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General Post is a 1920 British
silent
drama film
directed by Thomas Bentley
and starring Douglas Munro, Lilian Braithwaite
and Joyce Dearsley. It was based on a play by J.E. Harold Terry. During the First World War a small-town tailor rises to become a General.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
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 Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The Man in the Street , The Antidote , and Acci-Dental Treatment .Bentley was born in London and originally trained as an engineer,...
and starring Douglas Munro, Lilian Braithwaite
Lilian Braithwaite
Dame Lilian Braithwaite DBE , born Florence Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress.She was the daughter of a clergyman, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. She was educated at Croydon High School, and married actor-manager Gerald Lawrence, first acting with amateur companies...
and Joyce Dearsley. It was based on a play by J.E. Harold Terry. During the First World War a small-town tailor rises to become a General.
Cast
- Douglas Munro ... Albert Smith
- Lilian BraithwaiteLilian BraithwaiteDame Lilian Braithwaite DBE , born Florence Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress.She was the daughter of a clergyman, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. She was educated at Croydon High School, and married actor-manager Gerald Lawrence, first acting with amateur companies...
... Lady Broughton - Joyce Dearsley ... Betty Broughton
- Robert Henderson Bland ... Edward Smith
- Dawson Millward ... Denys Broughton
- Colstan Mansell ... Alec Broughton
- Teddy ArundellTeddy Arundell-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Mr. Wu * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Amateur Gentleman * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * General John Regan...
... Jobson - Sara de Groot ... Miss Prendergast
- Adelaide Grace ... Lady Wareing
- Thomas Canning ... Lord Wareing
- Irene Drew ... Mary Wareing