Kipps (1921 film)
| Kipps | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harold M. Shaw |
| Written by | Frank Miller |
| Based on | Kipps by H. G. Wells |
| Starring | George K. Arthur Edna Flugrath Christine Rayner |
| Cinematography | Silvano Balboni |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Stoll Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Kipps is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring George K. Arthur, Edna Flugrath and Christine Rayner.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel Kipps by H. G. Wells. It was made by Stoll Pictures, the largest film company in the British Isles at the time.[2] The novel was subsequently remade into the 1941 sound film Kipps directed by Carol Reed.
Synopsis
[edit]After losing his job in a Folkestone drapery, young Arthur Kipps inherits a considerable sum of money and has his head turned towards the well-bred Helen Walsingham and away from his childhood sweetheart Ann.
Cast
[edit]- George K. Arthur as Arthur Kipps
- Edna Flugrath as Ann Pornick
- Christine Rayner as Helen Walsingham
- Teddy Arundell as Harry Chitterlow
- Norman Thorpe as Chester Coote
- Arthur Helmore as Shelford
- John Marlborough East as Old Kipps
- Annie Esmond as Old Kipps' Wife
References
[edit]- ^ BFI.org
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.
External links
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- 1920s English-language films
- Films directed by Harold M. Shaw
- Stoll Pictures films
- Films based on British novels
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