Ringing the Changes
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Ringing the Changes is a 1929 British
comedy film
directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
and starring Henry Edwards
, Charles Cantley, James Fenton and Margot Landa. It was based on a novel by Raleigh King. An aristocrat poses as a butler in order to expose a dishonest lawyer.
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 Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role...
and starring 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...
, Charles Cantley, James Fenton and Margot Landa. It was based on a novel by Raleigh King. An aristocrat poses as a butler in order to expose a dishonest lawyer.
Cast
- Henry EdwardsHenry 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...
- Lord Bamerton - Margot Landa - Jill Farrar
- James Fenton - Stinson
- Forrester HarveyForrester HarveyForrester Harvey was an Irish-born film actor. He appeared in 117 films between 1922 and 1946, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.He was born in County Cork, Ireland and died in Laguna Beach, California....
- Steve Blower - Philip HewlandPhilip Hewland-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * Lady Tetley's Decree * The Guns of Loos * Glamour * The Sleeping Cardinal * The Missing Rembrandt * Murder by Rope...
- Mr Guggleswick - Barbara GottBarbara Gott-Selected filmography:* Downhill * Ringing the Changes * Lily of Killarney * Compromising Daphne * At the Villa Rose * The House of the Arrow * The Sport of Kings...
- Mrs Guggleswick - Rex Maurice - Henry Foxley
- Jeff BarlowJeff Barlow-Selected filmography:* Rupert of Hentzau * Bonnie Mary * The Splendid Coward * Castles in Spain * Beyond the Dreams of Avarice * The Further Exploits of Sexton Blake: The Mystery of the S.S...
- Dorcas - Charles Cantley