''A Fair Impostor'' is a 1916 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Alexander Butler Alexander Butler was a British film director who made over sixty features and short films during the 1910s and 1920s including many for G. B. Samuelson's production company. Butler directed several British films in Hollywood in 1920, where Samuel ...

and starring

Madge Titheradge Madge Titheradge (2 July 1887 14 November 1961) was an Australian-born actress who became a leading actress in the West End of London and on Broadway. She began as a child actress before the First World War, and went on to star in the 1920s and ...

, Gerald McCarthy and

Charles Rock Charles Rock (30 May 1866 – 12 July 1919) was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck. Rock also wrote at least one play: ''The Ghost of Jerry Bundler'', adapted from W. W. Jacobs' story ''Jerry Bundler''. It was cast at the ...

. It was made at

Isleworth Studios Isleworth Studios is the common name of two former film studios in Great Britain. __TOC__ Worton Hall Studios 1913–1952 Worton Hall Studios were based on Worton Hall, in Isleworth. This house was built in 1783 and rebuilt and extended in the ...

.Harris p.201 It was based on a 1909 novel of the same title by

Charles Garvice Charles Garvice (24 August 1850Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyPhilip Waller, ‘Garvice, Charles Andrew (1850–1920)’, first published Sept 2004 Index Number 101038692 – 1 March 1920) was a prolific British writer of over 150 rom ...

Outline

The daughter of a lord discovers that a maid is her missing sister. She poses as the maid, to gain her inheritance.

Cast

as Lady Irene * Gerald McCarthy as Terence Castleford *

as Lord Mercia *

Alice De Winton Alice De Winton (born Alice Catherine Wilson 1870 – 1941) was an English actress. She was born and died in London. She was the daughter of Henry Wilson, a retired army surgeon major, and Louisa Ducrow (daughter of equestrian and circus man ...

as Elsa Graham * Edward O'Neill as Mayne Redmayne * Harry Lofting as Vicar *

Lionel d'Aragon Lionel d'Aragon (5 July 1863 - 1941) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Paris, France and died in Camberwell, London. Selected filmography * '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1913) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * ''The Valley of Fear' ...

Florence Nelson Florence Nelson (25 October 1864 – 12 January 1953) was an English stage and film actress of the silent film era. Life Born in Chelsea, London, in 1864, the daughter of John Henry Fielder, gentleman, of Nelson Lodge, Trafalgar Square, Chelsea, ...

References

Bibliography

* Harris, Ed. ''Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios''. Amberley Publishing, 2013.

External links

* 1916 films 1916 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Alexander Butler Films set in England Films shot at Isleworth Studios Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub