Queen's Evidence (film)
Encyclopedia
Queen's Evidence is a 1919 British
silent
adventure film
directed by James Mackay and starring Godfrey Tearle
, Unity More and Janet Alexander
. It was based on the play Adam and Eve by C.E. Munro and Louisa Parr. A smuggler tries to place the blame on his brother when the costguard begin closing in on him.
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...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by James Mackay and starring Godfrey Tearle
Godfrey Tearle
Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in both English and US films.-Biography:...
, Unity More and Janet Alexander
Janet Alexander
-Selected filmography:* Queen's Evidence * God's Clay * The Hour of Trial * Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow * Empress Josephine; Or, Wife of a Demigod * Not Quite a Lady * High Seas...
. It was based on the play Adam and Eve by C.E. Munro and Louisa Parr. A smuggler tries to place the blame on his brother when the costguard begin closing in on him.
Cast
- Godfrey TearleGodfrey TearleSir Godfrey Seymour Tearle was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential Englishman on stage and in both English and US films.-Biography:...
as Adam Pascal - Unity More as Eve Pascall
- Janet AlexanderJanet Alexander-Selected filmography:* Queen's Evidence * God's Clay * The Hour of Trial * Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow * Empress Josephine; Or, Wife of a Demigod * Not Quite a Lady * High Seas...
as Joan Hocking - Lauderdale MaitlandLauderdale Maitland-Selected filmography:* Ivanhoe * The Beggar Girl's Wedding * Queen's Evidence * The Right to Strike * The Taming of the Shrew...
as Jerrem - Edward Sorley as Jonathan
- Bruce Winston as Job
- Pardoe Woodman as Reuben May
- Ada King