Lamp in the Desert
Encyclopedia
Lamp in the Desert is a 1922 British
silent
drama film
directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings
, Louis Willoughby
and George K. Arthur
. It was adapted from a novel by Ethel M. Dell
.
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 F. Martin Thornton and starring Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings
-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
, Louis Willoughby
Louis Willoughby
-Selected filmography:* Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman * Risky Business * The Scarlet Lady * Was She Guilty? * Mr. Barnes of New York * Lamp in the Desert * Trapped by the Mormons...
and George K. Arthur
George K. Arthur
George K. Arthur was an English actor and producer. He appeared in 59 films between 1919 and 1935. He won an Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956 for the film The Bespoke Overcoat....
. It was adapted from a novel by Ethel M. Dell
Ethel M. Dell
Ethel May Dell or Ethel Mary Dell was an English writer of popular romance novels.-Overview:Ethel Dell's married name is recorded as Ethel Mary Savage. She was born in Streatham, a suburb of London. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family...
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Cast
- Gladys JenningsGladys Jennings-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
- Stella Denvers - Louis WilloughbyLouis Willoughby-Selected filmography:* Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman * Risky Business * The Scarlet Lady * Was She Guilty? * Mr. Barnes of New York * Lamp in the Desert * Trapped by the Mormons...
- Captain Everard Monck - George K. ArthurGeorge K. ArthurGeorge K. Arthur was an English actor and producer. He appeared in 59 films between 1919 and 1935. He won an Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956 for the film The Bespoke Overcoat....
- Tony Denvers - Joseph R. Tozer - Captain Raleigh Dacres
- 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...
- Major Ralston - 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...
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- Waziri spy - Gladys Mason - Mrs Ralston
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- Narrator (Morse code)