The Lyons Mail

Based On the book by Charles Reade

The Lyons Mail is a 1916 British silent film directed by Fred Paul and is based on the 1877 play The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade, a very popular stage work of the Victorian era. A respectable French gentleman is mistaken for his doppelganger, a notorious highwaymen. It was made by the Ideal Film Company, one of the leading British silent film studios. It should not be confused with a later sound version The Lyons Mail released in 1931 by Twickenham Studios.

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Release date:

1916

Director:

Fred Paul

Cast:

Harry Brodribb Irving, Nancy Price, Harry Welchman, James Lindsay

Genre:

Historical, Drama, Silent

Country:

United Kingdom

Year page:

1916 in adaptations