''The Indian Love Lyrics'' is a 1923 British
silent romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
directed by
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OB ...
and starring
Catherine Calvert
Catherine Calvert (born Catherine Cassidy; April 20, 1890 – January 18, 1971) was an American actress.
Biography
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cassidy, Catherine Calvert was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.Hines, Dixie; Hanafo ...
,
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925).
Early life
Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mo ...
and
Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Virginia Longfellow (March 30, 1889 – November 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.''Sunday Magazine, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, January 23, 1916, Page 34.
Early life
Born in the city of ...
.
[Low p.387] It is based on the poem ''
The Garden of Kama'' by
Laurence Hope. The film's sets were designed by
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Walter Murton
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.
In India, a princess disguises herself as a commoner to escape an arranged marriage.
Cast
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Catherine Calvert
Catherine Calvert (born Catherine Cassidy; April 20, 1890 – January 18, 1971) was an American actress.
Biography
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cassidy, Catherine Calvert was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.Hines, Dixie; Hanafo ...
as Queen Vashti
*
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925).
Early life
Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mo ...
as Prince Zahindin
*
Malvina Longfellow
Malvina Virginia Longfellow (March 30, 1889 – November 2, 1962) was an American stage and silent movie actress of the early 20th century.''Sunday Magazine, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, January 23, 1916, Page 34.
Early life
Born in the city of ...
as Princess Nadira
*
Shayle Gardner
Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor.
Partial filmography
* '' The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923)
* '' St. Elmo'' (1923)
* '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926)
* ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928)
* '' Sailors Don't Ca ...
as Ahmed Khan
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as Ibrahim-bey-Israel
*
Roy Travers
Roy Travers (born 1883 in London) was a British actor. Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films. He died in 1941.
Selected filmography
* '' East Lynne'' (1913)
* ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913)
* ...
as Hassan Ali Khan
* William Parry as Mustapha Khan
* William Ramsey as Sultan Abdul Rahin
*
Daisy Campbell
Daisy Campbell was a British film actress of the silent era. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made ...
as Sultana Manavour
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Fred Rains
Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains.
Selected filmography
Actor
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1916)
* '' The New Clown'' (1916)
* ''The Marriag ...
as Selim
* Pino Conti as Youssef
* Arthur McLaglen as Champion
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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1923 films
1923 romantic drama films
British silent feature films
British romantic drama films
Films directed by Sinclair Hill
Stoll Pictures films
Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent romantic drama films
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