The Labour Leader
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| The Labour Leader | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Bentley |
| Written by | Kenelm Foss |
| Starring | |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | International Exclusives |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Labour Leader is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Fred Groves, Fay Compton and Owen Nares. The film was based on an original screenplay by Kenelm Foss.[1]
Plot summary
[edit | edit source]After his friend impregnates a laundress, a socialist marries her while navigating his own rise to become a Labour Party Member of Parliament.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Fred Groves as John Webster
- Fay Compton as Diana Hazlitt
- Owen Nares as Gilbert Hazlitt
- Christine Silver as Nell Slade
- Lauri de Frece as Bert Slade
- Frederick Volpe as Sir George Hazlitt
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Low p.70
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1914-1918. Routledge, 2005.
External links
[edit | edit source]- The Labour Leader at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1917 drama films
- 1910s political drama films
- 1910s English-language films
- Films directed by Thomas Bentley
- British silent feature films
- British political drama films
- Films about the labor movement
- History of the Labour Party (UK)
- British black-and-white films
- 1910s British films
- British silent drama films
- English-language political drama films
- 1910s British film stubs