The Third String (1914 film)
| The Third String | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Loane Tucker |
| Starring | June Gail Frank Stanmore George Bellamy |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fenning Films |
Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Third String is a 1914 British silent sports comedy film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring June Gail, Frank Stanmore and George Bellamy. The film is based on a short story of the same name by W.W. Jacobs, which was later turned into a 1932 film.[1]
Premise[edit]
A man poses as a boxer to impress a barmaid, but this leads to him being forced to fight a champion.[2]
Cast[edit]
- June Gail as Julia
- Frank Stanmore as Ginger Dick
- George Bellamy as Peter Russett
- Judd Green as Sam Small
- Charles Rock as Landlord
- Charles E. Vernon as Bill Lumm
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Goble p.241
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740629.
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links[edit]
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- 1914 films
- 1915 films
- 1910s sports comedy films
- British sports comedy films
- British silent short films
- Films based on works by W. W. Jacobs
- Films directed by George Loane Tucker
- Films set in England
- British black-and-white films
- Films based on short fiction
- 1915 comedy films
- 1914 comedy films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s British films
- Silent sports comedy films
- English-language sports comedy films
- British silent comedy film stubs