No. 5 John Street Explained

No. 5 John Street
Director:	Kenelm Foss
Producer:	H.W. Thompson
Cinematography:	Frank Canham
Editing:	John Miller
Distributor:	Astra Films
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	Silent English intertitles

No. 5 John Street is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard.^[1] It is based on the 1899 novel by Richard Whiteing.^{[2] [3]} The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who disguises herself as a worker.

Plot

A soap-making heiress disguises herself as a worker and gets employment at her own family's factory to find out about ordinary conditions. However she comes under threat from an anarchist.

Cast

• Zena Dare as Tilda
• Mary Odette as Celia Ridler
• Lionelle Howard as Seaton Ridler
• Randle Ayrton as I. Azreal
• Roy Travers as Sir Charles Pounds
• Charles Danvers as Sir Marmaduke Ridler
• James McWilliams as Stubbs
• Peggy Bayfield as Nance

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

Notes and References

1. Low p.418
2. Book: Whiteing, Richard. No. 5 John Street. London. Grant Richards. 4th. 1899.
3. Review of No. 5, John Street by Richard Whiteing. The Athenaeum. 3725. March 18, 1899.