The Double Event (1921 film)
The Double Event is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Mary Odette, Roy Travers and Lionelle Howard.[1] After her father, a country clergyman, loses large sums of money his daughter recoups his losses by becoming the partner of a bookie.
| The Double Event | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kenelm Foss |
| Produced by | H.W. Thompson |
| Written by | Douglas Hoare (play) Sydney Blow (play) Kenelm Foss |
| Starring | Mary Odette Roy Travers Lionelle Howard |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Astra Films |
Release date | July 1921 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
The film is based on a play of the same title, which was adapted into a sound film The Double Event in 1934.
Cast
- Mary Odette as Dot Martingale
- Roy Travers as Captain Dennison
- Lionelle Howard as Charles Martingale
- Tom Coventry as Angus McNeil
- Roy Byford as James Bennington
- Beatie Olna Travers as Laura Bennington
- James McWilliams as Reverend Hubert Martingale
- Louie Freear as Susannah
- Sydney Wood as Dick Martingale
- Julie Kean as Harriet Martingale
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References
- Low p.358
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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