''The Call of the East'' is a 1922 British silent

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Bert Wynne Bert Wynne (15 November 1889, Battersea, London – 14 November 1971, Yeovil, Somerset) was a British actor and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Town of Crooked Ways'' (1920) * '' The Manchester Man'' (1920) * '' Little Me ...

and starring

Warwick Ward Warwick Ward (3 December 1891 – 9 December 1967) was an English actor of the stage and screen, and a film producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958. He was born in ...

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and

Walter Tennyson Walter Tennyson (1899-1980) was a British actor and film director of the silent and early sound era. Selected filmography Actor * ''The Call of the East'' (1922) * '' The Virgin Queen'' (1923) * ''Women and Diamonds'' (1924) * ''Reveille'' (1924 ...

.Low p.344 It is also known by the

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of ''His Supreme Sacrifice''.

Cast

as Arthur Burleigh *

as Mrs. Burleigh *

as Jack Verity *

Dorinea Shirley Dorinea Shirley (1 April 1899 - 3 July 1973) was a British actress of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Open Country'' (1922) * ''Petticoat Loose'' (1922) * '' The Call of the East'' (1922) * ''Greywater Park'' (1924) * ''Claude Duval'' ...

* Francis Innys

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1922 films British adventure films British silent feature films 1922 adventure films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Bert Wynne Films set in Egypt British black-and-white films Silent adventure films 1920s British films {{silent-adventure-film-stub