Snow in the Desert

Snow in the Desert
Directed by	Walter West
Written by	Andrew Soutar (story) Benedict James
Starring	Violet Hopson Stewart Rome Poppy Wyndham
Production company	Broadwest
Distributed by	Walturdaw
Release dates	December 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent English intertitles

Snow in the Desert is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Poppy Wyndham. The film featured an early performance from Ronald Colman before he went to Hollywood. It was based on a serialized story in the Daily Sketch by Andrew Soutar.^[1]

Synopsis

A business tycoon's wife runs off with a poet, but returns to help run the company when her husband falls ill.

Cast

Violet Hopson as Felice Beste
Stewart Rome as William B. Jackson
Poppy Wyndham
Simeon Stuart as Sir Michael Beste
Ronald Colman as Rupert Sylvester
Mary Masters
A.B. Caldwell

References

↑ Low p.453

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918–1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

Snow in the Desert at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Walter West

The Woman Who Did (1915)
A London Flat Mystery (1915)
The Merchant of Venice (1916)
The Hard Way (1916)
The Answer (1916)
Burnt Wings (1916)
The Ware Case (1917)
The Knockout Blow (1917)
The House Opposite (1917)
Sisters in Arms (1918)
A Fortune at Stake (1918)
Not Negotiable (1918)
Missing the Tide (1918)
Under Suspicion (1919)
The Gentleman Rider (1919)
Snow in the Desert (1919)
A Great Coup (1919)
A Daughter of Eve (1919)
The Case of Lady Camber (1920)
Kissing Cup's Race (1920)
Her Son (1920)
Vi of Smith's Alley (1921)
The Loudwater Mystery (1921)
The Imperfect Lover (1921)
A Sportsman's Wife (1921)
When Greek Meets Greek (1922)
Was She Justified? (1922)
The Scarlet Lady (1922)
Son of Kissing Cup (1922)
What Price Loving Cup? (1923)
The Lady Owner (1922)
In the Blood (1923)
Hornet's Nest (1923)
Beautiful Kitty (1923)
The Stirrup Cup Sensation (1924)
The Great Turf Mystery (1924)
Trainer and Temptress (1925)
A Daughter of Love (1925)
Woodcroft Castle (1926)
The Stolen Favourite (1926)
The Golden Spurs (1926)
Riding for a King (1926)
Beating the Book (1926)
Sweeney Todd (1928)
Maria Marten (1928)
Warned Off (1930)
Hundred to One (1933)
Bed and Breakfast (1938)

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