''A Gamble for Love'' is a 1917 British silent

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the s ...

directed by Frank Wilson and starring

Gerald Ames Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...

, James Lindsay and George Foley.Low p.182 It was based on the 1914 novel of the same title by

Nat Gould Nathaniel Gould (21 December 1857 – 25 July 1919), commonly known as Nat Gould, was a British novelist. History Gould was born at Manchester, Lancashire, the only surviving child of Nathaniel Gould, a tea merchant, and his wife Mary, ''née ...

, set in the

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world.

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as Dennis Laurenny * James Lindsay as Lord Ingleby *

Arthur Walcott Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) * '' The White Star'' (1915) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * '' Drink'' (1917) * '' The Woman Wins'' (1918) * ...

as Joe Rothey *

Hubert Willis Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood. Stage career Willis appeared in the copyright pe ...

as Bryhynz *

Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...

as Fay de Launay * George Foley * John MacAndrews * J. Hastings Batson *

Elijah Wheatley Elijah "Whippet" Wheatley (c. 1885–1951), nicknamed because of his small stature, was a British flat racing jockey who won the 1905 Jockeys' Championship. Career Apprentice Wheatley was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire around 1885. From t ...

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Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005.

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* 1917 films 1910s sports drama films British horse racing films British silent feature films British sports drama films Films directed by Frank Wilson Films set in England Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent sports drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub

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