''The God in the Garden'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by

Edwin J. Collins Edwin J. Collins (1875 – 14 January 1937) was a British film director of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Doing His Bit'' (1917) * ''Tom Jones'' (1917) * ''God and the Man'' (1918) * ''Calvary'' (1920) * ''Miss Charity'' (1921) * ...

and starring

Edith Craig Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig ( Edith Godwin; 9 December 1869 – 27 March 1947), known as Edy Craig, was a prolific theatre director, producer, costume designer and early pioneer of the women's suffrage movement in England. She was the daughte ...

, Arthur Pusey and

Mabel Poulton Mabel Lilian Poulton (29 July 1901 – 21 December 1994) was an English film actress, popular in Britain during the era of silent films. Career Born in Bethnal Green, London, England, Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by ...

. In the film, Cupid brings love to anyone who enters a spinster's garden. The story was based on

Keble Howard Keble Howard was the pen name of John Keble Bell (8 June 1875 – 29 March 1928). He was an English writer and journalist, who wrote a large number of novels, short stories, sketches and plays, mainly light comic pieces, often depicting subur ...

's 1904 novel of the same name.Keble Howard's works are listed in The production was filmed in Teddington, close to the River Thames. Keble Howard visited during filming and gave advice on the storyline.Howard p.331–333

Cast

as Miss Carroway * Arthur Pusey as Rev. Mr. Hatch *

as Stella * Mabel Archdall as Alicia Snitterfield * James English as Mr. Snitterfield * Beatrice Grosvenor as Jane Box *

Cecil Morton York Cecil Morton York (29 April 1857 – 23 February 1935) was a British actor of the silent era. Born Cecil Morton Smith in Kensington, West London, UK, he died at age 77 in Denville Hall, Northwood, London. Selected filmography * '' Flying fro ...

A. Harding Steerman A. Harding Steerman (21 November 1863 – 1947) was an English actor. He is sometimes credited as Harding Steerman. He was born Alfred Harding Treeby Stalman in St Pancras, London and died in Plymouth, Devon. Selected filmography * '' Iron Just ...

References

Bibliography

* Gifford, Denis. '' The British Film Catalogue''. Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. *

. ''My Motley Life''. Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927. * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

The God in the Garden at the BFI's Screenonline
* 1921 films 1921 comedy films British silent feature films British comedy films Films directed by Edwin J. Collins Butcher's Film Service films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy films {{1920s-UK-film-stub