''Convict 99'' is a British silent motion picture of 1919 produced and directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring

Daisy Burrell Daisy Burrell (born Daisy Isobel Eaglesfield Ratton; 16 June 1892 – 10 June 1982) was a British stage actress and Edwardian musical comedy performer who also appeared as a leading lady in silent films and in pantomime. In 1951 she appeared i ...

, C. M. Hallard,

Wee Georgie Wood George Wood Bamlett OBE (17 December 1895 – 19 February 1979), known professionally as Wee Georgie Wood, was a British comic entertainer and actor who appeared in films, plays and music hall revues. He had a lengthy career of over fifty year ...

, and

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. It was written by

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and Marie Connor Leighton.

Outline

A comedy, the film consists of six reels. Ralph Vickers is a villainous convict, working against a mill owner, Mr Lucas, who has a pretty daughter, Geraldine, and an office boy who in the end baffles the designs of Vickers. The film premiered at a Trade Show in April 1919.

Reception

''The Era'' said on 9 April 1919 ”Mr. C. M. Hallard gives a finished portraiture of the villainous Ralph Vickers, Miss Daisy Burrell makes a pretty and vivacious heroine, and Wee Wood is most successful in the comedy part of James, the office boy. The ''Era Dramatic & Musical Almanack commented'' “''Convict 99'' made a big hit... It features Wee Georgie Wood and Daisy Burrell. It is slightly sensational, with good comedy relief and some quite pathetic parts.”

Overseas

''Convict 99'' was at the Gaiety Cinema,

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, in February 1920, when it was advertised as - It was shown in Singapore again in November 1921, this time at the Empire.''The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser'' dated 19 November 1921
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Cast

– Mr Lucas (mill owner) *

– Geraldine Lucas (mill owner's daughter) *

– James (office boy) *

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 ...

– Hewett (time-keeper) * Ernest A. Graham – Lawrence Gray (manager) * C. M. Hallard – Ralph Vickers (assistant manager) *

Arnold Bell Arnold Bell (23 May 1901 – 12 March 1988) was a British actor. Selected filmography * '' Convict 99'' (1919) − Warder Gannawy * '' Doctor Josser K.C.'' (1931) * '' Josser in the Army'' (1932) − Becker * '' Doss House'' (1933) − Repor ...

– Warder Gannaway

Notes

External links

Convict 99
at BFI Film & TV database 1919 films 1910s English-language films Films set in England British silent feature films British black-and-white films {{1910s-UK-film-stub