The Mayor of Casterbridge (1921 film)
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The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1921 British
silent
drama film
directed by Sidney Morgan
and starring Fred Groves
, Pauline Peters
and Warwick Ward
. It was an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge
by Thomas Hardy
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Sidney Morgan
Sidney Morgan
Sidney Morgan was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film Juno and the Paycock....
and starring Fred Groves
Fred Groves (actor)
-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Idol of Paris * The Loss of the Birkenhead * Florence Nightingale * The Firm of Girdlestone * The Manxman * The Labour Leader...
, Pauline Peters
Pauline Peters
-Selected filmography:* Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Mayor of Casterbridge * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Deadlock...
and Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
. It was an adaptation of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge , subtitled "The Life and Death of a Man of Character", is a tragic novel by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge . The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rustic England...
by Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
.
Partial cast
- Fred GrovesFred Groves (actor)-Selected filmography:* Maria Marten * The Idol of Paris * The Loss of the Birkenhead * Florence Nightingale * The Firm of Girdlestone * The Manxman * The Labour Leader...
- Michael Henchard - Pauline PetersPauline Peters-Selected filmography:* Trent's Last Case * The Loudwater Mystery * The Mayor of Casterbridge * The Lilac Sunbonnet * Deadlock...
- Susan Henchard - Warwick WardWarwick WardWarwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
- Newson - Nell Emerald - Furmity Woman
- Mavis Clair - Elizabeth Jane