''The Double Event'' is a 1921 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and Lionelle Howard.Low p.358 After her father, a country

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, loses large sums of money his daughter recoups his losses by becoming the partner of a bookie. The film is based on the play ''The Double Event'', which was adapted into a sound film '' The Double Event'' in 1934.

Cast

as Dot Martingale *

as Captain Dennison * Lionelle Howard as Charles Martingale *

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as Angus McNeil *

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as James Bennington *

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as Laura Bennington * James McWilliams as Reverend Hubert Martingale * Louie Freear as Susannah *

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as Dick Martingale *

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as Harriet Martingale

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1921 films 1920s sports comedy films British silent feature films British sports comedy films British horse racing films Films directed by Kenelm Foss British films based on plays Films set in England British black-and-white films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent sports comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub