The Fordington Twins
Appearance
The Fordington Twins | |
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Directed by | W.P. Kellino |
Written by | Edgar Newton Bungay (novel) Paul Rooff |
Starring | Dallas Anderson Mary Brough Nita Russell Cyril Smith |
Production company | |
Release date | August 1920 |
Running time | 6 reels[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Fordington Twins is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Dallas Anderson, Mary Brough and Nita Russell.[2] It is based on a novel by Edgar Newton Bungay. Two young brothers who live over a fishmongers in Bethnal Green inherit a large sum of money and a country estate, but are almost cheated out of it by a swindler.[3]
Cast
- Dallas Anderson as Basil Markham
- Mary Brough as Mrs. Margaretson
- Nita Russell as Pat Wentworth
- Cyril Smith as Cyril Raleigh
- Whimsical Walker as Snagsby
- Cecil del Gue as Mr. Wentworth
Bibliography
- Bamford, Kenton. Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s. I.B. Tauris, 1999.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
References
- ^ Low p.366
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/33668
- ^ Bamford p.80-81