Mumsie

Mumsie
Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Based on	Mumsie by Edward Knoblock
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Pauline Frederick Nelson Keys Herbert Marshall Frank Stanmore
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Production company	Herbert Wilcox Productions
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date	September 1927 (1927-09)
Running time	6,858 feet [1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mumsie is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Pauline Frederick, Nelson Keys and Herbert Marshall. ^[2] It was adapted from the 1920 play of the same title by Edward Knoblock about a favourite son of a family who proves to be a coward when war breaks out. Pauline Frederick's last silent film. ^[3] Mumsie is a lost film. ^[4] It was made at Twickenham Studios.

The film was a major success and helped Herbert Marshall establish himself in Hollywood soon afterwards. ^[5]

Cast

• Pauline Frederick as Mumsie
• Nelson Keys as Spud Murphy
• Herbert Marshall as Col. Armytage (film debut)
• Frank Stanmore as Nobby Clarke
• Donald Macardle as Noel Symonds
• Irene Russell as Louise Symonds
• Rolf Leslie as Edgar Symonds

References

1. Low p.415
2. "Mumsie (1927) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. Low p.177
4. ""Mumsie"". Stanford.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. Low p.278

Bibliography

• Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

• Mumsie at IMDb
• theatre advert for showing on The Isle of Man(archived)