''The Lady Clare'' is a 1919 British
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Wilfred Noy
Wilfred Noy (born Wilfred Noy Blumberg, 24 December 1883 – 29 March 1948) was an English film director, actor, screenwriter and producer of the silent era. Noy was the maternal uncle of Leslie Howard.Eforgan, Estel. Leslie Howard: The Los ...
and starring
Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress.
Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ...
,
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...
and
Charles Quatermaine
Charles Quatermaine (30 December 1877 in Richmond, Surrey – August 1958 in Sussex) was a British stage and film actor. He also appeared on Broadway. He was the second husband of actress Mary Forbes, and brother of Leon Quartermaine
Leon ...
. It is based on the narrative poem ''
Lady Clare'' by
Lord Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Go ...
.
Cast
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Mary Odette
Marie Odette Goimbault (10 August 1901 – 26 March 1987), known professionally as Mary Odette, was a French-born film actress.
Odette starred in a number of films made by Astra Films. After the slump of 1924 dramatically reduced the number o ...
- Lady Clare
*
Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...
- Lord Ronald Medwin
*
Charles Quatermaine
Charles Quatermaine (30 December 1877 in Richmond, Surrey – August 1958 in Sussex) was a British stage and film actor. He also appeared on Broadway. He was the second husband of actress Mary Forbes, and brother of Leon Quartermaine
Leon ...
- Marquis of Hartlepool
*
Simeon Stuart
Simeon Stuart (15 May 1864 – 25 November 1939) was a British film actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''Snow in the Desert'' (1919)
* '' The Lady Clare'' (1919)
* '' The Face at the Window'' (1920)
* ''Inheritance'' (1920)
* ''Th ...
- Earl of Robhurst
*
Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings (1903–1994) was an English actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Lady Clare'' (1919)
* '' The Face at the Window'' (1920)
* ''The Shuttle of Life'' (1920)
* '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921)
* ''Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills'' ...
- Ann Sheldrake
*
Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958. - Lady Julia Medwin
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Barbara Everest
Barbara Everest (19 June 1890 – 9 February 1968) was a British stage and film actress. She was born in Southfields, Surrey, and made her screen debut in the 1916 film ''The Man Without a Soul''. On stage she played Queen Anne in the 1935 his ...
- Alice
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Fewlass Llewellyn
Fewlass Llewellyn (5 March 1886 – 16 June 1941) was a Welsh actor, playwright and theatrical producer. Previously an engineer, he made his stage debut in 1890, and appeared in various film roles, often as authority figures. A play he co-wrote w ...
- Doctor Jenner
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Arthur Cleave
Arthur Cleave (9 April 1884–2 December 1939) was a British actor.
He died in London aged 55 and was buried in Brompton Cemetery in London.
Selected filmography
* ''The Romance of Old Bill'' (1918)
* '' The Lady Clare'' (1919)
* '' Garry ...
- Charles Boulton
* Gilbert Esmond - Duke
*
Winifred Evans - Clare Hampden
* Nancy O'Hara - Ursula Hampden
External links
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*
The Lady Clare' at the
BFI Film & TV Database
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Lady Clare By Alfred Lord Tennyson , Major English , Class 12
1919 films
1919 drama films
Films directed by Wilfred Noy
Films based on poems
Films based on works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
Silent British drama films
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