Beau Brocade (film)
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Beau Brocade is a 1916 British silent adventure film directed by Thomas Bentley
and starring Mercy Hatton
, Charles Rock
and Austin Leigh. In eighteenth century Britain a disgraced gentlemen becomes a highwaymen. It is adapted from the novel Beau Brocade
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, The Man in the Street , The Antidote , and Acci-Dental Treatment .Bentley was born in London and originally trained as an engineer,...
and starring Mercy Hatton
Mercy Hatton
-Selected filmography:* The Harbour Lights * The World, the Flesh and the Devil * Beau Brocade * The Laughing Cavalier * The Sands of Time * The Case of Lady Camber * A Sportsman's Wife...
, Charles Rock
Charles Rock
Charles Rock was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck.-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * The Prisoner of Zenda * Rupert of Hentzau * Beau Brocade...
and Austin Leigh. In eighteenth century Britain a disgraced gentlemen becomes a highwaymen. It is adapted from the novel Beau Brocade
Beau Brocade
Beau Brocade is a 1907 novel written by Baroness Orczy and was followed by the play of the same name in 1908. It was adapted as a silent film Beau Brocade in 1916...
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy.
Cast
- Mercy Hatton - Lady Patience
- Charles RockCharles RockCharles Rock was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck.-Selected filmography:* The Firm of Girdlestone * The Prisoner of Zenda * Rupert of Hentzau * Beau Brocade...
- Sir Humphrey Challoner - Austin Leigh - Jack Bathurst
- Cecil ManneringCecil Mannering-Selected filmography:* The Heart of Midlothian * Beau Brocade * The Duchess of Seven Dials * What the Butler Saw * The Tragedy at Barnsdale Manor * Storm in a Teacup * Merry Comes to Town...
- Lord Stretton - George FoleyGeorge Foley (actor)-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Life of Shakespeare * The Woman Who Did * A London Flat Mystery * The Price He Paid * The Answer * Beau Brocade * A Sheffield Blade...
- John Stitch - Cecil Morton YorkCecil Morton York-Selected filmography:* Beau Brocade * The Autumn of Pride * Trapped by the Mormons * A Sister to Assist 'Er * A Gamble with Hearts * Lights of London * The Uninvited Guest...
- Matterchip - Frank HarrisFrank HarrisFrank Harris was a Irish-born, naturalized-American author, editor, journalist and publisher, who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day...
- Jock Miggs - Harry Brayne - Duffy
- Kitty Arlington - Betty