The Qualified Adventurer
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The Qualified Adventurer is a 1925 British
silent
adventure film
directed by Sinclair Hill
and starring Matheson Lang
, Genevieve Townsend
and Fred Raynham
. It was based on the novel The Qualified Adventurer by Selwyn Jepson
.
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...
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 Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...
and starring Matheson Lang
Matheson Lang
Matheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
, Genevieve Townsend
Genevieve Townsend
Genevieve Townsend was an American stage and film actress. She was born in the United States, but later moved to Britain. In the mid-1920s she had several lead roles in British silent films...
and Fred Raynham
Fred Raynham
-Selected filmography:* The Hound of the Baskervilles * The Passionate Friends * The Wandering Jew * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * A Romance of Mayfair * Somebody's Darling...
. It was based on the novel The Qualified Adventurer by Selwyn Jepson
Selwyn Jepson
Selwyn Jepson was a British author, of the Far House, Farther Common, Liss, Hants.His father was the mystery/detective author Edgar Alfred Jepson , his mother was Frieda Holmes, daughter of the musician Henry Holmes. His sister Margaret , also a novelist, was the mother of Fay Weldon.Jepson was...
.
Cast
- Matheson LangMatheson LangMatheson Alexander Lang was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays.-Biography:...
- Peter Duff - Genevieve TownsendGenevieve TownsendGenevieve Townsend was an American stage and film actress. She was born in the United States, but later moved to Britain. In the mid-1920s she had several lead roles in British silent films...
- Jimmy Fellowes - Fred RaynhamFred Raynham-Selected filmography:* The Hound of the Baskervilles * The Passionate Friends * The Wandering Jew * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * A Romance of Mayfair * Somebody's Darling...
- Northcote - Kiyoshi Takase - Yen San
- Cameron CarrCameron Carr-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick * The House of Marney...
- Weames - Nelson Ramsey - McNab
- Moore MarriottMoore MarriottMoore Marriott was a British character actor most notable for a series of films he made with Will Hay in the 1930s.-Career:...
- Bosun - Wyndham GuiseWyndham Guise-Selected filmography:* The House of Temperley * The Bosun's Mate * Trilby * She Stoops to Conquer * The Firm of Girdlestone * Sally in our Alley * Dr. Wake's Patient * Tom Jones...
- Captain Fellowes - Dave O'Toole - Evans