''The Nightbirds of London'' is a 1915 British
silent crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Frank Wilson and starring
Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
,
Chrissie White
Chrissie White (23 May 1895 – 18 August 1989) was a British film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White married actor and film director Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ...
and
Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
.
[Palmer p.790] It was based on a play by
George R. Sims
George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 – 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and ''bon vivant''.
Sims began writing lively humour and satiric pieces for ''Fun'' magazine and ''The Referee'', but he was soon co ...
.
Cast
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Stewart Rome
Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950.
He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
*
Chrissie White
Chrissie White (23 May 1895 – 18 August 1989) was a British film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White married actor and film director Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ...
*
Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
*
Lionelle Howard
* William Felton
*
John MacAndrews
John MacAndrews was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913)
* ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914)
* ''The Chimes'' (1914)
* '' For Her People'' (1914)
* '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
...
*
Henry Vibart
Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...
* Arthur Staples
References
Bibliography
* Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.
External links
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1915 films
1915 crime films
British crime films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Frank Wilson
Films set in London
British films based on plays
British black-and-white films
Hepworth Pictures films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
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