The Card (1922 film)
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The Card is a 1922 British
comedy film
directed by A.V. Bramble
and starring Laddie Cliff, Hilda Cowley and Joan Barry
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Card
by Arnold Bennett
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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 A.V. Bramble
A.V. Bramble
Albert Victor Bramble was a British actor and film director. Bramble was born in Portsmouth, England in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films...
and starring Laddie Cliff, Hilda Cowley and Joan Barry
Joan Barry
Joan Barry is an American politician. She was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1996 and was re-elected in 1998, and 2000. In 2004 she was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress losing the Democratic primary election to Russ Carnahan. Barry is also a Registered Nurse who has...
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Card
The Card
The Card is a short comedic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911, . It was later made into a 1952 movie starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. It chronicles the rise of Edward Henry Machin from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley...
by Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett
- Early life :Bennett was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. Hanley is one of a conurbation of six towns which joined together at the beginning of the twentieth century as Stoke-on-Trent. Enoch Bennett, his father, qualified as a solicitor in 1876, and the...
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Cast
- Laddie Cliff - Denry Machin
- Hilda Cowley - Ruth Earp
- Joan BarryJoan BarryJoan Barry is an American politician. She was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1996 and was re-elected in 1998, and 2000. In 2004 she was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress losing the Democratic primary election to Russ Carnahan. Barry is also a Registered Nurse who has...
- Nellie Cotterill - 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...
- Countess of Chell - Sidney Paxton - Councillor Cotterill
- Dora Gregory - Mrs Machin
- Norman PageNorman PageNorman Page was a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of David Lloyd George, Prime Minister during the First World War, in the 1918 film The Life Story of David Lloyd George which is believed to be the first ever feature length political biopic.-Selected filmography:* The Life Story...
- Mr Duncalf - Arthur CleaveArthur Cleave-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * Garryowen * Nothing Else Matters * The Bachelor's Club * The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick * The Card * Old Bill Through the Ages...
- Mr Shillitoe - Jack DentonJack Denton-Selected filmography:Actor* The World, the Flesh and the Devil * The Card * The York Mystery * Old Bill Through the Ages * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick Director* Barnaby...
- Barlow - Frank GoddardFrank GoddardPercy Frank Goddard was a British boxer who became the heavyweight boxing champion in 1923. Frank's career begin in 1914 and it soon became apparent that he was one of the best boxers in the UK...
- Boxer