''The Romance of a Movie Star'' is a 1920 British silent

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directed by

Richard Garrick Richard Garrick (December 27, 1878 – August 21, 1962) was an Irish-born American actor and director. Life and career Garrick was born Richard Thomas O'Brien in the townland of Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland. His father, James E. O'Brien ...

and starring

Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...

, Stewart Rome and Gregory Scott.Low p.438 It is based on the novel ''The World's Best Girl'' by Coralie Stanton.

Plot

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risks her reputation to help out a friend.

Cast

as Vanna George * Stewart Rome as Garry Slade * Gregory Scott as Robert Arkwright * Mercy Hatton as Cynthia Justice * Cameron Carr as Philip Justice * Violet Elliott as Mrs. Slade

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1920 films 1920s romance films British silent films British romance films Films directed by Richard Garrick Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-romance-film-stub