''Nets of Destiny'' is a 1924 British

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 ...

directed by Arthur Rooke and starring Stewart Rome, Mary Odette and

Gertrude McCoy Gertrude McCoy (born Gertrude Lyon; June 30, 1890 – July 17, 1967) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 160 films between 1911 and 1926. McCoy was born in Rome, Georgia, on June 30, 1896, and she att ...

. It was an adaptation of the novel ''The Salving of a Derelict'' by Maurice Drake. The screenplay concerns a son who tries to overturn the disgrace of his father, who committed suicide.

Cast

* Stewart Rome as Lawrence Averil * Mary Odette as Marion Graham *

as Constancae * Cameron Carr as Reingold *

Judd Green Judd Green (also credited as R. Judd Green; 1866–1932) was a British film actor of the silent era. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1866 and made his first screen appearance in 1914. Selected filmography * '' The Third String'' (1914) ...

as Captain Menzies * Reginald Fox as Pat Dwyer * Benson Kleve as Jack Menzies * James English as Major Graham * George Turner as Jerry Fisher * Laura Walker as Mrs. Jardine

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1924 films British silent feature films 1924 drama films Films directed by Arthur Rooke British drama films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films Butcher's Film Service films {{1920s-UK-film-stub