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The Royal Oak (film)

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Genre
  
Drama, History

Language
  
English

Director
  
Maurice Elvey

Production companies
  
Stoll Pictures

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Writer
  
Henry Hamilton
,
Augustus Harris

Release date
  
October 1923

Genres
  
Drama, Silent film, Historical fiction

Cast
  
Betty Compson
,
Henry Victor
,
Henry Ainley
,
Bertie Wright
(Dearlove)

Related Maurice Elvey movies
  
Sons of the Sea (1939), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1921), Medal for the General (1944)

The Royal Oak is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Betty Compson, Henry Ainley and Henry Victor. The screenplay concerns a woman who disguises herself as Charles II. It was based on a play The Royal Oak by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris the title of which is a reference to the Royal Oak in which Charles is said to have hidden.

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The film proved popular and was re-released in 1929.

Premise

A woman disguises herself as Charles II in order to allow the real King to escape Oliver Cromwell's troops after the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester.

Cast

  • Betty Compson - Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
  • Henry Ainley - Oliver Cromwell
  • Henry Victor - Charles I / Charles II
  • Thurston Hall - Colonel Ancketell
  • Clive Brook - Dorian Clavering
  • Bertie Wright - Dearlove
  • Peter Dear - Lord Cholmondeley
  • Dallas Cairns - Pendrel
  • Blanche Walker - Parry
  • Rolf Leslie - Melchizedek

    • References

    The Royal Oak (film) Wikipedia
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    The Royal Oak (film) IMDb


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