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1921 film

Innocent
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	William J. Elliott
Based on	Innocent by Marie Corelli
Starring	Madge Stuart Basil Rathbone Edward O'Neill
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	Stoll Pictures
Release date	March 1921 (1921-03)
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Innocent is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Madge Stuart, Basil Rathbone and Edward O'Neill. The film marked the screen debut of Rathbone, with his casting as a villainous figure pointing towards the sort of roles he would play in later British and Hollywood films. The film was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's leading film company of the era, at Cricklewood Studios.

Synopsis

A naive country girl comes to the city, where she is seduced by a cynical artist.

Cast

Madge Stuart as Innocence
Basil Rathbone as Amadis de Jocelyn
Lawrence Anderson as Robin
Edward O'Neill as Hugo de Jocelyn
Frank Dane as Ned Langdon
W. Cronin Wilson as Armitage
Ruth Mackay as Lady Maude
Mme. d'Esterre as Miss Leigh
Annie Esmond as Housekeeper

References

Kabatchnik p.76

Bibliography

Kabatchnik, Amnon. Sherlock Holmes on the Stage: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Plays Featuring the Great Detective. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

Innocent at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Maurice Elvey
Silent films	Maria Marten (1913) The Suicide Club (1914) The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914) Her Luck in London (1914) The Idol of Paris (1914) There's Good in Everyone (1915) Honeymoon for Three (1915) Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is (1915) Midshipman Easy (1915) Gilbert Dying to Die (1915) Florence Nightingale (1915) From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915) Her Nameless Child (1915) Home (1915) Love in a Wood (1915) Fine Feathers (1915) Charity Ann (1915) A Will of Her Own (1915) Meg the Lady (1916) Esther (1916) Driven (1916) Vice Versa (1916) Money for Nothing (1916) When Knights Were Bold (1916) Trouble for Nothing (1916) The Princess of Happy Chance (1916) The King's Daughter (1916) Mother Love (1916) Smith (1917) The Grit of a Jew (1917) The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917) Justice (1917) The Gay Lord Quex (1917) Flames (1917) Mary Girl (1917) Hindle Wakes (1918) The Greatest Wish in the World (1918) Goodbye (1918) Adam Bede (1918) The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918) Nelson (1918) Comradeship (1919) Quinneys (1919) Keeper of the Door (1919) Dombey and Son (1919) The Rocks of Valpre (1919) God's Good Man (1919) Mr. Wu (1919) The Swindler (1919) The Elusive Pimpernel (1919) Bleak House (1920) The Amateur Gentleman (1920) At the Villa Rose (1920) The Hundredth Chance (1920) A Question of Trust (1920) The Tavern Knight (1920) The Victory Leaders (1920) Innocent (1921) A Gentleman of France (1921) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921) The Fruitful Vine (1921) A Romance of Wastdale (1921) The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921) The Passionate Friends (1922) Running Water (1922) Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922) A Debt of Honour (1922) The Wandering Jew (1923) The Sign of Four (1923) Guy Fawkes (1923) The Royal Oak (1923) Sally Bishop (1923) Don Quixote (1923) Henry, King of Navarre (1924) Slaves of Destiny (1924) The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924) My Husband's Wives (1924) Folly of Vanity (1924) Curlytop (1924) She Wolves (1925) Every Man's Wife (1925) The Woman Tempted (1926) The Flag Lieutenant (1926) Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926) Roses of Picardy (1927) Tragedy of a Marriage (1927) Hindle Wakes (1927) The Flight Commander (1927) Quinneys (1927) The Glad Eye (1927) Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928) Balaclava (1928) Palais de danse (1928) You Know What Sailors Are (1928) High Treason (1929)
Sound films	The School for Scandal (1930) Potiphar's Wife (1931) Sally in Our Alley (1931) A Honeymoon Adventure (1931) Frail Women (1932) In a Monastery Garden (1932) The Marriage Bond (1932) The Water Gipsies (1932) Diamond Cut Diamond (1932) The Lodger (1932) The Lost Chord (1933) I Lived with You (1933) This Week of Grace (1933) Soldiers of the King (1933) Love, Life and Laughter (1934) Road House (1934) Lily of Killarney (1934) The Clairvoyant (1935) The Tunnel (1935) Heat Wave (1935) Spy of Napoleon (1936) The Man in the Mirror (1936) A Romance in Flanders (1937) Who Killed John Savage? (1937) Melody and Romance (1937) Change for a Sovereign (1937) Lightning Conductor (1938) Who Goes Next? (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Sword of Honour (1939) Sons of the Sea (1939) Under Your Hat (1940) The Spider (1940) For Freedom (1940) Room for Two (1940) Salute John Citizen (1942) The Lamp Still Burns (1943) Medal for the General (1944) Strawberry Roan (1945) Beware of Pity (1946) The Third Visitor (1951) The Late Edwina Black (1951) My Wife's Lodger (1952) The Great Game (1953) Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) House of Blackmail (1953) The Harassed Hero (1954) What Every Woman Wants (1954) The Gay Dog (1954) The Happiness of Three Women (1954) You Lucky People! (1955) Room in the House (1955) Fun at St. Fanny's (1956) Dry Rot (1956) Stars in Your Eyes (1956) Second Fiddle (1957)

Films directed by Maurice Elvey

Silent films

Maria Marten (1913)
The Suicide Club (1914)
The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914)
Her Luck in London (1914)
The Idol of Paris (1914)
There's Good in Everyone (1915)
Honeymoon for Three (1915)
Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is (1915)
Midshipman Easy (1915)
Gilbert Dying to Die (1915)
Florence Nightingale (1915)
From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915)
Her Nameless Child (1915)
Home (1915)
Love in a Wood (1915)
Fine Feathers (1915)
Charity Ann (1915)
A Will of Her Own (1915)
Meg the Lady (1916)
Esther (1916)
Driven (1916)
Vice Versa (1916)
Money for Nothing (1916)
When Knights Were Bold (1916)
Trouble for Nothing (1916)
The Princess of Happy Chance (1916)
The King's Daughter (1916)
Mother Love (1916)
Smith (1917)
The Grit of a Jew (1917)
The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917)
Justice (1917)
The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
Flames (1917)
Mary Girl (1917)
Hindle Wakes (1918)
The Greatest Wish in the World (1918)
Goodbye (1918)
Adam Bede (1918)
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
Nelson (1918)
Comradeship (1919)
Quinneys (1919)
Keeper of the Door (1919)
Dombey and Son (1919)
The Rocks of Valpre (1919)
God's Good Man (1919)
Mr. Wu (1919)
The Swindler (1919)
The Elusive Pimpernel (1919)
Bleak House (1920)
The Amateur Gentleman (1920)
At the Villa Rose (1920)
The Hundredth Chance (1920)
A Question of Trust (1920)
The Tavern Knight (1920)
The Victory Leaders (1920)
Innocent (1921)
A Gentleman of France (1921)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921)
The Fruitful Vine (1921)
A Romance of Wastdale (1921)
The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
The Passionate Friends (1922)
Running Water (1922)
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
A Debt of Honour (1922)
The Wandering Jew (1923)
The Sign of Four (1923)
Guy Fawkes (1923)
The Royal Oak (1923)
Sally Bishop (1923)
Don Quixote (1923)
Henry, King of Navarre (1924)
Slaves of Destiny (1924)
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924)
My Husband's Wives (1924)
Folly of Vanity (1924)
Curlytop (1924)
She Wolves (1925)
Every Man's Wife (1925)
The Woman Tempted (1926)
The Flag Lieutenant (1926)
Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926)
Roses of Picardy (1927)
Tragedy of a Marriage (1927)
Hindle Wakes (1927)
The Flight Commander (1927)
Quinneys (1927)
The Glad Eye (1927)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928)
Balaclava (1928)
Palais de danse (1928)
You Know What Sailors Are (1928)
High Treason (1929)

Sound films

The School for Scandal (1930)
Potiphar's Wife (1931)
Sally in Our Alley (1931)
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
Frail Women (1932)
In a Monastery Garden (1932)
The Marriage Bond (1932)
The Water Gipsies (1932)
Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)
The Lodger (1932)
The Lost Chord (1933)
I Lived with You (1933)
This Week of Grace (1933)
Soldiers of the King (1933)
Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
Road House (1934)
Lily of Killarney (1934)
The Clairvoyant (1935)
The Tunnel (1935)
Heat Wave (1935)
Spy of Napoleon (1936)
The Man in the Mirror (1936)
A Romance in Flanders (1937)
Who Killed John Savage? (1937)
Melody and Romance (1937)
Change for a Sovereign (1937)
Lightning Conductor (1938)
Who Goes Next? (1938)
The Return of the Frog (1938)
Sword of Honour (1939)
Sons of the Sea (1939)
Under Your Hat (1940)
The Spider (1940)
For Freedom (1940)
Room for Two (1940)
Salute John Citizen (1942)
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
Medal for the General (1944)
Strawberry Roan (1945)
Beware of Pity (1946)
The Third Visitor (1951)
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
My Wife's Lodger (1952)
The Great Game (1953)
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
House of Blackmail (1953)
The Harassed Hero (1954)
What Every Woman Wants (1954)
The Gay Dog (1954)
The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
You Lucky People! (1955)
Room in the House (1955)
Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
Dry Rot (1956)
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
Second Fiddle (1957)

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