Underground (1928 film)

Underground

Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Produced by	Harry Bruce Woolfe
Written by	Anthony Asquith
Starring	Brian Aherne Elissa Landi Cyril McLaglen Norah Baring
Cinematography	Stanley Rodwell
Production company	British Instructional Films
Distributed by	Pro Patria Films
Release dates	1928
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent English intertitles

Underground is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen, and Norah Baring. The film examines the lives of ordinary Londoners and the romance between them, set on and around the London Underground.

Production

It was made by British Instructional Films at Elstree and Cricklewood Studios^[1] and on location in London including scenes shot at Lots Road Power Station in Chelsea.^[2] The film was based on an original scenario written by Asquith.^[3]

Synopsis

An electrician and a porter both fall in love with a shop girl they meet on the London Underground.^[4]

Restoration

Underground was restored in 2009 under the auspices of the British Film Institute (BFI). In 2011, composer and well-known silent film accompanist Neil Brand wrote a completely new score for the film, which was then premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in London.^[5]

Cast

Brian Aherne as Bill
Elissa Landi as Nell
Cyril McLaglen as Bert, Power station worker
Norah Baring as Kate, Seamstress

References

↑ Ryall p.170
↑ Ryall p.3
↑ Ryall p.8
↑ BFI Database entry
↑ Barbican – ‘Underground’ with BBC Symphony Orchestra performing a new score by Neil Brand (2011), www.artshead.co.uk

Bibliography

Ryall, Tom. Anthony Asquith. Manchester University Press, 2005.

External links

The films of Anthony Asquith

Feature films

Silent films	Shooting Stars (1927) Underground (1928) The Runaway Princess (1929) A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)

Sound films	Tell England (1931) The Lucky Number (1932) Dance Pretty Lady (1932) Unfinished Symphony (1934) Moscow Nights (1935) Pygmalion (1938) French Without Tears (1940) Freedom Radio (1941) Quiet Wedding (1941) Cottage to Let (1941) Uncensored (1942) We Dive at Dawn (1943) The Demi-Paradise (1943) Fanny by Gaslight (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Woman in Question (1950) The Browning Version (1951) The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Net (1953) The Young Lovers (1954) Carrington V.C. (1955) Orders to Kill (1958) The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) Libel (1959) The Millionairess (1960) Two Living, One Dead (1961) Guns of Darkness (1962) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Short films

The Story of Papworth (1936)
Channel Incident (1940)
Rush Hour (1941)
Two Fathers (1944)
On Such a Night (1956)

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