One of the Best is a 1927 British silent historical drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Walter Byron and Eve Gray.[2] It was based on a play by Seymour Hicks. Film historian Rachael Low described it as an "unsophisticated costume drama".[3] The 'drumming out' scene of Lieutenant Keppel was filmed at Hounslow Barracks using the officers and men of the Royal Fusiliers wearing 1820s uniforms.
One of the Best | |
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Directed by | T. Hayes Hunter |
Written by | George Edwardes-Hall (play) Seymour Hicks (play) Patrick L. Mannock |
Produced by | Michael Balcon Carlyle Blackwell |
Starring | Carlyle Blackwell Eve Gray Walter Byron Randle Ayrton |
Cinematography | James Wilson |
Production company | Gainsborough Pictures |
Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
Release date | November 1927 |
Running time | 8,000[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Films directed by T. Hayes Hunter | |
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