''Annie Laurie'' is a 1916 British silent

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Lionelle Howard.BFI.org
/ref> It is loosely based on the poem ''

Annie Laurie "Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1682?–1748) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Sco ...

''.

Cast

* Alma Taylor ... Annie Laurie * Stewart Rome ... Sir John McDougal * Lionelle Howard ... Alfred English *

Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' T ...

... Hannah Black *

Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...

... The Doctor

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* 1916 films 1910s historical romance films British silent short films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in Scotland British silent feature films British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films British historical romance films 1910s British films Silent historical romance films {{1910s-romance-film-stub