''Flying from Justice'' is a 1915 British silent

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

Percy Nash Percy Nash (1868-1958) was a pioneer British producer, director and screenwriter, who made some 70 films between 1912 and 1927. He was a key figure in the creation of Elstree Studios. The scarcity of information on Nash and his work has meant fi ...

and starring

Gregory Scott Gregory Scott Frances (b. 15 December 1879), known professionally as Gregory Scott, was a British film actor of the silent era. He worked for a number of film production companies, most significantly for Neptune Films in the early years of Wo ...

Douglas Payne Douglas Payne (1875 in England – 3 August 1965 in London, England) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' Maria Marten'' (1913) * '' The Harbour Lights'' (1914) * '' In the Ranks'' (1914) * ''Enoch Arden'' (1914) * '' ...

and

Joan Ritz Joan Ritz (c. 1882 – 6 November 1956) was a British actress of the silent era. She was born Jessie Rihll in West Ham, London, UK and died in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. From 1912 to her death she was married to Percy Nash, who directed nume ...

.Palmer p.895

Cast

as Charles Baring *

as Winnie *

as John Gully * Alice Moseley as Mildred Parkes * Fred Morgan as James Woodruffe *

Cecil Morton York Cecil Morton York (29 April 1857 – 23 February 1935) was a British actor of the silent era. Born Cecil Morton Smith in Kensington, West London, UK, he died at age 77 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London Northwood is an area in the Lon ...

as Rev. Lacarsey *

Frank Tennant Frank Tennant (10 August 1876 – 13 January 1971) was a British stage and screen actor Frank Tennant was born Thomas Henry Merriman in Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire. He died at age 94 in Horsmonden, Kent. Selected filmography * ''The Mur ...

as John Lacarsey *

Jack Denton John Fleming St. Andrew Denton (11 September 1872 – 19 April 1949) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Denton was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and died at age 76 in Redhill, Surrey. Selected filmography Ac ...

as Pearly Tanner * Maud Williams as Mrs. Baring * Brian Daly as Maj. Parkes

References

Bibliography

* Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.

External links

* 1915 films 1915 crime films British crime films British silent feature films Films directed by Percy Nash British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films English-language crime films {{1910s-UK-film-stub