''Not Quite a Lady'' is a 1928 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

Thomas Bentley Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), '' ...

and starring Mabel Poulton,

Janet Alexander Janet Alexander (16 July 1878 in Ewell, Surrey, England, UK – 28 June 1961 in Kensington, London, England, UK) was a British actress. Born as Kate Janet Alexander, she was the daughter of schoolmaster Charles Dallas Alexander and Helen Kate ' ...

and

Barbara Gott Barbara Gott (1872–1944) was a Scottish stage and film actress. In 1913 she made her West End debut in Stanley Houghton's '' Trust the People''. Partial filmography * ''Betta, the Gipsy'' (1918) * '' The Romance of Lady Hamilton'' (1919) - ...

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/ref> The screenplay concerns a wealthy woman who, unhappy with her son's choice of fiancée, holds a boring house party to try to put her off marrying into the family.

Cast

* Mabel Poulton - Ethel Borridge *

- Mrs.Cassilis *

- Mrs. Borridge *

Maurice Braddell Maurice Lee Braddell (23 November 1900 – 28 July 1990) was an English actor, author and art restorer. Maurice Braddell was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, and lived in New York City for much of his life. He was the son of Sir Thomas Bradde ...

- Geoffrey Cassilis *

Dorothy Bartlam Dorothy Ezard Bartlam (November 8, 1907 in Goole, Yorkshire – September, 1991 in Bournemouth, Hampshire) was an English actress. Filmography * '' A Woman Redeemed'' (1927) * '' The Fake'' (1927) * '' A Little Bit of Fluff'' (1928) * '' Not ...

- Mabel Marchmont * George Bellamy - Maj. Warrington *

Gibb McLaughlin George McLoughlin (19 July 1879 – 30 June 1961), known professionally as Gibb McLaughlin, was an English film and stage actor. Early days McLaughlin was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England in 1879. For about 10 years he was a sales ...

- The Vicar * Sam Wilkinson - Mr. Borridge

References

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* 1928 films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios 1920s English-language films Films directed by Thomas Bentley 1928 comedy films British comedy films British silent feature films Films set in England British black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1920s British films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub