A Gamble in Lives

1920 film

  • November 1920 (1920-11)
CountryUnited KingdomLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Gamble in Lives is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Malvina Longfellow, Norman McKinnel and Alec Fraser.[1] It is based on the play The Joan Danvers by Frank Stayton.

Plot

An insurance agent demands a shipowner's daughter in return for silence regarding scuttling plans.

Cast

  • Malvina Longfellow as Joan Danvers
  • Norman McKinnel as James Danvers
  • Alec Fraser as Captain Ross
  • John Reid as Jimmie Danvers
  • Molly Adair as Gladys Danvers
  • Frances Ivor as Mrs. Danvers
  • Bobby Andrews as Harry Riggs
  • Alec Wynn-Thomas as Sims

References

  1. ^ Low p.370

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

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