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Master And Man (1915 Film)
Master and Man may refer to: * "Master and Man" (short story), an 1895 short story by Leo Tolstoy * ''Master and Man'' (play), a Victorian play by George R. Sims * ''Master and Man'' (1915 film), a silent British film adaptation, directed by Percy Nash The English surname Percy is of Normans, Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came i ... * ''Master and Man'' (1929 film), a silent British film adaptation * ''Master and Man'' (1934 film), a British film adaptation {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Man (short Story)
"Master and Man" (russian: Хозяин и работник) is an 1895 short story by Leo Tolstoy. Plot summary In this short story, a land owner named Vasili Andreyevich Brekhunov takes one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey by sleigh. They are traveling to visit another landowner so that Vasili Andreyevich can purchase a forest. He is impatient and wishes to get there more quickly before other contenders can get there. The two men find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but the master, in his avarice, wishes to press on. Due to snow, they find themselves losing the road and getting lost. They eventually find themselves in a town and stop to rest. Vasily Andreyevich decides they must set back out. The men lose the road and the horse gets tired out, so they decide to try to sleep out the night and find their way in the morning. Nikita, who is not as warmly dressed as Vasily Andreyevich, soon finds himself about to die from hypothermia. Vasily Andreyevich decide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Man (play)
''Master and Man'' was a play by the British playwright George R. Sims first performed in 1890. The play lasted for less than two weeks on Broadway.Bordman p.293 Adaptations The play was adapted into film three times, as a 1915 silent film directed by Percy Nash, a 1929 silent film directed by George A. Cooper George Alphonsus Cooper (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2018) was an English actor and voice artist. He died in November 2018 at the age of 93. Early life Cooper was born in Leeds, the son of William and Eleanor (née Dobson) Cooper. His father ... and a 1934 film directed by John Harlow. References Bibliography * Bordman, Gerald Martin. ''American theatre: a chronicle of comedy and drama, 1869-1914''. Oxford University Press, 1994. 1890 plays British plays adapted into films {{1890s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Man (1915 Film)
Master and Man may refer to: * "Master and Man" (short story), an 1895 short story by Leo Tolstoy * ''Master and Man'' (play), a Victorian play by George R. Sims * ''Master and Man'' (1915 film), a silent British film adaptation, directed by Percy Nash The English surname Percy is of Normans, Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came i ... * ''Master and Man'' (1929 film), a silent British film adaptation * ''Master and Man'' (1934 film), a British film adaptation {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Nash
The English surname Percy is of Normans, Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use as a given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival, Perseus, etc. People Surname * Alf Percy, Scottish footballer * Algernon Percy (other) * Charles H. Percy (1919–2011), American businessman and politician * Eileen Percy (1900–1973), Irish-born American actress * George Percy (1580–1632), English explorer, author, and colonial governor * Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408), son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England * Henry Percy (Hotspur) (1364–1403), eldest son of Henry Percy * Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), British lieutenant-general in the American Revolutionary War *James Gilbert Percy (1921–2015), American Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master And Man (1929 Film)
''Master and Man'' is a 1929 British drama film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Anne Grey, Henri De Vries and Olaf Hytten. It was based on the play '' Master and Man'' by George Robert Sims and Henry Pettitt. It was made at Isleworth Studios. Plot A manager of a motor works is sacked for being too old, leading him into a bitter dispute with his former employer. Cast * Henri De Vries as Richard Waring * Anne Grey as Celia Waring * Humberston Wright as Thomas Blount * Olaf Hytten as Lord Overbury * Maurice Braddell as Dick Waring * Mary Brough Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ... as Mrs. Wilkes * Betty Siddons as Dorothy Blount * Frank Stanmore as Wilkes * Winifred Evans References External links * 1929 films British silent feature films 1929 dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
