King of the Castle (1926 film)

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King of the Castle
Directed by Henry Edwards
Written by Keble Howard (novel)
Alicia Ramsey (screenplay)
Starring Marjorie Hume
Brian Aherne
Dawson Millward
Moore Marriott
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures
Release date
March 1926 [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

King of the Castle is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Marjorie Hume, Brian Aherne and Dawson Millward. [2] It was based on a 1922 novel by Keble Howard, who approved the scenario and wrote some of the intertitles. [1]

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Many of the outdoor scenes were filmed in Cornwall. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Keble Howard (1927). My Motley Life. London: Ernest Benn Ltd. pp. 334–335. OCLC   963619742.
  2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | KING OF THE CASTLE (1926)". Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2011.