''The Fordington Twins'' is a 1920

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silent drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring

Dallas Anderson Dallas Anderson (12 July 1874, in Crieff, Scotland, UK – 16 November 1934, Richmond, Virginia, USA) was a Scottish stage and film actor, whose credits include 22 appearances on Broadway. Selected filmography * ''The Fordington Twins'' (192 ...

Mary Brough Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

and Nita Russell. It is based on a novel by Edgar Newton Bungay. Two young brothers who live over a fishmongers in

Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is an area in the East End of London northeast of Charing Cross. The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the common land, Green, much of which survives today as Bethnal Green Gardens, beside Cambridge Heat ...

inherit a large sum of money and a country estate, but are almost cheated out of it by a swindler.Bamford p.80-81

Cast

as Basil Markham *

as Mrs. Margaretson * Nita Russell as Pat Wentworth *

Cyril Smith Sir Cyril Richard Smith (28 June 1928 – 3 September 2010) was a prominent British politician who after his death was revealed to have been a prolific serial sex offender against children. A member of the Liberal Party, he was Member of ...

as Cyril Raleigh * Whimsical Walker as Snagsby *

Cecil del Gue Cecil del Gue (also known as Cecil du Gué and Cecil du Gue) was a British actor of the silent era. In 1907, he lived in Streatham. Selected filmography * ''The Green Terror'' (1919) * ''Angel Esquire'' (1919) * ''The Fordington Twins'' (1920) * ...

as Mr. Wentworth

Bibliography

* Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918–1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

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* 1920 films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by W. P. Kellino 1920 drama films Films based on British novels Films set in London British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub