The Persistent Lovers
Encyclopedia
The Persistent Lovers is a 1922 British
silent
drama film
directed by Guy Newall
and starring Newall, Ivy Duke
and A. Bromley Davenport
. It was an adaptation of a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs
.
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 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 starring Newall, 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...
and A. Bromley Davenport
A. Bromley Davenport
Arthur Henry Bromley-Davenport , better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK....
. It was an adaptation of a novel by A. Hamilton Gibbs
A. Hamilton Gibbs
A. Hamilton Gibbs was a novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.His novels include The Persistent Lovers, Soundings and Chances ....
.
Cast
- Guy NewallGuy NewallGuy 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...
- Richard Ardley-Manners - Ivy DukeIvy DukeIvy 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...
- Lady Audrey Beaumont - A. Bromley DavenportA. Bromley DavenportArthur Henry Bromley-Davenport , better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK....
- Duke of Harborough - Julian RoyceJulian Royce-Selected filmography:* Not Negotiable * The Persistent Lovers * God's Clay * Two Hearts in Harmony * So You Won't Talk * Birds of a Feather...
- Anthony Waring - Lawford DavidsonLawford Davidson-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Starlit Garden * The Passionate Friends * The Great Well * The Patent Leather Kid...
- Honorable Ivor Jocelyn - Barbara EverestBarbara EverestBarbara Everest was a British film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film The Man Without a Soul.-Selected filmography:* A Romance of Old Baghdad...
- Joyce - 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...
- John - Ernest A. DouglasErnest A. Douglas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * Darby and Joan * The Call of the Road * Ernest Maltravers * The Persistent Lovers...
- Reverend Ardley-Manners - Emilie Nichol - Duchess