Huntingtower (film)
| Huntingtower | |
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.jpeg) Trade ad in Kinematograph Weekly | |
| Directed by | George Pearson |
| Written by | John Buchan (novel) Charles E. Whittaker |
| Produced by | George Pearson |
| Starring | Harry Lauder Vera Voronina Patrick Aherne |
Production companies | Welsh, Pearson and Company |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7,192 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Huntingtower is a 1928 British silent adventure film, made at Cricklewood Studios. It was directed by George Pearson and starred Harry Lauder, Vera Voronina and Patrick Aherne. It was based on the 1922 novel Huntingtower by John Buchan. The film was fairly successful on its release.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film is "(a) tale of chivalry in modern times, involving a Glasgow grocer and a Russian princess imprisoned in a deserted castle" according to the British Film Institute.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Harry Lauder as Dickson McCunn
- Vera Voronina as Princess Saskia
- Patrick Aherne as Capt. John Heritage
- Lillian Christine as Mrs. McCunn
- John Manners as Prince Paul
- Moore Marriott as Speidel
- Douglas Herald as Leon
- Susanne Morris as Mother
- W. Cronin Wilson as Dobson
- Nancy Price as Mrs.Moran
- Jerrold Robertshaw as Father
- Harry Malonie as Dougal
Production
[edit]The castle scenes were shot at Bamburgh Castle.
References
[edit]- ^ Low p.385
- ^ Low p.163
- ^ "Huntingtower (1928)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Huntingtower (1928)". British Film Institute Collections.
Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
[edit]- Huntingtower at IMDb
- Huntingtower at Silent Era
- Archive footage from 1928 of Harry Lauder visiting the Regent Picture House, Glasgow, to view the film
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- 1928 films
- 1920s English-language films
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on works by John Buchan
- British silent feature films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
- Films set in Scotland
- British black-and-white films
- British adventure drama films
- 1920s adventure drama films
- 1928 drama films
- 1920s British films
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- English-language adventure drama films
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