''The White Star'' is a 1915 British silent

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directed by

Bertram Phillips Bertram Phillips was a British film director of the silent era. In 1927–29, he directed several short films in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, including ''Arthur Roberts (comedian), Arthur Roberts Sings "Topsey-Turvey"'' (April 192 ...

and starring

Queenie Thomas Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a British actress in silent films, called "England's Mary Pickford". Early life Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 18 June 1898, the daughter ...

Norman Howard Norman Howard (born August 25, 1944) is a free jazz trumpeter best known for his association with saxophonist Albert Ayler. Career Howard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same neighborhood as Ayler, and played with the saxophonist b ...

and

Arthur Walcott Arthur Walcott (1857–1934) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of a Hansom Cab'' (1915) * '' The White Star'' (1915) * '' A Gamble for Love'' (1917) * '' Drink'' (1917) * '' The Woman Wins'' (1918) * ...

.Low p.182 It was made the

Holmfirth Studios The Holmfirth Studios were an early British film studios that operated during the silent era. The studio was set up in the Yorkshire town of Holmfirth by the Bamforth Family firm, better known for producing postcards. The company released many sho ...

Cast

as Iris Ballard * Norman Howard as David Marks * Rowland Moore as Lord Hawksett *

as Julian Marks * W. Willets as Wilson Harley * L. Ashwell as Frank Ballard * Alf Foy as Stage Door Keeper * Syd Baker as Tramp * Will Asher as Jack Higgs

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005.

External links

* 1915 films 1915 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Bertram Phillips Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub