''Innocent'' is a 1921 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-g ...

directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Madge Stuart Madge Stuart (5 August 1895, in Holmesfield, Derbyshire – 10 October 1958, in Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a British actress of the silent era. She married Dion Titheradge in 1928. Selected filmography * '' Nature's Gentleman'' (1918) * '' The ...

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

and Edward O'Neill. The film marked the screen debut of Rathbone, with his casting as a villainous figure pointing towards the sort of roles he would play in later British and Hollywood films.Kabatchnik p.76 The film was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's leading film company of the era, 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 ...

Synopsis

A naive country girl comes to the city, where she is seduced by a cynical artist.

Cast

as Innocence *

as Amadis de Jocelyn * Lawrence Anderson as Robin * Edward O'Neill as Hugo de Jocelyn *

Frank Dane Frank Dane was a British actor of the silent era. Dane was born Frank Hughbert Thomas Crust on 7 June 1885 in Deal, Kent. He died in 1957 at age 71 in Chichester, Sussex. Selected filmography * '' A Daughter of England'' (1915) * ''Justice'' ( ...

as Ned Langdon * W. Cronin Wilson as Armitage *

Ruth Mackay Ruth Mackay (9 May 1878 – 31 March 1949) was a British stage and silent film actress. She was married to actor Eille Norwood. She was born in Kennington in London in 1878, the daughter of David McDonald MacKay (1839–1910) and Florence ''née ...

as Lady Maude * Mme. d'Esterre as Miss Leigh *

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 ...

as Housekeeper

References

Bibliography

* Kabatchnik, Amnon. ''Sherlock Holmes on the Stage: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Plays Featuring the Great Detective''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films British drama films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels Films based on works by Marie Corelli Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{silent-drama-film-stub