''The Manxman'' (also known as ''The Manx-Man'') is a 1916

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silent

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directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane and stage actress Ethel Tucker. After ...

and starring

Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later ...

Henry Ainley Henry Hinchliffe Ainley (21 August 1879 – 31 October 1945) was an English actor. Life and career Early years Ainley was born in Morley, near Leeds, on 21 August 1879, the only son and eldest child of Richard Ainley (1851–1919), a textile ...

and Fred Groves. It is based on the 1894 novel of the same name by

Hall Caine Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (14 May 1853 – 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British novelist, dramatist, short story writer, poet and critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Caine's popularity during ...

. A second silent adaptation, directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

, was released in 1929. Upon its release in England in December 1916, ''The Manxman'' was a financial and critical success. It was one of relatively few British films to also become a hit in the United States. No copies of the film are known to exist, and ''The Manxman'' nitrate was destroyed by a fire in the

1965 MGM vault fire On August 10, 1965, a fire erupted in Vault 7, a storage facility, at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio (MGM) backlot (now Sony Pictures Studios) in Culver City, California. It was caused by an electrical short explosively igniting stored nitrate f ...

Cast

- Kate Gregeen *

- Philip Christian * Fred Groves - Pete Quillian *

Adeline Hayden Coffin Adeline Maria Elisabeth Hayden Coffin (née de Leuw; 20 June 1862 – 31 March 1939) was a German-born British actress. In an advertisement for her professional availability in 1921 she described herself, or was described by her agent, as suita ...

- Governor's wife *

Will Corrie Will Corrie (14 January 1867 - 1950) was a British actor of the silent era. Selected filmography * ''Hard Times (1915 film), Hard Times'' (1915) * ''The Laughing Cavalier (film), The Laughing Cavalier'' (1917) * ''The Manxman (1917 film), The M ...

- Fisherman *

John Marlborough East John Marlborough East (1860–1924) was a British stage and film actor. He was an early film star who received over 3,000 votes in ''Picturegoer'' magazine's 1916 contest to establish the "Greatest British Film Player".Sweet p.15 He was a founde ...

- Casar Cregeen *

Kenelm Foss Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director. Early life and education He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ...

- Ross Christian *

Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), ''Sink the Bismarck!' ...

- Black Tom *

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 ...

- Mona *

Gwynne Herbert Gwynne Herbert (11 September 1859 – 17 February 1946) was a British stage and film actress. Partial filmography * ''Liberty Hall'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * '' The Folly of Desire'' (1915) * '' T ...

- Aunt Nan *

Philip Hewland Philip Hewland (12 December 1876, Gravesend, Kent, England – 1953, Ealing, London) was a British actor. He had one son Ivor and a granddaughter Domini. Selected filmography * '' The Christian'' (1915) * '' His Daughter's Dilemma'' (1916) * ''Ar ...

- Governor *

Mary Merrall Mary Merrall (5 January 1890 – 31 August 1973), born Elsie Lloyd, was an English actress whose career of over 60 years encompassed stage, film and television work. Stage career Merrall's stage career started in her teens, making her first stag ...

- Tom's girl * John Milton - Quiggan *

Guy Newall Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film '' The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he direc ...

- Secretary * Edward O'Neill - Iron Christian * Frank Stanmore - Kelley *

Hubert Willis Hubert Willis (1862 – 13 December 1933) was a British actor best known for his recurring role as Doctor Watson in a series of silent Sherlock Holmes films co-starring with Eille Norwood. Stage career Willis appeared in the copyright per ...

- Clerk *

Bert Wynne Bert Wynne (15 November 1889, Battersea, London – 14 November 1971, Yeovil, Somerset) was a British actor and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Town of Crooked Ways'' (1920) * '' The Manchester Man'' (1920) * '' Little Me ...

- Peter Christian

Production notes

Produced by the

London Film Company The London Film Company was a British film production company active during the silent era. Founded in 1913, the company emerged as one of the dominant forces in production during the First World War. With strong financial backing the company co ...

, ''The Manxman'' was filmed on location on the

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References

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