''If Four Walls Told'' is a 1923 British
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
and starring
Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
,
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
and
Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
.
It was based on a play by
Edward Percy
Edward Percy Smith (5 January 1891 – 25 May 1968) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom and a playwright under the name Edward Percy.
Biography
Born in Wandsworth, London, he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for ...
.
Cast
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Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
- Martha Tregoning
*
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
- Jan Rysling / Tom
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Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
- David Rysling
*
John Stuart - Ned Mason
*
Minna Grey
Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era.
Death
Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday.
Selected filmography
* '' The Shulamite'' (1915)
* ''Just a Girl'' (1916)
* ''The Second Mrs. Tan ...
- Elizabeth Rysling
*
Enid King - Clare Sturgis
*
Polly Emery
Polly Emery (10 May 1875 – 31 October 1958) was an English actress of both silent and talking pictures.Profile
, ftvd ...
- Mrs. Sturgis
*
Somers Bellamy - Toby Crouch
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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1923 films
British silent feature films
British drama films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Fred Paul
Films produced by G. B. Samuelson
British black-and-white films
1923 drama films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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