''Little Miss London'' is a 1929 British silent

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directed by

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and starring Pamela Parr, Frank Stanmore and

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. It was made by British Instructional Films at Bushey Studios. The screenplay concerns a

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who poses as a poor man while his daughter falls in love with a man posing as an

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.Shafer p.93

Cast

* Pamela Parr as Moly Carr * Frank Stanmore as Ephraim Smith *

as Burton Gregg *

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as Jill Smith * Eric Bransby Williams as Jack *

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as Mrs Higgins * Charles Dormer as Lord Blurberry

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997. * Shafer, Stephen C. ''British Popular 1929-1939: The Cinema of Reassurance''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1929 films Silent British comedy films British silent feature films 1929 comedy films Films directed by Harry Hughes Films set in London Bushey Studios films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub