The Rocks of Valpre (1919 film)
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The Rocks of Valpre is a 1919 British
silent film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Basil Gill
, Peggy Carlisle
and Cowley Wright
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Rocks of Valpré
by Ethel M. Dell
.
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 film
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...
directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....
and starring Basil Gill
Basil Gill
Basil Gill was a British film actor whose film career started with Henry VIII , a short silent film. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus.-Selected filmography:* The Admirable...
, Peggy Carlisle
Peggy Carlisle
-Selected filmography:* The Man and the Moment * The Rocks of Valpre * Comradeship * Broken Bottles * Motherland * Hindle Wakes...
and Cowley Wright
Cowley Wright
-Filmography:* The Rocks of Valpre * The Channings * Ernest Maltravers * Sybil -External links:...
. It is an adaptation of the novel The Rocks of Valpré
The Rocks of Valpré (novel)
The Rocks of Valpré is a novel by the British writer Ethel M. Dell. It was first published in 1913. It is set in the mid-nineteenth century when an officer wrongly imprisoned on Devil's Island escapes and heads to Europe to rescue the love of his life from the villain.-Adaptations:The novel has...
by Ethel M. Dell
Ethel M. Dell
Ethel May Dell or Ethel Mary Dell was an English writer of popular romance novels.-Overview:Ethel Dell's married name is recorded as Ethel Mary Savage. She was born in Streatham, a suburb of London. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family...
.
Cast
- Basil GillBasil GillBasil Gill was a British film actor whose film career started with Henry VIII , a short silent film. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus.-Selected filmography:* The Admirable...
- Trevor Mordaunt - Peggy CarlislePeggy Carlisle-Selected filmography:* The Man and the Moment * The Rocks of Valpre * Comradeship * Broken Bottles * Motherland * Hindle Wakes...
- Christine Wyndham - Cowley WrightCowley Wright-Filmography:* The Rocks of Valpre * The Channings * Ernest Maltravers * Sybil -External links:...
- Bertrand de Montville - 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...
- Captain Rodolphe - Barry Bernard - Noel Wyndham
- Hugh Dabernon-Stoke - Rupert Wyndham
- William Saville - Jack Forrest
- Winifred Sadler - Aunt