Ordeal by Golf
Encyclopedia
Ordeal by Golf is a 1924 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Andrew P. Wilson
and starring Harry Beasley, Edwin Underhill and Jean Jay. It was based on the short story collection The Clicking of Cuthbert
by P.G. Wodehouse.
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...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Andrew P. Wilson
Andrew P. Wilson
Andrew P. Wilson, born 1886 in Edinburgh, Scotland, was a UK director, playwright, teacher, and actor. He acted as General Manager for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in 1914-15. There, he produced his own play, The Slough, about Irish poor...
and starring Harry Beasley, Edwin Underhill and Jean Jay. It was based on the short story collection The Clicking of Cuthbert
The Clicking of Cuthbert
The Clicking of Cuthbert is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, all with a golfing background. It was first published in the United Kingdom on February 3, 1922 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on May 28, 1924 by George H. Doran, New York, under the title Golf...
by P.G. Wodehouse.
Cast
- Harry Beasley - The Caddie
- Edwin Underhill - Rupert Dixon
- Jean Jay - Millicent Boyd
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- Reverend Heeza Jones - Jack Rowell - Mitchell Holmes