''Beautiful Kitty'' is a 1923 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
Walter West and starring
Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
,
James Knight and
Robert Vallis
Robert Vallis (1876 in England, UK – 19 December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
* '' A Son of David'' (1920)
* ''Her Benny'' (1920)
* '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921)
* ''The Amazing Partnership
' ...
.
Cast
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Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
as Kitty
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James Knight as Jim Bennett
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Robert Vallis
Robert Vallis (1876 in England, UK – 19 December 1932 in Brighton, Sussex) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
* '' A Son of David'' (1920)
* ''Her Benny'' (1920)
* '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' (1921)
* ''The Amazing Partnership
' ...
as Alf Briggs
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Arthur Walcott
Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
*'' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915)
* '' The White Star'' (1915)
* '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917)
* '' Drink'' (1917)
* '' The Woman Wins'' (1918)
* ...
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Polly Emery
Polly Emery (10 May 1875 – 31 October 1958) was an English actress of both silent and talking pictures.Profile
, ftvd ...
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Fred Percy
Critical reception
Allmovie called it a "drab British comedy."
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1923 films
1920s sports films
British horse racing films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Walter West
Films set in England
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent sports films
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