422
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/45084
- ↑ Low p.169
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
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