''The Nonentity'' is a 1922 British
silent adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
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
Annette Benson
Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in ''Confetti'' with Jack Buchanan and ''Downhill'' with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German ...
,
Hugh Buckler and
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 ...
.
[Murphy p.294]
Plot
The story concerns an
aristocrat
The aristocracy is historically associated with "hereditary" or "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Ro ...
who goes undercover in
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
to rescue a woman.
Cast
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Annette Benson
Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in ''Confetti'' with Jack Buchanan and ''Downhill'' with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German ...
as Beryl Danvers
*
Hugh Buckler as Lord Ronald Prior
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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 Mrs. Ellis
*
Bryan Powley
Bryan Gilbert Powley (16 September 1871 – 18 December 1962) was a British stage and film actor. He began his career in the era of silent film.
Life
Powley was born on 16 September 1871 in Reading, the son of the Rev. Matthew Powley and Louis ...
as Robert Ellis
References
Bibliography
* Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. BFI, 2006.
External links
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1922 films
1922 adventure films
1922 war films
British silent feature films
British adventure films
British war films
Films directed by Sinclair Hill
Films based on British novels
Stoll Pictures films
Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Films set in India
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent adventure films
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