''John Halifax, Gentleman'' is a 1915 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
George Pearson and starring
Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
,
Peggy Hyland
Peggy Hyland (born Gladys Lucy Hutchinson; 11 June 1884 – 19 September 1973) was an English silent film actress who after a brief period on the stage had a successful career as a silent film actress, appearing in at least 40 films in Great B ...
and Harry Paulo. It is an adaptation of the 1856 novel ''
John Halifax, Gentleman
''John Halifax, Gentleman'' is a novel by Dinah Craik, first published in 1856.
The novel was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 1970 and on television on BBC in 1974.
Plot summary
The action is centred on the town of Tewkesbury, scarcely disguised b ...
'' by
Dinah Craik
Dinah Maria Craik (; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel ''John Halifax, Gentleman'', which presents the ...
.
Cast
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Fred Paul
Fred Paul (1880–1967) was a Swiss-born British actor and film director. Paul was born in Lausanne in 1880 but moved to Britain at a young age. He was a prolific actor and director in the 1910s and 1920s, but his career dramatically declined with ...
as John Halifax
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Peggy Hyland
Peggy Hyland (born Gladys Lucy Hutchinson; 11 June 1884 – 19 September 1973) was an English silent film actress who after a brief period on the stage had a successful career as a silent film actress, appearing in at least 40 films in Great B ...
as Ursula March
* Harry Paulo as Abel Fletcher
* Lafayette Ranney as Phineas Fletcher
* Charles Bennett as John as a Child
* Edna Maude as Ursula as a Child
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Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith (September 8, 1898 – August 5, 1978) was an American stage, television, and film actress.
Life and career
Smith was born in Texas. Her family moved from Texas to New York shortly before Smith began studying at the Metropol ...
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Bertram Burleigh
Bertram Burleigh (1890 – 1961) was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* ''John Halifax, Gentleman'' (1915)
* ''The Mother of Dartmoor'' (1916)
* '' Trapped by the London Sharks'' (1916)
* ''Mrs. Thompson'' (1919)
* '' ...
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005.
External links
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1915 films
British historical drama films
British silent feature films
1910s historical drama films
1910s English-language films
Films directed by George Pearson
Films set in England
Films set in Gloucestershire
Films based on British novels
British black-and-white films
1915 drama films
1910s British films
Silent drama films
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