The Coal King
Encyclopedia
The Coal King is a 1915 British
silent
drama film
directed by Percy Nash
and starring Douglas Cox
, May Lynn and Frank Tennant
.
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 Percy Nash
Percy Nash
-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * Disraeli * Darby and Joan * The Flag Lieutenant * Hobson's Choice * Won by a Head * How Kitchener Was Betrayed * The Croxley Master...
and starring Douglas Cox
Douglas Cox
Douglas C. Cox is a contemporary American violinmaker. He has been building instruments since 1981, and has made over 700 violins, violas and cellos....
, May Lynn and Frank Tennant
Frank Tennant
-Selected filmography:* The Murdock Trial * The Coal King * The Romany Rye * The Little Minister * Master and Man * Flying from Justice * Rodney Stone * Won by a Head...
.
Cast
- Douglas CoxDouglas CoxDouglas C. Cox is a contemporary American violinmaker. He has been building instruments since 1981, and has made over 700 violins, violas and cellos....
- Sir Reginald Harford - May Lynn - Ann Roberts
- Frank TennantFrank Tennant-Selected filmography:* The Murdock Trial * The Coal King * The Romany Rye * The Little Minister * Master and Man * Flying from Justice * Rodney Stone * Won by a Head...
- Walter Harford - Daisy CordellDaisy Cordell-Selected filmography:* The Harbour Lights * The Coal King * Master and Man * The Romany Rye * Disraeli * The Life of a London Actress...
- Grace Shirley - Gregory ScottGregory Scott-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * Lawyer Quince * The Answer * The Ware Case * Not Negotiable * A Great Coup * Trent's Last Case...
- Tom Roberts - Douglas PayneDouglas Payne-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Harbour Lights * Enoch Arden * The Little Minister * The Romany Rye * Master and Man * Flying from Justice * Fine Feathers...
- James Hawker - Jack DentonJack Denton-Selected filmography:Actor* The World, the Flesh and the Devil * The Card * The York Mystery * Old Bill Through the Ages * The Notorious Mrs. Carrick Director* Barnaby...
- Jim Matthews - Joan RitzJoan Ritz-Selected filmography:* Enoch Arden * The Harbour Lights * The Coal King * The Little Minister * The Romany Rye * Darby and Joan * Rodney Stone * The Croxley Master...
- Araminta - John Marlborough EastJohn Marlborough EastJohn Marlborough East was a British stage and film actor. He was an early film star who received over 3,000 votes in Picturegoer magazine's 1916 contest to establish the "Greatest British Film Player". He was a founder of the Neptune Studios in Borehamwood which is today the site of Elstree...
- William Shirley - Helen Lainsbury - Mrs Shirley