''The Rising Generation'' is a lost 1928 British silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Harley Knoles Harry Knoles (1880-1936) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * '' The Greater Will'' (1915) * ''The Master Hand'' (1915) * '' Bought and Paid For'' (1916) * '' His Brother's Wife'' (1916) * ''The Devil's Toy'' (19 ...

and George Dewhurst and starring

Alice Joyce Alice Joyce Brown ( Joyce; October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress who appeared in more than 200 films during the 1910s and 1920s. She is known for her roles in the 1923 film '' The Green Goddess'' and its 1930 remake of ...

Jameson Thomas Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939. He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from his early ...

and

Robin Irvine Robin Irvine (21 December 1901, in Stoke Newington, London, England – 28 April 1933, in Bermuda) was a British film actor. He was married to actress Ursula Jeans from 1931 until his death from pleurisy aged 31. Filmography * '' The Secret Kingd ...

. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. The screenplay concerns a couple who masquerade as servants.

Cast

as Mrs Kent *

as Major Kent *

as George Breese *

William Freshman William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays ...

as Robert Kent * Joan Barry as Peggy Kent *

Betty Nuthall Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker (née Nuthall; 23 May 1911 – 8 November 1983) was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Nuthall was ranked in the wor ...

as School Friend *

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 John Parmoor * Gerald Rawlinson as Augustus * Pamela Deane as Friend * Eric Findon as Friend * Eugenie Prescott as Maid *

Clare Greet Clare Greet (14 June 1871 – 14 February 1939) was an English stage and film actress. She began on stage in Shakespeare with the Ben Greet Company. She appeared in 26 films between 1921 and 1939, including seven films directed by (and one ...

as Cook *

Nervo and Knox Jimmy Nervo and Teddy Knox were part of the original Crazy Gang. They started their stage careers as an acrobatic dancing team. They used this ability in many of the earlier Crazy Gang shows. Among their many routines, a slow motion wrestling a ...

as Themselves

Preservation status

*This film is now lost.''The Rising Generation'' at The Alice Joyce website; by Greta deGroat;Stanford University professor
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References

External links

* 1928 comedy films British black-and-white films Silent British comedy films British films based on plays British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Dewhurst Films directed by Harley Knoles Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Lost British films 1928 lost films Lost comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub