The Troubles of an Heiress
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The Troubles of an Heiress is a 1914 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Sydney Northcote
and starring Miss Normand, M. Gray Murray
and Vera Northcote.
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...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Sydney Northcote
Sydney Northcote
Sydney NorthcoteSydney Northcote was a British musician, writer, editor, composer, arranger, adjudicator and administrator. He was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales in 1897. He attended Lewis School, Pengam and later studied at the Royal College of Music in London. He took the Oxford B.Mus...
and starring Miss Normand, M. Gray Murray
M. Gray Murray
-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Troubles of an Heiress * The Life of Shakespeare * Her Luck in London * The Four Feathers * A Woman of No Importance * Sonia...
and Vera Northcote.
Cast
- Miss Normand - Diana Coney
- M. Gray MurrayM. Gray Murray-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Troubles of an Heiress * The Life of Shakespeare * Her Luck in London * The Four Feathers * A Woman of No Importance * Sonia...
- Lord Painkurst - Vera Northcote - The Kandy Kid
- Mr. Billington - Mark Coney