A Lost Leader (other)
A Lost Leader may refer to: * ''A Lost Leader'' (novel), a 1906 novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim ** ''A Lost Leader'' (film), a 1922 film directed by George Ridgwell, based on the novel {{DEFAULTSORT:Lost Leader, A ...
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A Lost Leader (novel)
''A Lost Leader'' is a 1906 politically-themed novel by British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. Later better known for his thrillers, it was one of several novels Oppenheim wrote at the time centred on "social political life". In it, a potential Liberal Party politician, Lawrence Mannering, is lured back from his country estate to London to revive the party's fortunes. Adaptation In 1922 it was adapted into a British silent film of the same title directed by George Ridgwell George Ridgwell (1867–1935) was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of S ... and starring Robert English, Dorothy Fane and George Bellamy.Goble p.591 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Sp ...
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