''Palais de danse'' 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

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 Mabel Poulton,

John Longden John Longden (11 November 1900 – 26 May 1971) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Biography Longden was born in the West Indies, the son o ...

and Robin Irvine.

Cast

* Mabel Poulton as No. 16 *

as No. 1 * Robin Irvine as Tony King *

Hilda Moore Hilda Mary Moore (born 1886 in London – 18 May 1929 in New York City) was a British stage and film actress. Hilda Moore served in France in WW1 with the FANY British Convoy (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). The FANY were the first women to driv ...

as Lady King *

Chili Bouchier Chili Bouchier (born Dorothy Irene Boucher; 12 September 1909 – 9 September 1999) was an English film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progre ...

as No. 2 * Jerrold Robertshaw as Sir William King

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1928 films British drama films British silent feature films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films shot at Lime Grove Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub