''Silas Marner'' is a 1916 American
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
Ernest C. Warde and starring
Frederick Warde
Frederick Barkham Warde (23 February 1851 – 7 February 1935) was an English Shakespearean actor who relocated to the United States in the late 19th century.
Career
He was born in 1851 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, the son of Thomas Ward and ...
,
Valda Valkyrien
Valda Valkyrien (born Adele Frede; September 30, 1895 – October 22, 1956) was a Danish silent film actress.
Early life and career
Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Valkyrien was born Adele Frede; although she may have been a student at the Royal ...
, and
Morgan Jones Morgan Jones may refer to:
*Morgan Jones (actor, born 1879) (1879–1951), American silent film actor and screenwriter
*Morgan Jones (actor, born 1928) (1928–2012), American film and television actor
*Morgan Jones (broadcaster), Welsh television ...
. It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel ''
Silas Marner
''Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe'' is the third novel by George Eliot. It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ...
'' by
George Eliot
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Cast
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Frederick Warde
Frederick Barkham Warde (23 February 1851 – 7 February 1935) was an English Shakespearean actor who relocated to the United States in the late 19th century.
Career
He was born in 1851 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, the son of Thomas Ward and ...
as Silas Marner
*
Louise Bates
Louise or Luise may refer to:
* Louise (given name)
Arts Songs
* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
as His sweetheart
*
Morgan Jones Morgan Jones may refer to:
*Morgan Jones (actor, born 1879) (1879–1951), American silent film actor and screenwriter
*Morgan Jones (actor, born 1928) (1928–2012), American film and television actor
*Morgan Jones (broadcaster), Welsh television ...
as His supposed friend
*
Thomas A. Curran
Thomas A. Curran (May 29, 1879 – January 24, 1941), was an Australian-born American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. Between 1915 and 1941 he appeared in 60 films, the last of which was '' Citizen Kane'', in which he played the ...
as Godfrey
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Valda Valkyrien
Valda Valkyrien (born Adele Frede; September 30, 1895 – October 22, 1956) was a Danish silent film actress.
Early life and career
Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Valkyrien was born Adele Frede; although she may have been a student at the Royal ...
as Molly
*
Ethel Jewett as Nancy
*
Frank McNish as The Squire Cass
*
Hector Dion
Hector Dion (1881–1943) was an American film actor of the silent era.Low p.300
Selected filmography
* ''Just Like a Woman'' (1912)
* '' The Wrong Bottle'' (1913)
* '' The Crook and the Girl'' (1913)
* ''A Tender-Hearted Crook'' (1913)
* ''The ...
as Dunstan
*
Arthur Rankin as Lammeter
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1916 films
1916 drama films
Silent American drama films
Films directed by Ernest C. Warde
American silent feature films
1910s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films set in England
Films based on British novels
Mutual Film films
1910s American films
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