''A Sister to Assist 'Er'' is a 1927 British
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
George Dewhurst and starring
Mary Brough
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
,
Polly Emery
Polly Emery (10 May 1875 – 31 October 1958) was an English actress of both silent and talking pictures.Profile
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and
Humberston Wright
Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor.
Filmography
* '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916)
* '' Thelma'' (1918)
* '' The Secre ...
.
It was based on the play ''
A Sister to Assist 'Er'' by
John le Breton.
Cast
*
Mary Brough
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
as Mrs. May
*
Polly Emery
Polly Emery (10 May 1875 – 31 October 1958) was an English actress of both silent and talking pictures.Profile
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as Mrs. Mull
*
Humberston Wright
Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor.
Filmography
* '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916)
* '' Thelma'' (1918)
* '' The Secre ...
as Mr. Mull
*
A. Bromley Davenport
Arthur Henry Bromley-Davenport (29 October 1867 – 15 December 1946), better known as A. Bromley Davenport, was an English actor born in Baginton, Warwickshire, England, UK.
Bromley-Davenport made appearances in at least 77 films for te ...
as Jim Harris
*
Alf Goddard
Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor.
Brother of a famous boxer, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too. He was also a trained athlete and a professio ...
as Sailor
*
Jack Harris Jack Harris may refer to:
Entertainment
* Jack Harris (film editor) (1905–1971), English film editor
* Jack H. Harris (1918–2017), American film producer
* Jack Harris (broadcaster) (born 1941), American radio personality based in Tampa, Flor ...
as Alf
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1927 films
British comedy films
British silent feature films
Films directed by George Dewhurst
British films based on plays
Films set in England
British black-and-white films
1927 comedy films
Films produced by Victor Saville
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent comedy films
English-language comedy films
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