''The Great Day'' is a 1920 British
drama film directed by
Hugh Ford.
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
is credited as a
title designer.
On 17 April 1921,
Paramount Pictures
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released the film in the US at five reels (roughly 50 minutes). The film is now considered to be a
lost film.
Plot
As described in a film publication,
Frank Beresford (Burleigh) and Clara Borstwick (Hume) have married against the wishes of her father, Sir John Borstwick (Bourchier). Immediately following the marriage, Lillian Leeson (Albanesi), to whom Frank had formerly been married, appears with the intent to blackmail. Frank had told Clara of the former marriage and had believed that Lillian was dead. Frank goes to Paris to find a former friend that he believed to be dead who was a former husband of Lillian. He recognizes Dave Leeson (Kerr) and they return to England. Dave frustrates the attempt by Lillian to spoil Frank's happiness, and there is a reconciliation with Clara.
Cast
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Arthur Bourchier
Arthur Bourchier (22 June 186314 September 1927) was an English actor and Actor-manager, theatre manager. He married and later divorced the actress Violet Vanbrugh.
Bourchier was noted for roles both in classical drama, particularly William S ...
as Sir John Borstwick
* Mary Palfrey as Lady Borstwick
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Marjorie Hume as Clara Borstwick
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Bertram Burleigh as Frank Beresford
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Adeline Hayden Coffin as Mrs. Beresford (as Mrs. Hayden Coffin)
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Percy Standing as Paul Nikola
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Meggie Albanesi
Margherita Cecilia Brigida Lucia Maria Albanesi (8 October 1899—9 December 1923) was a British stage and film actress.
Life and career
She was born in London on 8 October 1899. Her father was Italian-born Carlo Albanesi (1856-1926), a piani ...
as Lillian Leeson
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Geoffrey Kerr
Geoffrey Kerr (born Geoffrey Kemble Grinham Keen; 26 January 1895 – 1 July 1971) was a British stage and film actor and writer during the middle of the 20th century.
Early life
Geoffrey Kemble Grinham Keen was born on 26 January 1895, in Lond ...
as Dave Leeson
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Lewis Dayton
Lewis Dayton (born Henry Wallenstein Ryan Lewis; 3 February 1888 – January 1963) was a British actor who appeared in a number of films during the silent and early sound eras, largely in supporting roles but occasionally in the male lead. ...
as Lord Medway
See also
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Alfred Hitchcock filmography
Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an English director and filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers, Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title design ...
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
External links
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British silent feature films
1920 films
1920 drama films
Lost British films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Hugh Ford
1920 lost films
Lost drama films
1920s British films
Silent British drama films
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