Lord Richard in the Pantry explained

Lord Richard in the Pantry
Country:	United Kingdom
Budget:	$85,000^[1]
Gross:	$300,000

Lord Richard in the Pantry is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Cooper, Dorothy Seacombe and Marjorie Hume.^[2]

No print of the film is known to exist, and it is included on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list of missing British feature films.^[3]

Plot summary

The story is taken from the homonymous book written by Maurice Nicoll under the pen-name "Martin Swayne".Lord Richard falls on hard times, and has to take a job as a butler. Meanwhile, his employer falls in love with him.

Cast

• Richard Cooper as Lord Richard Sandridge
• Dorothy Seacombe as Sylvia Garland
• Marjorie Hume as Lady Violet Elliott
• Leo Sheffield as Carter
• Frederick Volpe as Sir Charles Bundleman
• Barbara Gott as Cook
• Alexander Field as Sam
• Viola Lyel as Evelyn Lovejoy
• Gladys Hamer as Gladys

See also

• List of lost films

References

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External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes

Notes and References

1. Variety. English Making Money. 57. 17 September 1930.
2. Web site: Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090118012807/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/63446 . dead . 18 January 2009 . British Film Institute.
3. Web site: Lord Richard In The Pantry / BFI Most Wanted . British Film Institute . 1 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092457/http://old.bfi.org.uk/nationalarchive/news/mostwanted/lord-richard-in-the-pantry.html . 3 August 2012 . dead .