''Tilly of Bloomsbury'' is a 1921 British
silent comedy film directed by
Rex Wilson
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and starring
Edna Best,
Tom Reynolds,
Henry Kendall and
Isabel Jeans. It is based on the play ''
Tilly of Bloomsbury'' by
Ian Hay, and was the first of three film adaptations.
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Cast
* Edna Best as Tilly Welwyn
* Tom Reynolds as Samuel Stillbottle
* Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
as Percy Welwyn
* Henry Kendall as Dick Mainwaring
* Helen Haye as Lady Adela Mainwaring
* Frederick Lewis as Abel Mainwaring
* Georgette de Nove
Georgette is a feminine given name, the French form of (''Geōrgia''), the feminine form of George.
Georgette may refer to:
People
* Georgette Barry (1919–2003), stage name Andrea King, American actress
* Georgette Bauerdorf (1924–1944), Am ...
as Martha Welwyn
* Leonard Pagden
Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin ''Le ...
as Lucius Welwyn
* Isabel Jeans as Sylvia Mainwaring
* Vera Lennox
''It's That Man Again'' (commonly contracted to ''ITMA'') was a BBC radio comedy programme which ran for twelve series from 1939 to 1949. The shows featured Tommy Handley in the central role, a fast-talking figure, around whom the other cha ...
as Amelia Mainwaring
* Lottie Blackford as Mrs. Banks
References
External links
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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
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