The Guns of Loos

The Guns of Loos
Directed by	Sinclair Hill
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell
Written by	Reginald Fogwell Leslie Howard Gordon Joe Grossman Sinclair Hill
Starring	Henry Victor Madeleine Carroll Bobby Howes Hermione Baddeley
Cinematography	D.P. Cooper Desmond Dickinson Sidney Eaton
Edited by	Leslie Brittain
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	New Era
Release dates	February 1928
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Guns of Loos is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes.^[1]

Plot

A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire.^[2]

Cast

• Henry Victor - John Grimlaw
• Madeleine Carroll - Diana Cheswick
• Bobby Howes - Danny
• Hermione Baddeley - Mavis
• Donald Macardle - Clive
• Adeline Hayden Coffin - Lady Cheswick
• Jeanne le Vaye - Arlette
• Philip Hewland - Stevens
• Frank Goldsmith - Colonel Jameson
• Tom Coventry - Tubby
• William Freshman - Officer
• Wally Patch - Sergeant
• Daniel Laidlaw - Himself

Production background

Carroll was selected for the role from 150 applicants to play her role.^[3] It was her first film role and helped launch her career.

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.^[4]

Notes

1. BFI Database entry
2. Kelly p.29
3. Wise & Baron p.232
4. "Silent movie scores found at Birmingham central library". BirminghamNewsroom.com. Birmingham City Council. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

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. ISBN 1-55750-965-4.

External links

• The Guns of Loos at the Internet Movie Database