The Street of Adventure (film)

The Street of Adventure
Directed by	Kenelm Foss
Written by	Philip Gibbs (novel) Kenelm Foss
Produced by	H.W. Thompson
Starring	Lionelle Howard Margot Drake Irene Rooke
Production company	Astra Films
Distributed by	Astra Films
Release date	August 1921 (1921-08)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Street of Adventure is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Lionelle Howard, Margot Drake and Irene Rooke. ^[1] It was based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Philip Gibbs. The title is a reference to Fleet Street in London.

Premise

A journalist attempts to save a woman from prostitution, but nearly loses his fiancée to another man in the process.

Technical Information

The silent film was shot on 1,733 metres of film, in a printed film format of 35mm, using a spherical cinematographic process. ^[2]

Cast

• Lionelle Howard as Frank Luttrell
• Margot Drake as Katherine Halstead
• Irene Rooke as Margaret Hubbard
• Peggy Bayfield as Peg
• Roy Travers as Will Brandon
• Will Corrie as Edmund Grattan
• H.V. Tollemach

References

1. Low p.459
2. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0318723/technical/%22Street+of+Adventure%22.+IMDB.+Retrieved+7+April+2022.

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Street of Adventure at IMDb