The Only Way (1927)

Director:

Herbert Wilcox

Writers:

Charles Dickens (novel), Frederick Longbridge (play),

Stars:

John Martin Harvey, Madge Stuart, Betty Faire

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Martin Harvey	...	Sydney Carton
Madge Stuart	...	Mimi
Betty Faire	...	Lucy Manette
Ben Webster	...	Evremonde
J. Fisher White	...	Manette
Frederick Cooper	...	Darnay
Mary Brough	...	Miss Pross
Frank Stanmore	...	Dr. Lorry
Gibb McLaughlin	...	Barsad
Gordon McLeod	...	Ernest Defarge
Jean Jay	...	Jeanne Defarge
Margaret Yarde	...	The Vengeance
Judd Green	...	Prosecutor
Fred Rains	...	President
Jack Raymond	...	Jacques

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

guillotine | france | paris france | french revolution | based on play | 

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1927 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Kaksi kaupunkia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herbert Wilcox Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of A Tale of Two Cities (1989)

User Reviews

Further information about the film's significance

This was the first 10,000 foot film made in the UK. There are numerous tinted sections, and the final scene (where Carton goes to the guillotine) is tinted in pink. The BFI have a viewing copy which - the last time I watched it - was still on nitrate film stock.