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The Derby Winner
''The Derby Winner'' is a 1915 British silent film, silent sports drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Gerald Ames and Mary Dibley. It is an adaptation of an 1895 play ''The Derby Winner (play), The Derby Winner'' by Henry Hamilton (playwright), Henry Hamilton, Augustus Harris and Cecil Raleigh (which was retitled as ''The Sporting Duchess (play), The Sporting Duchess'' in the United States). Cast * Edna Flugrath - May Aylmer * Gerald Ames - Captain Douglas Desburn * Mary Dibley - Lady Muriel Fortescue * Lewis Gilbert - Colonel Donnelly * Christine Rayner - Annette Donnelly * Wyndham Guise - Joe Aylmer * Gwynne Herbert - Duchess * J. L. Mackay - Captain Geoffrey Mostyn * George Bellamy (actor), George Bellamy - Rupert Leigh * Winifred Dennis - Mrs. Donnelly * Harry Hargreaves (actor), Harry Hargreaves - Doctor Cyprian Streatfield * Will Asher - Dick Hand References External links * 1915 films 1910s sports drama films Films directed by Harol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
