Dicky Monteith
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Dicky Monteith is a 1922 British silent
drama film
directed by Kenelm Foss
and starring Stewart Rome
, Joan Morgan
and Jack Minister. Its plot involves a lawyer who tries to con a drunken client out of a large sum of money. It is an adaptation of a play by Tom Gallon and Leon M. Lion
.
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 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 Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss
-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
and starring Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
, Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan was a British actress. She was the daughter of Evelyn Morgan and Sidney Morgan.-Selected filmography:* The Road to London * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Fires of Innocence * Dicky Monteith...
and Jack Minister. Its plot involves a lawyer who tries to con a drunken client out of a large sum of money. It is an adaptation of a play by Tom Gallon and Leon M. Lion
Leon M. Lion
-Selected filmography:* The Woman Who Was Nothing * The Chinese Puzzle * The Chinese Puzzle * The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss * Strange Boarders...
.
Cast
- Stewart RomeStewart RomeStewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
- Dicky Monteith - Joan MorganJoan MorganJoan Morgan was a British actress. She was the daughter of Evelyn Morgan and Sidney Morgan.-Selected filmography:* The Road to London * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Fires of Innocence * Dicky Monteith...
- Sally/Dorothy Weston - Jack Minister - Vincent Hepburn
- Douglas MunroDouglas Munro (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * General Post * London Pride * The Lure of Crooning Water * A Temporary Vagabond * The Mirage * The Sport of Kings...
- Mayor - Nelson Ramsey - Barty
- Jack Frost - Ginger
- Gertrude SterrollGertrude Sterroll-Selected filmography:* The Shadow Between * Lorna Doone * Dicky Monteith * The Glorious Adventure * The Wine of Life * A Romance of Mayfair * A Daughter in Revolt...
- Miss Tillotson - David Hallett - Gilbert Collingwood
- James English - Sydney Carton
- Fay Segel - Lucy Manette
- A.B. ImesonA.B. Imeson-Filmography:His first role was playing Satan in the silent film The Picture of Dorian Gray .*Bonnie Prince Charlie * The Virgin Queen * The White Shadow * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick -Portrait:...
- Charles Darnay - 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...
- Defarge - Irene TripodIrene Tripod-Selected filmography:* The Romance of Lady Hamilton * The Mystery Road * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith * The Beloved Vagabond * Squibs' Honeymoon * A Fowl Proceeding -External links:...
- Madame Defarge - Kenelm FossKenelm Foss-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
- Charles Dickens