''The Elder Miss Blossom'' (also released under the titles ''Wanted a Wife'' and ''Choosing a Wife'') is a 1918 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
Percy Nash
The English surname Percy is of Normans, Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came i ...
and starring
Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women.
Early years
Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Chesterton, C ...
,
Minna Grey
Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era.
Death
Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday.
Selected filmography
* '' The Shulamite'' (1915)
* ''Just a Girl'' (1916)
* ''The Second Mrs. Tan ...
and
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925).
Early life
Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mo ...
. It was shot at
Isleworth Studios
Isleworth Studios is the common name of two former film studios in Great Britain.
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Worton Hall Studios 1913–1952
Worton Hall Studios were based on Worton Hall, in Isleworth. This house was built in 1783 and rebuilt and extended in the ...
.
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Cast
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Isobel Elsom
Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women.
Early years
Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Chesterton, C ...
as Sophie Blossom
*
Minna Grey
Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era.
Death
Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday.
Selected filmography
* '' The Shulamite'' (1915)
* ''Just a Girl'' (1916)
* ''The Second Mrs. Tan ...
as The elder Miss Blossom
*
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares (11 August 1888 – 30 July 1943) was an English stage and film actor. Besides his acting career, he was the author of ''Myself, and Some Others'' (1925).
Early life
Educated at Reading School, Nares was encouraged by his mo ...
as Curate
*
C. M. Hallard
Charles Maitland Hallard (26 October 1865 – 21 April 1942) was a Scottish actor. In 1895 he appeared in the popular drama ''Trilby (play), Trilby'' with Herbert Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket Theatre.
Selected filmography
* ''Convict 99 (191 ...
as Andrew Quick
*
Tom Reynolds
References
Bibliography
* Harris, Ed. ''Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Studios''. Amberley Publishing, 2012.
External links
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1918 films
1918 drama films
British silent feature films
Films directed by Percy Nash
Films set in England
Films shot at Isleworth Studios
Films based on British novels
British black-and-white films
1910s English-language films
1910s British films
Silent British drama films
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