''London Love'' is a 1926 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

H. Manning Haynes Horace Manning Haynes (born: Lyminster, Sussex – died 3 March 1957, Epsom, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a British-born film director and actor. He was married to the screenwriter Lydia Hayward, with whom he frequen ...

and starring

Fay Compton Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, (; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage per ...

, John Stuart and

Miles Mander Miles Mander (born Lionel Henry Mander; 14 May 1888 – 8 February 1946), was an English character actor of the early Hollywood cinema, also a film director and producer, and a playwright and novelist. He was sometimes credited as Luther Mile ...

. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Whirlpool'' by Arthur Applin. The screenplay concerns a young woman who becomes a film star in order to raise enough money to pay for her boyfriend's legal defence in a murder trial.

Cast

- Sally Hope * John Stuart - Harry Raymond *

- Sir James Daring *

Moore Marriott George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he w ...

- Aaron Levinsky *

A.B. Imeson A.B. Imeson (1875 – 28 February 1944) was an English stage and film actor. Filmography His first role was playing Satan in the silent film ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1916). * ''Disraeli'' (1916) * ''Ave Maria'' (1918) * ''The Breed ...

- Henry Worlock *

Humberston Wright Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * ''Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret ...

- Sir Philip Brown *

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 ...

- Mrs. Hope * Arthur Walcott - Bersault * Grace Vicat - Mrs. James * Laura Walker - Anna

References

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* 1926 films 1926 drama films Films directed by H. Manning Haynes British drama films British silent feature films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub