Broken Bottles
Encyclopedia
Broken Bottles is a 1920 British silent comedy film
directed by Leslie Henson
and starring Henson, Nora Howard and Stanley Brightman. It is a parody
of the film Broken Blossom
by D.W. Griffith.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Leslie Henson
Leslie Henson
Leslie Lincoln Henson was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career...
and starring Henson, Nora Howard and Stanley Brightman. It is a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the film Broken Blossom
Broken Blossom
Broken Blossom is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label...
by D.W. Griffith.
Cast
- Leslie HensonLeslie HensonLeslie Lincoln Henson was an English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy and became a popular music hall comedian who enjoyed a long stage career...
- Bottling Barrows - Nora Howard - Lillian Swish
- Stanley Brightman - The 'chink'
- Peggy CarlislePeggy Carlisle-Selected filmography:* The Man and the Moment * The Rocks of Valpre * Comradeship * Broken Bottles * Motherland * Hindle Wakes...
- Girl