''A Sporting Double'' is a 1922 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
Arthur Rooke
Arthur Rooke was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began directing films by himself. ...
and starring
John Stuart,
Lilian Douglas and
Douglas Munro.
[Low p.456] The film is set in the
horse racing
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world. It was re-released in 1926 by
Butcher's Film Service
Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slu ...
.
Cast
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John Stuart as Will Blunt
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Lilian Douglas as Ethel Grimshaw
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Douglas Munro as John Brent
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Humberston Wright
Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor.
Filmography
* '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916)
* '' Thelma'' (1918)
* '' The Secre ...
as Henry Maxwell
*
Terence Cavanagh as Philip Harvey
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Tom Coventry
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* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
as Bargee
* Frank Gray as Henry Grimshaw
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Myrtle Vibart as Aurora
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1922 films
1922 drama films
British drama films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Arthur Rooke
British horse racing films
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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