''His House in Order'' was a 1928 British
silent drama film
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directed by
Randle Ayrton
Frederick Randle Ayrton (9 August 1869 – 28 May 1940) was a British actor of stage and screen, and was also a producer and director.
Early life
Ayrton was born in Chester to William Frances Ayrton, a wealthy wine-merchant who was a p ...
and starring
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several prominent films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's '' L ...
,
Ian Hunter and
David Hawthorne. It was made at
Teddington Studios
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and based on the 1906 Broadway play ''His House in Order'' by
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. In 1920, Paramount Pictures filmed the same play, ''
His House in Order''.
The story follows a wealthy man who worships his first wife until he discovers their son is illegitimate.
Cast
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Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several prominent films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's '' L ...
as Nina
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Ian Hunter as Hilary Jesson
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David Hawthorne as Filmer Jesson
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Eric Maturin
Eric Bagot Maturin (30 May 1883 – 17 October 1957) was a British actor whose acting career began in 1905 and whose first film appearance was in 1919 during the era of silent films.
Early life
Maturin was born in Nainital, India in 1883, as Major Maurewarde
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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 Geraldine
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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 Sir Daniel Ridgeley
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Nancy Price
Nancy Price, CBE (3 February 1880 – 31 March 1970), was an English actress on stage and screen, author and theatre director. Her acting career began in a repertory theatre company before progressing to the London stage, silent films, talkies a ...
as Lady Ridgeley
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Claude Beerbohm as Pryce Ridgeley
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Sheila Courteney as Annabel Jesson
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Pat Courteney as Derek Jesson
Preservation status
Both this version and the 1920 version are believed to be
lost film
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References
External links
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''His House in Order''at BFI Film & TV Database
1928 films
1928 drama films
British black-and-white films
British silent feature films
Films shot at Teddington Studios
Lost British films
1928 lost films
Lost drama films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent British drama films
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