Lord Richard in the Pantry is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Cooper, Dorothy Seacombe and Marjorie Hume.[2]
| Lord Richard in the Pantry | |
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| Directed by | Walter Forde |
Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85,000[1] |
| Box office | $300,000[1] |
No print of the film is known to exist, and it is included on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films.[3]
Plot summary
editThe story is taken from the homonymous book written by Maurice Nicoll under the pen-name "Martin Swayne". Lord Richard falls on hard times, and has to take a job as a butler. Meanwhile, his employer falls in love with him.
Cast
edit- Richard Cooper as Lord Richard Sandridge
- Dorothy Seacombe as Sylvia Garland
- Marjorie Hume as Lady Violet Elliott
- Leo Sheffield as Carter
- Frederick Volpe as Sir Charles Bundleman
- Barbara Gott as Cook
- Alexander Field as Sam
- Viola Lyel as Evelyn Lovejoy
- Gladys Hamer as Gladys
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "English Making Money". Variety. 17 September 1930. p. 57.
- ^ "Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
- ^ "Lord Richard In The Pantry / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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External links
edit- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- Lord Richard in the Pantry at IMDb
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