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The Labour Leader

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The Labour Leader
Directed byThomas Bentley
Written byKenelm Foss
Starring
Production
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Distributed byInternational Exclusives
Release date
  • June 1917 (1917-06)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Labour Leader is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Fred Groves, Fay Compton and Owen Nares. The film was based on an original screenplay by Kenelm Foss.[1]

Plot summary

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After his friend impregnates a laundress, a socialist marries her while navigating his own rise to become a Labour Party Member of Parliament.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Low p.70

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918. Routledge, 2005.
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