Petticoat Loose

1922 film

  • 1922 (1922)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Petticoat Loose is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Dorinea Shirley, Warwick Ward and Lionelle Howard.[1] It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Eliza Humphreys about a playwright who hypnotises the woman he loves, controlling and ruining her life.[2]

It was made by Stoll Pictures at the company's Cricklewood Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter W. Murton. Location shooting took place in Cornwall.[3]

Cast

  • Dorinea Shirley as Brianna Lynch
  • Warwick Ward as Ralmere Clive
  • Lionelle Howard as Mickey Croome
  • Jack Trevor as Max Lorraine
  • Margaret Hope as Ray St. Vincent
  • Kate Gurney as Sally Dunne
  • Frank Goldsmith as Lord Farlingham
  • Madame d'Esterre as Lady Kilmurran
  • Sunday Wilshin as Nurse
  • Colin Bell as Maid

References

  1. ^ Palmer p.880
  2. ^ Goble p.391
  3. ^ Hunter, Porter & Smith p.53

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Palmer, Scott. British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987. McFarland, 1988.
  • Hunter, I.Q., Porter, Laraine & Smith, Justin. The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History. Taylor & Francis, 2017.
  • Petticoat Loose at IMDb
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