Shooting Stars (1928)

Review: Shooting Stars (1928)

Director: Anthony Asquith

Cast: Annette Benson, Brian Aherne, Donald Calthrop, Wally Patch, David Brooks,

Annette Benson
Annette Benson
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
David Brooks
David Brooks

Plot: The husband and wife acting team of Mae Feather and Julian Gordon is torn apart when he discovers she is having an affair with the screen comedian Andy Wilks.

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The art of silent film: Anthony Asquith&#8217;s <i>Shooting Stars</i> (1928)

The art of silent film: Anthony Asquith’s Shooting Stars (1928)

It’s remarkable that it’s still possible to discover a previously unknown yet major film from the silent era, but the BFI’s new release of Anthony Asquith’s first feature, Shooting Stars (1928) is a revelation; a fresh, […]

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