Motherland (1927 film)
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Motherland is a 1927 British
silent
war film
directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Rex Davis
, Eva Moore
and James Knight
.
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...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Rex Davis
Rex Davis
-Selected filmography:* The House of Temperley * Won by a Head * Uncle Bernac * The Crimson Circle * The Lion's Mouse * Every Mother's Son * Motherland -Bibliography:...
, Eva Moore
Eva Moore
Eva Moore was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement.-Early life and career:...
and James Knight
James Knight (actor)
-Selected filmography:* The Happy Warrior * The Knave of Hearts * The Lady Owner * Hornet's Nest * Claude Duval * When Giants Fought * The Ball of Fortune * Motherland...
.
Cast
- Rex DavisRex Davis-Selected filmography:* The House of Temperley * Won by a Head * Uncle Bernac * The Crimson Circle * The Lion's Mouse * Every Mother's Son * Motherland -Bibliography:...
- The Lonely Soldier - Eva MooreEva MooreEva Moore was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement.-Early life and career:...
- Mrs. Edwards - James KnightJames Knight (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Happy Warrior * The Knave of Hearts * The Lady Owner * Hornet's Nest * Claude Duval * When Giants Fought * The Ball of Fortune * Motherland...
- Private Tom Edwards - Dorinea ShirleyDorinea Shirley-Selected filmography:* Greywater Park * Claude Duval * Nell Gwyn * Motherland * Afterwards * Zero -External links:...
- The Stranger - Alec Alexander - Lance Corporal Ikey Abrahamson
- Peggy CarlislePeggy Carlisle-Selected filmography:* The Man and the Moment * The Rocks of Valpre * Comradeship * Broken Bottles * Motherland * Hindle Wakes...
- Betty - Lena HallidayLena Halliday-Selected filmography:* Motherland * Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * Inquest * Girls, Please!...
- Mrs. Vibart - 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...
- Alexander Vibart - Russell Gorton - Captain Roger Vibart
- Marjorie Spiers - Grace Edwards
- Maurice Redstone - Issy Abrahamson