His Grace Gives Notice (1924 film)
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His Grace Gives Notice is a 1924 British
silent
comedy film
directed by W.P. Kellino
and starring Nora Swinburne
, Henry Victor
and John Stuart
. It is an adaptation of the novel His Grace Gives Notice
by Laura Troubridge. A sound adaptation was made in 1933.
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...
comedy film
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 W.P. Kellino
W.P. Kellino
William Philip Kellino Gislingham was a British film director. He was the father of the cinematographer Roy Kellino.-Selected filmography:* The Autumn of Pride...
and starring Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne was a British actress, born Leonora Mary Johnson in Bath, Somerset, daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson and his wife Leonora Tamar ....
, Henry Victor
Henry Victor
Henry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
and John Stuart
John Stuart (actor)
John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock....
. It is an adaptation of the novel His Grace Gives Notice
His Grace Gives Notice (novel)
His Grace Gives Notice is a 1922 comedy novel by Lady Laura Troubridge. A butler tries to hide the fact that he has recently inherited a title and a estate so that he continue to romance the daughter of the house where he is in service.-Adaptations:...
by Laura Troubridge. A sound adaptation was made in 1933.
Cast
- Nora SwinburneNora SwinburneNora Swinburne was a British actress, born Leonora Mary Johnson in Bath, Somerset, daughter of Henry Swinburne Johnson and his wife Leonora Tamar ....
- Cynthia Bannock - Henry VictorHenry VictorHenry Victor was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films...
- George Berwick - John StuartJohn StuartJohn Stuart may refer to:*Sir John Stuart, 4th Baronet , MP for Kincardineshire*John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute , Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762–1763...
- Joseph Longley - Eric Bransby WilliamsEric Bransby WilliamsEric Bransby Williams was a British actor. He was the son of Bransby Williams.-Selected filmography:* His Grace Gives Notice * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * The Secret Kingdom...
- Ted Burlington - Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
- Mrs. Smith - Gladys Hamer - Flickers
- Phyllis Lytton - Mrs. Stapleton
- Knighton Small - Butler