The Answer (film)
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The Answer is a 1916 British
silent
drama film
directed by Walter West
and starring Muriel Martin-Harvey
, George Foley
and Dora Barton
. It was based on a novel by Newman Flower
.
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 Walter West
Walter West (director)
Walter West was a British film director. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.-Broadwest:...
and starring Muriel Martin-Harvey
Muriel Martin-Harvey
Muriel Martin-Harvey was a British stage actress. She also played the leading role in two silent films. She was the daughter of the actors John Martin-Harvey and Angelita Helena Maria de Silva Ferro. Her brother was the actor Michael Martin-Harvey....
, George Foley
George Foley (actor)
-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
and Dora Barton
Dora Barton
Dora Barton was an actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.She was the daughter of actress Mary Barton and the sister of actress Naoni Barton...
. It was based on a novel by Newman Flower
Newman Flower
Sir Walter Newman Flower was an English publisher and author. He transformed the fortunes of the publishing house Cassell & Co, and later became its proprietor. As an author, he published studies of the composers George Frideric Handel, Franz Schubert and Arthur Sullivan...
.
Cast
- Muriel Martin-Harvey - The Lonely Woman
- George FoleyGeorge Foley (actor)-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
- Justin Siddeley - Dora BartonDora BartonDora Barton was an actress who appeared in films between 1916 and 1938.She was the daughter of actress Mary Barton and the sister of actress Naoni Barton...
- The Lost Magdalene - George Bellamy - The Clerk
- Joseph TozerJoseph Tozer-Selected filmography:* The Answer * The Merchant of Venice * Burnt Wings * The Old Wives' Tale * Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills * The Pointing Finger * The Greek Interpreter...
- Gregory ScottGregory Scott-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
- Arthur M. Cullin