The Compulsory Husband
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The Compulsory Husband is a 1930 British
comedy film
directed by Monty Banks
and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley
. It was based on a novel by John Glyder.
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...
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 Monty Banks
Monty Banks
Montague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe...
and starring Banks, Lillian Manton and Clifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley
-Selected filmography:* The Tavern Knight * The Autumn of Pride * Mademoiselle from Armentieres * The King's Highway * The Constant Nymph * Champagne * The W Plan...
. It was based on a novel by John Glyder.
Cast
- Monty BanksMonty BanksMontague Banks was a comedian and film director. In the 1920s, he worked in Hollywood, starring in many silent short comedies and in the feature-length action thriller Play Safe...
- Monty - Lillian Manton - Joy
- Clifford HeatherleyClifford Heatherley-Selected filmography:* The Tavern Knight * The Autumn of Pride * Mademoiselle from Armentieres * The King's Highway * The Constant Nymph * Champagne * The W Plan...
- Mr Pilluski - Gladys Frazin - Mrs Pilluski
- Trilby ClarkTrilby Clark-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Passing of Mr. Quin * God's Clay * The Compulsory Husband * Harmony Heaven * The Squeaker...
- Gilda - Reginald FoxReginald Fox-Selected filmography:* Daniel Deronda * The Kensington Mystery * Livingstone * Robinson Crusoe * Troublesome Wives * The American Prisoner * The Compulsory Husband...
- Father - Janet AlexanderJanet Alexander-Selected filmography:* Queen's Evidence * God's Clay * The Hour of Trial * Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow * Empress Josephine; Or, Wife of a Demigod * Not Quite a Lady * High Seas...
- Mother - Michael Powell - Man