Roses of Picardy is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart and Humberston Wright.[2] The title is a reference to the popular First World War song Roses of Picardy. It was based on the novels The Spanish Farm (1924) Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four (1925) by R.H. Mottram. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London.
Cast
- Lillian Hall-Davis - Madame Vanderlynden
- John Stuart - Lieutenant Skene
- Humberston Wright - Jerome Vanderlynden
- Jameson Thomas - Georges d'Archeville
- Marie Ault - Baroness d'Archeville
- A. Bromley Davenport - Baron d'Archeville
- Clifford Heatherley - Uncle
References
- ^ Low p.440
- ^ "Roses of Picardy (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
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