The Rising Generation is a lost 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Harley Knoles and George Dewhurst and starring Alice Joyce, Jameson Thomas and Robin Irvine. It was based on a play by Laura Leycester. The screenplay concerns a couple who masquerade as servants. Cast Alice Joyce – Mrs Kent Jameson Thomas – Major Kent Robin Irvine – George Breese William Freshman – Robert Kent Joan Barry – Peggy Kent Betty Nuthall – School Friend Gerald Ames – John Parmoor Gerald Rawlinson – Augustus Pamela Deane – Friend Eric Findon – Friend Eugenie Prescott – Maid Clare Greet – Cook Nervo and Knox – Themselves Preservation status This film is now lost. References External links 1928 comedy films British black-and-white films British comedy films British films based on plays British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by George Dewhurst Films directed by Harley Knoles Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios Lost British films 1928 lost films Lost comedy films Silent comedy films