''Doorsteps'' is a 1916 British
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Henry Edwards and starring Edwards,
Florence Turner
Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.
Biography
Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...
and
Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
.
Plot
Its plot involves a boarding housemaid who befriends a playwright and helps him to evade a dangerous ex-convict on his tail. It was based on a play by Edwards, and was made as a short
feature film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
with a running time of four reels.
Cast
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Florence Turner
Florence Turner (January 6, 1885 – August 28, 1946) was an American actress who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.
Biography
Born in New York City, Turner was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by he ...
— Doorsteps
*
Henry Edwards — George Newlands
*
Campbell Gullan
Campbell Gullan (1881, in Glasgow – 1 December 1939, in New York City) was a Scottish actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Caste'' (1915) - Sam Gerridge
* ''Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915)
* ''The Great Adventure'' (1916) - Reporter
* '' A Plac ...
— Tozer
* Amy Lorraine — Mrs. Skipps
*
Fred Rains
Frederick William Rains (c. 1860 – 3 December 1945) was a British actor and film director. He was the father of the actor Claude Rains.
Selected filmography
Actor
* '' The Broken Melody'' (1916)
* '' The New Clown'' (1916)
* ''The Marriag ...
— Stage-manager
References
External links
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1916 films
British silent feature films
1916 drama films
Films directed by Henry Edwards
British films based on plays
Silent British drama films
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
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