''A Romance of Mayfair'' is a 1925 British romance film directed by

Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), '' ...

and starring Betty Faire,

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and Molly Johnson.BFI.org
/ref> It was based on the novel ''The Crime of Constable Kelly'' by J.C. Snaith and made by Stoll Pictures at their

Cricklewood Studios Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which also ...

. The screenplay concerns the love affair between the heir to a Duke and a young actress.

Premise

The love affair between the heir to a

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

and a young actress is almost ruined because of the gulf in class between them.

Cast

* Betty Faire - Mary Lawrence *

- Jack Dinneford * Molly Johnson - Lady Blanche *

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- Sir Dugald MacLean * Edward O'Neill - Duke of Bridport * George Foley - Sergeant Kelly * Temple Bell - Millie Wren *

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- Lord Wrexham *

Gertrude Sterroll Gertrude Sterroll was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * ''Bars of Iron'' (1920) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) * ''Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * ''Potter's Clay'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * ''The Wine of Li ...

- Lady Wargrave * Eva Westlake - Mrs. Wren

References

External links

* 1925 films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley 1920s romance films Films based on British novels Films set in London Films set in England British silent feature films British black-and-white films Stoll Pictures films British romance films Silent romance films 1920s British films English-language romance films {{1920s-romance-film-stub