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1921 British film by Harley Knoles

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Directed by	Harley Knoles
Written by	Rosina Henley Adrian Johnson
Based on	Carnival by H.C.M. Hardinge and Matheson Lang
Starring	Matheson Lang Ivor Novello Hilda Bayley Clifford Grey
Cinematography	Philip Hatkin
Production company	Alliance Film Corporation
Distributed by	Alliance Film Corporation
Release dates	March 1921 (1921-03) (UK) 26 June 1921 (1921-06-26) (US)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Carnival is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Matheson Lang, Ivor Novello and Hilda Bayley. During a production of William Shakespeare's Othello in Venice, an Italian actor suspects his wife of having an affair and plans to murder her on stage. It was based on a stage play of the year before, of which Matheson Lang was one of the writers. The film was a popular success, and was re-released the following year. In 1931, it was remade as a sound film, Carnival, directed by Herbert Wilcox.

Cast

Matheson Lang as Sylvio Steno
Ivor Novello as Count Andrea
Hilda Bayley as Simonetta, Silvio's wife (credited as Hilda Bailey)
Clifford Grey as Lelio, Simonetta's brother
Victor McLaglen as Baron
Florence Hunter as Nino, Silvio's son
Maria de Bernaldo as Ottavia, Silvio's sister

References

"Carnival (1921)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
Low p.145
"BFI Screenonline: Carnival (1931)".

Bibliography

Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.

External links

v t e The films of Harley Knoles
The Greater Will (1915) His Brother's Wife (1916) The Devil's Toy (1916) Bought and Paid For (1916) The Price of Pride (1917) The Little Duchess (1917) The Stolen Paradise (1917) The Social Leper (1917) The Burglar (1917) A Square Deal (1917) Adventures of Carol (1917) Souls Adrift (1917) The Page Mystery (1917) The Volunteer (1917) The Cabaret (1918) Little Women (1918) Bolshevism on Trial (1919) The Cost (1920) The Great Shadow (1920) Guilty of Love (1920) A Romantic Adventuress (1920) Half an Hour (1921) Carnival (1921) The Bohemian Girl (1922) Lew Tyler's Wives (1926) Oh, Baby! (1926) Land of Hope and Glory (1927) The White Sheik (1928) The Rising Generation (1928)

The films of Harley Knoles

The Greater Will (1915)
His Brother's Wife (1916)
The Devil's Toy (1916)
Bought and Paid For (1916)
The Price of Pride (1917)
The Little Duchess (1917)
The Stolen Paradise (1917)
The Social Leper (1917)
The Burglar (1917)
A Square Deal (1917)
Adventures of Carol (1917)
Souls Adrift (1917)
The Page Mystery (1917)
The Volunteer (1917)
The Cabaret (1918)
Little Women (1918)
Bolshevism on Trial (1919)
The Cost (1920)
The Great Shadow (1920)
Guilty of Love (1920)
A Romantic Adventuress (1920)
Half an Hour (1921)
Carnival (1921)
The Bohemian Girl (1922)
Lew Tyler's Wives (1926)
Oh, Baby! (1926)
Land of Hope and Glory (1927)
The White Sheik (1928)
The Rising Generation (1928)

v t e William Shakespeare's Othello
Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio
Source	Della descrittione dell’Africa (1550) by Leo Africanus "Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Cintio
Stage adaptations	The Duke of Milan (1623) Love's Sacrifice (1633) Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970) Desdemona (2011)
Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera by Rossini) Otello (1887; opera by Verdi) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)
Films	1922 1951 1955 1965 1995
TV	1964 Australia 1981 1990 1994 2001
Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)
From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)
Paintings	Othello
Phrases	"Beast with two backs"
Related	Othello error Filming Othello
Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) The Dresser (1980 play) The Dresser (1983 film) Goodnight Desdemona (1988) An Imaginary Tale (1990) Red Velvet (2012 play) The Dresser (2015 film)
Related	Cultural references to Othello

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