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When Knights Were Bold
(1916) England
B&W : Five reels / 4800 feet
Directed by Maurice Elvey

Cast: James Welch [Sir Guy de Vere], Janet Ross [Lady Rowena], Gerald Ames [Sir Bryan Ballymore], Hayford Hobbs [Widdicombe], Gwynne Herbert [Isaacson], Philip Hewland [Barker], Bert Wynne [Whittle], Edna Maude [Aunt Thornridge], Marjorie Day [the maid]

The London Film Company production; distributed by Jury’s Imperial Pictures. / Produced by Maurice Elvey. Scenario by Frank Miller, from the play When Knights Were Bold by Charles Marlowe (Harriett Jay). / Released May 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 18 November 2012.

References: Gifford-British n. 06213; Perry-British p. 315 : Website-IMDb.