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The Monkey's Paw (1923 Film)
''The Monkey's Paw'' is a 1923 British silent horror film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Moore Marriott, Marie Ault, and Charles Ashton. It is an adaptation of W. W. Jacobs's 1902 short story "The Monkey's Paw". The short story was made into a 1907 one-act play by Louis N. Parker, elements of which were also incorporated into this 1923 British film by screenwriter Lydia Hayward. Plot As described in a film magazine review for an American audience, a traveler tells a family, John White, his wife, and son, weird tales of a magical talisman, a monkey's paw, which has the power of granting its possessor three wishes. The father falls asleep. In his dreams he acquires the paw and requests two thousand dollars. He gets the money but this results in the death of his son Herbert. His wife compels him to wish that her boy was alive again. This is accomplished, but when he appears as a soulless zombie, in his fright Mr. White makes his third and final wish that his son be dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manning Haynes
Horace Manning Haynes (born: Lyminster, Sussex – died 3 March 1957, Epsom, England) (often credited as H. Manning Haynes) was a United Kingdom, British-born film director and actor. He was married to the screenwriter Lydia Hayward, with whom he frequently worked. Manning Haynes’ film career as an actor began in 1918's ''Lead Kindly Light''. Haynes switched to directing silent films in the 1920s. He usually billed himself professionally as H. Manning Haynes. Selected filmography Actor * ''Home Sweet Home (1917 film), Home Sweet Home'' (1917) * ''The Lost Chord (1917 film), The Lost Chord'' (1917) * ''Ave Maria (1918 film), Ave Maria'' (1918) * ''Linked by Fate (film), Linked by Fate'' (1919) * Jack, Sam and Pete (1919) * ''Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * ''Stella (1921 film), Stella'' (1921) Director * ''Monty Works the Wires'' (1921) * ''The Skipper's Wooing'' (1922) * ''The Head of the Family (1922 film), The Head of the Family'' (1922) * ''Sam's Boy'' (1922) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |