General John Regan (1921 film)
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General John Regan is a 1921 British
comedy film
directed by Harold M. Shaw
and starring Milton Rosmer
, Madge Stuart
and Ward McAllister
. It is based on the play General John Regan
by George A. Birmingham
.
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...
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 Harold M. Shaw
Harold M. Shaw
-Selected filmography:* The Land Beyond the Sunset * Lawyer Quince * The Firm of Girdlestone * Me and Me Moke * The Last Challenge * Die Rose von Rhodesia * The Pursuit of Pamela...
and starring Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer
Milton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
, Madge Stuart
Madge Stuart
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
and Ward McAllister
Ward McAllister (actor)
Ward McAllister was an American film actor of the silent era.He was born in Apollo, Pennsylvania as Ward David McAllister. In 1922 he appeared as the villain in the controversial British crime film Cocaine.-Selected filmography:...
. It is based on the play General John Regan
General John Regan (play)
General John Regan is a comedy play by the Irish writer George A. Birmingham. A confidence trickster convinces a small Irish town that a statue out to be erected to one of its natives who is claimed to have led the independence movement of a South American country, closely modelled on Bernardo...
by George A. Birmingham
George A. Birmingham
George A. Birmingham was the pen name of James Owen Hannay , Irish clergyman and prolific novelist.-Life and career:...
.
Cast
- Milton RosmerMilton RosmerMilton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
- Doctor O'Grady - Madge StuartMadge Stuart-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
- Mary Ellen Doyle - 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...
- Tim Doyle - Ward McAllisterWard McAllister (actor)Ward McAllister was an American film actor of the silent era.He was born in Apollo, Pennsylvania as Ward David McAllister. In 1922 he appeared as the villain in the controversial British crime film Cocaine.-Selected filmography:...
- Horace P. Billings - Bertie WrightBertie Wright-Selected filmography:* A Little Bit of Fluff * General John Regan * The Wheels of Chance * The Royal Oak * Young Lochinvar...
- Thady Gallagher - Teddy ArundellTeddy Arundell-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Mr. Wu * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Amateur Gentleman * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * General John Regan...
- Police Const. Moriarty - Robert VallisRobert Vallis-Selected filmography:* A Son of David * Her Benny * Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills * General John Regan * A Gentleman of France * The Four Just Men * Squibs' Honeymoon...
- Sergeant Colgan - 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...
- Kerrigan - Gordon HarkerGordon HarkerGordon Harker was an English film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1921 and 1959, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a cameo appearance in Elstree Calling , a revue film co-directed by Hitchcock...
- Maj. Kent - 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...
- Father McCormack