Aylwin
Encyclopedia
Aylwin is a 1920 British
silent
drama film
directed by Henry Edwards
and starring Henry Edwards
, Chrissie White
and Gerald Ames
.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (actor)
Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
and starring Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (actor)
Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
, Chrissie White
Chrissie White
Chrissie White was a British film actress of the silent era. She appeared in over 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White was married to actor and film director Henry Edwards, and in the 1920s the two were regarded as one of Britain's most famous and newsworthy celebrity couples. She starred in...
and Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
.
Cast
- Henry EdwardsHenry Edwards (actor)Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
- Hal Aylwin - Chrissie WhiteChrissie WhiteChrissie White was a British film actress of the silent era. She appeared in over 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White was married to actor and film director Henry Edwards, and in the 1920s the two were regarded as one of Britain's most famous and newsworthy celebrity couples. She starred in...
- Winifred Wynne - Gerald AmesGerald AmesGerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
- Wilderspin - Mary DibleyMary Dibley-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
- Sinfi Lovell - Henry VibartHenry VibartHenry Vibart was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era.-Career:...
- Philip Aylwin - Gwynne HerbertGwynne Herbert-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * Annie Laurie * The Manxman * A Fortune at Stake * Possession * The Kinsman * The Forest on the Hill * Alf's Button...
- Mrs Aylwin - Valentine Grace - Tom Wynne
- E.C. Matthews - Shales
- Amy Lorraine - Meg Gudgeon