Carnival (1921 film)

Carnival
Directed by	Harley Knoles
Written by	H.C.M. Hardinge (play) Matheson Lang (play) Rosina Henley Adrian Johnson
Starring	Matheson Lang Ivor Novello Hilda Bayley Clifford Grey
Cinematography	Philip Hatkin
Production company	Alliance Film Corporation
Distributed by	Alliance Film Corporation
Release dates	26 June 1921 (US)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Carnival is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley.^[1] During a production of Shakespeare's Othello in Venice an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage. It was based on a stage play of the year before of which Matheson Lang was one of the writers.^[2] The film was a popular success, and was re-released the following year. It was remade as a sound film Carnival in 1931 directed by Herbert Wilcox.^[3]

Cast

Matheson Lang - Sylvio Steno
Ivor Novello - Count Andrea
Hilda Bayley - Simonetta, Silvio's wife
Clifford Grey - Lelio, Simonetta's brother
Victor McLaglen - Baron
Florence Hunter - Nino, Silvio's son
Maria de Bernaldo - Ottavia, Silvio's sister

References

Bibliography

Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

The films of Harley Knoles

The Cabaret (1918) Little Women (1918) Bolshevism on Trial (1919) The Great Shadow (1920) The Cost (1920) (1920) Half an Hour (1921) A Romantic Adventuress (1920) Carnival (1921) The Bohemian Girl (1922) Lew Tyler's Wives (1926) Oh, Baby! (1926) Land of Hope and Glory (1927) The White Sheik (1928) The Rising Generation (1928)

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