# The Persistent Lovers

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{{short description|1922 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Persistent Lovers
| image          =
| caption        =
| director       = [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall) 
| producer       = [George Clark](/source/George_Clark_(producer))
| based_on       = {{based on|''The Persistent Lovers''<br>1915 novel|[A. Hamilton Gibbs](/source/A._Hamilton_Gibbs)}}
| writer         = Guy Newall
| starring       = [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall) <br> [Ivy Duke](/source/Ivy_Duke) <br> [A. Bromley Davenport](/source/A._Bromley_Davenport) <br> [Julian Royce](/source/Julian_Royce)
| music          = 
| cinematography = [Bert Ford](/source/Bert_Ford_(cinematographer))
| editing        = 
| studio         = [George Clark Productions](/source/George_Clark_Productions)
| distributor    = [Stoll Pictures](/source/Stoll_Pictures)
| released       = {{Film date|1922|04}}
| runtime        = 6,420 feet<ref>Low p.427</ref> 
| country        = United Kingdom 
| language       = Silent <br> English [intertitles](/source/intertitles)
| budget         = 
}}
'''''The Persistent Lovers ''''' is a 1922 British [silent](/source/silent_film) [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall) and starring Newall, [Ivy Duke](/source/Ivy_Duke) and [A. Bromley Davenport](/source/A._Bromley_Davenport).<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI {{!}} Film & TV Database {{!}} The PERSISTENT LOVERS (1922) |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46224 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206224726/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46224 |archive-date=2009-02-06 |access-date=2026-05-13 |website=ftvdb.bfi.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> It was an adaptation of a 1915 novel by [A. Hamilton Gibbs](/source/A._Hamilton_Gibbs).

==Plot summary==
Richard Ardley-Manners, the irresponsible son of Reverend Ardley-Manners and a former Oxford student without a clear career path, wins the heart of Lady Audrey Beaumont, a fascinating and unconventional girl. To his surprise, he discovers that she is the daughter of a duke, specifically the Duke of Harborough. Seeking a way to be worthy of her, Ardley-Manners takes up work on a Devon fruit farm to become a better man. Meanwhile, Lady Audrey, fleeing from her father's anger and seeking her own path, leaves the ducal estate to become a dairymaid, demonstrating her independent nature and devotion to her own beliefs. The love between Richard and Lady Audrey persists despite the challenges posed by their social standings and familial expectations.

== Production ==
Half of the film's scenes were shot in [Nice](/source/Nice), [France](/source/France) while Newall's [Beaconsfield Film Studios](/source/Beaconsfield_Film_Studios) was under construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Newall, Guy (1885-1937) Biography |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/862832/index.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In order to maintain the appearance of an "English" film, Newall chose English-style "interiors" for filming locations.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTBGyDcWp-0C&dq=%22the+persistent+lovers%22+%22guy+newall%22&pg=RA5-PA14 |title=G.C.P.: The Official Journal of the George Clark Productions |date=1920 |publisher=George Clark Productions |language=en}}</ref> Most of the "exteriors" were photographed on the [Norfolk Broads](/source/Norfolk_Broads).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZYcAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22the+persistent+lovers%22+%22guy+newall%22&pg=RA13-PA9 |title=Motion Picture Studio |date=1922 |language=en}}</ref>

During one scene, Ivy Duke punches Lawford Davidson "in the ear" to admonish his misbehavior. Lawford Davidson later reported: "But the first punch I received was a very meek one, and I remonstrated 'That won't do, you must really hit me. After that there were about three rehearsals, the last was 'shot'—and by that time I received such an effective punch, that I had jaw-ache for three whole days."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTBGyDcWp-0C&dq=%22the+persistent+lovers%22+%22guy+newall%22&pg=RA5-PA14 |title=G.C.P.: The Official Journal of the George Clark Productions |date=1920 |publisher=George Clark Productions |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
thumb|right|upright=0.7|Guy Newall and Ivy Duke in ''Persistent Lovers'', published in ''The Picturegoer'', May 1922.

* [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall) - Richard Ardley-Manners
* [Ivy Duke](/source/Ivy_Duke) - Lady Audrey Beaumont
* [A. Bromley Davenport](/source/A._Bromley_Davenport) - Duke of Harborough
* [Julian Royce](/source/Julian_Royce) - Anthony Waring
* [Lawford Davidson](/source/Lawford_Davidson) - Honorable Ivor Jocelyn
* [Barbara Everest](/source/Barbara_Everest) - Joyce
* [Douglas Munro](/source/Douglas_Munro_(actor)) - John
* [Ernest A. Douglas](/source/Ernest_A._Douglas) - Reverend Ardley-Manners
* Emilie Nichol - Duchess

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0013493}}

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