''The Starlit Garden'' is a 1923

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silent

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directed by

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 dire ...

and starring Newall, Ivy Duke, Lawford Davidson and

Mary Rorke Mary Rorke (14 February 1858, in London – 12 October 1938, in London) was a British stage and film actress.Mary Rorke

. The film is set in

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and concerns a doomed romance between a

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and her guardian. It was made at

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.Warren p.11

Cast

as Richard Pinckney * Ivy Duke as Phyllis Berknowles * Valia Venitshaya as Frances Blett * A. Bromley Davenport as Colonel Grangerson * Lawford Davidson as Silas Grangerson *

Mary Rorke Mary Rorke (14 February 1858, in London – 12 October 1938, in London) was a British stage and film actress.Mary Rorke

as Aunt Maria * Cecil Morton York as Hennessey * John Alexander as Rafferty *

Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born as Mary Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, (now Greater Manchester. England. Ault was a star in many British films of the silent era but is ...

as Old Prue

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Warren, Patricia. ''British Film Studios: An Illustrated History''. Batsford, 2001.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 romantic drama films British silent feature films Films based on works by Henry De Vere Stacpoole Films directed by Guy Newall Films set in Italy Films based on Irish novels Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios British romantic drama films British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent romantic drama films {{1920s-romantic-drama-film-stub