''The Impossible Woman'' is a 1919 British silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Meyrick Milton Meyrick is a surname and given name. Meyricke is a variant form. Surname * Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), Welsh cleric * Edward Meyrick (1854–1938), English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist * Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818–1897), Englis ...

and starring

Constance Collier Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She wrote hit plays and films with Ivor Novello and she was the first person to be treated with insu ...

, Langhorn Burton and

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/ref> It was based on the 1912 novel ''Tante'' by

Anne Douglas Sedgwick Anne Douglas Sedgwick (28 March 1873 – 19 July 1935) was an American-born British writer. The daughter of George Stanley Sedgwick, a businessman and Mary (Douglas) Sedgwick, she was born in Englewood, New Jersey but at age nine her family mov ...

, and 1916 play of the same name by C. Haddon Chambers.

Cast

as Mme. Kraska * Langhorn Burton as Gregory Jardine *

Christine Rayner Christine Rayner was a British actress of the silent era.Christine Rayner< ...

as Karen * Alan Byrne as Edwin Drew * Edith Craig as Mrs. Talcotte

References

External links

* British comedy films British silent feature films Films directed by Meyrick Milton 1919 comedy films Films based on British novels Ideal Film Company films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent comedy films {{UK-silent-comedy-film-stub