''The Flying Fifty-Five'' is a 1924 British silent

sports film A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme. It is a production in which a sport, sporting event, athlete (and their sport), or follower of sport (and the spor ...

directed by A. E. Coleby and starring Lionelle Howard,

Frank Perfitt Frank James Robert Perfitt (1880 – 1958) was a British film actor, born in Norwich, Norfolk in 1880. He died in Surrey in 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Flying Fifty-Five'' (1924) * '' Love and Hate'' (1924) * ''The Sins Ye Do'' (1924) * ...

and

Lionel d'Aragon Lionel d'Aragon (5 July 1863 - 1941) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Paris, France and died in Camberwell, London. Selected filmography * '' Heroes of the Mine'' (1913) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * ''The Valley of Fear' ...

. It is based on a 1922 novel of the same title by

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

, and was remade as a sound film in 1939.

Cast

* Lionelle Howard as Reggie Cambrey * Stephanie Stephens as Stella Barrington * Brian B. Lemon as Lord Fountwell *

as Joanh Urquhart *

as Sir Jacques Gregory * Bert Darley as Honourable Claude Barrington *

Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ...

as Aunt * John Alexander as Jebson *

Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (1870–1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) * ''The Gra ...

Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ...

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* 1924 films 1920s sports films British horse racing films British silent feature films Films directed by A. E. Coleby Films set in England Films based on British novels Films based on works by Edgar Wallace Stoll Pictures films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent sports films {{1920s-UK-film-stub

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