''Trouble for Nothing'' is a 1916 British
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Maurice Elvey and starring
Guy Newall
Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film '' The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he direc ...
,
Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 - 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gener ...
and
Jeff Barlow
Jeff Barlow was a British actor who was born in Lancashire in 1871.
Selected filmography
* ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915)
* ''The Man Who Bought London'' (1916)
* '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916)
* '' Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1917)
* '' The Happy Wa ...
.
[Murphy p.179]
Cast
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Guy Newall
Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film '' The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he direc ...
as Rev. Cuthbert Cheese
*
Hayford Hobbs
Hayford Hobbs (25 August 1890 - 10 January 1957) was a leading British film actor of the silent era and later became a film director. He was born in London, England, in 1891. He made his first screen appearance in the 1915 film ''The Third Gener ...
*
Jeff Barlow
Jeff Barlow was a British actor who was born in Lancashire in 1871.
Selected filmography
* ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915)
* ''The Man Who Bought London'' (1916)
* '' Trouble for Nothing'' (1916)
* '' Love's Old Sweet Song'' (1917)
* '' The Happy Wa ...
* Winifred Sadler
References
Bibliography
* Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006.
External links
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1916 films
British comedy short films
British silent short films
1910s English-language films
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
1916 comedy films
British black-and-white films
1910s British films
Silent British comedy films
English-language comedy films
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