''Me and Me Moke'' is a 1916 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
Harold M. Shaw and starring
Edna Flugrath
Edna Marie Flugrath (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.
Early life
Flugrath was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was ...
,
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
and
Hubert Willis
Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Dr. Watson, Doctor Watson in a Sherlock Holmes (Stoll film series), series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood.
St ...
.
The screenplay concerns a young man from a wealthy background who takes a job working as a porter at the fruit and vegetable market in
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist sit ...
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Cast
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Edna Flugrath
Edna Marie Flugrath (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.
Early life
Flugrath was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was ...
as Kitty Kingsland
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Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...
as Harry Masterman
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Hubert Willis
Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Dr. Watson, Doctor Watson in a Sherlock Holmes (Stoll film series), series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood.
St ...
as Labby
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Sydney Fairbrother
Sydney Fairbrother (31 July 1872 – 4 January 1941) was a British actress.
Born Sydney Tapping on 31 July 1872 in London to actor/playwright Alfred B. Tapping and actress Florence Cowell. Her mother was the daughter of actor and comic singer S ...
as Mammy
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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 Flash Hawkins
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Douglas Munro as James Hilliard
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Gwynne Herbert
Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress.
Partial filmography
* ''Liberty Hall'' (1914)
* '' The Christian'' (1915)
* ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915)
* '' The Shulamite'' (1915)
* ''Annie La ...
as Mrs. Kingsland
References
External links
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1916 films
1916 comedy films
Silent British comedy films
Films set in London
Films directed by Harold M. Shaw
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
English-language comedy films
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