''Three Sisters of the Moors'' is a 1944 American short

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by John Larkin and starring

Cedric Hardwicke Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and ...

, Molly Lamont and Lynne Roberts.Quinlan p.19 It portrays the life of the Brontë sisters. The film was released by

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as part of the promotional campaign by the studio for the large-budget ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' costume drama.

Plot

Cast

as Reverend Brontë * Molly Lamont as Charlotte Brontë * Lynne Roberts as Emily Brontë * Heather Angel as Anne Brontë *

Grayce Hampton Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton. Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to Augustus Harris, who arranged fo ...

as Martha *

Lydia Bilbrook Lydia Bilbrook (6 May 1888 – 4 January 1990; sometimes credited as Bilbrooke) was an English actress whose career spanned four decades, first as a stage performer in the West End, and later in films. Bilbrook made her first stage appearan ...

as Mrs. Gaskell *

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

as Clerk * Marga Ann Deighton as Townswoman * Leslie Denison as Dickens * Elspeth Dudgeon as Townswoman * Alan Edmiston as Reader *

Arthur Gould-Porter Arthur Gould-Porter (4 January 1905 – 2 January 1987) was an English actor who appeared in films and on television and stage. His film and TV career spanned from 1942 to 1977, and although mainly a character actor he is remembered for his par ...

as Thackery *

Denis Green Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–1 ...

as Mr. Smith * Thomas Louden as Bookseller *

Ottola Nesmith Ottola Nesmith (December 12, 1889 – February 7, 1972) was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows. Selected filmography * '' Still Waters'' (1915) - Drasa La Rue * '' Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1918) - Mr ...

as Townswoman * Tom Stevenson as Mr. Winton

References

Bibliography

* Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Film Stars''. Batsford, 2000.

External links

* 1944 films 1944 short films 1940s historical films American short films American historical films 20th Century Fox films Films set in England Films set in the 19th century Biographical films about writers Films about siblings Films about sisters American black-and-white films Brontë family 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{historic-film-stub