''When Knights Were Bold'' is a 1916 British silent

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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

Gerald Ames Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...

, Marjorie Day and

Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' T ...

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/ref> It was based on the 1906 play '' When Knights Were Bold'' by

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Cast

- Sir Bryan Ballymore * Marjorie Day - Maid *

- Isaacson *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

- Barker * Hayford Hobbs - Widdicombe * Edna Maude - Aunt Thornridge *

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- Lady Rowena * James Welch - Sir Guy de Vere * Bert Wynne - Whittle

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* 1916 films British silent feature films 1916 comedy films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey British films based on plays Silent British comedy films British black-and-white films 1910s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub