Temple Tower
Encyclopedia
Temple Tower is an American
crime film
directed by Donald Gallaher
and starring Kenneth MacKenna
, Marceline Day
. and Peter Gawthorne
.
The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond
, a British adventurer and is based on the novel Temple Tower by Herman Cyril McNeile.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Donald Gallaher
Donald Gallaher
Donald Gallaher was an American actor.Gallaher was born in Quincy, Illinois. After moving to New York City as a child with his mother, he began acting in productions such as A Royal Family....
and starring Kenneth MacKenna
Kenneth MacKenna
Kenneth MacKenna was an American actor and film director, born Leo Mielziner, Jr. in Canterbury, New Hampshire.-Family:Parents were portrait artist Leo Mielziner, Sr.,...
, Marceline Day
Marceline Day
Marceline Day was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s....
. and Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....
.
The film depicts the character of Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond is a British fictional character, created by "Sapper", a pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile , and the hero of a series of novels published from 1920 to 1954.- Drummond :...
, a British adventurer and is based on the novel Temple Tower by Herman Cyril McNeile.
Cast
- Kenneth MacKennaKenneth MacKennaKenneth MacKenna was an American actor and film director, born Leo Mielziner, Jr. in Canterbury, New Hampshire.-Family:Parents were portrait artist Leo Mielziner, Sr.,...
- Bulldog Drummond - Marceline DayMarceline DayMarceline Day was an American motion picture actress whose career began as a child in the 1910s and ended in the 1930s....
- Patricia Verney - Henry B. WalthallHenry B. WalthallHenry Brazeale Walthall was an American film actor.-Career:Walthall began his career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway in a supporting role in William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide in 1906–1908. His career in movies began in 1908, in the film Rescued from an Eagle's Nest, which also...
- Blackton - Cyril ChadwickCyril ChadwickCyril Chadwick was an English actor of the silent era. He appeared in 70 films between 1913 and 1938. He was born in Kensington, London.-Selected filmography:*Temple Tower * The Thirteenth Chair...
- Peter Darrell - Peter GawthornePeter GawthornePeter Gawthorne was an Irish actor, probably best known for his roles in Will Hay films. Gawthorne was one of Britain's most called-upon bit part actors during the 1940s and 50s....
- Marrhews - Ivan Linow - Gaspard
- Frank LanningFrank LanningFrank Lanning was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 84 films between 1910 and 1934.He was born in Marion, Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
- The Nightingale - Yorke SherwoodYorke SherwoodYorke Sherwood was an actor. He was born on December 14, 1873 in England, and died on September 27, 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.-Filmography:* 23 Paces to Baker Street * Devotion * None But the Lonely Heart...
- Constable Muggins