The Man from Downing Street
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The Man from Downing Street is a 1922 silent
adventure film
directed by Edward José
and featuring Boris Karloff
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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...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Edward José
Edward José
Edward José was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era.He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925...
and featuring Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
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Cast
- Earle WilliamsEarle WilliamsEarle Williams was a silent film star....
as Capt. Robert Kent - Charles Hill MailesCharles Hill MailesCharles Hill Mailes was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935.He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and died in Los Angeles, California...
as Col. Wentworth - Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
as Maharajah Jehan - Betty Ross ClarkeBetty Ross ClarkeBetty 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...
as Doris Burnham - Kathryn AdamsKathryn AdamsKathryn Adams was an American silent film actress.-Biography:Born Ethalinda Colson in St. Louis, Missouri, Adams entered films in 1915 after a brief and rather unsuccessful stint in musical comedy...
as Norma Graves - Herbert PriorHerbert PriorHerbert Prior was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 268 films between 1908 and 1934.He was born in Oxford, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* After Many Years...
as Capt. Graves - Eugenia Gilbert as Sarissa
- James Butler as Lt. Wyndham
- George Stanley as Sir Edward Craig
- Henry A. BarrowsHenry A. BarrowsHenry Arthur Barrows was an American actor in films from 1913 to 1936.Henry Barrows was born in Saco, Maine. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1945 and was interred there in the Los Angeles National Cemetery...
as Maj. Barnham