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''The White Hope'' is a 1915 British silent
sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the spor ...
directed by Frank Wilson and starring
Stewart Rome Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
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Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
and Lionelle Howard.Palmer p.367 It is set in the world of
boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
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Cast

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Stewart Rome Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...
as Jack Delane *
Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...
as Claudia Carisbrooke * Lionelle Howard as Durward Carisbrooke *
John MacAndrews John MacAndrews was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * '' For Her People'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) ...
as Shannon * Frank Wilson as Royce *
George Gunther George Lackman "Doc" Gunther (November 22, 1919 - August 26, 2012) was the longest-serving state legislator in Connecticut history. Senator Gunther represented the 21st Connecticut Senate District, comprising all of Shelton, Connecticut, Shelton ...
as Sam Crowfoot *
Chrissie White Chrissie White (23 May 1895 – 18 August 1989) was a British film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White married actor and film director Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ...


See also

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List of boxing films This is a list of films about boxing, featuring notable sports films where boxing plays a central role in the development of the plot. The Patent Leather Kid 1927 A self-centered boxer learns the meaning of patriotism on the battlefield durin ...


References


Bibliography

* Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.


External links

* 1915 films British boxing films 1910s sports films British silent feature films Films directed by Frank Wilson Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent sports films English-language sports films {{sport-film-stub