1919 British film
| Splendid Folly | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arrigo Bocchi |
| Written by | Margaret Pedlar (novel) Hedley Sedgwick |
| Starring | Manora Thew Hayford Hobbs Evelyn Harding |
| Production company | Windsor Films |
| Distributed by | Walturdaw |
| Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Splendid Folly is a 1919 British silent romance film directed by Arrigo Bocchi and starring Manora Thew, Hayford Hobbs and Evelyn Harding. The film is set in Naples and was shot on location in Italy, and at Catford Studios in London. It is based on a novel by Margaret Pedlar.
Plot
A playwright's wife leaves him when she mistakenly believes he has taken a mistress. She becomes a renowned opera singer.
Cast
- Manora Thew as Diana Quentin
- Hayford Hobbs as Mr. Errington
- Evelyn Harding as Adrienne de Gervais
- Charles Vane as Baroni
- Bert Wynne
- Peggy Patterson
- George Butler
- Eileen McGrath
- James English
References
- Low p.456
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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- 1919 films
- 1919 romantic drama films
- British silent feature films
- British romantic drama films
- Films set in Italy
- Films directed by Arrigo Bocchi
- Films based on British novels
- British black-and-white films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s British films
- Silent romantic drama films
- English-language romantic drama films
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