The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
British stage luminary Ben Webster plays the lead in Gay Lord Quex. Based on a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film finds Lord Quex on the verge of matrimony. Unfortunately, a woman from his past threatens to disrupt his future. Lord Quex arranges for his nemesis to be compromised by a cardboard lover. But things don't quite work out as planned, and what started as a light comedy threatens to veer into heavy drama. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Maurice Elvey
Synopsis of The Gay Lord Quex
British stage luminary Ben Webster plays the lead in Gay Lord Quex. Based on a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film finds Lord Quex on the verge of matrimony. Unfortunately, a woman from his past threatens to disrupt his future. Lord Quex arranges for his nemesis to be compromised by a cardboard lover. But things don't quite work out as planned, and what started as a light comedy threatens to veer into heavy drama. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Gay Lord Quex
- Margaret Bannerman - Muriel Eden
- Donald Calthrop - Valma
- Irene Vanbrugh - Sophie Fullgarney
- Lyston Lyle
- Lillian Braithwaite - Duchess of Strood
- Hayford Hobbs - Capt. Bartling
- Ben Webster - Lord Quex
- Claire Pauncefort - Lady Owbridge
- Director(s):
- Maurice Elvey
- Writer(s):
- Eliot Stannard
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