Claude Duval (film)
Encyclopedia
Claude Duval is a 1924 British silent
adventure film
directed by George A. Cooper
and starring Nigel Barrie
, Fay Compton
and Hugh Miller. It is based on the historical story of Claude Duval
.
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...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper (director)
George A. Cooper was a British screenwriter and film director.-Selected filmography:* The Eleventh Commandment * Claude Duval * Settled Out of Court * Somebody's Darling * If Youth But Knew...
and starring Nigel Barrie
Nigel Barrie
-Selected filmography:* Fires of Fate * Husband Hunters * The Shield of Honor * The Ringer * The Forger * Under the Greenwood Tree * Dreyfus * Passenger to London...
, Fay Compton
Fay Compton
Fay Compton was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century...
and Hugh Miller. It is based on the historical story of Claude Duval
Claude Duval
For other uses, see Claude Duval Claude Du Vall was a French-born gentleman highwayman in post-Restoration Britain.-Early life:...
.
Plot
In the seventeenth century a young Frenchman arrives in Britain and becomes mixed up in intrigue and ends up as a highwaymen.Cast
- Nigel BarrieNigel Barrie-Selected filmography:* Fires of Fate * Husband Hunters * The Shield of Honor * The Ringer * The Forger * Under the Greenwood Tree * Dreyfus * Passenger to London...
- Claude Duval - Fay ComptonFay ComptonFay Compton was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the 19th-century...
- Duchess Frances - Hugh Miller - Lord Lionel Malyn
- A.B. ImesonA.B. Imeson-Filmography:His first role was playing Satan in the silent film The Picture of Dorian Gray .*Bonnie Prince Charlie * The Virgin Queen * The White Shadow * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick -Portrait:...
- Lord Chesterton - Dorinea ShirleyDorinea Shirley-Selected filmography:* Greywater Park * Claude Duval * Nell Gwyn * Motherland * Afterwards * Zero -External links:...
- Moll Crisp - James KnightJames Knight (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Happy Warrior * The Knave of Hearts * The Lady Owner * Hornet's Nest * Claude Duval * When Giants Fought * The Ball of Fortune * Motherland...
- Captain Craddock - James LindsayJames Lindsay (actor)-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The Admirable Crichton * A Member of Tattersall's * Mrs. Thompson * What Price Loving Cup? * Rogues of the Turf * M'Lord of the White Road...
- Duke of Brentleigh - Betty FaireBetty Faire-Selected filmography:* The Door That Has No Key * The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square * Claude Duval * A Romance of Mayfair * The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP * Bulldog Drummond's Third Round...
- Lady Anne - Charles Ashton - Tom Crisp
- Tom CoventryTom Coventry-Selected filmography:* A Fortune at Stake * The House of Peril * Paddy the Next Best Thing * Dixon's Return * Claude Duval * The Wonderful Wooing * The Squire of Long Hadley...
- Mr Crisp - Stella St. Audrie - Mrs Crisp