Quinneys(1927 film)
Appearance
Quinneys | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Written by | Horace Annesley Vachell(play) John Longden |
Produced by | Gareth Gundrey |
Starring | John Longden Alma Taylor Henry Vibart Cyril McLaglen |
Edited by | Basil Emmott Percy Strong |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 8,600 feet[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Quinneysis a 1927 Britishromance filmdirected byMaurice Elveyand starringJohn Longden,Alma TaylorandHenry Vibart.[2]It is an adaptation of the playQuinneysbyHorace Annesley Vachell.David Lean worked on the film as a camera assistant.[3]It was made byGaumont Britishat theirLime Grove Studios.
Plot
[edit]The screenplay concerns a British furnituresalesmanwho buys some chairs from an American dealer, only to discover that they are fakes.
Cast
[edit]- John Longdenas Joseph Quinney
- Alma Tayloras Susan Quinney
- Henry Vibartas Lord Melchester
- Cyril McLaglenas Jim Miggott
- Ursula Jeansas Mabel Dredge
- Frances Cuyler as Posy
- Wallace Boscoas Tomlin
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael.History of the British Film, 1918-1929.George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
- Philips, Gene D.Beyond the Epic: The Life & Films of David Lean.University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
External links
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Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1920s romance films
- British silent feature films
- British romance films
- Films set in England
- British films based on plays
- 1920s English-language films
- Films directed by Maurice Elvey
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s British films
- Films about salespeople
- English-language romance films
- 1920s British film stubs
- 1920s romance film stubs