''The Best of Luck'' is a 1920 American silent

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directed by Ray C. Smallwood and starring Kathryn Adams, Jack Holt and

Lila Leslie Lila Leslie (1 January 1890 – 8 September 1940) was a Scottish actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1933. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmograp ...

. It was adapted from a British play which had been a hit in the West End.Goble p.687 A young American woman moves to Scotland and purchases an ancestral castle. She is pursued by two suitors, one a British nobleman and the other an underhand Spaniard.

Cast

* Kathryn Adams as Leslie MacLeod * Jack Holt as Kenneth, Lord Glenayr *

as Lady Blanche Westamere * Fred Malatesta as Lanzana *

Frances Raymond Frances Raymond (1869–1961) was an American stage and film actress.Goble p.193 An established character actress, she played in a number of supporting roles during the silent era. Later, during the sound era, she primarily played much smalle ...

as The Countess of Strathcaird *

Emmett King Emmett Carleton King (May 31, 1865 – April 21, 1953) was an American actor of the stage and screen. Biography King began his acting career on stage. His first Broadway appearance was in 1899, in the farce, ''The Father of His Country'', which ...

as Blake, an American attorney * Robert Dunbar as The General * Effie Conley as Maid * John Underhill as The Footman

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Ray C. Smallwood American black-and-white films Metro Pictures films Films set in Scotland 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub