Sentimental Tommy (1921 film)
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Sentimental Tommy is a silent film
directed by John S. Robertson
which has Mary Astor
in one of her earliest roles, although her scenes were deleted before release. The film, which made a star of Gareth Hughes
, is now considered a lost film
.
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...
directed by John S. Robertson
John S. Robertson
John Stuart Robertson was a Canadian born actor and later film director perhaps best known for his 1920 screen adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. He broke into filmmaking in 1915 with Vitagraph, then with Famous Players-Lasky, making 57 features in his career...
which has Mary Astor
Mary Astor
Mary Astor was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost...
in one of her earliest roles, although her scenes were deleted before release. The film, which made a star of Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes was a Welsh stage and silent screen actor. Usually cast as a callow, sensitive hero in Hollywood silent films, Hughes got his start on stage during childhood and continued to play youthful leads on Broadway....
, is now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Gareth HughesGareth HughesGareth Hughes was a Welsh stage and silent screen actor. Usually cast as a callow, sensitive hero in Hollywood silent films, Hughes got his start on stage during childhood and continued to play youthful leads on Broadway....
- Tommy Sandys - Malcolm Bradley - Domino Cathro
- Harry Coleman - Cpl. Shiach
- Kate Davenport - Gavinia
- George FawcettGeorge FawcettGeorge Fawcett was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. On stage he appeared in such plays as Ghosts with the controversial Mary Shaw, The Squaw Man with William Faversham, The Great John Ganton with an up-and-coming actress Laurette Taylor in the cast and Getting A Polish with...
- Dr. McQueen - Leila Frost - Elspeth Sandys
- Kempton GreeneKempton GreeneKempton Greene was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1909 and 1921.He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
- Dr. David Gemmell - Alfred Kappeler - The Little Minister
- May McAvoyMay McAvoyMay McAvoy was an American actress, who worked mainly during the silent film era. She starred in Hollywood's revolutionary part talking film, The Jazz Singer.-Career:...
- Grizel - Mabel TaliaferroMabel TaliaferroMabel "Nell" Taliaferro was an American stage, and a silent screen actress, known as the Sweetheart of American Movies...
- The Painted Lady - Virginia ValliVirginia ValliVirginia Valli was an American stage and film actress whose motion picture career started in the silent film era and lasted until the beginning of the sound film era of the 1930s....
- Lady Alice Pippinworth - Mary AstorMary AstorMary Astor was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s.She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost...
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