Motherland (1927 film)

Motherland
Directed by	G.B. Samuelson
Produced by	G.B. Samuelson
Starring	Rex Davis Eva Moore James Knight Dorinea Shirley
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Cinematography	A.A. Tunwell
Production company	Reciprocity Films
Distributed by	Reciprocity Films
Release dates	October 1927
Running time	7,702 feet^[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Motherland is a 1927 British silent war film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Rex Davis, Eva Moore and James Knight.^[2] The film was made at Isleworth Studios. It is set during the First World War. It aimed to copy the success of the series of war films released by British Instructional Films, but critical reaction was negative.^[3]

Cast

Rex Davis - The Lonely Soldier
Eva Moore - Mrs. Edwards
James Knight - Private Tom Edwards
Dorinea Shirley - The Stranger
Alec Alexander - Lance Corporal Ikey Abrahamson
Peggy Carlisle - Betty
Lena Halliday - Mrs. Vibart
A. Harding Steerman - Alexander Vibart
Russell Gorton - Captain Roger Vibart
Marjorie Spiers - Grace Edwards
Maurice Redstone - Issy Abrahamson

References

↑ Low p.413
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44854
↑ Low p.141

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

Motherland at the Internet Movie Database

The films of G. B. Samuelson

(partial list)

The Valley of Fear (1916) Just a Girl (1916) In Another Girl's Shoes (1917) The Way of an Eagle (1918) The Admirable Crichton (1918) The Bridal Chair (1919) Convict 99 (1919) The Winning Goal (1920) The Pride of the Fancy (1920) The Last Rose of Summer (1920) Toni Her Story (1920) The Game of Life (1922) She (1925) Motherland (1927) The Forger (1928) For Valour (1928) Two Little Drummer Boys (1928) The Valley of Ghosts (1928) Over the Sticks (1929) Spanish Eyes (1930) Souls in Pawn (1930) La canción del día (1930) The Wickham Mystery (1931) The Other Woman (1931) Jealousy (1931) Inquest (1931) Threads (1932) The Callbox Mystery (1932) Collision (1932) The Crucifix (1934)

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