The Twelve Pound Look (1920 film)

The Twelve Pound Look is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Jack Denton and starring Milton Rosmer, Jessie Winter and Ann Elliott.

The Twelve Pound Look
Directed byJack Denton
Written byJ.M Barrie (play)
Eliot Stannard
StarringMilton Rosmer
Jessie Winter
Ann Elliott
Nelson Ramsey
CinematographyWilliam Shenton
Production
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Distributed byIdeal Film Company
Release date
  • 1920 (1920)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A woman marries a cold, wealthy businessmen in order to be able to financially support her younger brothers and sisters. She later saves up enough money to buy a typewriter and leaves her husband to work independently as a writer.

Main cast

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  • Milton Rosmer - Harry Sims
  • Jessie Winter - Kate Sims
  • Ann Elliott - Emma Sims
  • Nelson Ramsey - Jack Lamb
  • Athalie Davis - Anne
  • Alfred Wellesley - Bernard Roche
  • E. Story Gofton - The Rector
  • Roy Byford - Sir William Crackley
  • Leonard Robson - Mr. Moon
  • Eric Hardin - Charles
  • Jose Shannon - Mabel

Production

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The film was made by the Ideal Film Company, one of the leading British studios of the silent era. It is based on the play The Twelve Pound Look by J.M. Barrie. It received its trade show on 20 September 1920.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. The History of British Film, Volume 4 1918-1929. Routledge, 1997.

References

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  1. ^ Low p.469
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