''A Sinless Sinner'' is a 1919 British silent

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directed by James C. McKay and starring

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Godfrey Tearle Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle (12 October 1884 – 9 June 1953) was a British actor who portrayed the quintessential British gentleman on stage and in both British and US films. Biography Born in New York City and brought up in United Kingdom of ...

and

Sam Livesey Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Life Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary. The two had six ...

. It was distributed in the United States the following year under the alternative title ''Midnight Gambols''.Low p.77 It is now considered a

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Cast

as Irene Hendon *

as Tom Harvey *

as Sam Stevens * Mary Jerrold as Mary Hendon * Christine Maitland as Helen Legrande * Gladys Ffolliott as Martha McBain *

Gordon Begg Gordon Begg (14 January 1868 – February 1954) was a Scottish stage actor, stage and film actor. During the silent film era he made several films in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, before returning to Britain. He appeared as William Sha ...

as Dr. Norton

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1919 films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by James C. McKay English-language drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub