A Great Coup
Encyclopedia
A Great Coup is a 1919 British
silent
sports film directed by George Dewhurst
and Walter West
and starring Stewart Rome
, Poppy Wyndham and Gregory Scott
. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould. A racehorse owner decides to race their best horse in a major race meeting after their jockey is nobbled by the oppostiion.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
sports film directed by George Dewhurst
George Dewhurst
George Dewhurst was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed several film versions of the play A Sister to Assist 'Er.-Selected filmography:Screenwriter* The Lunatic at Large * The Narrow Valley...
and Walter West
Walter West (director)
Walter West was a British film director. He was a partner in the film production company Broadwest Films.-Broadwest:...
and starring Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
, Poppy Wyndham and Gregory Scott
Gregory Scott
-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould. A racehorse owner decides to race their best horse in a major race meeting after their jockey is nobbled by the oppostiion.
Cast
- Stewart RomeStewart RomeStewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...
- Squire Hampton - Poppy Wyndham - Kate Hampton
- Gregory ScottGregory Scott-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
- Reid Gordon - Cameron CarrCameron Carr-Selected filmography:* The Woman Wins * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Uninvited Guest * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick * The House of Marney...
- Richard Foxton