''Motherland'' is a 1927 British silent

war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that war fi ...

directed by

G. B. Samuelson George Berthold Samuelson (6 July 1889 – 17 April 1947) was a director and film producer. Born in Southport, Lancashire, Samuelson was the youngest son of Henschel and Bertha Samuelson, tobacconists originally from Prussia. By 1891, his mother ...

and starring

Rex Davis Captain Reginald Graham Davis (7 November 1890 – 1 December 1951), known as Rex Davis, was a British soldier, silent film actor and sportsman. Biography Davis was born in Keymer, Sussex, in 1890. According to one source, he got his start ...

Eva Moore Eva Moore (9 February 1868 – 27 April 1955) was an English actress. Her career on stage and in film spanned six decades, and she was active in the women's suffrage movement. In her 1923 book of reminiscences, ''Exits and Entrances'', she des ...

and James Knight. The film was made at

Isleworth Studios Isleworth Studios is the common name of two former film studios in Great Britain. __TOC__ Worton Hall Studios 1913–1952 Worton Hall Studios were based on Worton Hall, in Isleworth. This house was built in 1783 and rebuilt and extended in the ...

. It is set during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It aimed to copy the success of the series of war films released by

British Instructional Films British Instructional Films was a British film production company which operated between 1919 and 1932. The company's name is often abbreviated to BIF. The company released a number of feature films during the late silent and early sound eras, d ...

, but critical reaction was negative.Low p.141

Cast

- The Lonely Soldier *

- Mrs. Edwards * James Knight - Private Tom Edwards *

Dorinea Shirley Dorinea Shirley (1 April 1899 - 3 July 1973) was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Open Country'' (1922) * ''Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Call of the East'' (1922) * ''Greywater Park'' (1924) * ''Claude Duval'' ...

- The Stranger * Alec Alexander - Lance Corporal Ikey Abrahamson *

Peggy Carlisle Peggy Carlisle was a British actress. Selected filmography * ''The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1919) * ''God's Good Man'' (1919) * ''Broken Bottles'' (1920) * ''Motherland'' (1927) * '' Hindle ...

- Betty *

Lena Halliday Lena Halliday (1872 – 19 December 1937) was an English stage and film actress. She as born Selina Heinekey in Balham, London, UK and died in Battersea, London, UK. Selected filmography * ''Motherland'' (1927) * '' Adam's Apple'' (1928) * ''S ...

- Mrs. Vibart *

A. Harding Steerman A. Harding Steerman (21 November 1863 – 1947) was an English actor. He is sometimes credited as Harding Steerman. He was born Alfred Harding Treeby Stalman in St Pancras, London and died in Plymouth, Devon. Selected filmography * '' Iron Just ...

- Alexander Vibart * Russell Gorton - Captain Roger Vibart * Marjorie Spiers - Grace Edwards * Maurice Redstone - Issy Abrahamson

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1927 films British war films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by G. B. Samuelson Films set in the 1910s British World War I films Films shot at Isleworth Studios British black-and-white films 1927 war films Silent war films 1920s British films English-language war films {{WWI-film-stub