12.10

1919 British silent film by Herbert Brenon June 2016 June 2016 12.10 Twelve-Ten (1919) - 1.jpg American advertisement Herbert Brenon Edward Godal Earl Carroll George Edwardes-Hall Marie Doro Ben Webster Geoffrey Kerr James Carew British & Colonial Kinematograph Company World Films (UK) Selznick Distributing Corporation (US) yes 1919 3 6,000 feetLow p.469 United Kingdom Silent (English intertitles) 12.10 is a 1919 British silent thriller film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Marie Doro, Ben Webster, and Geoffrey Kerr. It was the first film made by British & Colonial Kinematograph Company which had ambitious plans to break into the American market. It was made at Walthamstow Studios, and had considerable success on its release.Low p.137 Plot As described in a film magazine,Reviews: Twelve-Ten Exhibitors Herald 10 1 58 Exhibitors Herald Company New York City 3 January 1920 https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald10exhi Louis Fernando fails to sell a patent upon which he has spent the better part of his life and drowns himself. His orphaned child Marie is adopted by Lord Chatterton. Geoffrey Brooke, who is in the employ of Lord Chatterton, falls in love with Marie. Chatterton's general manager Arthur Newton also loves Marie and formulates a scheme whereby he hopes to win her and also acquire the Chatterton fortune. Chatterton becomes suspicious and by a ruse traps Newton and exposes his plot. Marie and Geoffrey are made happy in the end. Cast Marie Doro as Marie Fernando Ben Webster as Lord Chatterton Geoffrey Kerr as Geoffrey Brooke James Carew as Arthur Newton Frederick Kerr as Doctor Wrightman Pierre Maillard References Bibliography Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997. External links 0009854 12.10 Category:1919 films Category:British silent feature films Category:1910s thriller films Category:1919 English-language films Category:Films directed by Herbert Brenon Category:Films shot at Walthamstow Studios Category:British black-and-white films Category:British silent thriller films Category:1919 British films Category:English-language thriller films