The Mirage (film)
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The Mirage is a 1920 British
silent
romance film
directed by Arthur Rooke
and starring Edward O'Neill
, Dorothy Holmes-Gore and Douglas Munro
. The screenplay was written by Guy Newall
and Ivy Duke
based on a story by E. Temple Thurston
. A poor French aristocrat living in Bloomsbury
falls in love with a woman.
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...
romance film
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...
directed by Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself...
and starring Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill (actor)
-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Darby and Joan * The Mirage * The Barton Mystery * General John Regan * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote...
, Dorothy Holmes-Gore and Douglas Munro
Douglas Munro (actor)
-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * General Post * London Pride * The Lure of Crooning Water * A Temporary Vagabond * The Mirage * The Sport of Kings...
. The screenplay was written by Guy Newall
Guy Newall
Guy Newall was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film The Heart of Sister Ann. In 1920 he directed his first film, and went on to direct a further ten including The Chinese Puzzle before...
and Ivy Duke
Ivy Duke
Ivy Duke was a British actress. She was married to the actor and director Guy Newall with whom she co-starred in several films.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
based on a story by E. Temple Thurston
E. Temple Thurston
Ernest Temple Thurston was an Anglo-Irish poet, playwright and author. He was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England, and his family moved to Cork when he was aged ten. In 1901 he married the popular novelist, Katherine Cecil Madden, . The marriage did not last and they separated in 1907 and were...
. A poor French aristocrat living in Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury
-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
falls in love with a woman.
Cast
- Edward O'NeillEdward O'Neill (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Darby and Joan * The Mirage * The Barton Mystery * General John Regan * Guy Fawkes * Don Quixote...
... Viscount Guescon - Dorothy Holmes-Gore ... Rozanne
- Douglas MunroDouglas Munro (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * General Post * London Pride * The Lure of Crooning Water * A Temporary Vagabond * The Mirage * The Sport of Kings...
... Courtot - Geoffrey KerrGeoffrey KerrGeoffrey Kerr was a British stage and film actor, and writer, during the middle of the 20th century, part of a British family with a strong stage and theatre tradition spanning several generations.-Early life:...
... Richard Dalziell - Blanche Stanley ... Mrs. Bulpitt
- William Parry ... Somerset