''God's Good Man'' is a 1919 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

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

and starring

Basil Gill Basil Gill (10 March 1877 – 23 April 1955) was a British stage actor and film actor. His stage career included many roles in plays of Shakespeare. Life He was a son of the Rev. John Gill, of Cambridge.Obituary, ''The Glasgow Herald'', page 9, ...

Peggy Carlisle Peggy Carlisle was a British actress. Selected filmography * ''The Man and the Moment'' (1918) * '' Comradeship'' (1919) * '' The Rocks of Valpre'' (1919) * ''God's Good Man'' (1919) * ''Broken Bottles'' (1920) * ''Motherland'' (1927) * '' Hindle ...

and Barry Bernard. It was based on a 1904 novel by

Marie Corelli Mary Mackay (1 May 185521 April 1924), also called Minnie Mackey, and known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli (, also , ), was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel ''A Romance of Two Worlds'' in 1886, she became the bestsel ...

. Its plot involves an heiress who marries a much poorer man.

Cast

as Reverend John Walden *

as Maryilla Vancourt * Barry Bernard as Julien Adderley * Hugh Dabernon-Stoke as Oliver Leach *

Teddy Arundell Teddy Arundell (1873 in Devon – 5 November 1922, in London) was a British film actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Lyons Mail'' (1916) * ''Justice'' (1917) * ''Nelson'' (1918) * '' The Swindler'' (1918) * ''The Splendid Cowar ...

as Bainton * Julian Henry as Lord Roxmouth * Temple Bell as Cicely Bourne * Kate Gurney as Mrs. Spice

References

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* * 1919 films British silent feature films 1919 drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey Films based on British novels Films based on works by Marie Corelli Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1910s British films {{1910s-UK-film-stub