The Broken Road (1921 film)
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The Broken Road is a 1921 British
silent
drama film
directed by René Plaissetty
and starring Harry Ham
, Mary Massart and Tony Fraser. Three generations of a British family work to build a road in India. It was based on the 1907 novel The Broken Road by A.E.W. Mason.
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...
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 René Plaissetty
René Plaissetty
-Selected filmography:* The Yellow Claw * The Broken Road * The Four Feathers * The Knave of Diamonds * Chair ardente...
and starring Harry Ham
Harry Ham
-Selected filmography:* Blood Money * The Broken Road * The Harper's Mystery * The Four Feathers * The Spanish Jade...
, Mary Massart and Tony Fraser. Three generations of a British family work to build a road in India. It was based on the 1907 novel The Broken Road by A.E.W. Mason.
Cast
- Harry Ham - Dick Linforth
- Mary Massart - Violet Oliver
- Tony Fraser - Shere Ali
- June Putnam - Phyllis Carson
- Robert EnglishRobert English (actor)Robert English was a British actor born 2nd December 1878.Robert English was born in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England, UK. He served in the South African War and also in World War I. He held the D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre and retired as Lieutenant Colonel, which helped him play military roles in a...
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