No. 5 John Street
Appearance
No. 5 John Street | |
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Directed by | Kenelm Foss |
Written by | Richard Whiteing (novel) Kenelm Foss |
Produced by | H.W. Thompson |
Starring | Zena Dare Mary Odette Lionelle Howard |
Cinematography | Frank Canham |
Edited by | John Miller |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Astra Films |
Release date | December 1921 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
No. 5 John Street is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard.[1] It is based on a novel by Richard Whiteing. The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who disguises herself as a worker.
Plot summary
A soap-making heiress disguises herself as a worker and gets employment at her own family's factory to find out about ordinary conditions. However she comes under threat from an anarchist.
Cast
- Zena Dare as Tilda
- Mary Odette as Celia Ridler
- Lionelle Howard as Seaton Ridler
- Randle Ayrton as I. Azreal
- Roy Travers as Sir Charles Pounds
- Charles Danvers as Sir Marmaduke Ridler
- James McWilliams as Stubbs
- Peggy Bayfield as Nance
References
- ^ Low p.418
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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