''Mumsie'' is a 1927 British silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Nelson Keys and Herbert Marshall. It was adapted from the 1920 play of the same title by Edward Knoblock about a favourite son of a family who proves to be a coward when war breaks out. Pauline Frederick's last silent film. ''Mumsie'' is a lost film. It was made at

Twickenham Studios Twickenham Studios (formerly known as Twickenham Film Studios) is a film studio in St Margarets, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, that is used by various motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Ralph ...

. The film was a major success and helped Herbert Marshall establish himself in Hollywood soon afterwards.Low p.278

Cast

as Mumsie * Nelson Keys as Spud Murphy * Herbert Marshall as Col. Armytage (film debut) * Frank Stanmore as Nobby Clarke * Donald Macardle as Noel Symonds * Irene Russell as Louise Symonds * Rolf Leslie as Edgar Symonds

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.

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