The Romance of Old Bill

The Romance of Old Bill
Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	Bruce Bairnsfather (play) Arthur Eliot (play) T.A. Welsh George Pearson
Starring	Charles Rock Arthur Cleave Hugh E. Wright
Production company	Welsh-Pearson
Distributed by	Jury Films
Release dates	April 1918 (1918-04)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent English intertitles

The Romance of Old Bill is a 1918 British silent comedy war directed by George Pearson and starring Charles Rock, Arthur Cleave and Hugh E. Wright. It was made at Twickenham Studios. It is based on the play The Better 'Ole, with the setting updated to the First World War.^[1]

Cast

Charles Rock as Old Bill
Arthur Cleave as Bert
Hugh E. Wright as Alf
Mary Dibley as Maggie Busby
Hayford Hobbs as Jim
Lillian Hall-Davis as Lil
Alfred Phillips as Spy
Michelin Potous as Victoire
Marguerite Blanche as Suzette
J.M. Wright as Singer
Sid Jay as Juggler
Mansell Fane as Grouser
Frank Adair as Colonel
Meggie Albanesi as Waitress
Mercy Hatton
Micrommelynck as Colonel
Fernand Leone as Peasant

References

↑ Goble p.21

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

The Romance of Old Bill at the Internet Movie Database

The films of George Pearson

The Fool (1913)
Heroes of the Mine (1913)
A Study in Scarlet (1914)
A Cinema Girl's Romance (1915)
John Halifax, Gentleman (1915)
Sally Bishop (1916)
The Romance of Old Bill (1918)
Garryowen (1920)
Nothing Else Matters (1920)
Mary Find the Gold (1921)
Squibs (1921)
Mord Em'ly (1922)
Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922)
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922)
Love, Life and Laughter (1923)
Squibs M.P. (1923)
Squibs' Honeymoon (1923)
Reveille (1924)
Satan's Sister (1925)
The Little People (1926)
Blinkeyes (1926)
Huntingtower (1927)
Love's Option (1928)
Auld Lang Syne (1929)
East Lynne on the Western Front (1931)
The Third String (1932)
A Shot in the Dark (1933)
The Pointing Finger (1933)
Whispering Tongues (1934)
The River Wolves (1934)
The Four Masked Men (1934)
Open All Night (1934)
Gentlemen's Agreement (1935)
The Ace of Spades (1935)
That's My Uncle (1935)
Once a Thief (1935)
Jubilee Window (1935)
Checkmate (1935)
The Secret Voice (1936)
Wednesday's Luck (1936)
Murder by Rope (1936)
Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)
The Fatal Hour (1937)

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