Straws in the Wind
Encyclopedia
Straws in the Wind is a 1924 British
silent
drama film
directed by Bertram Phillips
and starring Betty Ross Clarke
, Queenie Thomas
and Fred Paul
.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Bertram Phillips
Bertram Phillips
-Selected filmography:* The Chance of a Lifetime * Rock of Ages * Tut-Tut and His Terrible Tomb * The School for Scandal * The Alley of Golden Hearts -External links:...
and starring Betty Ross Clarke
Betty Ross Clarke
Betty Ross Clarke , was an American actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1920 and 1940. Her most noteworthy silent film was the 1920 Fox Film If I Were King with William Farnum...
, Queenie Thomas
Queenie Thomas
-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
and Fred Paul
Fred Paul
Fred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...
.
Cast
- Betty Ross Clarke as The Wife
- Queenie ThomasQueenie Thomas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
as The Woman - Fred PaulFred PaulFred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...
as The Husband - Ivo DawsonIvo Dawson-Selected filmography:* The Miracle of Love * The Truth About Husbands * The Great Adventure * The Princess of New York * The Other Person * The Green Caravan * Bentley's Conscience...
as The Brute - Clifford Cobbe as The Man
- Daisy James as The Friend
- C. Hargrave Mansell as The Thinker
- Jessie MatthewsJessie MatthewsJessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:...
as The Village Maiden