''The Eleventh Commandment'' is a 1921 play by

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. It premiered at the

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before transferring to the

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's West End where it ran for 32 performances between 16 January and 11 February 1922. The original West End cast included Henry Stoker,

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and

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Film adaptation

In 1924 it was made into a British silent film of the same title directed by

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and starring

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and

Lillian Hall-Davis Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1921 plays British plays adapted into films West End plays Plays by Brandon Fleming {{1920s-play-stub