''Tilly of Bloomsbury'' is a 1921 British silent

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directed by Rex Wilson and starring

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, Tom Reynolds, Henry Kendall and

Isabel Jeans Isabel Jeans (16 September 1891 – 4 September 1985) was an English stage and film actress known for her roles in several Alfred Hitchcock films and her portrayal of Aunt Alicia in the 1958 musical film '' Gigi''. Early life and career Bo ...

. It is based on the play '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' by

Ian Hay Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After rea ...

, and was the first of three film adaptations.BFI.org
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Cast

as Tilly Welwyn * Tom Reynolds as Samuel Stillbottle * Campbell Gullan as Percy Welwyn * Henry Kendall as Dick Mainwaring *

Helen Haye Helen Haye (born Helen Hay, 28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress.
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as Lady Adela Mainwaring * Frederick Lewis as Abel Mainwaring * Georgette de Nove as Martha Welwyn * Leonard Pagden as Lucius Welwyn *

as Sylvia Mainwaring * Vera Lennox as Amelia Mainwaring *

Lottie Blackford Lottie Blackford (3 February 1881 – 30 December 1973) was an English actress of the silent era. Marylebone, London and died in Los Angeles, California, aged 92. She was also a theatre actress, sometimes of the burlesque genre. Partial f ...

as Mrs. Banks

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* 1921 films 1921 comedy films British comedy films British films based on plays Films based on works by Ian Hay British silent feature films Films directed by Rex Wilson Films produced by G. B. Samuelson Films set in England Films set in London British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub