Motherland is a 1927 British silent war film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Rex Davis, Eva Moore and James Knight. The film was made at Isleworth Studios. It is set during the First World War. It aimed to copy the success of the series of war films released by British Instructional Films, but critical reaction was negative.
Cast
Rex Davis - The Lonely Soldier
Eva Moore - Mrs. Edwards
James Knight - Private Tom Edwards
Dorinea Shirley - The Stranger
Alec Alexander - Lance Corporal Ikey Abrahamson
Peggy Carlisle - Betty
Lena Halliday - Mrs. Vibart
A. Harding Steerman - Alexander Vibart
Russell Gorton - Captain Roger Vibart
Marjorie Spiers - Grace Edwards
Maurice Redstone - Issy Abrahamson
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.