''Carry On'' is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Dinah Shurey and starring

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Trilby Clark Trilby Clark (born Gwendolyn Gladys Blakely Clark; 30 August 1896 – 7 July 1983) was an Australian actress who appeared in British films beginning in the silent film era. She was a lead role, leading lady in British films during the 1920s and ...

and

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Production

''Carry On!'' deals with British military experiences in the First World War. For the production, Shurey borrowed warships from the

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. In November 1927,

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described the picture as “a British propaganda film”.“Miss Leal Douglas, Australian film actress, returns”
''

'', 15 November 1927, p. 20

Cast

as Mick Trevorn *

as Sylvia *

as Lumley *

Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''The Gra ...

as Barker *

Mickey Brantford Mickey Brantford (26 March 1911 – 18 October 1984) was an English actor and film production manager . Mickey Brantford was born Michael Richard Henry Comerford into a theatrical family, in London. He began his career in the silent film era as ...

as Mick – as a Child * Aggie Brantford as Molly – as a Child * Cynthia Murtagh as Molly *

C. M. Hallard Charles Maitland Hallard (26 October 1865 – 21 April 1942) was a Scottish actor. In 1895 he appeared in the popular drama ''Trilby (play), Trilby'' with Herbert Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket Theatre. Selected filmography * ''Convict 99 (191 ...

as John Peters *

Patrick Aherne Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name *Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

as Bob Halliday *

Lewis Shaw Lewis Shaw (1910–1987) was a British people, British actor.BFI , Film & TV Database , SHAW, L ...

as Bob – as a Child * Frank Atherley as Admiral Hallliday * Griffith Humphreys as Mr. Freeman *

Wyndham Guise Wyndham Guise (né William Windham Guise Cutler) was a British actor who appeared on stage in Edwardian musical comedies beginning in the 1890s and became a film actor during the silent era. He is sometimes credited as Windham Guise. Selecte ...

as Oliver Trevorn *

Leal Douglas Leal Douglas (born Lilly Elizabeth Annie Lamb; 25 March 1881 – 3 February 1970) was a British-Australian actress, mainly of the silent film era. Of Scottish and English parents, Douglas emigrated to Australia as a child and began her stag ...

as Mrs. Trevorn *

Wally Patch Walter Sydney Vinnicombe (26 September 1888 – 27 October 1970) was an English actor and comedian. He worked in film, television and theatre. Biography Vinnicombe was born in Willesden, Middlesex and began working on the music hall stages in ...

as Andrews

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 drama films British drama films Films directed by Dinah Shurey British silent feature films Seafaring films Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films Silent adventure films {{1920s-UK-film-stub