''Motoring'' is a 1927 British silent

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directed by George Dewhurst and starring

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, Henry Latimer and

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. It was based on one of Tate's own

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sketches.Low p.154 The screenplay concerns a passing motorist who helps a woman to elope with her lover.

Cast

- Harry * Henry Latimer - Basil Love *

- Sir Stone Flint * Ronald Tate - The Boy

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1927 films British silent feature films 1927 comedy films Films directed by George Dewhurst British comedy films Films set in England British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub