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Snow in the Desert

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Snow in the Desert
Directed byWalter West
Written byAndrew Soutar (story)
Benedict James
StarringViolet Hopson
Stewart Rome
Poppy Wyndham
Production
company
Distributed byWalturdaw
Release date
  • December 1919 (1919-12)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Snow in the Desert is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Poppy Wyndham. The film featured an early performance from Ronald Colman before he went to Hollywood. It was based on a serialized story in the Daily Sketch by Andrew Soutar.[1]

Premise

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A business tycoon's wife runs off with a poet, but returns to help run the company when her husband falls ill.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Low p.453

Bibliography

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