''The Glad Eye'' is a 1920 British silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

James Reardon James Reardon was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films including '' The Glad Eye'' (1920). Selected filmography Director * ''To Let'' (1919) a British silent ghost movieWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, ...

and

Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ...

and starring

Dorothy Minto Dorothy Minto ('' née'' Scott) ( – 6 December 1957) was a prominent actress on the London stage between 1905 and the mid-1930s, notably appearing in the first runs of several plays written by George Bernard Shaw. She also featured in a s ...

and

Hayford Hobbs Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 - 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gener ...

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/ref> It is an adaptation of the play ''Le Zebre'' by

Paul Armont Paul Armont (1874–1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire. Selected plays * 1913 – ''Le Cheval ...

and

Nicolas Nancey Nicolas Nancey, real name Nicolas Zouros, (1874 – 13 October 1925) was a French dramatist and screenwriter. Once referred to as a successor of Eugène Labiche and Georges Feydeau he has written 15 plays in the vaudeville as well as boulevard g ...

. It was remade as a film of the same name in 1927.

Cast

* James Reardon as

as Kiki *

as Maurice Polignac * Pauline Peters as Lucienne Bocard * Peggy Marsh as Suzanne Polignac *

Will Corrie Will Corrie (14 January 1867 - 1950) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Hard Times (1915 film), Hard Times'' (1915) * ''The Laughing Cavalier (film), The Laughing Cavalier'' (1917) * ''The Manxman (1917 film), The M ...

as Gallipot * Lyell Johnstone as Tricassin * Billy Armstrong as Sox * Blanche Churms as Juliette * Douglas Munro as Gendarme * Joe Peterman as Manager * George Bellamy as Spiritualist

References

External links

* 1920 films 1920 comedy films Films directed by Kenelm Foss British films based on plays Silent British comedy films British black-and-white films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub