''The Blue Peter'' is a 1928 British

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

Mary Dibley Mary Dibley (21 February 1883 in London – 11 September 1968) was a British film actress. She was married to the actor Gerald Ames. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * '' Sally in Our Alley'' (1916) * ...

. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was based on the 1925 play '' The Blue Peter'' by E. Temple Thurston.

Premise

After returning home to Britain from

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where he has been working, an

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becomes embroiled in a family melodrama.

Cast

as David Hunter *

as Rosa Callaghan *

as Emma * Cameron Carr as Edward Formby * A. Bromley Davenport as Mr. Callaghan *

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as Radio operator

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled “Eastern Star” by Fred Elizalde (music) and Pat K. Heale (words).

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 adventure films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Arthur Rooke British silent feature films British films based on plays Films shot at Walthamstow Studios British black-and-white films Silent British adventure films 1920s British films English-language adventure films {{1920s-adventure-film-stub