''The Marriage of William Ashe'' is a 1916 British silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Ainley, Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome.Low p.81 It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel ''

The Marriage of William Ashe ''The Marriage of William Ashe'' is a novel by Mary Augusta Ward that was the best-selling novel in the United States in 1905.(March 8, 1905)Books of the Day - The Marriage of William Ashe ''Boston Evening Transcript'' Hackett, Alice Payne (194 ...

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Mary Augusta Ward Mary Augusta Ward (''née'' Arnold; 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. She worked to improve education for the poor and she became the founding President of the Women' ...

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* Henry Ainley as William Ashe * Alma Taylor as Lady Kitty Bristol * Stewart Rome as Geoffrey Cliffe *

Violet Hopson Violet Hopson (16 December 1887 – 21 July 1973) was an actress and producer who achieved fame on the British stage and in British silent films. She was born Elma Kate Victoria Karkeek in Port Augusta, South Australia on 16 December 1887. Viol ...

as Mary Lyster * Lionelle Howard as Eddie Helston *

Alice De Winton Alice De Winton (born Alice Catherine Wilson 1870 – 1941) was an English actress. She was born and died in London. She was the daughter of Henry Wilson, a retired army surgeon major, and Louisa Ducrow (daughter of equestrian and circus man ...

as Mme d'Estrees * Mary Rorke as Lady Tranmere *

Henry Vibart Henry Vibart (25 December 1863 – 30 August 1943) was a Scottish stage and film actor, active from the 1880s until the early 1930s. He appeared in many theatrical roles in the UK and overseas, and featured in over 70 films of the silent era ...

as Lord Parham * Amy Lorraine as Lady Parham * Fred Rains as Dean Maitland

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* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997.

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* 1916 films 1916 drama films British drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Cecil Hepworth Films set in England British black-and-white films Films based on British novels 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub

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