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Wikipedia article




'Love's Option' is a 1928 British silent adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, Patrick Aherne and James Carew. It was made at Cricklewood Studios based on the novel 'The Riddle' by Douglas Newton. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures' British subsidiary, enabling the company to meet its yearly quota set down by the British government. The film follows several rivals attempting to gain control of a valuable Spanish copper mine. It was known by the alternative title 'A Girl of Today'.

Cast



* Dorothy Boyd as Dorothy

* Patrick Aherne as John Dacre

* James Carew as Simon Wake

* Henry Vibart as Lucien Wake

* Scotch Kelly as Pat Kelly

* Philip Hewland as Tom Bartlett

* Cecil Barry

References



Bibliography



* Chibnall, Steve. 'Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' film'. British Film Institute, 2007.

* Low, Rachel. 'The History of British Film: Volume IV, 19181929'. Routledge, 1997.


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