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The Guns of Loos is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Henry Victor, Madeleine Carroll, and Bobby Howes.[1]

The Guns of Loos
Directed by	Sinclair Hill
Written by	Reginald Fogwell Leslie Howard Gordon Joe Grossman Sinclair Hill
Produced by	Oswald Mitchell
Starring	Henry Victor Madeleine Carroll Bobby Howes Hermione Baddeley
Cinematography	D.P. Cooper Desmond Dickinson Sidney Eaton
Edited by	Leslie Brittain
Production company	Stoll Pictures
Distributed by	New Era
Release date	9 February 1928
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A blind veteran of the First World War returns home to run his family's industrial empire.[2]

Cast

Production background

Carroll was selected for the role from 150 applicants to play her role.[3] It was her first film role and helped launch her career.

Daniel Laidlaw, an army piper who won the Victoria Cross while rallying his company at the 1915 Battle of Loos, plays himself.[4]

Score

In 2011, sheet music for Richard Howgill's score, meant to be performed live as the film was projected, was rediscovered in Birmingham Central Library.[5]

Notes

References

• Kelly, Andrew (1998). Filming All Quiet on the Western Front. I.B. Tauris & Co.
• Wise, James E. Jr.; Baron, Scott (2002). International Stars at War. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-965-4.

External links

• The Guns of Loos at IMDb

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