''The Heart of Midlothian'' is a 1914 British silent historical film directed by Frank Wilson and starring

Flora Morris Flora Morris was a British stage and film actress. She played the lead in the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1912) * '' Adrift on Life's Tide'' (1913) * ''Kissing Cup'' (1913) * '' The Heart ...

, Violet Hopson and

Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ...

. It is an adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's 1818 novel '' The Heart of Midlothian''.Palmer p.521 The American company Famous Players released a rival film in May 1914 on the same subject called ''

A Woman's Triumph ''A Woman's Triumph'' is a lost 1914 silent film drama directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Laura Sawyer. It was produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor and based on an 1818 story '' The Heart of Midlothian'' by Sir Walter Scott. A rival ...

''.

Cast

as Effie Deans * Violet Hopson as Jeanie Deans *

as Madge Wildfire *

Stewart Rome Stewart Rome (born Septimus William Ryott; 30 January 1886 – 26 February 1965) was an English actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 and took the stage name of Stewart Rome ...

as The Outlaw *

Cecil Mannering Cecil Mannering (28 December 1886 – 1974) was a Scottish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Kissing Cup'' (1913) * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * '' Beau Brocade'' (1916) * ''The Valley of Fear'' (1916) * ''The Grit of a Jew'' (1917) * ...

as George Staunton * Cyril Morton as Reuben Butler *

Harry Gilbey Harry Gilbey was a British actor who appeared in more than fifty films during the silent era including '' After Dark'' (1915).Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) * '' Kissing Cup'' (1913) * '' After Dark'' (1915) ...

as Duke of Argyll *

Warwick Buckland Warwick Buckland (1863–1945) was a British stage actor. He later became a film actor and director. He directed the 1915 crime film '' After Dark''.Goble p.49 Buckland also worked as an art director Art director is the title for a variety o ...

as Davie Deans * Marie de Solla as Old Margery * Harry Royston as Bartoline Saddletree * Harry Buss as The Officer * Hay Plumb as Fiscal Sharpitlaw *

John MacAndrews John MacAndrews was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1913) * ''The Heart of Midlothian'' (1914) * ''The Chimes'' (1914) * '' For Her People'' (1914) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1915) ...

as The Gaoler

References

Bibliography

* Palmer, Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988.

External links

* 1914 films 1910s historical drama films British historical drama films British silent feature films Films based on works by Walter Scott Films based on British novels Films directed by Frank Wilson Films set in Scotland British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1914 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent historical drama films {{historic-film-stub