The Lure of Crooning Water
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The Lure of Crooning Water is a 1920 British
silent
comedy
romance film
directed by Arthur Rooke
and starring Guy Newall
, Ivy Duke
and Hugh Buckler
. It is adapted from a novel by Marion Hill. It was one of several rural romances that Rooke directed. While taking a holiday in the countryside to recuperate, a glamarous actress attracts the admiration of a local married farmer who convinces himself he has fallen in love with her and pursues her back to Lodnon.
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
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...
romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
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 Guy Newall
Guy Newall
Guy Newall was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film The Heart of Sister Ann. In 1920 he directed his first film, and went on to direct a further ten including The Chinese Puzzle before...
, 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 Hugh Buckler
Hugh Buckler
Hugh Buckler was a British actor. He was the father of the actor John Buckler, with whom he was in a fatal road accident in 1936.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
. It is adapted from a novel by Marion Hill. It was one of several rural romances that Rooke directed. While taking a holiday in the countryside to recuperate, a glamarous actress attracts the admiration of a local married farmer who convinces himself he has fallen in love with her and pursues her back to Lodnon.
Cast
- Guy NewallGuy NewallGuy Newall was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film The Heart of Sister Ann. In 1920 he directed his first film, and went on to direct a further ten including The Chinese Puzzle before...
as Horace Dornblazer - 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...
as Georgette - Hugh BucklerHugh BucklerHugh Buckler was a British actor. He was the father of the actor John Buckler, with whom he was in a fatal road accident in 1936.-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water...
as Dr. John Longden - Douglas MunroDouglas Munro (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * General Post * London Pride * The Lure of Crooning Water * A Temporary Vagabond * The Mirage * The Sport of Kings...
as Yes Smith - Mary DibleyMary Dibley-Selected filmography:* The Admirable Crichton * The Garden of Resurrection * The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Autumn of Pride * The Bargain...
as Rachel Dornblazer - Lawford DavidsonLawford Davidson-Selected filmography:* The Garden of Resurrection * The Lure of Crooning Water * The Starlit Garden * The Passionate Friends * The Great Well * The Patent Leather Kid...
as Frank Howard - Arthur ChesneyArthur ChesneyArthur Chesney was a British actor. He was the brother of the actor Edmund Gwenn and the cousin of the actor Cecil Kellaway.-Selected filmography:* The Lure of Crooning Water * Hindle Wakes * French Leave...
as Gerald Pinkerton - Winifred Sadler as Mrs. Dusenberry