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The Guns of Loos
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Wikipedia article
'The Guns of Loos' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes.
Plot
A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire.Kelly p.29
Cast
* Henry Victor as John Grimlaw
* Madeleine Carroll as Diana Cheswick
* Bobby Howes as Danny
* Hermione Baddeley as Mavis
* Donald Macardle as Clive
* Adeline Hayden Coffin as Lady Cheswick
* Jeanne le Vaye as Arlette
* Philip Hewland as Stevens
* Frank Goldsmith as Colonel Jameson
* Tom Coventry as Tubby
* William Freshman as Officer
* Wally Patch as Sergeant
* Daniel Laidlaw VC as Himself
Production background
Carroll was selected for the role from 150 applicants to play her role.Wise & Baron p.232 It was her first film role and helped launch her career.
Daniel Laidlaw, an army piper who won the Victoria Cross while rallying his company at the 1915 Battle of Loos, plays himself.
Score
In 2011, sheet music for Richard Howgill's score, meant to be performed live as the film was projected, was rediscovered in Birmingham Central Library.
Notes
References
* Kelly, Andrew (1998). 'Filming All Quiet on the Western Front'. I.B. Tauris & Co.
* Wise, James E. Jr.; Baron, Scott (2002). 'International Stars at War'. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. .
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