''Expiation'' is a 1922 British
silent crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OB ...
and starring
Ivy Close
Ivy Lilian Close (15 June 1890 – 4 December 1968) was a British actress. She acted in 44 films between 1912 and 1929. ,
and
Lionelle Howard.
[Low p.362] It was based on an 1887 novel by
E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film was made by
Stoll Pictures at the
Cricklewood Studios
Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which also ...
.
Cast
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Ivy Close
Ivy Lilian Close (15 June 1890 – 4 December 1968) was a British actress. She acted in 44 films between 1912 and 1929. as Eva Mornington
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as Cecil Braithwaite
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Lionelle Howard as Godfrey Mornington
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Malcolm Tod
Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1897 births
Year of death unknow ...
as Lord Dereham
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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 Mrs. Langton
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Fred Rains
Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains.
Selected filmography
Actor
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1916)
* '' The New Clown'' (1916)
* ''The Marriag ...
as Mr. Woodruffe
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1922 films
1922 crime films
British silent feature films
British crime films
Films directed by Sinclair Hill
Films based on British novels
Stoll Pictures films
Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Films set in England
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
English-language crime films
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