Christie Johnstone is a 1853 romantic drama novel by the British writer Charles Reade

Charles Reade

Charles Reade was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth.-Life:Charles Reade was born at Ipsden, Oxfordshire to John Reade and Anne Marie Scott-Waring; William Winwood Reade the influential historian , was his nephew. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford,...

. It follows the adventures of the young and wealthy aristocrat Viscount Ipsden who falls for a woman named Christie Johnstone.

Adaptation

In 1921 the novel was turned into a silent film Christie Johnstone

Christie Johnstone (film)

Christie Johnstone is a 1921 British silent romance film directed by Norman McDonald and starring Gertrude McCoy, Stewart Rome and Clive Brook. It was adapted from the 1853 novel Christie Johnstone by Charles Reade.-Cast:...

directed by Norman McDonald and starring Stewart Rome

Stewart Rome

Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth who also used the name...

 and Gertrude McCoy

Gertrude McCoy

Gertrude McCoy was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 131 films between 1911 and 1926.She was born in Sugar Valley, Georgia and died in Atlanta, Georgia.-Selected filmography:...

in the main roles.