''A Bachelor Husband'' is a 1920 British silent

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by

Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ...

and starring

Lyn Harding David Llewellyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952), known professionally as Lyn Harding, was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio. He had an imposing and menaci ...

, Renee Mayer and

Hayford Hobbs Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 - 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gener ...

. It was based on a story by Ruby M. Ayres, originally published in the ''

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''.

Plot

Inheritor weds stepsister who elopes with cad."The Bachelor Husband" in Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: volume 1: The Fiction Film'' (2016)

Cast

as Feather Dakers * Renee Mayer as Marie Celeste *

as Chris Lawless *

Irene Rooke Irene Rooke (born Irene Bessie Ingaretha Rooke; 30 May 1874 – 14 June 1958) was an English theatre and film actress from Bridport, Dorset, England. Stage career She was the daughter of a prominent London journalist. Rooke left boarding scho ...

as Aunt Madge * Lionelle Howard as Atkins * Gordon Craig as Chris, as a child *

Margot Drake Margot Drake (1899–1948) was an English stage and film actress. During the silent era she appeared in eight British films including ''The Wonderful Year''.Low p.484 Selected filmography * ''A Bachelor Husband'' (1920) * ''The Breed of the Tres ...

as Mrs. Chester *

Will Corrie Will Corrie (14 January 1867 - 1950) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Hard Times (1915 film), Hard Times'' (1915) * ''The Laughing Cavalier (film), The Laughing Cavalier'' (1917) * ''The Manxman (1917 film), The M ...

as George Chester * R. Heaton Grey as Aston Knight * Phyllis Joyce as Mrs. Heriot

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 romantic drama films British silent feature films British romantic drama films Films directed by Kenelm Foss Films set in England British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent romantic drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub