The Plaything
The Power of One (film)
| The Plaything | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Castleton Knight |
| Written by | (play) Violet E. Powell |
| Starring | Estelle Brody Heather Thatcher Nigel Barrie Marguerite Allan |
| Cinematography | |
| Music by | Hubert Bath |
Production company | British International Pictures |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | 30 September 1929 |
Running time | 5,873 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Plaything is a 1929 British romance film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Estelle Brody, Heather Thatcher and Nigel Barrie. The film was a mixture of silent and sound film as it was released during the transition period following Blackmail. It was based on the play Life Is Pretty Much the Same by . It was made by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios.
Cast[]
- Estelle Brody as Joyce Bennett
- Heather Thatcher as Martyn Bennett
- Nigel Barrie as Wallace McKinnel
- Marguerite Allan as Madeleine McKinnel
- as Claude
- Ray Milland as Ian
References[]
- ^ Low p.428
Bibliography[]
- Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links[]
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1929 films
- British films
- British romance films
- British silent feature films
- 1929 romance films
- Films directed by Castleton Knight
- Films shot at Elstree Studios
- British films based on plays
- 1920s British film stubs
- British black-and-white films
- 1920s romance film stubs