Zero is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Stewart Rome, Fay Compton and Jeanne De Casalis.[2] Based on the 1927 novel by H. Collinson Owen, it was made at Cricklewood Studios.[3]
| Zero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Written by | Lydia Hayward |
| Based on | the novel Zero by H. Collinson Owen |
| Produced by | James B. Sloan |
| Starring | Stewart Rome Fay Compton Jeanne De Casalis Sam Livesey |
Production company | Film Manufacturing Company |
| Distributed by | First National-Pathé Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8,159 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Premise edit
A writer fakes his own death and establishes a new identity in order to live with his mistress, but he returns to his wife when she becomes ill.
Cast edit
- Stewart Rome as John Garth
- Fay Compton as Mrs Garth
- Jeanne De Casalis as Julia Norton
- Sam Livesey as Monty Sterling
- Dorinea Shirley as Veronica Sterling
- Joseph R. Tozer as Major Potterton
- Lewis Shaw as Victor Garth
References edit
- ^ Low p.486
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | ZERO (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Zero by Collinson Owen - AbeBooks".
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links edit
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