''The Hellcat'' is a 1928 British silent

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes (November 13, 1926 – March 13, 2019) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 57th Governor of Maryland from 1979 to 1987. Early life and family Hughes was born in Easton, Maryland, the ...

and starring Mabel Poulton, Eric Bransby Williams and

John F. Hamilton John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theater but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kaz ...

. It was based on the play ''Wilcat Hetty'' by Florence Kilpatrick and made at the

Nettlefold Studios Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England.Walton-on-Thames Walton-on-Thames, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames, Thames in northwest Surrey, England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about southwest of central London. Walton forms part ...

Cast

* Mabel Poulton as Hetty * Eric Bransby Williams as Stephen Tredegar *

as Bert Stiles *

Pauline Johnson Emily Pauline Johnson (10 March 1861 – 7 March 1913), also known by her Mohawk language, Mohawk stage name Tekahionwake (pronounced ''dageh-eeon-wageh'', ), was a Canadian poet, author, and performer who was popular in the late 19th and earl ...

as Nancy Price *

Johnny Butt John William H. Butt (3 April 1878 – June 1931) was an English film actor of the silent era. He was born in Bradford and died in North Bierley, West Yorkshire. Selected filmography * '' The Chimes'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' ( ...

as Lloyd * Mary Dibley as Mrs. Price * Charles Dormer as Gilded youth *

Gerald Rawlinson Gerald Rawlinson (1904–1975) was a British actor. Selected filmography *'' The Hellcat'' (1928) *''Life's a Stage'' (1928) *'' The Rising Generation'' (1928) *'' Young Woodley'' (1928) *'' The Silent House'' (1929) *''The Devil's Maze'' (1 ...

as David Birkett * Frank Stanmore as Butler

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 romance films British romance films British silent feature films British films based on plays Films directed by Harry Hughes Films shot at Nettlefold Studios British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films English-language romance films {{1920s-romance-film-stub