The Ware Case is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Stewart Rome, Betty Carter and Ian Fleming. The film was shot at the Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Hugh Gee. It was an adaptation of the play The Ware Case by George Pleydell Bancroft, previously filmed in 1917, with another version appearing in 1938. First National (through Warner Bros.) distributed the film in the United States.
Synopsis
A selfish, spendthrift baronet is accused of murdering his wife's wealthy brother. The barrister defending him is secretly in love with his wife, but managed to get him acquitted by the jury. However, doubts still remain about his culpability.
Cast
Stewart Rome as Sir Hubert Ware
Betty Carter as Lady Magda Ware
Ian Fleming as Michael Adye
Cameron Carr as Inspector Watkins
Cynthia Murtagh as Celia Gurney
Patrick Ludlow as Eustace Ede
Wellington Briggs as Sir Henry Egerton
Patrick Stewart as Marston Gurney
Syd Ellery as Tommy Bold
John Valentine as Attorney General
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.