The Nature of the Beast (1919 film)
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| Directed by | Cecil M. Hepworth |
| Written by | E. Temple Thurston |
| Produced by | Cecil M. Hepworth |
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| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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The Nature of the Beast is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames and James Carew.[1] The screenplay concerns a Belgian refugee who marries a British aircraft manufacturer. It was based on a 1918 novel of the same title by E. Temple Thurston.
Plot summary
[edit]During the First World War, a Belgian refugee marries a British aircraft manufacturer, but a former German enemy tries to force her to give over secret documents.
Cast
[edit]- Alma Taylor as Anna de Berghem
- Gerald Ames as John Ingledew
- James Carew as Kleinenberger
- Gwynne Herbert as Mrs. de Berghem
- Stephen Ewart as Sir James Standish
- Mary Dibley as Lady Standish
- Victor Prout as Mr. de Berghem
- Christine Rayner as Guest
- John MacAndrews as Friend
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer p.900
Bibliography
[edit]- Palmer, Scott. British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987. McFarland, 1988.
External links
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Categories:
- 1919 films
- 1919 drama films
- British silent feature films
- Films directed by Cecil Hepworth
- Films set in England
- Films based on British novels
- Hepworth Pictures films
- British black-and-white films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s British films
- Silent British drama films
- English-language drama films
- 1910s British film stubs