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Huntingtower (film)

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Genre
  
Silent film

Distributor
  
Paramount Pictures

Country
  
United Kingdom

Director
  
George Pearson

Duration
  

Language
  
Silent film English intertitles

Release date
  
1927

Writer
  
John Buchan (book), Charles E. Whittaker

Cast
  
Sir Harry Lauder, Pat Aherne, Vera Voronina

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Huntingtower is a 1927 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Harry Lauder, Vera Voronina and Patrick Aherne. It was based on the 1922 novel Huntingtower by John Buchan and made at Cricklewood Studios. The art direction was by Walter Murton. The film was fairly successful on its release.

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Plot

The film is ″(a) tale of chivalry in modern times, involving a Glasgow grocer and a Russian princess imprisoned in a deserted castle″ according to the British Film Institute.

Cast

  • Harry Lauder as Dickson McCunn
  • Vera Voronina as Princess Saskia
  • Patrick Aherne as Capt. John Heritage
  • Lillian Christine as Mrs. McCunn
  • John Manners as Prince Paul
  • Moore Marriott as Speidel
  • Douglas Herald as Leon
  • Susanne Morris as Mother
  • W. Cronin Wilson as Dobson
  • Nancy Price as Mrs.Moran
  • Jerrold Robertshaw as Father
  • Harry Malonie as Dougal

    • Production

    The castle scenes were shot at Bamburgh Castle.

    References

    Huntingtower (film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Huntingtower (film) IMDb