''A South Sea Bubble'' is a 1928 British silent

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directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Ivor Novello,

Benita Hume Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955. Life and career She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958 ...

and Alma Taylor. The screenplay concerns a group of adventurers who head to the

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to hunt for buried treasure. It was made at

Islington Studios Islington Studios, often known as Gainsborough Studios, were a British film studio located on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, London between 1919 and 1949. The studi ...

.Wood p.66

Cast

* Ivor Novello as Vernon Winslow *

as Averil Rochester * Alma Taylor as Mary Ottery *

Annette Benson Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in ''Confetti'' with Jack Buchanan and ''Downhill'' with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German ...

as Lydia la Rue * Sydney Seaward as William Carpenter * S. J. Warmington as Frank Sullivan *

Ben Field Ben Field (1876–1939) was a British actor. Partial filmography * ''Les cloches de Corneville'' (1917) - Iolo * ''The Face at the Window'' (1920) - Peter Pottlebury * ''The Bachelor's Club'' (1921) - Peter Parker * '' Little Miss Nobody'' ...

as Isinglass *

Harold Huth Harold Huth (20 January 1892 – 26 October 1967) was a British actor, film director and producer. Biography Early life He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1892. He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee. Fo ...

as Pirate * John F. Hamilton as Tony Gates *

Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * ...

as Olive Barbary

References

Bibliography

* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1928 films 1920s adventure comedy films Films directed by T. Hayes Hunter British adventure comedy films British silent feature films Islington Studios films Gainsborough Pictures films British black-and-white films 1928 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent adventure comedy films {{silent-adventure-film-stub The below is a transcription from a ship's manifest and relates to the making of the film "A South Sea Bubble"; Vessel; Jan Pieterszoon Coen (Nederland Royal Mail Line) Departed; 4th February 1928 From; Southampton Destination; Algiers (and onwards) On the passenger list in 1st Class were; Mr. Sydney Sidmer Seaward as Actor Mr. William John Hamilton as Actor Mr. Stanley James Warmington as Actor Mr. Benjamin Arthur Field as Actor Mr. Robert Holmes as Actor Mrs. Benita Siepmann as Actress (Professionally known as Benita Hume) sic, as on page Mrs. Lilian Ames as Actress (Professionally known as Mary Dibley) sic, as on page Mrs. Kathleen Lenzer as Actress (professionally known as Annette Benson) - sic, as on page Mrs. Violet Weinstein as Actress (this entry was struck through) Miss Alma Taylor as Film Artist Mr. James Graham Kelly as Assistant Film Director Mr. John Henry Morley as Camera Mechanic Mr. Richard George Wilson as Cinematographer Mr. John Charles Ramsay as Property Master Mr. Reginald Ernest Enckell Beck as Assistant Camera Man Ivor Novello as Musical Composer of 11 Aldwych, London, WC2 William Lloyd Charles Williams as Private Secretary of 11 Aldwych, London, WC2