''Ringing the Changes'' is a 1929 British silent

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directed by

Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie Stephenson Hiscott (25 July 18943 May 1968) was an English film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. He directed ''Alibi'' (1931), the first ever depiction of Hercule ...

and starring Henry Edwards, Charles Cantley,

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and

Margot Landa Margot Walter, also known as Margot Landa (4 October 1903 in Potsdam, Germany – April 1994 in Camden Town, London, England), was a German actress. Life and career Born in Potsdam near Berlin Walter became a regular member of the cast at the ...

. It was based on a novel by Raleigh King. The screenplay concerns an aristocrat who poses as a butler in order to expose a dishonest lawyer.

Cast

* Henry Edwards as Lord Bamerton *

as Jill Farrar *

as Stinson *

Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey (27 June 1884 – 14 December 1945) was an Irish film actor. From 1922 until his death year Harvey appeared in more than 115 films. He was credited for about two-thirds of his film appearances, but some of his roles were un ...

as Steve Blower *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

as Mr Guggleswick *

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) - Mr ...

as Mrs Guggleswick *

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as Henry Foxley *

Jeff Barlow Jeff Barlow was a British actor who was born in Lancashire in 1871. Selected filmography * ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * ''The Man Who Bought London'' (1916) * '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916) * '' Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1917) * '' The Happy Wa ...

as Dorcas * Charles Cantley

References

External links

* 1929 films British comedy films 1929 comedy films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub