Becket (1923 film)
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Becket is a 1923 British drama film directed by George Ridgwell
and starring Frank R. Benson, A.V. Bramble
and Bertram Burleigh
. It is based on the play by Alfred Tennyson. It depicts the fatal disagreement between Henry II
and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas a Becket.
George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories featuring Eille Norwood as Holmes. His...
and starring Frank R. Benson, A.V. Bramble
A.V. Bramble
Albert Victor Bramble was a British actor and film director. Bramble was born in Portsmouth, England in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films...
and Bertram Burleigh
Bertram Burleigh
-Selected filmography:* Mrs. Thompson * Garryowen * How Kitchener Was Betrayed * Open Country * Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep * Becket...
. It is based on the play by Alfred Tennyson. It depicts the fatal disagreement between Henry II
Henry II
- King or Emperor :*Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor , crowned King of Germany in 1002, of Italy in 1004 and Emperor in 1014*Henry II of England , reigned from 1154...
and the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas a Becket.
Cast
- Frank R. Benson - Thomas a Becket
- A.V. BrambleA.V. BrambleAlbert Victor Bramble was a British actor and film director. Bramble was born in Portsmouth, England in 1887. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913, and subsequently turned to directing and producing films...
- Henry II - Bertram BurleighBertram Burleigh-Selected filmography:* Mrs. Thompson * Garryowen * How Kitchener Was Betrayed * Open Country * Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep * Becket...
- Lord Leicester - Arthur Burne - Grim
- Mary ClareMary ClareMary Clare was a British actress who performed in films, on the stage, and later on television.-Biography:...
- Queen Eleanor - Clive Currie - Herbert of Bosham
- Bert Daley - De Tracey
- Sydney Folker - De Broc
- Alex G. Hunter - John of Salisbury
- Gladys JenningsGladys Jennings-Selected filmography:* The Lady Clare * The Face at the Window * The Shuttle of Life * Lamp in the Desert * Henry, King of Navarre * The Happy Ending -External links:...
- Rosamund de Clifford - William LuggWilliam LuggWilliam Lugg was a British actor and singer of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. He had a long stage career beginning with roles in several Gilbert and Sullivan operas and continuing for over four decades in drama, comedy and musical theatre...
- John of Oxford - C. Hargrave Mansell - Theobald of Canterbury
- Sidney Paxton - Archbishop of York
- Percy StandingPercy StandingPercy Standing was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 42 films between 1913 and 1934. He was the son of Herbert Standing...
- Sir Reginald Fitzurse - Harry Worth - De Brito