Dick Turpin's Ride to York is a 1922 British historical silent film drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Isobel Elsom and Cecil Humphreys. It was the first feature-length film of the story of the famous 18th-century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary 200 mi (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his mount Black Bess.
| Dick Turpin's Ride to York | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Leslie Howard Gordon |
| Starring | Matheson Lang Isobel Elsom Cecil Humphreys |
| Distributed by | Stoll Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Dick Turpin's Ride to York was for many years assumed by film historians to be completely lost. However two reels of the film were among several rediscoveries in a private collection in the United States in 2003.[1]
Cast edit
- Matheson Lang as Dick Turpin
- Isobel Elsom as Esther Bevis
- Cecil Humphreys as Lytton Glover
- Norman Page as Ferret Bevis
- Lewis Gilbert as Tom King
- Lily Iris as Sally Dutton
- Malcolm Todd as Sir Charles Weston
- Madame d'Esterre as Lady Weston
See also edit
- Hippodrama, a stage play in which live horses feature as characters
References edit
- ^ "The Serial Squadron Recovers Lost Silent Era Nitrate Films" Silent Era: Information and News. Retrieved 21 September 2010
External links edit
- Dick Turpin's Ride to York at IMDb
- Dick Turpin's Ride to York at BFI Film & TV Database
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