''The Rocks of Valpre'' is a 1919 British

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Basil Gill Basil Gill (10 March 1877 – 23 April 1955) was a British stage actor and film actor. His stage career included many roles in plays of Shakespeare. Life He was a son of the Rev. John Gill, of Cambridge.Obituary, ''The Glasgow Herald'', page 9, ...

Peggy Carlisle Peggy Carlisle was a British actress. Selected filmography * ''The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1919) * ''God's Good Man'' (1919) * ''Broken Bottles'' (1920) * ''Motherland'' (1927) * '' Hindle ...

and

Cowley Wright Cowley Wright (6 October 1889 - 18 January 1923) was an English actor. Wright was born in Anerley, London, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to it ...

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/ref> It is an adaptation of the 1913 novel '' The Rocks of Valpré'' by

Ethel M. Dell Ethel May Dell Savage (2 August 1881 – 17 September 1939), known by her pen name, Ethel M. Dell, was a British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories from 1911 to 1939. Biography Dell was born on 2 August 1881 to a ...

Cast

as Trevor Mordaunt *

as Christine Wyndham *

as Bertrand de Montville *

Humberston Wright Humbertson Wright (1876 in London, England, UK – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * ''Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret ...

as Captain Rodolphe * Barry Bernard as Noel Wyndham * Hugh Dabernon-Stoke as Rupert Wyndham * William Saville as Jack Forrest * Winifred Sadler as Aunt

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* 1910s historical drama films British historical drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Maurice Elvey British black-and-white films Films based on works by Ethel M. Dell Films based on British novels 1919 drama films 1910s British films Silent historical drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub