John Forrest Finds Himself
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John Forrest Finds Himself is a 1920 British
silent
romance film
directed by Henry Edwards
and starring Edwards, Chrissie White
and Gerald Ames
.
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...
romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
directed by Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (actor)
Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
and starring Edwards, Chrissie White
Chrissie White
Chrissie White was a British film actress of the silent era. She appeared in over 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White was married to actor and film director Henry Edwards, and in the 1920s the two were regarded as one of Britain's most famous and newsworthy celebrity couples. She starred in...
and Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
.
Cast
- Henry EdwardsHenry EdwardsHenry Edwards may refer to:*Henry W. Edwards , U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and Governor of Connecticut*Sir Henry Edwards, 1st Baronet , British Conservative MP for Halifax, 1847–1852, and Beverley, 1857–1870...
- John Forrest - Chrissie WhiteChrissie WhiteChrissie White was a British film actress of the silent era. She appeared in over 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White was married to actor and film director Henry Edwards, and in the 1920s the two were regarded as one of Britain's most famous and newsworthy celebrity couples. She starred in...
- Joan Grey - Gerald AmesGerald AmesGerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
- Ezra Blott - Hugh CliftonHugh Clifton-Selected filmography:* John Forrest Finds Himself * Mr. Justice Raffles * Tansy * The Narrow Valley * Dollars in Surrey * The Lunatic at Large * Simple Simon...
- O'Reilly - Gwynne HerbertGwynne Herbert-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * Annie Laurie * The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Possession * The Kinsman * The Forest on the Hill * Alf's Button...
- Mrs. Forrest - Henry VibartHenry VibartHenry Vibart was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era.-Career:...
- Mr. Forrest - Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
- Biddy - Eileen DennesEileen Dennes-Selected filmography:* The Forest on the Hill * Alf's Button * John Forrest Finds Himself * Tansy * Mr. Justice Raffles * Strangling Threads * The Squire of Long Hadley -External links:...
- The Pet - John MacAndrewsJohn MacAndrews-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * Barnaby Rudge * Trelawny of the Wells * The Hanging Judge * The Poet's Windfall * His Dearest Possession * The Forest on the Hill...
- Carter Joe - Victor Prout - Stephen Grey
- John DeverellJohn Deverell-Selected filmography:* John Forrest Finds Himself * Monte Carlo Madness * The King of Paris * The Divine Spark * The Girl in the Taxi * Incident in Shanghai -External links:...
- Hon, Vere Blair - Marion Dyer - Sylvia Grey