''Beyond London Lights'' is a lost 1928 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, and

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. It is based on John Joy Bell's 1917 novel '' Kitty Carstairs'', and is sometimes referred to by that title. It was made by

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. The AFI Catalogo of Feature Films: ''Beyond London Lights''
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Plot

Cast

as Kitty Carstairs *

as John Risk *

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as Colin Drummond * Herbert Evans as Symington * Jacqueline Gadsden as Lady Dorothy * Florence Wix as Mrs. Drummond * Templar Saxe as Stephen Carstairs * Blanche Craig as Mrs. Bundle * Kathrin Clare Ward as The Landlady

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films based on British novels Films directed by Tom Terriss Films set in London American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Lost American drama films 1928 lost films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub