''The Magistrate'' is a 1921 British silent

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directed by

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and starring Tom Reynolds,

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and

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. It is based on the 1885 play '' The Magistrate'' by

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Cast

* Tom Reynolds as Poskett *

as Beattie Tomlinson *

as Agatha Poskett *

Roy Royston Roy Royston MC (born Roy Charles Crowden, 5 April 1899 – 7 October 1976) was an English actor who appeared in a large number of films between 1912 and 1966, beginning as a child actor. Most of his films were silents made before the First Wo ...

as Cis Farringdon *

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as Captain Horace Vail *

Dawson Millward Dawson Millward (July 13, 1870 – May 15, 1926) was a British stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Caste'' (1915) * ''General Post'' (1920) * '' The Magistrate'' (1921) * ''The Skin Game'' (1921) * '' The Recoil'' (1922) * '' King of t ...

as Colonel Lukyn * Nell Graham as Charlotte Poskett

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. 1921 films 1921 comedy films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films Films directed by Bannister Merwin Films set in London British films based on plays British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub