The Eleventh Hour (film)
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The Eleventh Hour is a 1922 British silent film
. One of a number of adaptations of Ethel M. Dell
's romance novels made around this time, the film revolves around Doris Elliott (Madge White), who marries farmer Jeff Ironside (Dennis Wyndham
), but quickly tires of farm life, and leaves him, only to realise her mistake and return just before Ironside commits suicide - hence "the eleventh hour" of the title. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. One of a number of adaptations of Ethel M. Dell
Ethel M. Dell
Ethel May Dell or Ethel Mary Dell was an English writer of popular romance novels.-Overview:Ethel Dell's married name is recorded as Ethel Mary Savage. She was born in Streatham, a suburb of London. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family...
's romance novels made around this time, the film revolves around Doris Elliott (Madge White), who marries farmer Jeff Ironside (Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham was a South African film actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1920 and 1956. He was born in Natal, South Africa....
), but quickly tires of farm life, and leaves him, only to realise her mistake and return just before Ironside commits suicide - hence "the eleventh hour" of the title. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.