Dick Turpin's Ride to York
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Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922
British historical silent film
drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman
Dick Turpin
and his legendary 200-mile overnight ride from London to York
on his mount Black Bess.
Dick Turpin's Ride to York was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost
. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003.
1922 in film
-Events:* June 11 - United States première of Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature length documentary film....
British historical silent film
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...
drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman
Highwayman
A highwayman was a thief and brigand who preyed on travellers. This type of outlaw, usually, travelled and robbed by horse, as compared to a footpad who traveled and robbed on foot. Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads...
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
Richard "Dick" Turpin was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's profession as a butcher early in life, but by the early 1730s he had joined a gang of deer thieves, and later became a poacher,...
and his legendary 200-mile overnight ride from London to York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
on his mount Black Bess.
Dick Turpin's Ride to York was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003.
Cast
- Matheson LangMatheson LangMatheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
as Dick Turpin - Isobel ElsomIsobel ElsomIsobel Elsom was an English screen, stage, and television actress.-Career:Born as Isobel Jeannette Reed in Cambridge, England, Elsom usually was cast as an aristocratic lady of the upper class. Over the course of three decades she appeared in 17 Broadway productions, beginning with The Ghost Train...
as Esther Bevis - Cecil HumphreysCecil Humphreys-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Glorious Adventure * Irish Luck...
as Lytton Glover - Norman PageNorman PageNorman Page was a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister during the First World War, in the 1918 film The Life Story of David Lloyd George which is believed to be the first ever feature length political biopic.-Selected filmography:* The Life Story...
as Ferret Bevis - Lewis GilbertLewis Gilbert (actor)-Selected filmography:* She Stoops to Conquer * The Manxman * The Mystery Road * The Oath * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Hound of the Baskervilles * The House of Peril...
as Tom King - Lily Iris as Sally Dutton
- Malcolm Tod as Sir Charles Weston
- Madame d'Esterre as Lady Weston
External links
- Dick Turpin's Ride to York at BFI Film & TV Database