Huntingtower (film)
| Huntingtower | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Pearson |
| Written by | John Buchan(novel) Charles E. Whittaker |
| Produced by | George Pearson |
| Starring | Harry Lauder Vera Voronina Patrick Aherne |
Production companies | Welsh, Pearson and Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1927 |
Running time | 7,192 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Huntingtower is a 1927 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Vera Voronina and Patrick Aherne. It was based on the 1922 novel Huntingtower by John Buchan and made at Cricklewood Studios. The art direction was by Walter Murton.
Plot
The film is ″(a) tale of chivalry in modern times, involving a Glasgow grocer and a Russian princess imprisoned in a deserted castle″ according to the British Film Institute.[2]
Cast
- Harry Lauder as Dickson McCunn
- Vera Voronina as Princess Saskia
- Patrick Aherne as Capt. John Heritage
- Lillian Christine as Mrs. McCunn
- John Manners as Prince Paul
- Moore Marriott as Speidel
- Douglas Herald as Leon
- Susanne Morris as Mother
- W. Cronin Wilson as Dobson
- Nancy Price as Mrs.Moran
- Jerrold Robertshaw as Father
- Harry Malonie as Dougal
Production
The castle scenes were shot at Bamburgh Castle.
References
External links
- Huntingtower at IMDb
- Huntingtower at BFI Film & TV Database
- Huntingtower at Silent Era
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- 1927 films
- British films
- 1920s drama films
- English-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by John Buchan
- British silent films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Cricklewood Studios films
- Films set in Scotland
- British drama films
- British black-and-white films
- Silent drama film stubs
- 1920s British film stubs