Money (1921 film)
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Money is a 1921 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Duncan McRae
and starring Henry Ainley
, Faith Bevan and Margot Drake. It is an adaptation of the 1840 comic play Money
by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton.
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 Duncan McRae
Duncan McRae (actor)
-Selected filmography:Actor* The House of the Lost Court * Red, White and Blue Blood * My Own United States Director* June Friday * Through Turbulent Waters * Money...
and starring Henry Ainley
Henry Ainley
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor. He was married three times to Susanne Sheldon, Elaine Fearon and the novelist Bettina Riddle, later Baroness von Hutten zum Stolzenberg...
, Faith Bevan and Margot Drake. It is an adaptation of the 1840 comic play Money
Money (play)
Money is a comic play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It premiered at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 8 December 1840.-Production history:The play was revived at the Royal National Theatre in 1999, directed by John Caird and with a cast including Jasper Britton, Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale, Sophie...
by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton.
Cast
- Henry AinleyHenry AinleyHenry Hinchliffe Ainley was an English Shakespearean stage and screen actor. He was married three times to Susanne Sheldon, Elaine Fearon and the novelist Bettina Riddle, later Baroness von Hutten zum Stolzenberg...
... Alfred Evelyn - Faith Bevan ... Georgina Vesey
- Margot Drake ... Clare Douglas
- Sam Wilkinson ... Sir Frederick Blount
- James LindsayJames LindsayJames Lindsay may refer to:*James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford , Victorian astronomer and politician*James Alexander Lindsay , British Conservative Member of Parliament for Wigan...
... Captain Smooth - Olaf HyttenOlaf HyttenOlaf Hytten was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921 and 1955.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack...
... Henry Graves - Sidney Paxton ... Sir John Vesey
- Ethel Newman ... Lady Franklyn
- Adelaide Grace ... Nanny