The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton
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The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton is a 1919 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Arthur Rooke
and starring Kenelm Foss
, Ivy Duke
and Elaine Madison. It was based on the 1913 novel The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton by Edward Phillips Oppenheim.
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...
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 Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself...
and starring Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss
-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
, Ivy Duke
Ivy Duke
Ivy Duke was a British actress. She was married to the actor and director Guy Newall with whom she co-starred in several films.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
and Elaine Madison. It was based on the 1913 novel The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton by Edward Phillips Oppenheim.
Cast
- Kenelm FossKenelm Foss-Selected filmography:Director* The Glad Eye * A Romance of Old Baghdad * The House of Peril * Dicky Monteith Writer* Rock of Ages -External links:...
... Alfred Burton - Ivy DukeIvy DukeIvy Duke was a British actress. She was married to the actor and director Guy Newall with whom she co-starred in several films.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
... Edith Cowper - Elaine Madison ... Mrs. Burton
- Joe Peterman ... Mr. Waddington
- James LindsayJames LindsayJames Lindsay may refer to:*James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford , Victorian astronomer and politician*James Alexander Lindsay , British Conservative Member of Parliament for Wigan...
... Mr.Bomford - Philip HewlandPhilip Hewland-Selected filmography:* The Manxman * Lady Tetley's Decree * The Guns of Loos * Glamour * The Sleeping Cardinal * The Missing Rembrandt * Murder by Rope...
... Lord Idlemay - Humberston WrightHumberston WrightHumbertson Wright was a British film actor. He is sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright.-Selected filmography:* Thelma * God's Clay * The Garden of Resurrection * Henry, King of Navarre...
... Kamar Shri - Ronald Power ... Cowper
- Gordon CraigGordon Craig (actor)-Selected filmography:* Consequences * The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton * The Breed of the Treshams * Christie Johnstone * The Door That Has No Key * The Glorious Adventure...
... Alfie Burton