Demos (film)
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Demos is a 1921 silent
British drama film
directed by Denison Clift
. The film is considered to be lost
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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...
British 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 Denison Clift
Denison Clift
Denison Clift was an American screenwriter and film director. He directed a number of British films during the silent era.-Selected filmography:Director* A Woman of No Importance * Sonia * Demos...
. The film is considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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Cast
- Milton RosmerMilton RosmerMilton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
as Richard Mortimer - Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentEvelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
as Emma Vine - Warwick WardWarwick WardWarwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
as Willis Rodman - Bettina Campbell as Adela Waltham
- Olaf HyttenOlaf HyttenOlaf Hytten was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921 and 1955.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack...
as Daniel Dabbs - Gerald McCarthy as Herbert Eldon
- Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
as Mrs.Mortimer - Haidee WrightHaidee WrightHaidee Wright as Ada Wright was a London born English character actress. She began acting in plays in 1878 when a small child. Came from a family of actors. Had a long career in the UK and the US much Broadway work with occasional parts in films. Her parents and many siblings were actors...
as Mrs. Eldon - Vivian Gibson as Alice Mortimer
- Daisy CampbellDaisy Campbell-Selected filmography:* Demos * A Woman of No Importance * The White Shadow * The Wonderful Wooing * Irish Destiny * London * Poppies of Flanders * Second to None...
as Mrs. Waltham - James G. Butt as Jim Cullen
- Leonard Robson as Longwood