''The Shuttle of Life'' is a 1920
silent British
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
D. J. Williams. The film is considered to be
lost
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Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
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History
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Plot
An actress poses as dead heiress, who then dies in burning building fighting blackmailing a detective.
["The Shuttle of Life" in Denis Gifford, ''British Film Catalogue: volume 1: The Fiction Film'' (2016)]
Cast
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C. Aubrey Smith
Sir Charles Aubrey Smith (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937) ...
as Reverend John Stone
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Evelyn Brent
Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs; October 20, 1895 – June 4, 1975) was an American film and stage actress.
Early life
Brent was born in Tampa, Florida, and known as Betty. When she was age 10, her mother Eleanor (née. Warner) died, ...
as Miriam Grey
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Jack Hobbs
Sir John Berry Hobbs (16 December 1882– 21 December 1963), always known as Jack Hobbs, was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches between 1908 and 1930. Known as "The Mast ...
as Ray Sinclair
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Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings (1903–1994) was an English actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Lady Clare'' (1919)
* '' The Face at the Window'' (1920)
* '' The Shuttle of Life'' (1920)
* '' The Prey of the Dragon'' (1921)
* '' Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills' ...
as Audrey Bland
* Bert Darley as Tom
* Cecil Ward as Meeson
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Rachel de Solla
Rachel de Solla (1854–1920) was a British actress.
Biography
Rachel de Solla was born in 1854 in Strand, London.
She married actor William L. Abingdon. Their son William became a stage director.
She died at her home in Hammersmith, London on ...
as Mrs. Bland
References
External links
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1920 films
1920 drama films
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by D. J. Williams
Lost British films
1920 lost films
Lost drama films
1920s British films
Silent British drama films
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