The Glad Eye (1920 film)
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The Glad Eye is a 1920 British silent comedy film
directed by Kenelm Foss
and starring James Reardon, Dorothy Minto and Hayford Hobbs
. It is an adaptation of the play Le Zebre
by Paul Armont
. It was remade in 1929
.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss
-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
and starring James Reardon, Dorothy Minto and Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in 1892. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film The Third Generation and appeared in his last film High Treason in 1929. The following year he directed his first film, a...
. It is an adaptation of the play Le Zebre
Le Zèbre
Le Zèbre is a French make of car built between 1909 and 1931 in Puteaux, Seine. The company was founded by Jules Salomon who had been with Georges Richard with finance from Jacques Bizet, son of Georges Bizet the composer....
by Paul Armont
Paul Armont
Paul Armont was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire....
. It was remade in 1929
The Glad Eye (1929 film)
The Glad Eye is a 1929 British silent comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, Mabel Poulton and Jeanne De Casalis...
.
Cast
- James Reardon - Gaston Bocard
- Dorothy Minto - Kiki
- Hayford HobbsHayford HobbsHayford Hobbs was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in 1892. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film The Third Generation and appeared in his last film High Treason in 1929. The following year he directed his first film, a...
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