''A Daughter in Revolt'' is a 1927 British silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes (November 13, 1926 – March 13, 2019) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 57th Governor of Maryland from 1979 to 1987. Early life and family Hughes was born in Easton, Maryland, the ...

and starring

Mabel Poulton Mabel Lilian Poulton (13 April 1901 – 21 December 1994) was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films. Career Born in Bethnal Green, London, England, Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by ch ...

, Edward O'Neill and

Lilian Oldland Lilian Mary Oldland (later Newland, 7 February 1903 – 29 September 1984) was an English actress who appeared in more than twenty films between 1925 and 1935. Biography Born in Gloucester in 1903, she made her film debut in '' The Secret Ki ...

.Goble p.730

Cast

as Aimee Scroope * Edward O'Neill as Lord Scroope * Patrick Susands as Billy Spencer *

as Georgina Berners *

Patrick Aherne Patrick de Lacy Aherne (6 January 1901 – 30 September 1970) was an English film actor. He was the son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne, and the elder brother of the actor Brian Aherne. The family lived at Kings Norton. He was married ...

as Jackie the Climber *

Hermione Baddeley Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film, and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy".Folkart, Burt, "Note ...

as Calamity Kate * Ena Grossmith as Snooks *

Marie Ault Marie Ault (2 September 1870 – 9 May 1951) was a British character actress of stage and film. Biography Born Emily Cragg, in Wigan, Lancashire, the daughter of Jane Ann (née Ault) and Thomas Cragg, a plumber by trade. She made her first sta ...

as Mrs. Dale * Daisy Campbell as Lady Scroope * Neil Curtis as Alexandre Lambe *

Gertrude Sterroll Gertrude Sterroll was a British stage and film actress. Selected filmography * '' Bars of Iron'' (1920) * '' The Shadow Between'' (1920) * '' Dicky Monteith'' (1922) * ''Potter's Clay'' (1922) * '' The Glorious Adventure'' (1922) * '' The Wine of ...

as Lady Erythea Lambe

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1927 films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films 1927 comedy films Films directed by Harry Hughes British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub