The House of Peril
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The House of Peril is a 1922 British
silent
drama film
directed by Kenelm Foss
and starring Fay Compton
, Roy Travers
, Flora le Breton
and A.B. Imeson
. It is an adaptation of the novel Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Sylvia Bailey, a wealthy widow, travels to a French gambling resort where she encounters assorted characters.
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 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 Fay Compton
Fay Compton
Fay Compton was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century...
, Roy Travers
Roy Travers
-Selected filmography:* The Man Who Bought London * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * The Hypocrites * Q Ships * Romany Love * Kiss Me Sergeant -External links:...
, Flora le Breton
Flora Le Breton
Flora le Breton was an English silent film actress from Croydon, Surrey, England. She was blonde with dark blue eyes. In her own country she was called the English Mary Pickford.-Heritage:...
and A.B. Imeson
A.B. Imeson
-Filmography:His first role was playing Satan in the silent film The Picture of Dorian Gray .*Bonnie Prince Charlie * The Virgin Queen * The White Shadow * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick -Portrait:...
. It is an adaptation of the novel Chink in the Armour by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Sylvia Bailey, a wealthy widow, travels to a French gambling resort where she encounters assorted characters.
Cast
- Fay ComptonFay ComptonFay Compton was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century...
- Sylvia Bailey - Roy TraversRoy Travers-Selected filmography:* The Man Who Bought London * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * The Hypocrites * Q Ships * Romany Love * Kiss Me Sergeant -External links:...
- Bill Chester - A.B. ImesonA.B. Imeson-Filmography:His first role was playing Satan in the silent film The Picture of Dorian Gray .*Bonnie Prince Charlie * The Virgin Queen * The White Shadow * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick -Portrait:...
- Comte de Virieu - Flora le BretonFlora Le BretonFlora le Breton was an English silent film actress from Croydon, Surrey, England. She was blonde with dark blue eyes. In her own country she was called the English Mary Pickford.-Heritage:...
- French Maid - Madeline Seymour - Anna Wolsky
- Wallace BoscoWallace Bosco-Selected filmography:* Won by a Head * The School for Scandal * The Kensington Mystery * Old Bill Through the Ages * Quinneys * Balaclava * The Man Who Changed His Name...
- Polperro - Nelson Ramsey - Herr Wachner
- 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:...
- Frau Wachner - Blanche Walker - Maid
- George Bellamy - Gambler
- Hubert Carter - Gambler
- Jeff BarlowJeff Barlow-Selected filmography:* Rupert of Hentzau * Bonnie Mary * The Splendid Coward * Castles in Spain * Beyond the Dreams of Avarice * The Further Exploits of Sexton Blake: The Mystery of the S.S...
- Gambler - Lewis GilbertLewis Gilbert (actor)-Selected filmography:* She Stoops to Conquer * The Manxman * The Mystery Road * The Oath * Dick Turpin's Ride to York * The Hound of the Baskervilles * The House of Peril...
- Gambler - Tom CoventryTom Coventry-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The House of Peril * Paddy the Next Best Thing * Dixon's Return * Claude Duval * The Wonderful Wooing * The Squire of Long Hadley...
- Gambler - Madge TreeMadge Tree-Selected filmography:* What Every Woman Knows * The Garden of Resurrection * The Silver Bridge * Won by a Head * The House of Peril * The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax...
- Gambler