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The Lackey and the Lady
The Lackey and the Lady
Directed by	Thomas Bentley
Written by	Tom Gallon (novel); Thomas Bentley;
Starring	Leslie Howard; A. E. Matthews; Roy Travers;
Production; company	British Actors Film Company
Distributed by	Phillips Film Company
Release date	March 1919;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£4,000

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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

Leslie Howard as Tony Dunciman
A. E. Matthews
Roy Travers
Alban Atwood as Mr. Dunciman
F. Pope-Stamper as Garrett Woodruffe
Mary Odette
Violet Graham
Adelaide Grace
Jeff Barlow
Gladys Foyle
Athol Ford

References

^ Low p.394 Date of Trade Show.
^ Low p.274
^ Low p.145

Bibliography

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

External links

The Lackey and the Lady at IMDb

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[1] Low p.394 Date of Trade Show.

[2] Low p.274

[3] Low p.145

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+'''''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 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 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==
 * [[Leslie Howard (actor)|Leslie Howard]] as Tony Dunciman
-* [[A.E. Matthews]]
+* [[A. E. Matthews]]
 * [[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
-* [[Odette Goimbault]]
+* [[Mary Odette]]
 * [[Violet Graham]]
-* [[Adelaide Grace]]
+* Adelaide Grace
 * [[Jeff Barlow]]
-* [[Gladys Foyle]]
+* Gladys Foyle
-* [[Athol Ford]]
+* Athol Ford
 ==References==
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