The Wonderful Story (1922 film)
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The Wonderful Story is a 1922 British
drama film
directed by Graham Cutts
and starring Lillian Hall-Davis
, Herbert Langley
and Olaf Hytten
. The fiancee of a farmer falls in love with his brother. It was based on the novel The Wonderful Story by I.A.R. Wylie. The producer Herbert Wilcox
chose the story because he believed as it was homely and had few characters it would be suited for the cinema. The film was made on budget of £1,400 and Wilcox sold the rights to it for £4,000. Despite being acclaimed by the critics it was considered a failure at the box office.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts
Graham Cutts was a British film director who was one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built on the back of his work. His daughter was actress Patricia Cutts...
and starring Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis was a British actress during the silent era.The daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-color version of I Pagliacci , The Passionate Adventure , Quo Vadis , Blighty , The Ring and The Farmer's Wife , the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
, Herbert Langley
Herbert Langley
-Selected filmography:* The Wonderful Story * Flames of Passion * Chu-Chin-Chow * Southern Love * Carmen * Cupid in Clover 1929)* Number Seventeen * Letting in the Sunshine...
and Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921 and 1955.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack...
. The fiancee of a farmer falls in love with his brother. It was based on the novel The Wonderful Story by I.A.R. Wylie. The producer Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox was a British film producer and director.-Early life:Wilcox's mother was from County Cork, Ireland, but he was born in Norwood and attended school in Brighton...
chose the story because he believed as it was homely and had few characters it would be suited for the cinema. The film was made on budget of £1,400 and Wilcox sold the rights to it for £4,000. Despite being acclaimed by the critics it was considered a failure at the box office.
Cast
- Lillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-DavisLillian Hall-Davis was a British actress during the silent era.The daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-color version of I Pagliacci , The Passionate Adventure , Quo Vadis , Blighty , The Ring and The Farmer's Wife , the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
– Kate Richards - Herbert LangleyHerbert Langley-Selected filmography:* The Wonderful Story * Flames of Passion * Chu-Chin-Chow * Southern Love * Carmen * Cupid in Clover 1929)* Number Seventeen * Letting in the Sunshine...
– Robert Martin - Olaf HyttenOlaf HyttenOlaf Hytten was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in over 280 films between 1921 and 1955.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack...
– Jimmy Martin - Bernard VaughanBernard Vaughan (actor)-Selected filmography:* The Second Mrs. Tanqueray * Rock of Ages * Lady Tetley's Decree * God's Clay -External links:...
– Vicar