Safety First
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Safety First is a 1926 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Fred Paul
and starring Brian Aherne
, Queenie Thomas
and Mary Brough
. It was based on a novel by Margot Neville.
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 Fred Paul
Fred Paul
Fred Paul was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and directors in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with the arrival of sound films.-Selected filmography:Director* The...
and starring Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne was a British actor of both stage and screen, who found success in Hollywood.-Early life and stage career:...
, Queenie Thomas
Queenie Thomas
-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
and Mary Brough
Mary Brough
Mary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
. It was based on a novel by Margot Neville.
Cast
- Brian AherneBrian AherneBrian Aherne was a British actor of both stage and screen, who found success in Hollywood.-Early life and stage career:...
- Hippocrates Rayne - Queenie ThomasQueenie Thomas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
- Nanda Macdonald - Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
- Caroline Lowecraft - Patrick Susands - Birdie Nightingale
- Doreen Banks - Angela StJacques
- Humberston WrightHumberston WrightHumbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.-Selected filmography:* Thelma * God's Clay * The Garden of Resurrection * Henry, King of Navarre...
- The Butler - Fred MorganFred Morgan (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Harbour Lights * The Land of Mystery * The Pride of the Fancy * The Breed of the Treshams * Colonel Newcome * Rodney Stone * Safety First...
- Collins