Lights of London (1914 film)

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Lights of London
Directed by Bert Haldane
Written by
Produced by William G.B. Barker
Starring
Production
company
Distributed by Magnet Film Exchange
Release date
  • April 1914 (1914-04)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Lights of London is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Bert Haldane and starring Arthur Chesney, Phyllis Relph and Fred Paul. The film is based on the 1881 stage melodrama The Lights o' London by George Sims [1] and was made at Ealing Studios. [2] The play was again turned into a silent film in 1923.

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The film is a thriller and melodrama in which a young man is sent to prison after being framed by his cousin and manages to escape to save his fiancée. [3]

The fim was produced by William G.B. Barker. [4]

The film had four reels. [5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Jakobs, Lydia (26 October 2021). Pictures of Poverty: The Works of George R. Sims and Their Screen Adaptations. Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-86196-986-9.
  2. ↑ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-74062-9.
  3. ↑ Gifford, Denis (1973). The British film catalogue, 1895-1970 : a guide to entertainment films. Internet Archive. Newton Abbot : David and Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-5572-5.
  4. ↑ AMY SARGEANT (2005). BRITISH CINEMA: A CRITICAL HISTORY. Internet Archive. BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE. ISBN   978-1-84457-066-9.
  5. ↑ The Bioscope (1914). The Bioscope (March-June 1914). New York Public Library.

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