''Money'' is a 1921 British silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Duncan McRae and starring

Henry Ainley Henry Hinchliffe Ainley (21 August 1879 – 31 October 1945) was an English actor. Life and career Early years Ainley was born in Morley, near Leeds, on 21 August 1879, the only son and eldest child of Richard Ainley (1851–1919), a textile ...

, Faith Bevan and

Margot Drake Margot Drake (1899–1948) was an English stage and film actress. During the silent era she appeared in eight British films including ''The Wonderful Year''.Low p.484 Selected filmography * ''A Bachelor Husband'' (1920) * ''The Breed of the Tres ...

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/ref> It is an adaptation of the 1840 comic play ''

Money Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts, such as taxes, in a particular country or socio-economic context. The primary functions which distinguish money are as ...

'' by

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton, PC (25 May 180318 January 1873) was an English writer and politician. He served as a Whig member of Parliament from 1831 to 1841 and a Conservative from 1851 to 1866. He was Secret ...

Cast

... Alfred Evelyn * Faith Bevan ... Georgina Vesey *

... Clare Douglas * Sam Wilkinson ... Sir Frederick Blount * James Lindsay ... Captain Smooth *

Olaf Hytten Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, while sitting in his car ...

... Henry Graves *

Sidney Paxton Sydney Paxton (25 June 1860 in London, England, UK – 13 October 1930 in Montauk, New York, USA) was an English stage and film actor. Partial filmography * ''A Man's Shadow'' (1920) * ''The Bachelor's Club'' (1921) * ''The Rotters'' (1921) * ...

... Sir John Vesey * Ethel Newman ... Lady Franklyn * Adelaide Grace ... Nanny

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* 1921 films 1921 comedy films British comedy films British films based on plays Films based on works by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub