''The Little Damozel'' is a 1909 play by the Irish writer

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. A naval captain pays one of his crew to marry a woman. Stage actors

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and May Buckley were cast members in the 1910 Broadway production.Internet Broadway Database
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Adaptations

It was adapted twice into films. In 1916 a silent film '' The Little Damozel'' was directed by

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. In 1933 a sound version '' The Little Damozel'' was made by

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wif ...

featuring

Anna Neagle Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox (''née'' Robertson; 20 October 1904 – 3 June 1986), known professionally as Anna Neagle, was an English stage and film actress, singer, and dancer. She was a successful box-office draw in the British cinema ...

References

Bibliography

* Nicoll, Allardyce. ''English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period''. Cambridge University Press, 1973. 1909 plays British plays adapted into films West End plays Plays by Monckton Hoffe {{1900s-play-stub