''Iris'' is a 1916 British silent

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directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring

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and

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. It is based on the 1901 play ''

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Cast

as Maldonado *

as Iris *

as Lawrence Trenwith *

Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...

Reception

Similar to American films of the time, ''Iris'' was submitted for review and was subject to cuts by American city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors issued an Adults Only permit for the British film.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1916 films 1910s romance films British romance films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth British films based on plays British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1910s British films {{1910s-romance-film-stub