''The Right to Strike'' is a 1923 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
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
and starring
Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
,
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
and
Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
.
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/ref> It was based on a play by Ernest Hutchinson.
Cast
* Lillian Hall-Davis
Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films.
Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London ...
as Mrs. Ormerod
* Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
as Dr. Wrigley
* Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
as Montague
* Lauderdale Maitland
Lauderdale Maitland (1878 – 28 February 1929) was a British stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Ivanhoe'' (1913)
* '' The Beggar Girl's Wedding'' (1915)
* ''Queen's Evidence'' (1919)
* ''The Right to Strike'' (1923)
* ''The Taming o ...
as Ben Ormerod
* Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten (3 March 1888 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1921 and 1955. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack, while sitting in his car ...
References
Bibliography
* Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999.
External links
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1923 films
British drama films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Fred Paul
British films based on plays
Films produced by G. B. Samuelson
British black-and-white films
1923 drama films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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