''Rob Roy'' is a 1922 British silent

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by W. P. Kellino and starring David Hawthorne,

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and

Simeon Stuart Simeon Stuart (15 May 1864 – 25 November 1939) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Snow in the Desert'' (1919) * '' The Lady Clare'' (1919) * '' The Face at the Window'' (1920) * ''Inheritance'' (1920) * '' ...

. It depicts the life of the early 18th century

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Rob Roy MacGregor Robert Roy MacGregor ( gd, Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; 7 March 1671 – 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. Early life Rob Roy was born in the Kingdom of Scotland at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, a ...

Cast

* David Hawthorne as Rob Roy MacGregor *

as Helen Campbell *

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Wallace Bosco Wallace Charles Bosco (31 January 1880 in St Pancras, London – 1973 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English film actor and screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer ...

as James Grahame * Alec Hunter as The Dougal Creature * Tom Morris as Sandy the Biter * Eva Llewellyn as Mother MacGregor *

Roy Kellino Roy Kellino (born Philip Roy Gislingham; 22 April 1912 – 18 November 1956) was an English film director, producer and cinematographer. Biography He was born Philip Roy Gislingham in Lambeth, South London, the son of the silent-era direct ...

as Ronald MacGregor, the Child

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1922 films 1920s historical drama films British silent feature films British historical drama films Cultural depictions of Rob Roy MacGregor Films directed by W. P. Kellino Films set in Scotland Films set in the 18th century Films based on works by Walter Scott British black-and-white films 1922 drama films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent historical drama films {{historic-film-stub