''The Fruitful Vine'' 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 ...
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
Basil Rathbone,
Valia and
Irene Rooke. From the
silent era, probably the most notable thing about the film was an early appearance of British actor Rathbone, who was later to become famous for his portrayal of
Sherlock Holmes. It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel ''
The Fruitful Vine'' by
Robert Hichens.
[Goble p.222]
Cast
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Teddy Arundell
Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916)
* ''Justice'' (1917)
* ''Nelson'' (1918)
* '' The Swindler'' (1918)
* '' The Splendid Cow ...
as Francis Denzil
* Peter Dear as Theo Denzil
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Paulette del Baye as Princess Mancelli
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Mary Dibley as Edna Denzil
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Robert English as Sir Theodore Cannynge
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Basil Rathbone as Don Cesare Carelli
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as Dr. Mervynn Ides
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Irene Rooke as Lady Sarah Ides
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Valia as Dolores Cannynge
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1921 films
British silent feature films
1921 drama films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
British black-and-white films
Films based on British novels
Stoll Pictures films
1920s British films
Silent British drama films
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