Honour in Pawn explained

Honour in Pawn is a 1916 British silent film which starred Helen Haye in her first film role.^[1]

The four-reel crime drama was based on the 1911 novel of the same name by W. B. Maxwell^[2] to a script by Harold Weston, who was also the Director. The production company was Broadwest Film Company while the Producer was Walter West.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Synopsis

A crooked dealer adopts a young woman thief and forces her to steal the plate of a knight.^{[1] [3]}

Cast

• • • • • • • Nancy Raeborn - Manora Thew Sir Roger Singleton - Julian Royce Harvey Denman - George Bellamy Giovanni Leraca - Ivan Berlyn Mrs Fortescue - Helen Haye Uncredited - Hetta Bartlett Uncredited - Marjorie Compton^{[1] [3]}

External links

• Honour in Pawn - Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200126140233/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d9bbec3 Honour in Pawn
2. Alan Goble (ed), The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film, Bowker Saur (1999) - Google Books pg. 315
3. Denis Gifford, The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film 1895-1994, Routledge (2001) - Google Books
4. Rachael Low, The History of British Film 1914-1918 (Volume 3)', Routledge (2011) - Google Books pg. 289