''Lady Tetley's Decree'' is a 1920 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

Marjorie Hume Marjorie Hume (27 January 1893 – 13 March 1976) was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Doing His Bit'' (1917) * '' Red Pottage'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * '' Lady ...

, Hamilton Stewart and

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

. Its plot follows a man whose political career is threatened due to a dispute with his wife. It was based on a play by Sybil Downing.

Cast

- ''Lady Rachel Tetly'' * Hamilton Stewart - ''Sir Oliver Tetley'' *

- ''Robert Trentham'' * Basil Langford - ''Ronald Tetley'' * Sydney Lewis Ransome - ''Lionel Crier'' * Bernard Vaughan - ''Lord Herondale''

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* 1920 films British silent feature films 1920 drama films Films directed by Fred Paul British films based on plays British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub