Money (1921 film)

1921 film

Money

Directed by| Duncan McRae
Written by| Edward Bulwer-Lytton (play)
Eliot Stannard
Starring| Henry Ainley
Faith Bevan
James Lindsay
Olaf Hytten

Production
company

Ideal Film Company

Distributed by| Ideal Film Company

Release date

* 1921 (1921)

Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Money is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Duncan McRae and starring Henry Ainley, Faith Bevan and Margot Drake.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1840 comic play Money by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. The film had 5 reels.[2]

## Cast

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* Henry Ainley ... Alfred Evelyn
* Faith Bevan ... Georgina Vesey
* Margot Drake ... Clare Douglas
* Sam Wilkinson ... Sir Frederick Blount
* James Lindsay ... Captain Smooth
* Olaf Hytten ... Henry Graves
* Sidney Paxton ... Sir John Vesey
* Ethel Newman ... Lady Franklyn
* Adelaide Grace ... Nanny

## Reception

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The film was described as "an instance of the triumph over difficulties and [...] an evidence of the power that a good cast has to lift a production from a low level."[3]

## References

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1. ^ BFI.org
2. ^ Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8.
3. ^ The Motion Picture Studio (Jun 1921-May 1922). Media History Digital Library. 1921.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: others (link)

## External links

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* Money at IMDb

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