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The Blue Peter (1928 Film)
''The Blue Peter'' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Matheson Lang, Gladys Frazin, and Mary Dibley. The film was based on the 1925 play '' The Blue Peter'' by E. Temple Thurston. Premise After returning home to Britain from Nigeria where he has been working, an engineer becomes embroiled in a family melodrama. Cast * Matheson Lang as David Hunter * Gladys Frazin as Rosa Callaghan * Mary Dibley as Emma * Cameron Carr as Edward Formby * A. Bromley Davenport as Mr. Callaghan * Esmond Knight Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He had a successful stage and film career before World War II. For much of his later career Knight was half-blind. He had been badly wounded in 1941 while on active ... as Radio operator References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. External links * 1928 films 1928 adventure films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself. By the early 1920s he was one of the more successful British film directors. Selected filmography Director * ''Thelma'' (1918) * '' God's Clay'' (1919) * ''The Mirage'' (1920) * '' The Lure of Crooning Water'' (1920) * ''A Sporting Double'' (1922) * '' Weavers of Fortune'' (1922) * ''A Bachelor's Baby'' (1922) * '' The Sporting Instinct'' (1922) * ''M'Lord of the White Road'' (1923) * '' The Scandal'' (1923) * '' The Gay Corinthian'' (1924) * ''Nets of Destiny'' (1924) * ''The Wine of Life'' (1924) * '' The Diamond Man'' (1924) * '' The Blue Peter'' (1928) Actor * ''Thelma Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie Corelli who gave the name to the title character of her 1887 novel ''Thelma (novel), Thelm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |