The Woman Who Was Nothing
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The Woman Who Was Nothing is a 1917 British
silent
crime film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Lilian Braithwaite
, Madge Titheradge
and George Tulley. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. A female ex-convict steals the identity of a dying heiress.
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...
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 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 Lilian Braithwaite
Lilian Braithwaite
Dame Lilian Braithwaite DBE , born Florence Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress.She was the daughter of a clergyman, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. She was educated at Croydon High School, and married actor-manager Gerald Lawrence, first acting with amateur companies...
, Madge Titheradge
Madge Titheradge
Madge Titheradge was an actress, born into a theatrical family in Melbourne, Australia.-Biography:Her father was the English-born actor George Sutton Titheradge, and the eleven-year-old Madge had already done stage work with Australia's Brough-Boucicault and Bland Holt companies when the family...
and George Tulley. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. A female ex-convict steals the identity of a dying heiress.
Cast
- Lilian BraithwaiteLilian BraithwaiteDame Lilian Braithwaite DBE , born Florence Lilian Braithwaite, was an English actress.She was the daughter of a clergyman, and born in Ramsgate, Kent. She was educated at Croydon High School, and married actor-manager Gerald Lawrence, first acting with amateur companies...
- The Wife - Madge TitheradgeMadge TitheradgeMadge Titheradge was an actress, born into a theatrical family in Melbourne, Australia.-Biography:Her father was the English-born actor George Sutton Titheradge, and the eleven-year-old Madge had already done stage work with Australia's Brough-Boucicault and Bland Holt companies when the family...
- Brenda - George Tulley - Richard Marsden
- Leon M. LionLeon M. Lion-Selected filmography:* The Woman Who Was Nothing * The Chinese Puzzle * The Chinese Puzzle * The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss * Strange Boarders...
- Ferret - Lyston Lyle - Financier
- Ruth Mackay - Duchess
- Douglas Munro - Chairman
- Marjorie Day - Hope Dacre