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| director = [[Thomas Bentley]]
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| writer = [[Tom Gallon]] (novel) <br> Thomas Bentley
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| starring = [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]]<br />[[A.E. Matthews]]<br />[[Roy Travers]]
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| studio = [[British Actors Film Company]]
| studio = [[British Actors Film Company]]
| distributor = Phillips Film Company
| distributor = Phillips Film Company
| released = March 1919<ref>Low p.394 Date of Trade Show.</ref>
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| budget = £4,000<ref>Low p.274</ref>
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'''''The Lackey and the Lady''''' is a 1919 British [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Thomas Bentley]] and starring [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]], [[A.E. Matthews]] and [[Roy Travers]]. It was based on a novel by [[Tom Gallon]].
'''''The Lackey and the Lady''''' is a 1919 British [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Thomas Bentley (director)|Thomas Bentley]] and starring [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]], [[A. E. Matthews]] and [[Roy Travers]]. It was based on a novel by [[Tom Gallon]].


The film was the subject of a court case after its distributor Phillips Film Company refused to circulate it on the grounds of its alleged poor quality. The director Bentley sued for [[slander]] and won a judgement in his favour in the early 1920s.<ref>Low p.145</ref> However, the negative publicity surrounding the film severely damaged the reputation of the [[British Actors Film Company]] which had been relaunched after the [[First World War]] with ambitous production plans but was eventually forced to merge with one of its larger rivals.
The film was the subject of a court case after its distributor Phillips Film Company refused to circulate it on the grounds of its alleged poor quality. The director Bentley sued for [[slander]] and won a judgement in his favour in the early 1920s.<ref>Low p.145</ref> However, the negative publicity surrounding the film severely damaged the reputation of the [[British Actors Film Company]] which had been relaunched after the [[First World War]] with ambitious production plans but was eventually forced to merge with one of its larger rivals.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]] as Tony Dunciman
* [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]] as Tony Dunciman
* [[A.E. Matthews]]
* [[A. E. Matthews]]
* [[Roy Travers]]
* [[Roy Travers]]
* Alban Atwood as Mr. Dunciman
* Alban Atwood as Mr. Dunciman
* F. Pope-Stamper as Garrett Woodruffe
* [[F. Pope Stamper|F. Pope-Stamper]] as Garrett Woodruffe
* [[Mary Odette]]
* Odette Goimbault
* Violet Graham
* [[Violet Graham]]
* Adelaide Grace
* Adelaide Grace
* [[Jeff Barlow]]
* [[Jeff Barlow]]
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 13 May 2024

The Lackey and the Lady
Directed byThomas Bentley
Written by
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byPhillips Film Company
Release date
  • March 1919 (1919-03)[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£4,000[2]

The Lackey and the Lady is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Howard, A. E. Matthews and Roy Travers. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon.

The film was the subject of a court case after its distributor Phillips Film Company refused to circulate it on the grounds of its alleged poor quality. The director Bentley sued for slander and won a judgement in his favour in the early 1920s.[3] However, the negative publicity surrounding the film severely damaged the reputation of the British Actors Film Company which had been relaunched after the First World War with ambitious production plans but was eventually forced to merge with one of its larger rivals.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Low p.394 Date of Trade Show.
  2. ^ Low p.274
  3. ^ Low p.145

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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