A Prince of Lovers
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A Prince of Lovers is a 1922 British silent
biographical film
directed by Charles Calvert
and starring Howard Gaye
, Marjorie Hume
and Mary Clare
. It portrays the life of the British writer Lord Byron. It was based on Alicia Ramsey
's play Byron
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
biographical film
Biographical film
A biographical film, or biopic , is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their...
directed by Charles Calvert
Charles Calvert (director)
Charles Calvert was a British film director. He was sometimes credited as C.C. Calvert or Captain Charles Calvert. Calvert has a reputation as a journeyman director who produced old-fashioned films.-Selected filmography:* Disraeli...
and starring Howard Gaye
Howard Gaye
-Selected filmography:* Birth of a Nation * Intolerance * The Spirit of '76 * The Scarlet Pimpernel * A Slave of Vanity * My Lady's Latchkey * A Prince of Lovers...
, Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
and Mary Clare
Mary Clare
Mary Clare was a British actress who performed in films, on the stage, and later on television.-Biography:...
. It portrays the life of the British writer Lord Byron. It was based on Alicia Ramsey
Alicia Ramsey
Alicia Ramsey was a British playwright and screenwriter. Her name is sometimes given as Alice Ramsey. She was born Alice Joanna Royston before she married the actor Cecil Ramsey. She later married Rudolph de Cordova with whom she collaborated on several works...
's play Byron
Byron (play)
Byron is a historical play by the British writer Alicia Ramsey, which was first performed in 1908. It depicts the life of the early nineteenth century writer Lord Byron.-Adaptation:...
.
Cast
- Howard GayeHoward Gaye-Selected filmography:* Birth of a Nation * Intolerance * The Spirit of '76 * The Scarlet Pimpernel * A Slave of Vanity * My Lady's Latchkey * A Prince of Lovers...
... Lord Byron - Marjorie HumeMarjorie HumeMarjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
... Isabella Milbanke - Mary ClareMary ClareMary Clare was a British actress who performed in films, on the stage, and later on television.-Biography:...
... Lady Caroline Lamb - David HawthorneDavid HawthorneDavid Hawthorne is an American football linebacker who is currently with the Seattle Seahawks. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at TCU...
... Cam Hobhouse - Marjorie Day ... Augusta Leigh
- George FoleyGeorge FoleyGeorge James Foley was an Australian politician from Western Australia. He was the member for the Western Australian seat of Mount Leonora from 1911 until 1920, initially for the Labor Party until 1917 when he joined the National Labor Party...
... Sir Ralph Milbanke - H.R. Hignett ... Fletcher
- Wyndham GuiseWyndham Guise-Selected filmography:* The House of Temperley * The Bosun's Mate * Trilby * She Stoops to Conquer * The Firm of Girdlestone * Sally in our Alley * Dr. Wake's Patient * Tom Jones...
... Joe - Gladys Hamilton ... Lady Milbanke
- W.D.C. Knox ... Sir Walter Scott
- Viva BirkettViva BirkettViva Birkett was a British stage actress active on both sides of the Atlantic over the early decades of the twentieth century.-Viva:...
... Lady Jersey - Eugene Leahy ... Tom Moore
- Bellenden Powell ... Prince Regent
- Saba RaleighSaba RaleighSaba Raleigh was an English actress.-References:...
... Mme. de Stael - Geoffrey Dunstan ... Scrope Davis
- Emmeline Ormsby ... Mrs. Byron
- Hector AbbasHector Abbas-Selected filmography:* A Prince of Lovers * The Wandering Jew * School for Scandal * Madame Guillotine * A Gentleman of Paris * Rembrandt * The Man Who Made Diamonds...
... Murray - Eileen Onions ... Ada Augusta Byron
- Madge TreeMadge Tree-Selected filmography:* What Every Woman Knows * The Garden of Resurrection * The Silver Bridge * Won by a Head * The House of Peril * The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax...
... Mrs. Clermont - Marie AultMarie AultMarie Ault was a British actress.Born at Wigan, Lancashire, she was a star in many British films of the silent era but is most remembered for her role as Daisy Bunting's mother in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog directed by Alfred Hitchcock.She also had bit parts in films such as Jamaica...
... Nannie