Lady Tetley's Decree
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Lady Tetley's Decree is a 1920 British
silent
drama film
directed by Fred Paul
and starring Marjorie Hume
, Hamilton Stewart and Philip Hewland
. A man's political career is theatened due to a dispute with his wife. It was based on a play by Sybil Downing.
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 Fred Paul
Fred Paul
Fred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...
and starring Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
, Hamilton Stewart and Philip Hewland
Philip Hewland
-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * Lady Tetley's Decree * The Guns of Loos * Glamour * The Sleeping Cardinal * The Missing Rembrandt * Murder by Rope...
. A man's political career is theatened due to a dispute with his wife. It was based on a play by Sybil Downing.
Cast
- Marjorie HumeMarjorie HumeMarjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
- Lady Rachel Tetly - Hamilton Stewart - Sir Oliver Tetley
- Philip HewlandPhilip Hewland-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * Lady Tetley's Decree * The Guns of Loos * Glamour * The Sleeping Cardinal * The Missing Rembrandt * Murder by Rope...
- Robert Trentham - Basil Langford - Ronald Tetley
- Sydney Lewis Ransome - Lionel Crier
- Bernard VaughanBernard Vaughan (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Second Mrs. Tanqueray * Rock of Ages * Lady Tetley's Decree * God's Clay -External links:...
- Lord Herondale