Simple Simon (1922 film)
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Simple Simon is a 1922 British
romance film
directed by Henry Edwards
and starring Edwards, Chrissie White
and Mary Dibley
. A cynical journalist attempts to secude a naive monk, but he is rescued by a beautiful village girl.
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...
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 Mary Dibley
Mary Dibley
-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
. A cynical journalist attempts to secude a naive monk, but he is rescued by a beautiful village girl.
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...
- Simon - 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...
- Rosemary Ruth - Mary DibleyMary Dibley-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
- Sylvia Royal - 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...
- Mark - 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:...
- Abbot - Esme HubbardEsme Hubbard-Selected filmography:* His Dearest Possession * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * Dollars in Surrey * Simple Simon * Mist in the Valley...
- Minty Weir - E.C. Matthews - Adam Spice