''The Ware Case'' is a 1928 British silent

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directed by

H. Manning Haynes Horace Manning Haynes (born: Lyminster, Sussex – died 3 March 1957, Epsom, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a British-born film director and actor. He was married to the screenwriter Lydia Hayward, with whom he frequen ...

and starring Stewart Rome, Betty Carter and Ian Fleming. The film was shot at the

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with sets designed by the art director Hugh Gee. It was an adaptation of the play ''The Ware Case'' by George Pleydell Bancroft, previously filmed in 1917, with another version appearing in 1938. First National (through

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) distributed the film in the United States.

Synopsis

A selfish, spendthrift

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is accused of murdering his wife's wealthy brother. The barrister defending him is secretly in love with his wife, but managed to get him acquitted by the

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. However, doubts still remain about his culpability.

Cast

* Stewart Rome as Sir Hubert Ware * Betty Carter as Lady Magda Ware * Ian Fleming as Michael Adye * Cameron Carr as Inspector Watkins * Cynthia Murtagh as Celia Gurney * Patrick Ludlow as Eustace Ede * Wellington Briggs as Sir Henry Egerton * Patrick Stewart as Marston Gurney * Syd Ellery as Tommy Bold * John Valentine as Attorney General

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films Silent British drama films British films based on plays Films set in England Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios First National Pictures films Films set in London British black-and-white films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by H. Manning Haynes 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub