The Law Divine
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The Law Divine is a 1920 silent
British crime film
directed by H. B. Parkinson
and Challis Sanderson
. The film is considered to be lost
.
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...
British 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 H. B. Parkinson
H. B. Parkinson
H. B. Parkinson was a British film pioneer. He produced 85 films between 1918 and 1930 and directed over 30 titles between 1920 and 1927.-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * The Law Divine...
and Challis Sanderson
Challis Sanderson
-Selected filmography:Director* The Law Divine * Three Men in a Boat * The Scallywag * The Merchant of Venice * Cock o' the North * Stars on Parade...
. The film is considered to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
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Cast
- H. V. Esmond as Captain Jack le Bras
- Eva MooreEva MooreEva Moore was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement.-Early life and career:...
as Edie le Bas - Evelyn BrentEvelyn BrentEvelyn Brent was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Born Mary Elizabeth Riggs in Tampa, Florida and known as Betty, she was a child of 10 when her mother Eleanor died, leaving her father Arthur to raise her alone...
as Daphne Grey - Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
as Cook - Leonard Upton as Ted le Bas
- John Reid as Bill le Bas
- Dorothy Wordsworth as Claudia Merton
- Florence Wood as Mrs. Gaythorne
- Margaret Watson as Kate