Nets of Destiny
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Nets of Destiny is a 1924 British
drama film
directed by Arthur Rooke
and starring Stewart Rome
, Mary Odette
and Gertrude McCoy
. It was an adaptation of the novel The Salving of a Derelict by Maurice Drake. A son tries to overturn the disgrace of his father who committed suicide.
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...
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 Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself...
and starring Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
, Mary Odette
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress. She acted during the silent era under the name Mary Odette.-Selected filmography:* Torn Sails * The Hypocrites * The Lion's Mouse...
and Gertrude McCoy
Gertrude McCoy
Gertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...
. It was an adaptation of the novel The Salving of a Derelict by Maurice Drake. A son tries to overturn the disgrace of his father who committed suicide.
Cast
- Stewart RomeStewart RomeStewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
- Lawrence Averil - Mary OdetteMary OdetteMarie Odette Goimbault was a French-born film actress. She acted during the silent era under the name Mary Odette.-Selected filmography:* Torn Sails * The Hypocrites * The Lion's Mouse...
- Marion Graham - Gertrude McCoyGertrude McCoyGertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...
- Constancae - 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...
- Reingold - 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...
- Captain Menzies - Reginald FoxReginald Fox-Selected filmography:* Daniel Deronda * The Kensington Mystery * Livingstone * Robinson Crusoe * Troublesome Wives * The American Prisoner * The Compulsory Husband...
- Pat Dwyer - Benson Kleve - Jack Menzies
- James English - Major Graham
- George Turner - Jerry Fisher
- Laura Walker - Mrs. Jardine