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The Ware Case (1928 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Ware Case' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Stewart Rome, Betty Carter and Ian Fleming.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090205074225/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57165 BFI.org] The film was shot at the Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Hugh Gee. It was an adaptation of the play 'The Ware Case' by George Pleydell Bancroft, previously filmed in 1917, with another version appearing in 1938. First National (through Warner Bros.) distributed the film in the United States.
Synopsis
A selfish, spendthrift baronet is accused of murdering his wife's wealthy brother. The barrister defending him is secretly in love with his wife, but managed to get him acquitted by the jury. However, doubts still remain about his culpability.
Cast
* Stewart Rome as Sir Hubert Ware
* Betty Carter as Lady Magda Ware
* Ian Fleming as Michael Adye
* Cameron Carr as Inspector Watkins
* Cynthia Murtagh as Celia Gurney
* Patrick Ludlow as Eustace Ede
* Wellington Briggs as Sir Henry Egerton
* Patrick Stewart as Marston Gurney
* Syd Ellery as Tommy Bold
* John Valentine as Attorney General
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. 'History of the British Film, 1918-1929'. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
* Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 1927-1939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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