The Rotters
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The Rotters is a 1921 British
silent
comedy film
directed by A.V. Bramble
and starring Joe Nightingale, Sydney Fairbrother
and Sidney Paxton. It was based on a play by H.F. Maltby
.
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...
silent
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...
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 Joe Nightingale, Sydney Fairbrother
Sydney Fairbrother
Sydney Fairbrother was a British film actress.Born Sydney Tapping on 31st July 1872 in London, UK, she was educated at Blackpool, UK and Bonn in Germany. She made her stage debut in Birmingham, UK in 1890 with the famous Kendall Company and a few years later toured America with them...
and Sidney Paxton. It was based on a play by H.F. Maltby
H.F. Maltby
Henry Francis Maltby was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films.-Life and career:...
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Cast
- Joe Nightingale - Joe Barnes
- Sydney FairbrotherSydney FairbrotherSydney Fairbrother was a British film actress.Born Sydney Tapping on 31st July 1872 in London, UK, she was educated at Blackpool, UK and Bonn in Germany. She made her stage debut in Birmingham, UK in 1890 with the famous Kendall Company and a few years later toured America with them...
- Jemima Nivet - Sidney Paxton - John Clugson MP
- Margery Meadows - Estelle Clugson
- Roger TrévilleRoger Tréville-Selected filmography:* The Rotters * Married Life * Sinister Street * The Green Glove * The Happy Road * Ponzio Pilato * How to Steal a Million...
- Percy Clugson - Ernest EnglishErnest EnglishErnest English was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham and died in South Kensington....
- John Wait - Cynthia Murtagh - Margaret Barnes
- Clare GreetClare GreetClare Greet was an English film actress. She appeared in 26 films between 1921 and 1939, including six films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.She was born in England and died in London....
- Mrs Clugson - Stanley HollowayStanley HollowayStanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
- Arthur Wait - Margaret Shelley - Winnie Clugson