''Confessions'' is a 1925 British
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
W. P. Kellino and starring
Ian Hunter,
Joan Lockton and
. It was based on the novel ''Confession Corner'' by Baillie Reynolds.
Cast
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Ian Hunter as Charles Oddy
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Joan Lockton as Phoebe Vollings
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as Percy Denham
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Gladys Hamer
Gladys Hamer (27 May 1884 – 13 March 1967) was a British stage and film actress. She appeared in a number of silent and early sound films.
Selected filmography
* '' Mary-Find-the-Gold'' (1921)
* '' Monty Works the Wires'' (1921)
* '' The Re ...
as Ada Best
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as E.H. Slack
* W.G. Saunders as James Barnes
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as Henry
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Moore Marriott
George Thomas Moore Marriott (14 September 1885 – 11 December 1949) was an English character actor best remembered for the series of films he made with Will Hay. His first appearance with Hay was in the film '' Dandy Dick'' (1935), but he ...
as Hardy
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Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck! ...
as Mr. Vallings
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Dodo Watts as Child
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
1925 films
1925 comedy films
Silent British comedy films
British silent feature films
Films based on British novels
Films directed by W. P. Kellino
Films shot at Cricklewood Studios
Stoll Pictures films
British black-and-white films
1920s English-language films
1920s British films
English-language comedy films
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