List of British films of 1922

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A list of British films released in 1922.

1922

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1922
A Bachelor's Baby Arthur Rooke Constance Worth, Malcolm Tod Comedy
Belonging Floyd Martin Thornton Hugh Buckler, Barbara Hoffe Crime
Bentley's Conscience Denison Clift Betty Faire, Henry Victor Drama
A Bill of Divorcement Denison Clift Constance Binney, Fay Compton Drama
The Bohemian Girl Harley Knoles Gladys Cooper, Ivor Novello Romance
Boy Woodburn Guy Newall Guy Newall, Ivy Duke Sport
Brown Sugar Fred Paul Owen Nares, Lillian Hall-Davis Romance
Bulldog Drummond Oscar Apfel Carlyle Blackwell, Evelyn Greeley Crime
The Call of the East Bert Wynne Warwick Ward, Doris Eaton Drama
The Card A. V. Bramble Laddie Cliff, Joan Barry Comedy
Charles Augustus Milverton George Ridgwell Eille Norwood, Hubert Willis Mystery
Cocaine Graham Cutts Hilda Bayley, Flora Le Breton Crime
Creation Humberston Wright Dorothy Fane, William Freshman Drama
The Crimson Circle George Ridgwell Fred Groves, Mary Odette Crime
A Debt of Honour Maurice Elvey Isobel Elsom, Clive Brook Drama
Diana of the Crossways Denison Clift Fay Compton, Henry Victor Drama
Dick Turpin's Ride to York Maurice Elvey Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom Historical drama
Dicky Monteith Kenelm Foss Stewart Rome, Joan Morgan Drama
Down Under Donovan Harry LambartBertram Parnell, William Lugg Crime
The Eleventh Hour George Ridgwell Madge White, Dennis Wyndham Drama
The Experiment Sinclair Hill Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook Drama
Expiation Sinclair Hill Ivy Close, Fred Raynham Crime
The Faithful Heart Fred Paul Owen Nares, Lillian Hall-Davis Drama
False Evidence Harold M. Shaw Edna Flugrath, Cecil Humphreys Drama
Fires of Innocence Sidney Morgan Joan Morgan, Bobby Andrews Drama
Flames of Passion Graham Cutts Mae Marsh, C. Aubrey Smith Drama
Fox Farm Guy Newall Guy Newall, Ivy Duke Drama
The Game of Life G. B. Samuelson Isobel Elsom, Lillian Hall-Davis Historical
A Gipsy Cavalier J. Stuart Blackton Georges Carpentier, Flora le Breton Drama [1]
The Glorious Adventure J. Stuart Blackton Diana Manners, Victor McLaglen Historical
The Grass Orphan Frank Hall Crane Margaret Bannerman, Reginald Owen Drama
The Green Caravan Edwin J. Collins Catherine Calvert, Gregory Scott Drama
Half a Truth Sinclair Hill Lawford Davidson, Miles Mander Crime
The Head of the Family Manning Haynes Johnny Butt, Moore Marriott Comedy
His Wife's Husband George A. Cooper Madge Stuart, Olaf Hytten Drama
The House of Peril Kenelm Foss Fay Compton, Roy Travers Crime
If Four Walls Told Fred Paul Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart Drama
The Knight Errant George Ridgwell Madge Stuart, Rex McDougall Romance
Lamp in the Desert F. Martin Thornton Gladys Jennings, Louis Willoughby Drama
The Lilac Sunbonnet Sidney Morgan Lewis Dayton, Nell Emerald Romance
Little Brother of God F. Martin Thornton Alec Fraser, Lionelle Howard Western
The Little Mother A. V. Bramble Florence Turner, John Stuart Crime [2]
The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square Sinclair Hill Betty Faire, Jack Hobbs Drama
Long Odds A.E. Coleby Fred Paul, Garry Marsh Sports
A Lost Leader George Ridgwell Robert English, Dorothy Fane Crime [3]
Love and a Whirlwind Duncan McRae, Harold M. Shaw Clive Brook, Marjorie Hume Crime [4]
Love's Boomerang John S. Robertson Ann Forrest, David Powell Crime
Love's Influence William S. Charlton, Edward Gordon George K. Arthur, Flora le Breton Drama
A Lowland Cinderella Sidney Morgan Joan Morgan, Ralph Forbes Drama
A Maid of the Silver Sea Guy Newall Guy Newall, Ivy Duke Drama
Man and His Kingdom Maurice Elvey Harvey Braban, Bertram Burleigh Adventure
The Man from Home George Fitzmaurice James Kirkwood, Anna Q. Nilsson Drama
Married to a Mormon H. B. Parkinson Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook Drama
A Master of Craft Thomas Bentley Fred Groves, Mercy Hatton Comedy
Melody of Death F. Martin Thornton H. Agar Lyons, Frank Petley Crime
The Missioner George Ridgwell Cyril Percival, Pauline Peters Crime
Mord Em'ly George Pearson Betty Balfour, Rex Davis Drama
No. 7 Brick Row Fred W. Durrant Constance Worth, Marjorie Villis Crime
The Nonentity Sinclair Hill Annette Benson, Hugh Buckler Adventure
Number 13 Alfred Hitchcock Clare Greet, Ernest Thesiger DramaHitchcock's first film. Production was pulled and no footage is known to exist.
Open Country Sinclair Hill Dorinea Shirley, David Hawthorne Drama
Pages of Life Adelqui Migliar Evelyn Brent, Jack Trevor Drama
The Passionate Friends Maurice Elvey Milton Rosmer, Fred Raynham Romance
The Pauper Millionaire Frank Hall Crane C.M. Hallard, Norma Whalley Comedy
The Peacemaker A. E. Coleby Maud Yates, Humberston Wright Drama
The Persistent Lovers Guy Newall Guy Newall, Ivy Duke Romance
Petticoat Loose George Ridgwell Dorinea Shirley, Warwick Ward Drama
The Pointing Finger George Ridgwell Milton Rosmer, Madge Stuart Thriller
Possession Louis Mercanton Malvina Longfellow, Reginald Owen DramaCo-production with France
Potter's Clay H. Grenville-Taylor
Douglas Payne
Ellen Terry, Dick Webb Drama
A Prince of Lovers Charles Calvert Howard Gaye, Marjorie Hume Historical
The Recoil Geoffrey Malins Annie Esmond, Eille Norwood Crime
Repentance Edward GordonPeggy Hathaway, Geoffrey BensteadDrama
Rob Roy W. P. Kellino David Hawthorne, Gladys Jennings Historical
A Rogue in Love Albert Brouett Frank Stanmore, Ann Trevor Drama
A Romance of Old Baghdad Kenelm Foss Matheson Lang, Manora Thew Historical
Running Water Maurice Elvey Madge Stuart, Lawford Davidson Drama
A Sailor Tramp F. Martin Thornton Victor McLaglen, Pauline Johnson Adventure
Sam's Boy Manning Haynes Johnny Butt, Tom Coventry Comedy
The Scarlet Lady Walter West Violet Hopson, Louis Willoughby Sports
The Scarlett Letter Challis Sanderson Sybil Thorndike, Dick Webb Drama
The Scourge Geoffrey Malins Madge Stuart, Joseph R. Tozer Drama
Shirley A. V. Bramble Clive Brook, Elizabeth Irving Drama
Silent Evidence E. H. Calvert David Hawthorne, Marjorie Hume Mystery
Simple Simon Henry Edwards Henry Edwards, Chrissie White Romance
Sinister Street George Beranger John Stuart, Maudie Dunham Melodrama
A Sister to Assist 'Er George Dewhurst Mary Brough, Polly Emery Comedy
The Skipper's Wooing Manning Haynes Gordon Hopkirk, Johnny Butt Comedy
Son of Kissing Cup Walter West Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome Comedy
A Soul's Awakening W. P. Kellino David Hawthorne, Flora le Breton Drama
The Spanish Jade John S. Robertson David Powell, Marc McDermott Drama
A Sporting Double Arthur Rooke John Stuart, Lilian Douglas Sport/drama
The Sporting Instinct Arthur Rooke Lilian Douglas, Mickey Brantford Drama
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep George Pearson Betty Balfour, Fred Groves Comedy
Stable Companions Albert Ward Clive Brook, Lillian Hall-Davis Sports
A Tale of Two Cities Walter Courtney Rowden Clive Brook, Ann Trevor Drama
Tell Your Children Donald Crisp Doris Eaton, Warwick Ward DramaFeature's Charles Hawtrey's onscreen debut, albeit uncredited
Thou Shalt Not George Beranger Gertrude McCoy, Zoe Palmer Crime
Three Live Ghosts George Fitzmaurice Norman Kerry, Anna Q. Nilsson Comedy
Trapped by the Mormons H. B. Parkinson Evelyn Brent, Louis Willoughby Drama
The Truants Sinclair Hill Joan Morgan, George Bellamy Drama
Vanity Fair Walter Courtney Rowden Clive Brook, Douglas Munro DramaAdaptation of the novel Vanity Fair
Walter Makes a Movie Walter Forde Walter Forde, Pauline Peters Comedy
Was She Justified? Walter West Florence Turner, Ivy Close Drama
Weavers of Fortune Arthur Rooke Henry Vibart, DaciaAdventure
Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart George Pearson Betty Balfour, Donald Macardle Romance
The Wheels of Chance Harold M. Shaw George K. Arthur, Judd Green Comedy
When Greek Meets Greek Walter West Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome Comedy
The White Hope Frank Wilson Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome Sport
A Will and a Way Manning Haynes Polly Emery, Johnny Butt Comedy
The Wonderful Story Graham Cutts Lillian Hall-Davis, Herbert Langley Drama

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