No. 5 John Street is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Zena Dare and Mary Odette and Lionelle Howard. It is based on the 1899 novel by Richard Whiteing. The screenplay concerns a soap-making heiress who disguises herself as a worker.
Plot
A soap-making heiress disguises herself as a worker and gets employment at her own family's factory to find out about ordinary conditions. However she comes under threat from an anarchist.
Cast
Zena Dare as Tilda
Mary Odette as Celia Ridler
Lionelle Howard as Seaton Ridler
Randle Ayrton as I. Azreal
Roy Travers as Sir Charles Pounds
Charles Danvers as Sir Marmaduke Ridler
James McWilliams as Stubbs
Peggy Bayfield as Nance
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.