''A Sporting Double'' is a 1922 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Arthur Rooke Arthur Henry Rooke (18 May 1878 – 1947) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before he went into films. He initially co-directed several films with A.E. Coleby, but later began ...

and starring John Stuart,

Lilian Douglas Lilian Douglas was a British stage and film actress. She starred in fourteen films during the silent era. Selected filmography * ''When Greek Meets Greek'' (1922) * ''A Master of Craft'' (1922) * '' A Sporting Double'' (1922) * '' The Sporting I ...

and Douglas Munro.Low p.456 The film is set in the

horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its bas ...

world. It was re-released in 1926 by

Butcher's Film Service Butcher's Film Service was a British film production and distribution company that specialised in low-budget productions. The company was founded by William Butcher, a chemist from Blackheath. The company survived through several production slump ...

Cast

* John Stuart as Will Blunt *

as Ethel Grimshaw * Douglas Munro as John Brent *

Humberston Wright Humberston Wright (27 September 1876 – 1953), sometimes credited as Humberstone Wright or Humberston H. Wright, was a British film actor. Filmography * '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916) * '' Thelma'' (1918) * '' The Secret Woman'' ...

as Henry Maxwell * Terence Cavanagh as Philip Harvey *

Tom Coventry Tom Coventry (1856 – 1 December 1932) was a British actor. Coventry was born in Matangi near Hamilton, New Zealand and died, aged 76, in Ealing, London. Selected filmography * ''Five Nights'' (1915) * '' The New Clown'' (1916) * '' A Fortu ...

as Bargee * Frank Gray as Henry Grimshaw * Myrtle Vibart as Aurora

References

Bibliography

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

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* 1922 films 1922 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Arthur Rooke British horse racing films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent British drama films {{1920s-UK-film-stub

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