The Truants (film)

The Truants
Directed by	Sinclair Hill
Written by	Kinchen Wood
Starring	Joan Morgan George Bellamy Lewis Gilbert
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Stoll Pictures
Release date	July 1922 (1922-07)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Truants is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Morgan, George Bellamy and Lewis Gilbert. It is an adaptation of the 1904 novel The Truants by A.E.W. Mason. ^[1] It was made by Britain's largest film company of the era Stoll Pictures. The film's sets were designed by art director Walter Murton.

Premise

An officer deserts from the French Foreign Legion to return home to his wife's assistance.

Cast

• Joan Morgan as Millie Stretton
• George Bellamy as Sir John Stretton
• Lewis Gilbert as Captain Taverney
• Phillip Simmons as Tony Stretton
• Lawford Davidson as Lionel Callam
• Robert English as John Mudge

References

1. Low p.469

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. ISBN   978-0047910210

External links

• The Truants at IMDb