The Beloved Vagabond (1923 film)
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The Beloved Vagabond is a 1923 British
romantic
drama film
directed by Fred LeRoy Granville
and starring Carlyle Blackwell
, Madge Stuart
, Jessie Matthews
and Phyllis Titmuss. The wealthy Gaston de Nerac decides to live as a tramp until he falls in love. It is based on the 1906 novel The Beloved Vagabond
by William John Locke
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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...
romantic
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
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 Fred LeRoy Granville
Fred LeRoy Granville
Fred LeRoy Granville was born in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, in 1896, and educated in New Zealand. The 1 February 1922, issue of American Cinematographer stated that he was “a bloody Britisher by birth” and “first saw the light at Worton Hall, Isleworth, Middlesex, England.” Granville became...
and starring Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell
Carlyle Blackwell was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer.Born in Troy, Pennsylvania, he made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he...
, Madge Stuart
Madge Stuart
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
, Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews, OBE was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period.-Early life:...
and Phyllis Titmuss. The wealthy Gaston de Nerac decides to live as a tramp until he falls in love. It is based on the 1906 novel The Beloved Vagabond
The Beloved Vagabond (novel)
The Beloved Vagabond is a 1906 British novel written by William John Locke. It is the most famous work of Locke. In nineteenth century France an architect decides to disguise himself as a tramp.-Adaptations:...
by William John Locke
William John Locke
William John Locke was a novelist and playwright, born in Cunningsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, British Guyana on the 20 March 1863, the elder son of John Locke, Bank Manager, of Barbados, and his first wife, Sarah Elizabeth. His parents were English. In 1864 his family moved to...
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Cast
- Carlyle BlackwellCarlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell was an American silent film actor and a minor director and producer.Born in Troy, Pennsylvania, he made his film debut in the 1910 Vitagraph Studios production of Uncle Tom's Cabin directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Between then and 1930, when talkies ended his acting career, he...
- Gaston de Nerac / Paragot - Madge StuartMadge Stuart-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
- Blanquette - Phyllis Titmuss - Joanna Rushworth
- Sydney FairbrotherSydney FairbrotherSydney Fairbrother was a British film actress.Born Sydney Tapping on 31st July 1872 in London, UK, she was educated at Blackpool, UK and Bonn in Germany. She made her stage debut in Birmingham, UK in 1890 with the famous Kendall Company and a few years later toured America with them...
- Mrs. Smith - Albert Chase - Asticot
- Owen RoughwoodOwen Roughwood-Selected filmography:* The Queen Mother * The Four Just Men * The Beloved Vagabond...
- Comte de Verneuil - Hubert Carter - DuBosc
- Cameron CarrCameron Carr-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick * The House of Marney...
- Bradshaw - Irene TripodIrene Tripod-Selected filmography:* The Romance of Lady Hamilton * The Mystery Road * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith * The Beloved Vagabond * Squibs' Honeymoon * A Fowl Proceeding -External links:...
- Madame Bain - Ernest HilliardErnest HilliardErnest Hilliard was an American actor. He appeared in 98 films between 1921 and 1947.He was born in New York, New York and died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
- Major Walters - Alfred WoodAlfred WoodAlfred Cecil Wood was Professor of Modern History at the University of Nottingham from 1951 to 1960.-Life:...
- Mr. Rashworth - Emilie Nichol - Mrs. Rushworth
- 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:...
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