The Town of Crooked Ways
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The Town of Crooked Ways is a 1920 British
silent
drama film
directed by Bert Wynne
and starring Edward O'Neill
, Poppy Wyndham and Denis Cowles. It was based on a novel by J.S. Fletcher.
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 Bert Wynne
Bert Wynne
-Selected filmography:Director* The Manchester Man * The Call of the East Actor* The Game of Liberty * When Knights Were Bold * The Manxman * Tom Jones -External links:...
and starring Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill
Edward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, Poppy Wyndham and Denis Cowles. It was based on a novel by J.S. Fletcher.
Cast
- Edward O'NeillEdward O'NeillEdward O'Neill may refer to:*Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill , Irish peer and Conservative politician*Edward O'Neill , Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
- Solomon Quamperdene - Poppy Wyndham - Queenie Clay
- Denis Cowles - Bevis Coleman
- Cyril Percival - Clarence Quamperdene
- Eileen MagrathEileen Magrath-Selected filmography:* The Town of Crooked Ways * By Berwin Banks * His Other Wife * The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square * Finished...
- Millie Earnshaw - George BellamyGeorge BellamyGeorge Bellamy , England, is an English musician and was the rhythm guitarist from The Tornados; and is the father of Matthew Bellamy, frontman of British rock band, Muse.-History:...
- James Winter - Joan Ferry - Beatrice Quamperdene
- Bert WynneBert Wynne-Selected filmography:Director* The Manchester Man * The Call of the East Actor* The Game of Liberty * When Knights Were Bold * The Manxman * Tom Jones -External links:...
- Winterton Loring - Charles VaneCharles VaneCharles Vane was an English pirate who preyed upon English and French shipping. His pirate career lasted from 1716 - 1719. His flagship was a brigantine named the Ranger....
- Alderman Tanqueray - Arthur M. Cullin - Parson
- Arthur WalcottArthur Walcott-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * Not Negotiable * Unmarried * The Other Person * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Lady Owner * Shadow of Egypt...
- Jack Ricketts - Judd GreenJudd GreenJudd Green was a British film actor of the silent era. He was sometimes credited as R. Judd Green. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914.-Selected filmography:* Thelma...
- Chancellor Slee - Lyell Johnstone - Ben Claybourne
- Ida Fane - Miss Grampayne
- 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...
- Mallowes - Fred Rains - Chyver