Colonel Newcome (film)
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Colonel Newcome is a 1920 British silent
historical drama film
directed by Fred Goodwins
and starring Milton Rosmer
, Joyce Carey
and Temple Bell. It was based on the novel The Newcomes
by William Makepeace Thackeray
.
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...
historical drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Fred Goodwins
Fred Goodwins
Fred Goodwins was an English actor, film director and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 24 films between 1915 and 1921.-Selected filmography:* A Night in the Show * A Jitney Elopement...
and starring Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
, Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey, OBE was a British actress, best known for her long professional and personal relationship with Noël Coward. Her stage career lasted from 1916 until 1984, and she was performing on television in her nineties. Though never a star, she was a familiar face both on stage and screen...
and Temple Bell. It was based on the novel The Newcomes
The Newcomes
The Newcomes is an novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1855.-Publication:The Newcomes was published serially over about two years, as Thackeray himself says in one of the novel's final chapters...
by William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.-Biography:...
.
Cast
- Milton RosmerMilton RosmerMilton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
- B. Newcombe - Joyce CareyJoyce CareyJoyce Carey, OBE was a British actress, best known for her long professional and personal relationship with Noël Coward. Her stage career lasted from 1916 until 1984, and she was performing on television in her nineties. Though never a star, she was a familiar face both on stage and screen...
- Rose - Temple Bell - Ethel Newcome
- Louis WilloughbyLouis Willoughby-Selected filmography:* Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman * Risky Business * The Scarlet Lady * Was She Guilty? * Mr. Barnes of New York * Lamp in the Desert * Trapped by the Mormons...
- Newcombe - Dame May Whitty - Mrs. Mackenzie
- Fred MorganFred Morgan (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Harbour Lights * The Land of Mystery * The Pride of the Fancy * The Breed of the Treshams * Colonel Newcome * Rodney Stone * Safety First...
- Baynham - Haidee WrightHaidee WrightHaidee Wright as Ada Wright was a London born English character actress. She began acting in plays in 1878 when a small child. Came from a family of actors. Had a long career in the UK and the US much Broadway work with occasional parts in films. Her parents and many siblings were actors...
- Lady Newcome - Bobby Andrews - C. Newcombe
- Norma WhalleyNorma Whalley-Biography:Whalley was the daughter of Henry Octavius Whalley, a doctor working in Australia.During the late 1890s she toured South Africa, meeting Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal Republic soon after the Jameson Raid.In 1901 she was married to J...
- Lady Clare