''Possession'' is a 1919 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 Henry Edwards and starring Edwards,

Chrissie White Chrissie White (23 May 1895 – 18 August 1989) was a British film actress of the silent film, silent era. She appeared in more than 180 films between 1908 and 1933. White married actor and film director Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ...

and

Gerald Ames Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ...

. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel ''Phroso: A Romance'' by

Anthony Hope Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933), was a British novelist and playwright. He was a prolific writer, especially of adventure novels but he is remembered predominantly for only two books: ''Th ...

Cast

* Henry Edwards - Blaise Barewsky *

- Valerie Sarton *

- Richard Staire *

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 ...

- Tante *

Stephen Ewart Stephen Ewart (born 13 March 1869 - died 1953) was a British actor who was also credited as Stephen T. Ewart. His stage work included playing Tristan l'Hermite in the original London production of ''The Vagabond King'' at the Winter Garden Theatr ...

- John Sarton *

Annie Esmond Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress. Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ...

- Marquise * Bubbles Brown - Valerie, as a child

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* 1919 films 1910s romance films British silent feature films Films based on works by Anthony Hope Films directed by Henry Edwards Hepworth Pictures films British black-and-white films British romance films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films {{1910s-romance-film-stub