Lights of London is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Charles Calvert and starring Wanda Hawley, Nigel Barrie and Warburton Gamble. The film is based on the 1881 stage melodrama The Lights o' London by George Sims and was made at the Lime Grove Studios.[2]
Cast
- Wanda Hawley as Bess Marks
- Nigel Barrie as Harold Armytage
- Warburton Gamble as Clifford Armytage
- James Lindsay as Seth Preene
- Mary Clare as Hetty Preene
- Cecil Morton York as Sir Oliver Armytage
- Dorothy Fane as Belle
- A. Harding Steerman as Bertram Marks
- H.R. Hignett as Simon Jarvis
- Mary Brough as Mrs. Jarvis
Reception
Variety called it a "very ordinary and mediocre drama" and a "disappointment throghout" in spite of "several excellent performances."[3]
References
- ^ Low p.397
- ^ ""LIGHTS OF LONDON" UP-TO-DATE". The Film Renter And Moving Picture News. 19 May 1923. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "LIGHTS OF LONDON". Variety. October 1923. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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