Sonia (film)
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Sonia is a 1921 silent
British drama film
directed by Denison Clift
and starring Evelyn Brent
. The film is considered to be lost
.
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...
and starring Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent
Evelyn 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...
. 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...
.
Cast
- 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 Sonia Dainton - Clive Brook as David O'Raine
- Cyril RaymondCyril RaymondCyril William North Raymond MBE was a British character actor....
as Tom Dainton - 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 Fatty Webster - Henry VibartHenry VibartHenry Vibart was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era.-Career:...
as Reverend Burgess - M. Gray MurrayM. Gray Murray-Selected filmography:* Jobson's Luck * The Troubles of an Heiress * The Life of Shakespeare * Her Luck in London * The Four Feathers * A Woman of No Importance * Sonia...
as Sir Roger Dainton - Hedda Bartlett as Lady Dainton
- Leo Stormont as Sir Adolph Erckmann
- Gladys Hamilton as Lady Erckmann
- George Travers as Lord Loring
- Julie Hartley-Milburn as Lady Loring