''Love's Option'' is a 1928 British silent

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directed by George Pearson and starring

Dorothy Boyd Dorothy Boyd (14 April 1907 – 1996) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1926 and 1940. She was born in Sanderstead, Surrey, England and died in England. Without any previous stage experience, she came t ...

Patrick Aherne Patrick de Lacy Aherne (6 January 1901 – 30 September 1970) was an English film actor. He was the son of the architect William de Lacy Aherne, and the elder brother of the actor Brian Aherne. The family lived at Kings Norton. He was married ...

and

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. It was made at

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based on the novel ''The Riddle'' by Douglas Newton. The film was distributed by

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' British subsidiary, enabling the company to meet its yearly quota set down by the British government. The film follows several rivals attempting to gain control of a valuable Spanish

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. It was known by the

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''A Girl of Today''.

Cast

as Dorothy *

as John Dacre *

as Simon Wake *

Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...

as Lucien Wake * Scotch Kelly as Pat Kelly *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son, Ivor, and a granddaughter, Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ...

as Tom Bartlett * Cecil Barry

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachel. ''The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1928 films British silent feature films 1928 adventure films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Pearson Films shot at Cricklewood Studios British black-and-white films 1920s British films Silent British adventure films English-language adventure films {{1920s-adventure-film-stub