''Young Woodley'' is a 1928 British
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Thomas Bentley
Thomas Bentley (23 February 1884 – 23 December 1966) was a British film director. He directed 68 films between 1912 and 1941. He directed three films in the early DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, ''The Man in the Street'' (1926), '' ...
and starring
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume (27 January 1893 – 13 March 1976) was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' Doing His Bit'' (1917)
* '' Red Pottage'' (1918)
* '' The Swindler'' (1918)
* '' Lady ...
,
Sam Livesey
Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor.
Life
Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary.
The two had six ...
and
Robin Irvine. The film was never released, and was subsequently remade by Bentley as a sound film ''
Young Woodley'' in 1930. It was made at
Cricklewood Studios
Cricklewood Studios, also known as the Stoll Film Studios, were British film studios located in Cricklewood, London which operated from 1920 to 1938. Run by Sir Oswald Stoll as the principal base for his newly formed Stoll Pictures, which als ...
.
[Wood p.66] It was based on the play ''
Young Woodley'' by
John Van Druten
John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...
.
This silent version was released to the home movie market running 8 x 200 ft reels, standard 8mm on Amber Stock.
Premise
The wife of a school
headmaster
A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. In som ...
becomes romantically involved with one of his pupils.
Cast
*
Marjorie Hume
Marjorie Hume (27 January 1893 – 13 March 1976) was an English film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1917 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' Doing His Bit'' (1917)
* '' Red Pottage'' (1918)
* '' The Swindler'' (1918)
* '' Lady ...
as Laura Simmons
*
Sam Livesey
Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor.
Life
Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary.
The two had six ...
as Doctor Simmons
*
Robin Irvine as Woodley
*
Carl Harbord as Ainger
*
Gerald Rawlinson
Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor.
Selected filmography
*''The Hellcat'' (1928)
*''Life's a Stage'' (1928)
*'' The Rising Generation'' (1928)
*'' Young Woodley'' (1928)
*'' The Silent House'' (1929)
*''The Devil's Maze'' (192 ...
as Vining
* John Cromer as Mr Woodley
*
Tom Helmore
Tom Helmore (4 January 1904 – 12 September 1995) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1972, including three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Helmore was born in London, England and died in Longboat K ...
as Milner
*
Dorothy Black as Francesca
References
Bibliography
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
Programme notesfrom the 15th
British Silent Film Festival
1928 films
1928 drama films
British drama films
1920s English-language films
British silent feature films
Films set in England
Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Films directed by Thomas Bentley
Unreleased films
British films based on plays
British black-and-white films
1920s British films
Silent drama films
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