Roses of Picardy |
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Roses of Picardy - 1927 | | War | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Maurice
Elvey. Producer: Maurice Elvey and Victor Saville. Script: V. Gareth Gundrey, Jack Harris and Fred V. Merrick. (based on a novel by R.H. Mottram) |
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The CastLillian Hall-Davis - Madame Vanderlynden John Stuart - Lieutenant Skene Humberston Wright - Jerome Vanderlynden Jameson Thomas - Georges d'Archeville Marie Ault - Baroness d'Archeville A. Bromley Davenport - Baron d'Archeville Clifford Heatherley - Uncle |
Plot SynopsisRoses of Picardy was based on Spanish Farm and Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four,
a novel by R. H. Mottram. The story is set during WWI, when Lt. Skene
(John Stuart) of the British army falls in love with Flemish lass Madeleine
Vanderlynden (Lillian Hall-Davis). Trouble is, French soldier Georges
d'Archeville (Jameson Thomas) is also enamoured of the girl - and Georges
has the advantage of being from a wealthy, aristocratic family. Madeleine
is unable to decide between the two men, but the fortunes of war determine
the story's outcome. |
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