The Wetherell Film

Material relating to the film about the life and work of David Livingstone originated by Mr M. A. Wetherell, who also played the lead role. The film, entitled 'Livingstone', produced by Hero Films Ltd., was originally released as a silent production in 1925. It was reissued in 1933 with a new title...

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Order number: CWM/LMS/Home/Livingstone Pictures/Box 1
Date(s) of creation: [1920s-1930s]
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id CWM.LMS.01.09.04.10
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with CWM/LMS/Home/Livingstone Pictures/Box 1
callnumber CWM/LMS/01/09/04/10
callnumber_txt CWM/LMS/01/09/04/10
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title The Wetherell Film
scb_date_creation [1920s-1930s]
scb_level File
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scb_extent 9 items
format Archive
description Material relating to the film about the life and work of David Livingstone originated by Mr M. A. Wetherell, who also played the lead role. The film, entitled 'Livingstone', produced by Hero Films Ltd., was originally released as a silent production in 1925. It was reissued in 1933 with a new title (Stanley) and musical soundtrack. Material includes official photographs from the film, a newspaper article about the making of the film taken from the 'News', Vryberg, 8 Dec 1923, a typescript copy of the Prologue to the film by William Kean Seymour, and 'Appreciations of the Livingstone Talking Music Film'.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 10
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hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0001.0009.0004.0010