''Duke's Son'' is a 1920 British

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directed by

Franklin Dyall Frank Poole Dyall (3 February 1870– 8 May 1950), professionally known as Franklin Dyall, was an English actor. In his early years he was a member of the companies of the actor-managers George Alexander, Ben Greet, John Martin-Harvey and ...

and starring

Guy Newall Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film ''The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he direct ...

Ivy Duke Ivy Duke (9 June 1896, Kensington, London – 8 November 1937, London) was a British actress.Ivy Duke
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and

Hugh Buckler Hugh Chilman Buckler (9 September 1881 – 30 October 1936) was a British actor. He was married to stage actress Violet Paget, about whom little has been found, save that she was somehow related to the Marquess of Anglesey. The film actor John ...

.Low p.147

Cast

as Lord Francis Delamere *

Ivy Duke Ivy Duke (9 June 1896, Kensington, London – 8 November 1937, London) was a British actress.Ivy Duke
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as Loan Lambourne *

as Sir Robert Sheen *

Lawford Davidson Lawford Davidson (1 January 1890 –1964) was a British film actor.Lawford Davidson
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as Charles Denbeigh-Smith *

Ruth Mackay Ruth Mackay (9 May 1878 – 31 March 1949) was a British stage and silent film actress. She was married to actor Eille Norwood. She was born in Kennington in London in 1878, the daughter of David McDonald MacKay (1839–1910) and Florence ''n ...

as Mrs. Denbeigh-Smith * Edward O'Neill as Duke of Cheshire *

Mary Merrall Mary Merrall (5 January 1890 – 31 August 1973), born Elsie Lloyd, was an English actress whose career of over 60 years encompassed stage, film and television work. Stage career Merrall's stage career started in her teens, making her first stag ...

as Billy Honour *

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 ...

as Lord Tarporley *

Toni Edgar-Bruce Toni Edgar-Bruce (4 June 1892 – 28 March 1966) was a British actress, frequently seen on stage. Her theatre work included the original West End production of Somerset Maugham's '' The Circle'' in 1921. The actor-manager Edgar Bruce was h ...

as Mary Delamare * Douglas Munro as Burberry * Winifred Sadler as Mrs. Burberry

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1920 films 1920 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub