''A Great Coup'' is a 1919 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
George Dewhurst and
Walter West and starring
Stewart Rome,
Poppy Wyndham and
Gregory Scott. It was based on a novel 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 ...
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[Low p.152] The film is about a racehorse owner who decides to race his best horse in a major race meeting after his jockey is nobbled by the opposition.
Cast
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Stewart Rome - Squire Hampton
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Poppy Wyndham - Kate Hampton
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Gregory Scott - Reid Gordon
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Cameron Carr - Richard Foxton
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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1919 films
British silent feature films
1910s sports films
Films directed by George Dewhurst
Films directed by Walter West
British horse racing films
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
Silent sports films
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