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'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.Low p.70

Plot summary



After his friend impregnates a laundress, a socialist marries her while navigating his own rise to become a Labour Party Member of Parliament.

Cast



* 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



Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'History of the British Film, 1914-1918'. Routledge, 2005.


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