''A Window in Piccadilly'' is a 1928 British
silent
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romance film
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directed by
Sidney Morgan
Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film ''Juno and the Paycock''. He wa ...
and starring
Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist.
Born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Joan Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-o ...
,
John F. Hamilton
John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theatre but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kaz ...
and
James Carew
James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ...
. It was made at
Twickenham Studios
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as an
independent
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production by Sidney Morgan.
[Wood p.64]
Cast
*
Joan Morgan
Joan Morgan (1 February 1905 – 22 July 2004) was an English film actress, screenwriter and novelist.
Born in Forest Hill, London, she was the daughter of film director Sidney Morgan and his wife, Evelyn. Joan Morgan died at age 99 in Henley-o ...
as The Girl
*
John F. Hamilton
John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theatre but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kaz ...
as Piccolo
*
James Carew
James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began work as a clerk in a publishing fir ...
as The Father
*
Julie Suedo
Julie Suedo (1901–1978) was a British actress. She played a succession of glamorous roles in the 1920s and 1930s, usually in supporting roles.
Filmography
*''One Arabian Night'' (1923)
*''The Rat'' (1925)
*'' One Colombo Night'' (1926)
*''The ...
as Sally
*
Maurice Braddell
Maurice Lee Braddell (23 November 1900 – 28 July 1990) was an English actor, author and art restorer.
Maurice Braddell was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, and lived in New York City for much of his life.
He was the son of Sir Thomas Bradde ...
as Harry
*
Edmund Willard
Edmund Willard (19 December 1884 – 6 October 1956) was a British actor of the 1930s and 1940s.
Born in Brighton, Sussex in 1884, the nephew of Victorian era actor Edward Smith Willard, in 1920 Willard appeared in the plays of William S ...
as The Fourth Party
* DeGroot as The Professor
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1928 films
1920s romance films
British romance films
Films directed by Sidney Morgan
British silent feature films
Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Films set in London
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
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