The Duchess of Seven Dials
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The Duchess of Seven Dials is a 1920 British silent
romance film
directed by Fred Paul
and starring Cecil Mannering
, Marjorie Hume
and Adelaide Grace. Its plot involves a young aristocratic women falls in love with a curate
doing charitable work in the Seven Dials
area of Central London. It was made by London Film Productions.
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 Fred Paul
Fred Paul
Fred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...
and starring Cecil Mannering
Cecil Mannering
-Selected filmography:* The Heart of Midlothian * Beau Brocade * The Duchess of Seven Dials * What the Butler Saw * The Tragedy at Barnsdale Manor * Storm in a Teacup * Merry Comes to Town...
, Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
and Adelaide Grace. Its plot involves a young aristocratic women falls in love with a curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
doing charitable work in the Seven Dials
Seven Dials
Seven Dials is a small but well-known road junction in the West End of London in Covent Garden where seven streets converge. At the centre of the roughly-circular space is a pillar bearing six sundials, a result of the pillar being commissioned before a late stage alteration of the plans from an...
area of Central London. It was made by London Film Productions.
Cast
- Cecil ManneringCecil Mannering-Selected filmography:* The Heart of Midlothian * Beau Brocade * The Duchess of Seven Dials * What the Butler Saw * The Tragedy at Barnsdale Manor * Storm in a Teacup * Merry Comes to Town...
- Reveverend Moel Fortescue - Marjorie HumeMarjorie HumeMarjorie Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.She was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and died in Oxshott, Surrey.-Selected filmography:* Lady Tetley's Decree...
- Lady Irene Worth - Adelaide Grace - Grace Milton
- Daphne Grey - Melia
- Teddy ArundellTeddy Arundell-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Mr. Wu * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Amateur Gentleman * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * General John Regan...
- Joe Murden - Henry Paulo - Duke of Fivepence
- George Turner - Spivy
- Hubert WillisHubert WillisHubert Willis was a British actor. He was best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Ellie Norwood.-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * The Manchester Man...
- Lord Sloane - Cyril Percival - Lord Marcus
- Daisy Elliston