''A Woman of No Importance'' is a 1921 British drama film directed by

Denison Clift Denison Clift (1885 – 1961) was an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter and film director. He directed in both America and Great Britain, mainly during the Silent Era. Biography Clift was educated at Stanford University. He began his ca ...

and starring Fay Compton, Milton Rosmer, Ward McAllister, Lillian Walker, and Henry Vibart. It is based on the play '' A Woman of No Importance'' by

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is ...

. It is not known whether the film currently survives,Progressive Silent Film List: ''A Woman of No Importance''
at silentera.com and it may be a lost film.

Cast

* Fay Compton as Rachel Arbuthnot * Milton Rosmer as Lord Illingworth * Ward McAllister as Gerald Arbuthnot * Lillian Walker as Hester Hasley * Henry Vibart as Farquhar *Gwen Carton as Elsie Farquhar *

M. Gray Murray M. Gray Murray (1871 – 10 February 1937) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Lure of London'' (1914) * '' The Troubles of an Heiress'' (1914) * ''The Loss of the Birkenhead'' (1914) ...

as Sir Thomas Harford *

Hetta Bartlett Hetta Bartlett (1 May 1877 – May 1947) was an English stage and film actress whose career spanned both the West End and Broadway. She is known for Sonia (1921), The Lady of the Lake (1928) and Honour in Pawn (1916). Early life She was bor ...

as Lady Cecilia *

Daisy Campbell Daisy Campbell was a British film actress of the silent era. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made ...

as Lady Hunstanton *Julie Hartley-Milburn as Lady Rofford *Joey Sanderson as Nurse

References

External links

* * 1921 films 1921 drama films British silent feature films British films based on plays Films based on works by Oscar Wilde Ideal Film Company films Films directed by Denison Clift Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub