No. 5 John Street

No. 5 John Street
No. 5 John Street
Directed by	Kenelm Foss
Written by	Richard Whiteing (novel) ; Kenelm Foss
Produced by	H.W. Thompson
Starring	Zena Dare ; Mary Odette ; Lionelle Howard
Cinematography	Frank Canham
Edited by	John Miller
Production; company	Astra Films
Distributed by	Astra Films
Release date	December 1921;
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated November 08, 2025

No. 5 John Street is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard.^[1] It is based on the 1899 novel by Richard Whiteing.^[2]^[3] The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who disguises herself as a worker.

Plot

A soap-making heiress disguises herself as a worker and gets employment at her own family's factory to find out about ordinary conditions. However she comes under threat from an anarchist.

Cast

Zena Dare as Tilda
Mary Odette as Celia Ridler
Lionelle Howard as Seaton Ridler
Randle Ayrton as I. Azreal
Roy Travers as Sir Charles Pounds
Charles Danvers as Sir Marmaduke Ridler
James McWilliams as Stubbs
Peggy Bayfield as Nance

References

↑ Low p.418
↑ Whiteing, Richard (1899). No. 5 John Street (4th ed.). London: Grant Richards.
↑ "Review of No. 5, John Street by Richard Whiteing". The Athenaeum (3725). 18 March 1899.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

No. 5 John Street at IMDb

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[1] Low p.418

[2] Whiteing, Richard (1899). No. 5 John Street (4th ed.). London: Grant Richards.

[3] "Review of No. 5, John Street by Richard Whiteing". The Athenaeum (3725). 18 March 1899.

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