Love, Life and Laughter
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Love, Life and Laughter is a 1923
British film, written and directed by George Pearson. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive
, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute
's "75 Most Wanted
" lost films.
1923 in film
-Events:*April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1923:U.S.A...
British film, written and directed by George Pearson. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive
BFI National Archive
The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was originally set up as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955 its name became the National Film Archive, and in 1992, the...
, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
's "75 Most Wanted
BFI 75 Most Wanted
The BFI 75 Most Wanted is a list compiled by the British Film Institute of their most sought-after British feature films not currently held in the BFI National Archive, and classified as "missing, believed lost". The films chosen range from quota quickies and B-movies to lavish prestige...
" lost films.
Plot
An impoverished author and a cabaret girl each have their dream of success, but are happy to wake to each other and reality.Cast
- Betty BalfourBetty BalfourBetty Balfour was an English screen actress, popular during the silent era, and known as the "British Mary Pickford" and "Britain's Queen of Happiness"...
- Harry Jonas
- Frank Stanmore
- Annie EsmondAnnie EsmondAnnie Esmond was a British film actress.Annie Esmond was born in Surrey, England on 27th September 1873. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage for many years before going into silent films and later talkies...
- Nancy PriceNancy PriceNancy Price, CBE , was an English actress on stage and screen, authoress and theatre director. Her acting career began in a repertory theatre company before progressing to the London stage, silent films, talkies and finally television. In addition to appearing on stage she became involved in...
- Sydney FairbrotherSydney FairbrotherSydney Fairbrother was a British film actress.Born Sydney Tapping on 31st July 1872 in London, UK, she was educated at Blackpool, UK and Bonn in Germany. She made her stage debut in Birmingham, UK in 1890 with the famous Kendall Company and a few years later toured America with them...
- Eric Smith
- A. Harding SteermanA. Harding Steerman-Selected filmography:* Iron Justice * A Bid for Fortune * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Manchester Man * Bleak House * Beyond the Dreams of Avarice * Love at the Wheel...
- Audrey Ridgewell
- Gordon HopkirkGordon HopkirkGordon Hopkirk was a British actor of the silent era.Gordon Hopkirk was born in Jena, Germany to British parents and began his film career in the late 1910s. After a series of films in England, he came to the United States to appear in Hollywood films before returning to England. Hopkirk never...
- Dacia